Day: December 18, 2012
Making a Case for Politicizing Tragedy
A shocking event is exactly the right time to start, or restart, an argument about public policy. A story like the Newtown killings rivets our attention, forces it to the front of our consciousness, insists that we sweep aside the thousand and one distractions that compete for our brain space, and demands that we ask: Is this how we want things to be, and, if not, what do we do about it?
— Jeff Greenfield, Yahoo News.
Fox News Weekend Producers Forbidden from Talking About Gun Control On Air
According to sources, David Clark, the executive producer in charge of Fox’s weekend coverage, gave producers instructions not to talk about gun-control policy on air… The directive created a rift inside the network… During the weekend, one frustrated producer went around Clark to lobby Michael Clemente, Fox’s executive vice-president for news editorial, but Clemente upheld the mandate.
— Gabriel Sherman, writing in New York Magazine.
Perry on Running for President: ‘An Extraordinary Experience’
It was an extraordinary experience — I mean, one that I wouldn’t trade. And looking back on it … I would do it again.
— Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), quoted by NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, on running for president.
Inouye Served with 412 Senators During 50-Year Career
412
Number of men and women in the U.S. Senate Sen. Daniel Inouye served with over his career of nearly 50 years, according to Smart Politics. Among those were 218 Democrats, 189 Republicans, three independents, one Conservative, and one from the Independence Party.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Is a Good Sport. The Chain Has Stopped Selling ‘Modern Sporting Rifles’
Big ups to Dick’s Sporting Goods, which has quit selling any guns at all near Newtown, Conn., and has stopped selling what pro-gun fans call, “modern sporting rifles,” aka, the type of military assault rifle that was used to kill 20 children and six adults in the recent mass shooting.
While the suspension of the sales of “modern sporting rifles” is temporary, it’s a step. Please show Dick’s your support for making the move permanent, and if you need a soccer ball, some running shoes, or new fishing gear, you know where to go.
