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Jon Stewart gives pointers to Ron Paul

Son,
Ron Paul did the now required appearance on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show. Jon Stewart was not only gracious but offered some sage advice on managing the other candidates during the debates. They had a civil conversation.
Mr. Paul presented well - to my surprise. Mr. Paul noted that the other candidates are not very good conservatives [...]



Stewart on Nevada debate - know when to fold.

Son,
Jon Stewart is a great political commentator. His use of humor to point out the obvious that seems to escape the rest of us is unparalleled. I think we see these things but it takes a Jon Stewart to articulate for us what is the source of our uneasiness.

Dad

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Media Hosts Fail in Presidential Debates

Son,
Is our inept Media driving foreign policy?  Do we rely on celebrity Media Hosts to define important issues?  I hope not.  Because the Media Hosts are so infatuated with themselves that they are not aware of a big world and real issues that have real consequences.
I hearken back to the Democratic Debate.  Time Russert was [...]



Media Hosts fail as Celebrities

Son,
A tragedy has befallen American Journalism. Cable and satellite feeds have created monster celebrities in the field of journalism. Everyone wants to be Walter Cronkite. The problem is that hey have not earned the stature.
Wolf Blitzer, Chris Matthews, Tim Russert, Bill O’Reilly, Shawn Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, to name a few. These people have differing views [...]