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Jason Linkins

Obama 'Overexposed': The Media's New New Obsession

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.24.2009 | Media


Doesn't Obama realize that he's risking overexposure, with all the explaining and answering questions and being a public figure? How dare he?

President Obama To Appear On "60 Minutes" Sunday

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 04.17.2009 | Media


President Obama will appear on "60 Minutes" this Sunday for an interview with Steve Kroft, the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz reports. Kroft was the ...

Watching Obama on 60 Minutes Made me Feel Patriotic... (Almost)

Peter Clothier | Posted 12.19.2008 | Media


Peter Clothier

What a thrill to have as a President-elect a man who speaks in whole sentences, who has well-enunciated thoughts, a readily accessible grasp of history -- and a sense of humor to boot.

Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics


Andy Borowitz

Obama's decision to use complete sentences in his public pronouncements carries with it certain risks, since after the last eight years Americans may find his odd speaking style jarring.

Republicans Debate Their Future, Democrats Say Kiss Our Black Ass

Michael Seitzman | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics


Michael Seitzman

The Republicans are in a period of "soul searching." And by "soul searching" they really mean, "Who do I have to kill to be in charge here?" The answer, of course, appears to be Sarah Palin.

Barack & Michelle Obama Give "60 Minutes" Largest Viewership Since 1999

AP | James Hibberd | Posted 12.18.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — The campaign is over, but Barack Obama is still a TV hit. CBS' "60 Minutes" had its highest overnight ratings in nearly a decade wit...

Barack Obama's Going Away Gift to Illinois Newsprint

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.17.2008 | Chicago


Karen Dalton-Beninato

Barack Obama's first big gift to newsprint was the run on most national editions during his second day as President-elect. His latest gift is more personal to the Land of Lincoln.

60 Minutes: Obama's First Interview Since Election

CBS News | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics


President-elect Barack Obama has agreed to give his first post-election interview to 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft. The interview includes futu...

Sam Stein

Rep. Ellison: Clinton Trying To Reap Benefit Of Obama-Muslim Smear

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Clinton campaign flatly denies any hand in the Obama-is-a-Muslim smear campaign that has bubbled beneath the media surface, but it is more than w...

Clinton: "As Far As I Know" Nothing To Base Obama Muslim Rumor On

Huffington Post | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics


Ben Smith at the Politico writes: A weird moment of TV, partially captured in the clip above. Clinton denies she thinks Obama's a Muslim, but her den...