Our Boy In D.C.: 9/12 @1:07 PM
Saturday in D.C., as you may have heard, saw a reversal of sorts. A hotly-disputed number (we average those crowd estimates at 20,000) of middle-aged white conservatives of all stripes, armed with digital cameras, took to their lawn chairs on the National Mall to protest a grab bag of issues. Some of the issues drawing their ire—health care, card check—were relevant to the current conversation. Others, like D.C.'s now defunct gun ban and Barack Obama's place of birth, were nothing of the sort. So, in many ways, conservatives now find themselves in the same hopeless position as did liberals circa 2003, with a critical core of dissent energizing a nonsensical, incoherent coalition of aggrieved parties with little to put on the table and a whole lot of bile to spill. But to step all the way back: unlike 2003, when the aggravating factor was clearly the preemptive invasion of Iraq, one has to reserve doubt that the mob is truly animated by the policy prescriptions encased in H.R. 3200. READ MORE 12
Our Man In D.C.: 'The Nation' Views 'Taking Woodstock' @4:54 PM
Washingtonians were privileged Wednesday night to view a free advanced screening of the new Ang Lee film "Taking Woodstock" hosted by The Nation. Given the film's subject and the entity responsible for the promotion of this event, its safe to say that the audience which nearly filled the theatrer was the kind of people who ponder Woodstock with a whiff of mysticism. Through that misty veil of peace, love, and music, however, lies confusion and discord as to why the hell we're still talking about those three days in the August of 1969. READ MORE 6
Understanding The Press Event: Nick Jonas Is Against Diabetes @5:24 PM
The month of August in Washington, D.C., is dominated by uneventful fare with the most noteworthy happenings going down outside of the beltway. Perfect timing, then, for an adorable celebri-teen to show up and maximize media exposure for his pet cause. The photogenic subject in question was Nick Jonas of the pop group the Jonas Brothers. This week, he took to a much smaller stage than he's used to at the National Press Club to promote awareness for Type I Diabetes. There, like out of some cruel joke, a soft, moist chocolate cake was present at each table. READ MORE 3
