Political Notes

[wlotus]

Thank You, Mr. Smiley

I may need to pay more attention to Tavis Smiley as a journalist. Thank goodness for objectivity.

Obama Fundraising Drops Like A Stone

Not only that, but McCain and Obama are equal in the polls.

Comments

[ginmar.livejournal.com]

That's a Republican sight for the second cite. I wouldn't trust them to accurately identify sky color.

[rbl.livejournal.com]

which polls have McCain and Obama equal? the link provided states they are "close", but no data (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/latestpolls/index.html) was provided to support their claim. you say that you appreciate objectivity but you quote blogs that are clearly partisan.

[sunfell.livejournal.com]

I like listening to Smiley on NPR. I learn quite a lot from his show, and he has a good head on his shoulders. I'd put him on my list of People I'd Enjoy Hanging Out With, too.

[ciardhapagan.livejournal.com]

I do regularly watch Tavis Smiley's show on my local PBS station. Not all PBS stations play his show, but luckily mine does. I also watch the women's news commentary show- To the Contrary. It's much better than "the View"

[caravel.livejournal.com]

I find myself obsessively reading FiveThirtyEight.com (http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/) when it comes to polling, because the people who run it have some awesome insights about the way polling works and how statistics can be spun one way or the other.

[nimbrethil.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this. I first read it as Tava Smiley (a soap actress), but anyway, yeah, objectivity. Wonderful thing.