My Sign-Off From Politics Daily
Filed under: MediaThis really was the best ride ever, with a team I was unbelievably fortunate to have been able to pull together. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Richard Dreyfuss, Crusader for Civility and Labeler of ‘Villains’
Filed under: CultureBesides acting, Richard Dreyfuss pushes civility and literacy in civics. 'What I want to do is ignite your outrage and (convince you) how much villains take advantage of your lack of outrage.' Permalink | Email this&n...
Richard Dreyfuss, Crusader for Civility and Labeler of ‘Villains’
Filed under: CultureBesides acting, Richard Dreyfuss pushes civility and literacy in civics. 'What I want to do is ignite your outrage and (convince you) how much villains take advantage of your lack of outrage.' Permalink | Email this&n...
Obama’s Centrist Tone Hits Right Note; State of the Union Ratings Soar
Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, State of the Union, Education, Immigration, Trade, Energy, Obama Administration, Congress, Transportation, Analysis, Economy, Health Care Reform, ChinaThe president's State of the Union address neithe...
Kermit Gosnell’s Pro-Choice Enablers (Is This What an Industry That Self-Regulates Looks Like?)
Filed under: Abortion, Woman UpJust like other industries, the abortion industry prefers the self-policing that in the Gosnell case did not prevent tragedy any more than the self-regulation and lax enforcement of the oil industry prevented the BP oil s...
‘Parker/Spitzer,’ E.D. Hill and Our Toxic Rhetoric: Is ‘Rudeness Rewarded’ CNN’s Motto?
Reports say the mouthy E.D. Hill may bump Kathleen Parker as Eliot Spitzer's co-host on CNN's nightly talk show. If so, shame on CNN -- and viewers for not insisting on more thoughtfulness in our discourse. Permalink | Email this |&...
Jay Rosen, Media Critic, Wants to Hear All About ME! (Yay!)
Rosen wants reporters to come clean about who they are and what they believe. But the fact that I am at heart someone interested in getting honest answers is the most salient "truth" about me. Permalink | Email this | Linking&n...
Notre Dame’s Fr. Jenkins Pins Delays in Lizzy Seeberg Case on ‘Discrepancies’
Filed under: Woman UpThe Rev. John Jenkins says he "cannot stand by and allow the integrity of Notre Dame to be challenged so publicly" following the suicide of a student who said she was molested by a football player. Permalink | Email ...
Hacked but Not Hacked Off (Also Not in London, and No More Broke Than Usual)
Down and out and stranded in London? No, just a scam by someone hijacking my e-mail account to sucker my friends and contacts ... and a reminder at Christmastime of the generosity of people. Permalink | Email this | Linking&nbs...
Lizzy Seeberg’s Family Feels Rejected by Notre Dame as Football Star Is Not Charged
In their search for answers following their daughter's suicide, Tom and Mary Seeberg have been stonewalled by a school that 11 Seebergs call alma mater. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Elizabeth Edwards, Rest in Peace
Filed under: Elizabeth EdwardsThe most disarming, beloved and beleaguered woman in the American political arena died Tuesday at the Chapel Hill estate she once told me she'd built in part to compensate for the succession of modest homes she'd lived in ...
