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View Article  Lapham and the Debate Over Tim Russert
by Roland, the Gunslinger on Sun 17 Aug 2008 01:58 PM EDT


When journalist Tim Russert died in June, the media expressed buckets of emotion about and reverence toward one of its own. Inevitably, coverage of the coverage emerged, as a few people were willing to voice their distaste for what they saw as unduly hagiographic treatment.

Lewis Lapham (above), former Harper's editor and founder of the newish Lapham's Quarterly, was one of the naysayers. "There was a time in America when the press and the government were on opposite sides of the field," he said in July. "The press was supposed to speak on behalf of the people. The new tradition is that the press speaks on behalf of the government. ... Tim Russert was a spokesman for power, wealth, and privilege.

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View Article  Elitist, America-hating Canadian snob asks: Can a slender, smart black man win the White House?
by Roland, the Gunslinger on Sun 17 Aug 2008 01:29 PM EDT


MILLIONS OF working-class Americans are fat, sweaty and white. They are addicted to beer and junk food, and have never wanted to read a book, go to university or visit Europe. Can they bring themselves to vote for a presidential candidate who is thin, trim and black, and who is addicted to exercise, turns down desserts, drinks Black Forest Berry Honest Tea and eats organically grown health food?

(Roland answers: He certainly can. We just haven't had one run yet.)

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