What Aaron Sorkin Got Right (And Wrong) in The Newsroom
A veteran TV news producer picks over the pros and cons of HBO’s newest drama.
Obama Heckled By Daily Caller Reporter During Immigration Speech In Rose Garden
Before walking out of the Rose Garden, the heckler yelled out that he was an immigrant himself….Munro’s Twitter bio reads, in part: “Born Irish, then became a Cold War bridegroom.”
RNC Latino Site Features Stock Photo of Asian Children
RNCLatinos.com features as its main image a stock photo from Shutterstock, which tags the photo with keywords that clearly suggest the kids are Asian, including: “asia,” “asian,” “interracial,” “japanese,” and “thailand.”
Ron Paul Will Stop Actively Campaigning
“Moving forward, however, we will no longer spend resources campaigning in primaries in states that have not yet voted. Doing so with any hope of success would take many tens of millions of dollars we simply do not have. I encourage all supporters of Liberty to make sure you get to the polls and make your voices heard, particularly in the local, state, and Congressional elections, where so many defenders of Freedom are fighting and need your support.”
Rick Newman: In Defense of the Chevy Volt
The plug-in Volt, which debuted in late 2010, has become a political target for Republicans, who associate it with the 2009 General Motors bailout and with President Obama’s fondness for controversial green-energy programs. Conservative pundit Glenn Beck called it “crappy.” Rush Limbaugh huffed about GM “trying to kill its customers.” Obama’s likely opponent, Mitt Romney, says the Volt is “an idea whose time has not come.”
GM CEO Dan Akerson, not surprisingly, complains that the Volt has become a “political punching bag,” with sales hurt by partisan bickering that has nothing to do with the car itself.
In Defense of the Etch A Sketch (and Mitt Romney Too)
In Fehrnstrom’s defense, he was right. This is what candidates in both parties do—whether it’s softening a position on an issue or professing sudden love for someone you slammed as a primary foe, but who now is offering you his or her endorsement. It’s not that Fehrnstrom was wrong. He just shouldn’t have said it out loud. All candidates shake the proverbial Etch A Sketch, but Romney has a particular problem explaining why he has changed his views on such fundamental issues as abortion and gay rights.
Rush Limbaugh Leads Republicans Right Into Social Issues Trap
They can’t stop talking about social issues, even as contraception is a fact of life for 99 percent of American women and a majority of Americans support gay rights, including a plurality in the NBC News poll who back gay marriage. The Republicans are too driven by the talk radio universe of Rush Limbaugh and a primary in which only the base of the base is turning out because their candidates aren’t generating any excitement.
Improving Economy Driving Independents Back to Obama
A recent poll released by the Pew Research Center, shows Obama improving his standing with independent voters in a head-to-head match-up against top GOP contender Mitt Romney. Just a month ago, only 40 percent of registered independent voters nationwide preferred Obama to the former Massachusetts governor, but now that number sits at 51 percent.
