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Blog Entries by Larry Gellman from 09/2008

McCain's Macaca Moment

| Posted 09.02.2008 | Politics
Read More: George Bush, Barack Obama 2008, Patriotism, Karl Rove, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Right Wing, 2008 Election, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin Reaction, Republicans, Dick Cheney, Politics News

Seldom is there a seismic event that causes an otherwise competitive race to become a landslide overnight.

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Journalists of America--Your Country Needs You Now!

| Posted 09.18.2008 | Media
Read More: Karl Rove, John McCain Attack Ads, John McCain, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, 2008 Presidential Race, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, News Media, Steve Schmidt, Media Bias, Barack Obama, Andrea Mitchell, David Gregory, Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership, Keith Olbermann, Frank Rich, Bob Herbert, Paul Krugman, Wolf Blitzer, Media News

You remember journalists. They were the reporters and analysts who used to make sure that stories were true before they published or went on the air with them.

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Less Outrage -- More Repentance Please

| Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
Read More: Congress, John McCain, Greenwich, Judaism, Jewish Culture, News Media, Bailout, Democratic Party, Catholic Church, Religion, Aig, Synagogue, Henry Paulson, Religion and Politics, Warren Buffett, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Jewish Voters, Politics News

It was appropriate that outrage be expressed during those hearings, but the criticism should have been directed from Paulson to the members of Congress.

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