STREAMING LIVE TODAY: General Wesley Clark on US Economy & National Security Dilemmas- September 17, 2008 Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV Today at 4 pm EST, join us for LIVE STREAMING here at The Washington Note. I will be chairing a session with retired four-star General and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe Wesley Clark for a discussion on the national security and economic crises facing America. General Clark will be speaking at the New America Foundation on the subject "America Needs Urgent Action: No Nonsense Thoughts on America's Economic Crisis and National Security Dilemmas." ..http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/09/streaming_live_23/ Why Not Empower Iranian Entrepreneurs- September 16, 2008 Those such as Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson who advocate increasing economic ties with China often argue, persuasively in my view, that China's economic development is likely to lead to political reform and a more cooperative international disposition. Why then do these same officials refuse to acknowledge the potential benefits of engagement with Iran Farah Stockman's article in today's International Herald Tribune explains how the Treasury Department is actively working to prevent...http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/09/why_not_empower/ Cooling Down the Rhetoric Surrounding Arctic "Conflicts"- September 16, 2008 While I'm taking pot shots at traditional media outlets (see below), I'll second this important post by Betsy Baker, which I found via TWN reader Caitlyn Antrim's invaluable Ocean Law Daily. The writer apparently just returned from her trip on the Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy and was as dismayed as I was to read this New York Times editorial, which gives readers the impression that five hostile nations are staring down gun barrels at each other across the Arctic Circle. In fact, what's...http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/09/cooling_down_th/ Parity Run Amok: What Exactly is CNN Revealing About Joe Biden- September 16, 2008 CNN aired a one-hour special called Sarah Palin Revealed last night. I don't love the use of the word "revealed." It's clearly sensational. But given how much shocking information about the GOP vice presidential nominee has come out this week, and how many new questions have been raised, it's really not worth complaining about. What is worth complaining about -- or maybe laughing about -- is that this program was immediately followed by an hour of Joe Biden Revealed. Really I mean, I'm sure..http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/09/parity_run_amok/ The Battle in Seattle- September 15, 2008 Tonight, The Washington Note and the New America Foundation are hosting a film screening of "The Battle in Seattle" -- a film about the famous anti-WTO protests. This film has an unusual cast, including Woody Harrelson and Charlize Theron among others. It is directed by Stuart Townsend, who will be joining me tonight for a post-screening chat with a number of other labor rights advocates, including Lori Wallach of Public Citizen. We are pretty full -- but for bloggers and media -- let me.http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/09/the_battle_in_s/ What is Up with CNN's Carol Costello She Owes Us More on the "Daddy's Roommate" Story or Owes Ed Koch an Apology- September 14, 2008 In this interview with former New York Mayor Ed Koch, CNN anchor Carol Costello goes after Koch and the New York Times on the story that then Wasilla Mayor Sarah Palin sought ways to possibly ban books at the local public library. Costello says that CNN has disproved the story and that the New York Times was wrong. Was Costello up to date on the latest This was from a page one profile of Palin by Jo Becker, Peter S. Goodman and Michael Powell in yesterday's New York Times: The new mayor...http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/09/what_is_up_with/ SNL Funny Again! Is Tina Fey Sarah Palin Or Sarah Palin Tina Fey- September 14, 2008 Is Tina Fey Sarah Palin Or Sarah Palin Tina Fey -- Steve Clemonshttp://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/09/snl_funny_again/ I Am Proud of Bob Kuttner for Knocking Back Hannity- September 13, 2008 I don't have time or interest in spending time attacking the pugnacious, rude, and ingnorant Sean Hannity -- but I do want to commend the American Prospect's Robert Kuttner for standing his ground and sticking to substance when Hannity was such a miserable host. I don't care how much one disagrees with another's views, Hannity's behavior is repulsive. Most of you probably already know that. Robert Kuttner is author of the newly published Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the.http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/09/i_am_proud_of_b/ Why Not Count Refueling Stops- September 13, 2008 Heck, I stopped in Bucharest, Romania for refueling in the middle of the night. I was traveling with former Treasury Secretary and Senator Lloyd Bentsen, for Secretary of State Alexander Haig, United Technologies Chairman & CEO George David and others. At 3 am, on hopped for a few minutes Romania's Minister of Transportation who was the brother of the guy who owned the plane we were on. He handed us a package about Romania's financial institutions and other good investments for us to...http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/09/why_not_count_r/ When Facts Don't Matter, What Do You Do- September 13, 2008 Thank you, Dan Froomkin. Froomkin writes at the Washington Post's "White House Watch" and also at Nieman Watchdog. Froomkin captured something I have been feeling but haven't quite articulated in a post he sent me last night. He suggests we have entered a period politically when facts just don't matter anymore, at least to a large enough part of the public that the reality-based community seems like a shrinking minority. But I like the alternative framing that Froomkin suggests as a way.http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/09/when_facts_dont/ |