Tina Fey of "SNL" and "30 Rock" has announced that Condoleezza Rice is going to appear on "30 Rock". She announced it during a meet and greet last night. It was reported by Lisa de Moraes, the TV columnist for the Washington Post, on her blog.
By appearing on such a popular TV show, can this be a sign of things to come for Ms. Rice, getting her name out there slowly to increase her visibility in preparation for something larger? Current candidates would jump at the chance to appear on such a program as it allows them to get their name known to people who might not necessarily have known otherwise. However, because candidates would use a cameo as a publicity stunt, I am not sure whether producers and broadcast company executives would be happy or allow it.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Vice-President Etiquette
According to CBS News, Vice President Biden may have fallen asleep during President Obama's press conference on debt reduction. The video shows him with his eyes closed although he may be thinking deeply and not sleeping. However, if you pay close attention to the lady with glasses sitting behind and to the left of V.P. Biden, she too seems to be falling asleep. What does this say for V.P. Biden and the lady behind him if they both fell asleep, what does it say about President Obama's oratory abilities if they were able to fall asleep and lastly, what does this tell us about CBS News or whoever took the video- did they have nothing better do to than to place a camera on V.P. Biden?
Tonight may be a night to watch some info-tainment news shows as this is sure to be included in the telecast.
Tonight may be a night to watch some info-tainment news shows as this is sure to be included in the telecast.
Friday, April 1, 2011
[Insert Name Here] for President
Apparently, running for president is the new thing to do. Trump is doing it along with 20(!) other presidential hopefuls.
Is running for president seen as a business venture, a way to get a name out there which, as in the case of Sarah Palin, can lead to a lucrative career as a speaker and pundit? Or is it driven by a real desire to do something good for the country?
One of the strengths of this country is that almost anyone can run for president and if they are disqualified from running for president, they can still run for election into other areas of government.
However, I feel that having too many people running for president (even at this early stage) causes rifts in the electorate leading me to posit that it may be better to have fewer candidates, the front runners running for president and appointing the other hopefuls to cabinet positions. This would allow people to vote for who they want while keeping the electorate relatively intact.
Is running for president seen as a business venture, a way to get a name out there which, as in the case of Sarah Palin, can lead to a lucrative career as a speaker and pundit? Or is it driven by a real desire to do something good for the country?
One of the strengths of this country is that almost anyone can run for president and if they are disqualified from running for president, they can still run for election into other areas of government.
However, I feel that having too many people running for president (even at this early stage) causes rifts in the electorate leading me to posit that it may be better to have fewer candidates, the front runners running for president and appointing the other hopefuls to cabinet positions. This would allow people to vote for who they want while keeping the electorate relatively intact.
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