Charles Krauthammer has a bit of fun with the stage decorations set for Obama‘s Thursday speech, which apparently evoke ancient Greek architecture aesthetic: [M]aybe he’ll just do a Napoleon and coronate himself. By the time Napoleon made himself emperor, he had won the Battles of Lodi, of Arcole, of Rivoli, of the Pyramids and of […]
Adam Serwer
Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer
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CLINTON DONORS STILL SALTY.
The New York Times is reporting that the Obama campaign, while raising a great deal of money, has fallen short of its goals, largely because many of Clinton’s financial backers are holding out. When Mr. Obama decided in June to bypass the $84 million in public financing for the general election, campaign officials calculated that […]
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MORNING CONVENTION ROUNDUP.
The best convention coverage here at the Prospect and elsewhere: Michael O’Hare really liked Hillary’s speech last night. Steve Benen says she “stole the show.” Ezra Klein also thought the speech was effective, but Michael Crowley says differently. How good was Dennis Kucinich last night? “Wake Up America!” Matthew Yglesias notes that conservatives are pretty […]
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WHEN A SOURCE IS NOT A SOURCE.
Via County Fair, Howard Kurtz channels his inner Bill Clinton. After criticism that The Washington Post‘s “media critic” violated the paper’s own rules on anonymous sourcing by allowing an unnamed FOX employee to take a shot at Jon Stewart, Kurtz fires back that it depends on the definition of “source” doesn’t it? Howard Kurtz insists […]
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Fighting Jackie Robinson Syndrome
Michelle Obama’s convention speech was inspired, but it was also a testament to the extra burden she’s asked to bear as a black woman in America.
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MORNING CONVENTION ROUNDUP.
Today’s roundup of the best convention-related coverage from TAP and around the Web. Eugene Robinson tells Democrats to chill out and calm down, but some of the delegates are still concerned. What Spencer Ackerman said. Juan Williams embarrasses himself. Ezra Klein comments on Edward Kennedy‘s speech to the Democratic Convention. Pam Spaulding hangs out with […]
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REPPIN’ THE AFROSPHERE.
I just want to take a minute to point out that several of my buddies from the Afrosphere are going to be at the convention this week, including my friends Baratunde Thurston and Cheryl Contee from JJP, Pam Spaulding, L.N. Rock, Gina McCauley, Liza Sabater, and Shawn Williams. There’s more going on on each blog […]
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ROVE’S GOT A LIST, HE’S CHECKIN’ IT TWICE.
Brendan Nyhan points out that Karl Rove is basically going through a traditional checklist of racist stereotypes in criticizing Obama, but he missed a few. First there’s the laziness smear, which Rove has been pushing for months. Rove returned to this theme last Thursday, but that doesn’t mean he’s neglecting the others. You’ll remember that […]
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REGGAETON: PERFECT FOR MCCAIN.
Don’t expect right-wingers to be outraged by Reggeaton artist Daddy Yankee’s embrace of McCain, despite his liberal use of the term “Zorra” in his lyrics. Since TAPPED is a family blog, I can’t explain what “Zorra” is roughly equivalent to, but it’s kind of like a mixture of what K-Lo thinks Madonna is and what […]
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LAURYN AND WOMEN IN HIP-HOP.
Ta-Nehisi Coates, commenting on this piece by Teresa Wiltz reminiscing on Lauryn Hill‘s1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, doesn’t understand the ongoing fascination: At this point, I’m kinda tired of hearing about her. For a moment, she had the touch, and now something’s gone terribly wrong. A tragedy, no doubt. But not one that […]
