A good question....

[alfreda89]

http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2004-10-15/cols_ventura.html

Does this Michael Ventura story hint at why half the nation clings to President Bush?

"... The question of identity rides on another question: Why, in spite of a disastrous economic and foreign policy record, does George W. Bush appeal deeply to nearly half our population – people largely as well-meaning and desirous of peace as the other half?

The answer is: Bush feigns certainty."

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[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

This column is a keeper.

Also a reminder that 1) Stirling Silliphant was a damned good writer**, and 2) TV drama used to contain more ideas that it does now.

**I remember seeing Sillphant and other screenwriters/scriptwriters on the TV talk shows--Merv, Mike, Johnny,Steve Allen. Do you see them on TV anymore?

kaygo, showing her age.

Where did the greats go?

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, no--you'd think more writers are interviewed more often. Even with Straczynski writing most of 5 years of B5 himself, and at a fairly high rate of quality--no one in the biz end noticed.

One thing cable, in theory, gives us the chance to see, is a bigger spectrum--and I hope, in that variety, more quality!

Ventura is occasionally nuts, but more often he nails things right on target. He did an incredible column on tobacco, once, and wrapping yourself in death/smoke as a means of separating yourself from others. His column on "Mists of Avalon" on TV was awesome, too.