All of Obama's gestures in his health care press conference last night reduce down to one basic idea everyone can understand but, especially as Americans, we stubbornly resist: How do you set limits?
Continue ReadingDo you think Obama is all that interested in reaching out to the LDS or, is this just politics as usual, given that Harry Reid is a devout follower, and the highest politically-elected Mormon in the U.S. government?
Continue ReadingSo the media is trumpeting a major victory for the White House because the Senate voted, under threat of a veto, to "only" build 187 more F-22 Raptors instead of 194.
Continue ReadingOne of the hallmarks of the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns has been the absurd disconnect between what the military showcases for the visual media as compared to what otherwise is happening "on the ground."
Continue ReadingThe two sides of the Administration's health care push 00 Obama hugging cancer patient Debby Smith of Appalachia, Virginia, and then "Rahm's forced march.
Continue ReadingJust this morning comes the first use of another weapon of assymetrical warfare, the Taliban engaging the "battle space" of the media sphere.
Continue ReadingIn the past year, Detroit has undoubtedly become the photographic destination du jour for America's devastating recession.
Continue ReadingGiven the profound combination of political expression and primitive repression in Iran right now, it is fascinating to watch the reform movement patiently adapt its form and tactics by the week.
Continue ReadingThe Marine in the foreground escaped. But two of them didn't, which makes me think that the emphasis on the former is an example of the disconnect between these wars we keep getting ourselves into and the all-too-familiar tendency tendency to deny or romanticize.
Continue ReadingI’ve been waiting for a truly great movie about the Iraq War. I know it’s still going on, but don’t think it’s impossible to ask for one. The issue is important to me, since like many journalists who have frequented Iraq I’ve often been frustrated by the public’s lack of...
Continue ReadingWith American casualties on the rise as the result of the U.S. escalation, what is the chance of this kind of imagery -- amidst the noise of ultimately uneventful happenings like the the Sotomayor hearings or the G-8 summit -- capturing domestic attention?
Continue ReadingSure Obama throwing out the first ball at the All Star Game meant something.
Continue ReadingWith the glow firefighters continue to carry from 9/11, this line of primarily white "first responders" makes for a vivid non-verbal argument that Sonia is stepping up to the high court on the backs of these white heros.
Continue ReadingGreat shot from Getty's Mark Wilson capturing the dynamics today between the Sonia Sotomayor and the tag team of Senators Graham and Kyl.
Continue ReadingEven if history dramatically tempers emotion and memory, one can't overestimate how traumatized Americans were on and immediately after 9/11.
Continue ReadingSo the question is, how much is the photo a non-verbal poke at the contortions Palin has wrenched on her own brood?... caption : Gov. Sarah Palin last week at a signing event, for legislation and other items, in the village of McGrath, Alaska.)
Continue ReadingW ith an eye toward domestic terrorism, this anti-abortion wacko (disguised in a business suit) grabbed the floor this morning before being thrown out of day 1 of the Sotomayor confirmation hearings.
Continue ReadingSomeone please save us from a conflict-hungry and gossip-starved media forced to enter this week with no Michael Jackson to pick over and faced with the not-so-juicy prospects of a slam-dunk Sotomayor confirmation to otherwise go to work on Obama's first daughter, Malia.
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