The optics of presidential press conferences are important — whether you’re speaking in front of wreckage following a natural disaster or before a Joint Session of Congress. That’s why it’s interesting and noteworthy that President Obama’s crew chose this location for a news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: (REUTERS/Larry Downing) Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft… Read more »
Posts Tagged: influence
O’Reilly And Kirsten Powers Clash With GOP Panelist Over Iraq War: ‘You Can’t Have Influence On People Who Hate You’
Bill O’Reilly opened his show tonight reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, acknowledging that while he supported it when he believed Sadaam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, he remains convinced that there were better ways the U.S. could have gone about carrying out the mission. When he brought on Kirsten Powers… Read more »
Bill Maher Takes On Conservative Orgs: How Can ‘Relatively Small Group Of Very Shrill People’ Influence Policy?
Bill Maher ended his show tonight with a New Rule that took on conservative groups for their disproportionate influence on the American political landscape considering just how small they are. Maher deemed this “shitkicker inflation” and called out every group from One Million Moms to the NRA for claiming to speak for the majority but… Read more »
Another Vietnam? Morning Joe Takes On Afghanistan War: ‘Taliban Is Stronger’ And Our Influence Is Not
Morning Joe began the week on a serious note, taking a look at the war in Afghanistan in light of President Hamid Karzai‘s remarks that the United States is colluding with the Taliban. The general consensus around the table seemed to be in favor of leaving the country, with some panelists drawing allusions to the… Read more »