http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:35:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11082 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11082#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:35:58 +0000 Matt http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11082 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11082/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11069 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11069#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:49:46 +0000 formerly it takes a lot etc. http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11069 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11069/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11068 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11068#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:49:10 +0000 formerly it takes a lot etc. http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11068 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11068/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11048 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11048#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:11:15 +0000 sigerson http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11048 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11048/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11047 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11047#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:09:16 +0000 Abe Sauer http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11047 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11047/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11042 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11042#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:57:29 +0000 katiebakes http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11042 “I think people want [Obama] to talk about the Michael Jackson they love, not the Michael Jackson that was weird,” said Paul Glastris, a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton. I'm glad they interviewed an expert. (He goes on to solemnly explain that "with entertainers, we just accept some weirdnessâ€"and Michael Jackson was a weird dude. No getting around that.”) But the money line is really this: Obama could also feel some desire or pressure to memorialize Jackson's death since the two men are surely among the best known African-Americans of recent decades. Hey, now we know why Alessandra Stanley was tapped to "memorialize" Farrah!]]> “I think people want [Obama] to talk about the Michael Jackson they love, not the Michael Jackson that was weird,” said Paul Glastris, a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton. I'm glad they interviewed an expert. (He goes on to solemnly explain that "with entertainers, we just accept some weirdnessâ€"and Michael Jackson was a weird dude. No getting around that.”) But the money line is really this: Obama could also feel some desire or pressure to memorialize Jackson's death since the two men are surely among the best known African-Americans of recent decades. Hey, now we know why Alessandra Stanley was tapped to "memorialize" Farrah!]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11042/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11040 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11040#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:56:05 +0000 Tulletilsynet http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11040 http://www.theawl.com/2009/06/the-way-we-blog-now-politico-edition#comment-11040/feed 0