W&W: O’s EuroTrip: All We Got Was This Lousy iPod?
So, President Obama goes all the way to Europe, Turkey, and even Iraq, and what did he get out of it? For all those pretty pictures, a ton of nice videos of great speeches in front of enthusiastic crowds, were there any concessions from European leaders on Afghanistan or a worldwide bailout? Did he get [...]
W&W: Candid Camera: Video Journalism Alters DC Media Culture
*SORRY! Posting late this week. Loved having the brilliant Andrew Satter join us.* Remember when Senator Tom Coburn from Oklahoma brought us a truly awful rendition of Elton John’s “Rocket Man,” all because he made an unfortunate bet over the NCAA Football National Championship Game with Florida Senator Bill Nelson? Oy vey is right, but [...]
W&W: Can Our First Cool President Afford His Cultural Agenda?
Happy Birthday us! On this, Wilshire & Washington’s one-year anniversary, hosts Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, and Teresa Valdez-Klein explore the role arts and culture should play in politics. Why is Obama emphasizing arts and culture – from hopping on the couch with Jay Leno to hosting Stevie Wonder at the White House – in such [...]
W&W The Week’s Fat Cats Deconstructed: AIG, Meghan McCain and SXSW Techies Revolt
With the AIG bonuses dominating the news, there’s talk of some good old fashioned populist uprising. Hosts Ted Johnson, Teresa Valdez-Klein, and Maegan Carberry tackle the big question: Is it real outrage? Are Americans really going to get up off their couch, grab their pitchforks, and storm Wall Street? We’ve all been hearing the bad [...]
W&W Hope & Gay Marriage: CA’s Fight Rages Despite Non-State of Union Snub
The nation’s new agenda, as laid out by President Obama last night, may have moved on to other weighty matters – ooh, economy, when will you be your old self again? – but the fight against Proposition 8, banning gay marriage in California, still rages on. Guest Geoff Kors, Executive Director of Equality California, joins [...]
W&W: Politicking Yields Winning Time for Obama, Oscar
NOTE FROM MAEGAN: Please forgive the awful sound of my scratchy Darth Vader voice!! I’ve been pushing myself too hard in New York and I’m permanently sick. How about that? Mr. Obama came to Washington and got his stimulus. Of course, he didn’t have the “presidential mojo” to sign the bill in DC. But here’s [...]
W&W: Netroots Activism: Tips for Operating on Governing (Not Campaign!) Mode
Obama promised us Government 2.0, but what really happens after you join the Facebook group to save the whales or add your name to an Overturn Prop 8 email list? Does anyone actually read them? What happens when these thousands upon thousands of letters arrive at the door of Congress? Sarah Schacht, founder and Executive [...]
W&W: Republicans Dominating Online? #topprog Plays Catch-up on Twitter
Looking for a Twitter primer? Listen in to today’s show and hear from Chris Cardinal, CEO of Principal Strategy, Inc., who introduces us to the wide world of hashtags for twitter: #topprog for liberal thoughts and news, #dontgo for conservative thoughts and news, and #tcot for microblog entries from top conservative lawmakers. Are Republicans suddenly [...]
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