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Dislocated Knees
“When government becomes powerful enough to make all of us get on our knees to bow to it instead of the other way around, it needs to be kneecapped.”
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The Turkeys on Your TV
about 1 year ago - 11 comments
I don’t mean to pick on Good Morning America because it’s bad. It’s not. In fact, it is the only TV news I regularly subject myself to anymore. They probably do as well or better than any of the other networks. Which is sad, because what passes for news these days is not news, it’s
Political Vegetable
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
“Modern politics is an endless onion. You can peel back layers as long as you want, and everything you find smells bad and makes you cry.”
Tastes Great, Less Filling
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
“Socialism is easy to like on full stomachs, but isn’t so good at filling them.”
Kill Art and Craft, and you Might Share The Coffin
about 1 year ago - 13 comments
One of the finest compliments I ever received was from Dan Cates, who was then my assistant news director at the ABC affiliate in Birmingham. “I wish I had a whole newsroom full of Ike Pigotts.” It was weeks before I could walk through a doorway without my big head getting in the way. I
A Poverty of Realism
about 1 year ago - 3 comments
“No matter how badly you wish it so, pure intentions and a bottomless checkbook are not an automatic solution for anything.”
The Future of Political Journalism?
about 1 year ago - 7 comments
Traditional Journalism is in for several more tremors before the implosion is finished. I’ve mentioned several of the trends that are accelerating the shift toward a concept I call the Embedded Journalist, but don’t expect that transition to be smooth. In California, for example, a political campaign high on finance and low on interest is
Imported Turf
about 1 year ago - 23 comments
While traditional media outlets claim to “embrace the conversation,” are they still holding it at arm’s length? Is it enough to host comments and invite input online, without the due diligence to see if others are manipulating the agenda? A few days ago, I wrote about what appeared to be a fairly obvious case of
Political Geometry
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
“Modern politics has become an exercise in bending over backwards to bend your opponent forwards.”
A Lesson on Worth
about 1 year ago - 19 comments
I recently ran across one of those messages about how our nation needs to get its priorities in order, because we pay professional athletes so much more than we do teachers. On the surface, it seems a difficult point to argue, because obviously teaching is important. This is where an understanding of marginal utility comes
Color Me Invisible
about 1 year ago - 10 comments
In many issues of communication, color does matter. Some colors evoke strength, some safety, some progress, and some security. Some project cowardice, and others royalty. The mistake is in assuming too much – that a spectrum of colors will cover every flavor of difference and distinction. American politics has divided down Red and Blue lines,
about 2 years ago
has it ever been not thus?
about 2 years ago
I’m loving that signature, along with the quotes.