JM Bell | June 19, 2008
I got a letter in my mailbox today … Congress is set to vote Friday on a bill that gives immunity to telecom companies that broke the law and contains vacuum cleaner style surveillance that sweeps up the phone calls and emails of Americans. Already, we know it’s blatantly unconstitutional. Things are moving so fast [...]
JM Bell | June 18, 2008
From over at TV Squad I read that Fox pulled a quick stunt on a group of writers. I hope, after reading this, that other writers over at Fox run, not walk, and double check their contracts. And you thought that all that business with the WGA strike was over. The writers for the new [...]
JM Bell | June 18, 2008
I got a letter from my close, personal friend, Senator Joe Biden, that I’d like to share with you folks. Please, read below: Dear [Bestest] Friend, In the months since our presidential run came to an end, I’ve done my best to uphold the promises I made throughout the campaign. I still believe, with every [...]
JM Bell | June 17, 2008
This is overdue as hell. I love Gore’s speech. It’s deep, hits the issues head on, passionate, thoughtful and eloquent. Oh, and LATE AS HELL. Whatever, here is Donna Brazile’s failed communications dissertation doing the right thing however late:
JM Bell | June 15, 2008
An hour is never enough. It seems like you just get your momentum up and then, BAM, it’s all over. I sent an invitation to Comgressman Rob Bishop’s office via his web site and the thing bounced back FOUR TIMES. It’s bad enough that no one has touched the thing since January of this year, [...]
JM Bell | June 13, 2008
Howard Dean on the Passing of Tim Russert Washington, DC – Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement on the passing of NBC Meet the Press host Tim Russert: “Today we lost one of the true giants of American journalism and a tremendous public servant. Tim Russert will be remembered for many [...]
JM Bell | June 13, 2008
MSNBC: BREAKING NEWS NBC News and MSNBC updated 15 minutes ago WASHINGTON – Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday after being stricken at the bureau, NBC News said Friday. He was 58. Russert was recording voiceovers for Sunday’s “Meet the Press” broadcast when he collapsed, [...]
JM Bell | June 13, 2008
It always seems like the media likes to glorify the dead, especially right when someone dies.* It’s already happening all over the news about Tim Russert who, it seems, died sometime in the last hour when I changed the channel from CNN to the Food Network for an hour block of Diners, Drive In’s and [...]
JM Bell | June 13, 2008
JM Bell | June 12, 2008
Washington, DC – John McCain may be trying to sell himself as a “maverick” and a “straight talker” who will tell the truth no matter the consequences, but independent, non-partisan watchdog groups aren’t buying it. Since Senator McCain wrapped up his Party’s nomination, hardly a week has passed without at least one non-partisan fact checker [...]
