Daily Archives: November 17th, 2004 «

 

Russia’s entering the nuke race again?

Posted by: ST on November 17, 2004 at 7:57 pm » 2 Comments

It appears so.

 

Slate’s Jack Shafer on the CIA shakeup

Posted by: ST on November 17, 2004 at 7:55 pm » Comments Off

Get ready to see a lot of back and forth this week regarding the shakeups going on at the CIA. Shafer gives a sneak peek: When Washington bureaucrats collide, the best seat in the house is often wherever you sit to read your daily newspaper. Bureaucrats tend to battle one another in the press, leaking [...]

 

“Now we’ve got a new bunch of Hitlers”

Posted by: ST on November 17, 2004 at 7:46 pm » 7 Comments

Linda Ronstadt has taken up the rhetoric of her new mentor and hero Michael Moore: Don’t get her [Ronstadt] started on the recent presidential election. “People don’t realize that by voting Republican, they voted against themselves,” she says. Of Iraq in particular, she adds, “I worry that some people are entertained by the idea of [...]

 

Howard Kurtz on the Rice nomination

Posted by: ST on November 17, 2004 at 7:40 pm » 3 Comments

As always, Mr. Kurtz’s analysis of media coverage is spot on. Here he takes a look at the difference between the coverage of Dr. Rice and Colin Powell: Powell has always been a media darling, and you can tell from many of the stories that journalists admire the role he played in Bush World. He [...]

 

Kerry hording campaign $ for future run?

Posted by: ST on November 17, 2004 at 7:32 pm » 2 Comments

Some Dems seem to think so: Democratic Party leaders said Wednesday they want to know why Sen. John Kerry ended his presidential campaign with more than $15 million in the bank, money that could have helped Democratic candidates across the country. Some said he will be pressured to give the money to Democratic campaign committees [...]