Category Archives: Media

by | July 4, 2011

The Los Angeles Times Review of “Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned”

              http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/books/la-ca-john-farrell-20110626,0,4503692.story                            

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by | July 4, 2011

Farrell Talks Darrow with Tavis Smiley

    http://video.pbs.org/video/2031176600/

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by | June 16, 2011

Watch Jack on Morning Joe, discussing Clarence Darrow with Jon Meacham and the gang

  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/#43393077

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by | June 16, 2011

Politico: John Edwards Could Learn From Clarence Darrow

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56287.html

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by | January 12, 2009

Joe the Plumber, War Correspondent Extraordinaire

By Bree Hocking War is hell, as they say, and Joe the Plumber, in an ongoing campaign to earn his place as the most famous idiot in history, has just come forward with a solution for dealing with this irksome little … Continue reading →

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by | November 15, 2008

Fox News’ Shep Smith … My New Hero?

By Robert Schlesinger I might be developing a journo-crush on Shepard Smith. Here’s his latest act of professional heroism (which could only be improved upon by dismissing the notion of the “mainstream media” as the absurd artificial construct that it … Continue reading →

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by | November 7, 2008

President-elect Obama’s First Press Conference

By Bree Hocking President-elect Obama’s first press conference just wrapped up, and I’m still reeling. I could understand everything he said.

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by | November 4, 2008

Week in Review: “The Mac is Back” and Other Tales from the Final Days of the ’08 Hustings

By Bree Hocking What a long strange trip it’s been — and I’m just talking about the final week of the 2008 presidential campaign. As the “year of living on the edge of our seats” (to quote a recent New York Times … Continue reading →

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by | October 29, 2008

John McCain’s Stunt Campaign

By Bree Hocking The final days of a losing campaign inevitably lead to rounds of finger pointing. Already, unnamed McCain advisers have called Sarah Palin a “diva” and decried her “rogue” behavior, terms more typically associated with demanding actresses and terrorist … Continue reading →

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by | October 27, 2008

“Are You Joking? Is This a Joke?” Joe Biden’s Greatness

By Robert Schlesinger The video below captures one of the things I’ve always liked about Joe Biden but haven’t always been able to put my finger on: He’s human. Many pols, faced with nutball questions in what is ostensibly a … Continue reading →

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