Scripting News: Sunday, March 3, 2024
If the Democrats had a sense of the moment they'd run the campaign on a plan to regain control of the House and keep the Senate and White House so we can pass a law that legalizes abortion in the whole country. Give people a positive reason to elect a governing majority. Think powerfully. #
Sarah Sherman is incredible, like a Gilda Radner or John Belushi, she becomes the character she's playing, but she's still herself. #
I found myself responding at length to my longtime friend and proto-blogger Jeff Jarvis, so instead of posting a thread of chained messages, I just made it a blog post. #
The thing about Gaza is that there's the rest of the world, and they're watching to see how we deal with Israel, given that Netanyahu has been such an asshole to the US. He's a freaking MAGA. #
So the president has to gradually increase the pressure on Israel, but he has to be mindful that there already is a shitload of pressure all around, more pressure is the last thing we need. A lot more people will die if it spirals out of control. But Biden is increasing the pressure. The images of the air food drops into Gaza from US planes is exactly the right way to proceed for the US. It shows that there's another path, compassion and help. #
Being president of the United States is a complicated thing IOW. But they're doing it the only way we can, given who we are. #
Jeff, I know you know this. This would be the adult discussion, which we never have. Journos seem to think Americans can't understand the basics of world politics, but somehow we understand the rules and history of the NBA, NFL and MLB. The functioning of politics isn't really any more complicated. #
Linkblog items for the day.
Why 'Fetal Personhood' Is Roiling the Right. nytimes.com
Rogue Editors Started a Competing Wikipedia That's Only About Roads. gizmodo.com
What Biden Is Thinking About the 2024 Election. newyorker.com
"Outside of X, the public isn't reading the right. And as a result, X now shapes the right as much as even Fox News." #surprising nytimes.com
How to use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini AI tools. axios.com
There's a rule in covering elections that they don't make projections or even analyze results on TV until all the polls are closed. We need an analogous rule that says there should be no reporting on polls until after the election, to allow the people to form their own opinions, for the same reason. scripting.com
Ralph Nader Looks Ahead, at Age 90. What He Sees Is Not What You'd Expect. substack.com
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