Non-persons Against Ahmadinejad
September 21st, 2006 10:43 AM
If 35,000 people were to show up and rally against a speech President Bush right across the street from him, that would surely be news. Thousands of people, led by a few political figures such as Jesse Jackson, Noam Chomsky, and others protesting a world leader they consider to be a threat should be news if only because of the proximity.Change the scenario to include thousands of demonstrators…
Vieira Lets Ego - But Not Liberal Politics - Show in 'Today' Debut
September 13th, 2006 8:23 AM
In her Today show debut this morning, Meredith Vieira gave a flash of her ego - but not of her liberal politics. There was the obligatory opening love-in with co-host Matt Lauer in which Vieira claimed "I feel like it's the first day of school and I'm sitting next to the cutest guy." But then there was an interesting exchange that might presage conflicts to come. In what is apparently a Today…