For those of you who liked “Fahrenheit 9/11,” you will likely like “Control Room.” For those who didn’t like “Fahrenheit” or, more to the point, refused to see it, you just might appreciate “Control Room.” It’s a documentary — not a diatribe. It’s not about conspiracy theories and ham-handed editing. It’s about journalists who work [...]
For those of you who liked “Fahrenheit 9/11,” you will likely like “Control Room.” For those who didn’t like “Fahrenheit” or, more to the point, refused to see it, you just might appreciate “Control Room.” It’s a documentary — not a diatribe. It’s not about conspiracy theories and ham-handed editing. It’s about journalists who work [...]
I have to believe that in the post-9/11 epoch, there is really no such thing as a routine presidential visit — although there are certainly routines to follow. And most such visits, fortunately, are without notable incident. But these are some dicey days. Presidential politics haven’t been this polarized since Vietnam brought down a president. [...]
It’s one of those terms that just doesn’t tell you enough: “Clerk” of the Circuit Court. Like calling Lincoln a lawyer, Michael Jordan a retiree, John Gacey a clown or Michael Jackson an African American. It needs context. In the case of the clerk, it’s more like CFO of Hillsborough County. The position controls $1.4 [...]
The stories are only beginning. With the Democratic National Convention in Boston next week, we are being reminded that the political conventions are the dinosaurs of politics. They haven’t determined a president for two generations and aren’t even forums for revealing a vice president any more. These tightly-scripted exercises in stagecraft — amid a pep-rally [...]
Legally speaking, we’ve all heard the all-too-familiar advertising line: “For the people.” Call this one “For the city.” A partnership that includes members of the Bush, Ross, Gardner, Warren & Rudy law firm owns the downtown building on Franklin Street that currently houses the aptly named Club XS. As in XSive violence. As in XSively [...]
Last year the University of California system banned professors from dating their students. The college of William & Mary banned such liaisons in 2001. Several Florida universities restrict such relationships. USF, however, isn’t one. And the question, in the age of sexual harassment complaints and suits, is should it? And the answer is: “No.” No, [...]
Call it the “Richard Pryor approach” to political campaign ads. The voice-over might say “
John Kerry’s choice of John Edwards as a running mate makes eminently good sense in most presidential election years. But this isn’t one of them. Granted, most presidential aspirants wouldn’t look askance at the opportunity to add quick-study smarts, good looks, charisma, energy, humble beginnings, geographic diversity, campaigning savvy, debating expertise and populist schtick without [...]
It’s been announced that President Bush’s itinerary won’t include an appearance at “Ground Zero” next month when the Republicans convene in New York. This can’t be what Karl Rove envisioned when he pushed for New York, a solid Democratic electoral state, to host the GOP convention. “Ground Zero” was the site of President Bush’s finest [...]
