MJB’S Online Weekend Politics Roundtable
10 Points & Questions for Comments
1. DAVID LETTERMAN: insists he’s independent, wants Romney on show
MJB: Is a talk host ever perceived to be independent?
2. PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES: strategists push Romney to deliver ‘knockout’
MJB: Is that daydreaming?
3. DAVID FRUM: can sanctions peacefully stop Iran from getting the bomb?
MJB: In our opinion: NO! What’s yours?
4. RACHEL MADDOW: Romney campaign puts the ‘mess’ in messaging
MJB: How can Romney pivot out of the mess?
5. SUPREME COURT TERM: focus shifts to civil, gay rights
MJB: Will Chief Justice Roberts save gay rights, affirmative action and voting rights?
6. GWEN IFILL: five myths about presidential debates
MJB: Could Mitt Romney pull an upset-if so, how?
7. TOM FRIEDMAN: ” Voters will have to go with their gut about which guy [Obama or Romney] has the best gut feel for navigating this world.”
MJB: What does your gut say?
8. WESLEY PRUDEN: the great media slide continues
MJB: For political coverage, do you put more trust in the political content of blogs, social media and YouTube videos than you do in the political coverage by mainstream media?
9. LIFE: decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it!
MJB: Does Mitt Romney really want the Presidency, or is he afraid of it?
10. FAITH: most of us will get to that dreaded point in life when things become meaningless
MJB: Is the Presidential election meaningless to you?
Get into the conversations, and comment!!!
Related articles around the web
- Everything You Need To Know To Really Understand A Poll (businessinsider.com)
- Criticism Greets List of Debate Moderators (nytimes.com)
- Gwen Ifill reportedly ‘livid’ about being passed over for presidential debates (thegrio.com)
- Campaigns Push for Underdog Status (foxnews.com)
- Presidential Debates Rarely Have Effect On Elections, Data Shows (huffingtonpost.com)
- Does the “skewed polls” crowd have a point? Not really. (washingtonpost.com)
- Is Mitt Romney in denial? (telegraph.co.uk)
- Political Scientists Are Killing the Campaign ‘Narrative’ – Bloomberg (bloomberg.com)
- PRUDEN: Why the media spin on the Nov. 6 presidential election is wrong (washingtontimes.com)
Supreme Court vacancies and appointments also are major issues for Presidential candidates:
LINK: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/30/politics/court-politics/index.html
Vacancies and appointments get a lot of media play.
Should one of the senior Justices retire before the election, watch out-the lid could blow!
Romney takes a swipe at Letterman in the secret 47 Percent VIDEO:
LINK:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/09/20/romney-letterman–view-barbara-walters/70000797/1
A word to the wise for candidates running for for high profile offices: don’t discriminate! If you go on one late night show, be prepared to go to all of them.
Otherwise, you will become fodder for the media.
On “Meet The Press,” conservative faith leader Ralph Reed, who has organized an aggressive new media support effort for Mitt Romney, virtually conceded that it may be hard for Romney to best Barack Obama in the debates:
LINK: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49229399/ns/meet_the_press-transcripts/
IRAN UPDATE:
LINK: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/09/30/ahmadinejad-suggests-progress-on-nuclear-talks-after-u-s-election/
Wes Pruden argues that “the media spin on Nov. 6 is wrong.” LINK: http://www.prudenpolitics.com/node/2580
MEDIA SLIDE: “Incredible – New Poll Finds a whopping 8% of Americans have a “great deal” of trust in the media.” LINK: http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2012/09/22/incredible-new-poll-finds-a-whopping-8-of-americans-have-a-great-deal-of-trust-in-the-media/