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Banning College Football? Precursor Of Things To Come

by John May 9, 2012

There was a big debate last night.  Should college football be banned?   Here’s the NY Times piece and a link to the actual debate. Two prominent writers debated the idea of banning college football on Tuesday night at New York University’s Skirball Center against two journalists, who also happened to be former players. Buzz Bissinger […]

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Obama’s Same-Sex Decision

by John May 9, 2012

President Obama’s decision to stand behind same sex marriage is gutsy and political.  But it is really no big surprise. Here’s what might be happening: Obama is banking on history.  Some say his announcement today is a watershed moment in American Civil Rights history.  They’re comparing it to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He’s […]

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How Real TV And A Book Affected Informed Not Inflamed

by John May 9, 2012

This site and my theories behind the media evolved from two separate incidents. The first was a book I read in the early 1990s.  It’s called Life After Television by George Gilder.  In short, Gilder made the case that television is a centralized, totalitarian tool that governs and rules people.  The coming Internet will free […]

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Caro On LBJ: The Real TV Video of JFK Assassination

by John May 9, 2012

While reading Robert Caro’s latest book on LBJ – and really JFK – many stories come to mind.  In the last post, I discussed the revelation from Gary Mack, Curator of the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas and the revelation about the conspiracy theories sprung from the assassination. At Real TV, around […]

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Caro on LBJ: Why So Many JFK Conspiracy Theories

by John May 9, 2012

More thoughts from my reading of The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro. Caro covers LBJ’s years leading up to being JFK’s Vice President and eventually becoming President himself.  So, he covers the assassination through LBJ’s eyes. Caro’s work reminded me of a great interview I conducted years ago for […]

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Caro on LBJ: A Book Review and A Flood of Thoughts

by John May 9, 2012

I am deep in my reading The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro.  It’s great stuff.  This is the fourth book in Caro’s series on LBJ.  When I finish this one, I will have read three of them; all good.  My review: Read it. Caro is a journalist.  But he […]

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Public Smarter Than Lawmakers On Fiscal Mess

by John May 9, 2012

Some good stuff this morning from Ben White.  He writes a great blast email you should subscribe to.  It’s free.  It’s called Morning Money from Politico. Today White led with a new poll released by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, one of the best think tanks on the economy and our fiscal woes. Peterson wrote […]

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Lugar Out in Indiana: What Next?

by John May 8, 2012

So, the Tea Party candidate Richard Mourdock knocks out Senator Dick Lugar in the Indiana Primary.  It’s historic. Can Mourdock win the election, though?  The Democrats seem ready to pounce on the seat. But it’s still too early. Could Lugar try a Murkowski?  Lugar said he’s done, but is he?  Some polls show him beating […]

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What I Learned From Peter Jennings

by John May 8, 2012

This is a blog I posted in August, 2005 after the death of Peter Jennings.  It’s always good to remember those who influenced you.  Although I was expecting the news, the announcement of Peter Jenning’s death has hit me rather hard.  First, Peter’s passing is a reminder that we have truly ended an era in […]

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Corruption We’re Too Blind Or Busy To See

by John May 8, 2012

We look corrupt. Look at religion.  Take the story about the TBN Ministry.  Like many ministers and priests, they have used the words of Jesus, love the sinner, help the poor, and turned them into a lavish business that Christ would have abhorred.  Watch Showtime’s The Borgia’s.  There is no difference from the Catholic Church […]

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