The Flashlight, Jan. 1-11, 2008
THE FLASHLIGHT, January 1-11, 2008
No Peace without Justice, no Justice without the Facts
US News: Presidential Primaries
NYTimes 1-1. David Brooks: Romney has made himself unelectable in the fall because:
1. He has made himself unpopular with young voters by presenting himself as an old-fashioned orthodox Reagan
Republican.
2. He is unpopular with people earning less than $75,000 a year.
3. He is unpopular with independents, Hispanics, and the media.
However he may get the Republican nomination because many conservative Republicans would rather remain in charge of a party that loses, than lose control of a party that wins.
The Iowa Caucuses
NYT 1-4. Barack Obama won the Iowa Caucuses of Democrats, drawing 57% of his vote from young people. He ran strong among Independents and attracted many women. Edwards came in second, Clinton, third. Huckabee won the Republican vote, Romney was second. Obama’s victory speech on You Tube impressed many.
Comments by time columnists:
Maureen Dowd: Obama is “cool, smart, elegant, reasonable, literary, witty, and decent.”
Obama: “I am not telling you what you want to hear; I am telling you what you need to know.”
Frank Rich: Obama offers hope and fresh start. The Iraq fiasco is not forgotten, which will prevent the election of Clinton and McCain.
1-6. Mark Mellman and Michael Bloomfield: word of mouth has become more important in shaping opinion, and expensive TV advertising is less important.
New Hampshire Primary
CNN 1-7. Hilary fights back tears. Obama draws large crowds.
1-8. Polls were wrong: Clinton wins by two percentage points over Obama.
McCain beats Romney.
CNN, PBS, NYT. 1-9. Registered Democrats (as opposed to Independents) and women preferred Clinton.
The better educated and better off favored Obama, the less educated and poor favored Clinton.
Suggested explanations for Clinton win: Independent voters were drained from Obama to McCain. Big sympathy vote of women for Clinton. College turnout disappointed Obama.
NYT 1-10. Kerry endorsed Obama.
The CIA Tapes
NYTimes 1-2. The co-chairs of the 9-11 Commission, Thomas Keane and Lee Hamilton, claim that government officials refused to inform the Commission of the destruction of the CIA tapes of “ harsh interrogation,” and that this was an obstruction of justice.
NYTimes 1-3. Both the Justice Department and Congress have started investigations of the case. 1-4 The FBI will be in charge of the Justice Dept. investigation.
Health
PBS 1-4. Exercise tends to increase production of new neurons in the brain. The learning process tends to create new synapses between neurons.
Sex Education
NYT 1-6. Teen pregnancy, after a long decline, has started to rise. Fifteen states rejected federal funds for abstinence only sex education.
Environment
NYT 1-3. The state of California sues the EPA for blocking new rules limiting carbon emissions in new cars and trucks driven in the state. Other states are expected to join the suit.
No Peace without Justice, no Justice without the Facts
US News: Presidential Primaries
NYTimes 1-1. David Brooks: Romney has made himself unelectable in the fall because:
1. He has made himself unpopular with young voters by presenting himself as an old-fashioned orthodox Reagan
Republican.
2. He is unpopular with people earning less than $75,000 a year.
3. He is unpopular with independents, Hispanics, and the media.
However he may get the Republican nomination because many conservative Republicans would rather remain in charge of a party that loses, than lose control of a party that wins.
The Iowa Caucuses
NYT 1-4. Barack Obama won the Iowa Caucuses of Democrats, drawing 57% of his vote from young people. He ran strong among Independents and attracted many women. Edwards came in second, Clinton, third. Huckabee won the Republican vote, Romney was second. Obama’s victory speech on You Tube impressed many.
Comments by time columnists:
Maureen Dowd: Obama is “cool, smart, elegant, reasonable, literary, witty, and decent.”
Obama: “I am not telling you what you want to hear; I am telling you what you need to know.”
Frank Rich: Obama offers hope and fresh start. The Iraq fiasco is not forgotten, which will prevent the election of Clinton and McCain.
1-6. Mark Mellman and Michael Bloomfield: word of mouth has become more important in shaping opinion, and expensive TV advertising is less important.
New Hampshire Primary
CNN 1-7. Hilary fights back tears. Obama draws large crowds.
1-8. Polls were wrong: Clinton wins by two percentage points over Obama.
McCain beats Romney.
CNN, PBS, NYT. 1-9. Registered Democrats (as opposed to Independents) and women preferred Clinton.
The better educated and better off favored Obama, the less educated and poor favored Clinton.
Suggested explanations for Clinton win: Independent voters were drained from Obama to McCain. Big sympathy vote of women for Clinton. College turnout disappointed Obama.
NYT 1-10. Kerry endorsed Obama.
The CIA Tapes
NYTimes 1-2. The co-chairs of the 9-11 Commission, Thomas Keane and Lee Hamilton, claim that government officials refused to inform the Commission of the destruction of the CIA tapes of “ harsh interrogation,” and that this was an obstruction of justice.
NYTimes 1-3. Both the Justice Department and Congress have started investigations of the case. 1-4 The FBI will be in charge of the Justice Dept. investigation.
Health
PBS 1-4. Exercise tends to increase production of new neurons in the brain. The learning process tends to create new synapses between neurons.
Sex Education
NYT 1-6. Teen pregnancy, after a long decline, has started to rise. Fifteen states rejected federal funds for abstinence only sex education.
Environment
NYT 1-3. The state of California sues the EPA for blocking new rules limiting carbon emissions in new cars and trucks driven in the state. Other states are expected to join the suit.
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