We saw a further blurring of the line between politics and pop culture tonight. There was a time when it was big news when a presidential candidate appeared on a talk show like Jay Leno or David Letterman. I remember then-candidate Bill Clinton’s saxophone-playing appearance on the Arsenio Hall show back in 1992. That was considered groundbreaking and edgy.
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Tonight I had a Fact Check on two dueling ads. In part, they focus on Congressman Rick Boucher’s (D-Abingdon) voting record.
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Why can’t some politicians accept defeat? Why can’t they gracefully exit the stage, adhering to the voice of the voters? To be far, many, many politicians do. But there are some high profile examples of politicians thumbing their nose at primary results, only to mount an independent bid in the general election.
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Is it just me, or do today’s politicians suffer from a lack of a filter? In just the past few days, a list of successful, longtime politicians have sputtered out gaffe after gaffe.
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Picking a nominee that is virtually unknown with little to no public record is a dicey proposition, and in normal election years it happens very rarely. 2010 is not one of those years!
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Jay Warren is an award-winning journalist who's been with WSLS since 1998. Jay co anchors the 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts and the FOX 21/27 10 o'clock news. He is also WSLS's senior political correspondent.
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