Forget someone, Bob?
Posted on 02/06/2009 11:23:51 AM PST by bs9021
What About Bob?
by: Daniel Allen, February 06, 2009
One of the most respected men in his field, veteran broadcaster Bob Schieffer, who is known for his intimate knowledge of Washington D.C., offered an insightful address to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) on Monday.
Schieffer spoke about his role in the political world over the last several decades as a reporter, and about the changing nature of politics. Journalism is also changing, he explained. Though he deeply admires both Barack Obama and John McCain, Schieffer believes that both positives and negatives came from the 2008 election.
One of the positives, in Schieffer’s mind, is that the 2008 campaigns made politics public again on a large scale. “Until last year,” he said, “politicians had pretty much given up on the idea of holding public rallies. It just wasn’t cost effective. Most of the campaigning was done on television. Suddenly campaign rallies—outdoor rallies—came back!”
“It also last year put the lie to this notion that people don’t like politics. I never believed that then, I think I can make the case now that it was never so.”
“Think about what happened this year. Barack Obama drew these enormous crowds and before the campaign was over John McCain drew large crowds as well. Who were these people that were telling us that crowds don’t count?”
Schieffer also hailed the return of politics where “words count.” He said, “Our best politicians have always been those who have mastered the dominant medium of the time.” He pointed to the founders as examples of brilliant writers, to Roosevelt as the first president to harness the power of the radio address, to Kennedy as master of the television....
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Baby steps, untie the knots...
Worked well for the Germans in the 30s, didn't it?
Forget someone, Bob?
Liberals are trying VERY hard to forget.
Bob is a pansy, mincing, boot licker..
That will lick the boots of any in power..
A craven coward..
Also involved with the Rather Scandal!!
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