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Sunday Show Tour: The Stimulus Plan
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This Sunday we received a hefty dose of spin from both sides about that pesky Obama stimulus plan. Even John McCain came out of hiding to talk about it with Chris Wallace over at Fox. Also included is a special bonus clip from my personal favorite, The McLaughlin Group: Bye-bye!!! Meet The Press with David Gregory Starring: Tom Friedman, Stephen Hayes, Michele Norris, John Boehner and Larry Summers. Larry Summers talks about the Obama financial agenda: Summers discusses the GOP's response to Obama's stimulus package: Larry says the Bush tax cuts must be repealed: Boehner saying that Obama's stimulus plan won't work: Gregory's gang tackles the Middle East: This Week with ...
Krugman shows why we need more progressive voices on TV
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When I was at MoveOn, media reform was one of my main issues. I had substantial dialogues with the folks at ABC's This Week about the right-wing skew of some of their Sunday roundtables. To his credit, George Stephanopoulous had Paul Krugman on the roundtable this weekend to discuss the economy. If you want a treat, watch this 5 minute segment from the show. As you watch, ask yourself, "What would this segment be like if Krugman wasn't there?" Aside from Krugman, what other progressive voices are "ready for prime time" and should be on Sunday roundtables? (I nominate ...
Krugman Owns "This Week" (Video)
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I want to build on the point that Adam Green, writing at Open Left, makes about the need for more liberals in the mainstream media. Watch the clip below from the "Roundtable" segment on yesterday's This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Aside from Krugman, there are no liberal voices. The others on the panel either spout tendentious re-imaginings of political and economic history (George Will) or half-baked solutions that are grounded in little to no schooling or expertise (Donaldson).
Green asks, "What would this segment be like if Krugman wasn't there?" I totally agree, but not just because Krugman reps the lefty point of view. In the absence of expertise, ...
John Amato: Why aren't there hundreds of economists on my TV explaining the stimulus package?
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I'm sure you've heard about the hundreds of economists that are either for or against President Obama's stimulus plan. My question to the media is: Where are they? Thankfully, Paul Krugman goes on THIS WEEK and usually destroys the panel when they regurgitate disingenuous economic talking points that they probably don't understand.
But that's not enough. One man can't do it. FOX seems to depend on Dick Morris as their economic consultant, so we know where they stand on this issue, but enough already.
Why do I have to see Republican and Democratic consultants (whatever that means) ...
Matt Lewis: Carly Fiorina Won't 'Self Fund' Senate Race
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Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has yet to officially throw her hat into the ring for Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat in California -- but that hasn't stopped conservative bloggers from bringing the heat. A post yesterday on RedState ...
