W&W: The Bush Legacy: On Par with Nixon?
With Bushie wrapping up his fun eight-year term as our nation’s head do-gooder, he reflects with Charlie Gibson… Uh, what??? Yeah, you heard it right. Bush is getting all reflective now, and it brings up an interesting parallel between him and Nixon’s legendary interview with David Frost. Yet, if Ron Howard had his way, you [...]
W&W: ‘Milk’-ing the Gay Rights Setback to the Box Office?
With the release of Gus Van Sant’s new bio-pic, MILK, covering the life and times of gay activist Harvey Milk, Prop 8 and gay rights are the focus of Hollywood once again. Ted Johnson offers his exclusive review of the movie from its premiere, as well as a short interview with the movie’s producer Michael [...]
W&W: Can Obama Deliver On World 2.0 Promise?
So, how did this week go for Mr. President 2.0? Oh, wait, we can’t say that! He’s not in office yet! Whaddya think of that boring YouTube address by our dear President-Elect? Was it filmed in a Chicago senior center after shuffleboard, and why did Barackstar look 4ft tall in the frame? Perhaps some impending [...]
W&W: The Voter Suppression Squirrel and (Ooo!) Crazy Republicans
With Ted on vacation and Teresa with an early morning work commitment, I got the hot comedian and political pundit Baratunde Thurston all to myself! We discussed the success of his Voter Suppression Wikki on election day last week, whether comedians can be funny in an Obama administration (don’t ask him that!!), and how we [...]
W&W: The Tech Presidency: What Obama’s Victory Means for Our Wired Future
The Day After, We All Breathe… With the election resolved, Zach Tumin of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government joins hosts Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, and Teresa Valdez-Klein to weigh in on last night’s election results, organizing online, new media messaging, and whether or not this new president will be a victory for technology. To listen, [...]
Has the Republican Party Died?
Elizabeth Blackney of “Media Lizzy” joins Teresa and I to weigh in on Obama’s victory. How did each candidate perform in his post-election speech? Will the McCain camp blame Palin tomorrow morning? What will the Republicans do now to rebuild their party? To listen, click the blue Blog Talk Radio box to the right >>.
W&W: The Home Stretch: On the Ground with Campus Politico
Find out how Perez Hilton edged out The Clooney in the CelebriPresident.com mock election. Marc Mitchell, CelebriFantasy.com founder, joins to talk about the four finalists remaining in our contest. After the giggles, Campus Politico’s Ben Adler discusses what youth organizers are doing in the final days of the Obama and McCain campaigns. Ted also asks [...]
John Zogby on W&W: Consider Polling Data in Proper Context
Does anybody really believe polling data anymore? They should, when the results are understood in the right context, says the master of polling, John Zogby, who joins the Wilshire & Washington co-hosts today. Zogby, author of “The Way We’ll Be” and President of Zogby International, drops in to deconstruct polling numbers we’ll see in the [...]
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