Obama’s mission: Pivoting from the war
The president's first problem was that the timing was off.
Obama’s mission: Pivoting from the warThe president's first problem was that the timing was off. Bombastic Beck busts outWhen I interviewed Glenn Beck two years ago, I told him that I found his remarks about the first Muslim member of Congress "horribly offensive." Time magazine comes out on topRick Stengel may have his shoulder in a sling, but when it comes to the newsmagazine wars, he's the last man standing. Thinner Time magazine still manages to stand outRick Stengel may have his shoulder in a sling, but when it comes to the newsmagazine wars, he's the last man standing. The journalist who revealed Ken Mehlman’s secretMarc Ambinder, the political junkie who writes for the Atlantic, says he suspected, like lots of insiders, that Ken Mehlman was gay. Media on ice: Those unpredictable primariesThe press is gobsmacked to find Lisa Murkowski trailing some guy named Joe in the battle to hang onto her Senate seat. The ignorance factor: Obama, religion and the mediaThe chilling chunk of people who believe Barack Obama is a Muslim has caused some serious soul-searching in the news business. Ex-Files: Clinton’s comebackBill Clinton, we are told, is the most popular Democrat out on the campaign trail. Mindless march of the media herdWhen the New York Times published a story last December about plans for a Muslim prayer space near the World Trade Center site, there was little reaction. Press and punditry stampede tramples good judgment, and often the facts, tooWhen the New York Times published a story last December about plans for a Muslim prayer space near the World Trade Center site, there was little reaction. |