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In the wake of the release of former White House Press Secretary Scott McLellan's tell-all polemic on the Bush Administration, called 'What Happened?', there has been an inevitable media storm and the usual barely credible attempts at character assassination from long-discredited White House officials.
The White House seem to have agreed on the 'this is not the Scott we knew - something is wrong' line, as all of their various mouthpieces spout the phrase in some way or other.
McLellan was never a great press secretary, he always put one in mind of the dumb nephew the gang sent out to take the fall, sweating profusely and gripping the podium like a panic-stricken deer.
If you want to see an effective press secretary, take a look at McLellan's predecessor Ari Fleischer, who also worked for the Bush Administration. Following is a video of him delivering a masterful attempt at avoiding answering any questions or addressing real issues, despite repeated grilling by CNN's Anderson Cooper. A good study for anyone interested in media management.
Republican presidential nominee John McCain, who is not in favour of gay marriage, appeared on Ellen's show and seemed uncomfortable when confronted with the elephant in the room.
Last week I posted Bill O'Reilly's interview with Hillary Clinton and mentioned that he is oftentimes angry and caustic towards his guests. Well, here's a lovely moment from a few years back when he was on Inside Edition having a total meltdown at a teleprompter. It's a joy to behold.
Barack Obama has (finally) been all but crowned as Democratic presidential nominee in the wake of a great result in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries and is now starting to focus his attention on the battle against John McCain in the lead-up to the November general election.
CNN's Wolf Blitzer interviewed Barack Obama yesterday - watch it here. Blitzer says Obama seems at ease.
Here are Parts 3 and 4 of Bill O'Reilly's interview with Hillary Clinton, where they discuss Iraq, Afghanistan, waterboarding and interrogation techniques and illegal immigration.
Hillary Clinton appeared on The O'Reilly Factor this week for a sit-down interview, which was, surprisingly, quite in-depth and reasonable. Well, reasonable for Bill O'Reilly anyway.
For those who don't know O'Reilly, he is an anchor on Fox News (a media adjunct of the Republican Party if ever there was one), and at his most typical as an arrogant right-wing zealot who is incredibly rude and caustic towards his liberal guests and anything to do with the Democratic Party. To see Hillary Clinton do an interview with him was quite surprising to say the least.
Watch it below, as well as an example of classic Bill O'Reilly:
If you haven't seen An Inconvenient Truth, go watch it. Some of the information in it is a little out of date now, in fact some of it was a little out of date when it was made, but the new information only adds to the case being presented.
Gore is frequently targeted and rubbished by the greenhouse mafia and their spokespeople, using the usual tricks to try to undermine someone's character. Even people who don't know much about the issues tend to find reasons to discount what he says. And yet what he says can not only be easily verified and the myths debunked, but it also clearly comes from the heart. The only reason I can think of to discount what he says besides political agenda is plain fear. Fear of what he represents. Fear of life itself and being found wanting. But hey, I can't imagine anyone like that reading this blog.
Recently, Al Gore set up the Alliance for Climate Protection and is now giving a new talk. Call it a follow-up to An Inconvenient Truth if you will. Among other things he talks about the Australian ratification of Kyoto. If you care about the environment, spend 20 minutes and watch it. If you care about raising consciousness, watch it. In fact, if you care at all about the world you live in, I highly recommend you watch it. Here it is:
