tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post1493005397581891734..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Elsewhere: CotD/Cranky BloggingJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-39489075888410760042012-03-20T07:12:24.052-05:002012-03-20T07:12:24.052-05:00"I'm not certain that the past was any di..."I'm not certain that the past was any different." That's because you're young. Back in the day when you were lucky to receive 3 TV stations, and mass media meant Time and Newsweek, and the Times was the paper of record, Lawrence Spivak was very influential.Bill Harshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-27001516291207012472012-03-20T01:17:11.418-05:002012-03-20T01:17:11.418-05:00I think what's influential about sunday shows ...I think what's influential about sunday shows is how they feed all the blogs and columns for the week.Crissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389565751169783614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-68111570868190393332012-03-19T23:28:36.137-05:002012-03-19T23:28:36.137-05:00"...all of this is good reason to completely ..."...all of this is good reason to completely ignore the Sunday shows. As most of the American people do."<br /><br />Ahhhh... well, yes, but without the Sunday festivities, we wouldn't have Jason Linkins' Sunday Morning Talking Heads (HuffPo), and then what would I get all snarky about on Sunday mornings?Sister Artemisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-52125177337171796032012-03-19T22:52:30.274-05:002012-03-19T22:52:30.274-05:00It's not a coincidence that Karl was feeding t...It's not a coincidence that Karl was feeding this meme that Obama is unpopular. I believe he's pretty conservative, so he was grasping at a conservative meme. This isn't innocent headline-chasing, it's closer to the bullshit Fox does every time they run any story about anything. So I fear your exhortations will accomplish naught.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440356770947146690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-20122386203300784932012-03-19T17:19:10.648-05:002012-03-19T17:19:10.648-05:00Jonathan, why aren't the Sunday morning shows ...Jonathan, why aren't the Sunday morning shows something of an analogue to some of the ways "party actors" wield influence in the presidential nominating process?<br /><br />In this case, the "party actors" are the "Villagers"---those at the top of the media, political and governmental institutions that "run Washington". The Sunday morning shows then become a way (not the only one) that those "actors" signal who's a serious "candidate" and who's not, and which political ideas are "serious" and which aren't.<br /><br />How do you see the difference?massappealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883213166005005577noreply@blogger.com