Waiting for Kerry's Big Finish to Start- September 30, 2004 On the eve of the debates people are so on edge in New York that every gathering has become like a visit to the dentist. In this town of Democrats, Karl Rove's real or imagined brilliance has got people dangerously psyched out. Someone in a group always produces some new vulnerability of Kerry's to drill down on, some fresh tactical error to palpitate about.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/30/AR2005033112423.html?nav=r... Breaking the News, Then Becoming It- September 23, 2004 Are the media having a nervous breakdownhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/23/AR2005033112538.html?nav=r... Kitty Kelley, Derided And Delicious- September 16, 2004 Matt Lauer's opening one-on-one with Kitty Kelley on the "Today" show this week was an example of a new genre of TV journalism: the interview as Hells Angels initiation ceremony. After being smacked around, stomped on and having her leathers urinated on from a great height by Lauer, Kelley was then welcomed back for two consecutive mornings to plug her new doorstopper, "The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/16/AR2005033112527.html?nav=r... Time for Kerry to Change His Pitch- September 9, 2004 Does Bush have winner's luck Just as Kerry launches his fall offensive with Cannonball Carville and other Clinton vets onboard, the wonder boy himself goes under the knife. One of the best campaigners in political history is suddenly benched.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/09/AR2005033112437.html?nav=r... The Democrats' Topical Depression- September 2, 2004 While Republicans just move on when they make mistakes, Democrats in New York go into therapy. It took no time at all for last week's righteous rage against the Bush campaign's stoking of the Swift Boat Veterans' smear campaign against John Kerry to morph into self-flagellation about the way the candidate is blowing it.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/02/AR2005033112210.html?nav=r... |