Today, I wish to direct attention to
Dan Froomkin, who writes the
"White House Briefing" feature for the
Washington Post. ...sometimes he manages to pull off a big tweak by subtle reference. For instance, yesterday's WHB, titled
"When a Background Briefing Is Not Enough", rolled though the meeting in Texas between President Bush, Mexican President Vicente Fox and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin; journalists' frustration with the vagueness of White House statements; potential repercussions across the political spectrum over the Schiavo interventions and the "Culture of Life"; the Social Security Lollapalooza tour; and other similar topics.
Very near the end Froomkin inserted this item:
Bush's Roots
Blogger Holden is turning out to be even more obsessive about poring over Bush's remarks than I am.
Holden noticed this Bush comment from Albuquerque, talking about going back to Crawford: "I like to get home. I like to remember -- to go back to my roots, where I was from."
Holden then provides a photographic overview of where Bush is really from. Hint: It ain't Crawford.
So, of course, Froomkin's curious readers click on the link to find see what Holden has found. Surprise! There's a lot more at that link than just a "a photographic overview". Holden's post at
First Draft, titled
"Four Corners Baboon-a-palooza", shows pictures of New Haven, Midland, and Houston, and then anchors the photo series by nailing Bush to a couple of truths found lurking near (but not in) his statements.
Dan Froomkin spoke few words, but I'm giving him-- and Holden-- a big shout-out!
Very near the end Froomkin inserted this item:
Bush's Roots
Blogger Holden is turning out to be even more obsessive about poring over Bush's remarks than I am.
Holden noticed this Bush comment from Albuquerque, talking about going back to Crawford: "I like to get home. I like to remember -- to go back to my roots, where I was from."
Holden then provides a photographic overview of where Bush is really from. Hint: It ain't Crawford.
So, of course, Froomkin's curious readers click on the link to find see what Holden has found. Surprise! There's a lot more at that link than just a "a photographic overview". Holden's post at
First Draft, titled
"Four Corners Baboon-a-palooza", shows pictures of New Haven, Midland, and Houston, and then anchors the photo series by nailing Bush to a couple of truths found lurking near (but not in) his statements.
Dan Froomkin spoke few words, but I'm giving him-- and Holden-- a big shout-out! More...
I called out to my readers and fellow bloggers (all of whom I trust to have good taste) for their opinions on whether or not I should blog about Glenn Reynolds' position at the Foresight Institute. If you haven't done so, please read my
previous post before moving on. I'll share a few responses before getting to my decision.
Katy over at Get Yourself Some Boring writes:
I probably wouldn't read your blog if it was dedicated to picking apart Reynolds, whereas reading a grad student in the field talking about what's good in the field seems like it would be interesting.
