The article describes those polled as "the career-oriented heart of the military" and says that the sample is "older, more experienced, more likely to be officers and more career-oriented than the military population."

This is not what most of us mean by "troops." A more representative sample -- which is hard to get, I'm not claiming deliberate bias -- might show much less support for Bush and the current direction in Iraq. 

Posted at January 2, 2006 1:15 PM in response to Military Views on Iraq

Not a talk show, but perhaps relevant: in 1987 CBS cut into the evening news in order to show the U.S. Open. Rather left the studio, and CBS had 6 minutes of dead air.

Posted at August 5, 2005 5:27 PM in response to Hoofers

As I understand it, Who's Who always uses maiden names -- including, perhaps, in Novak's own biography.

 So Henry would say, "Bob, in your column you referred to Wilson's wife as 'Valerie Plame,' which is her maiden name and her covert name, but not the name she uses in civilian life. Why?"

"That's how she is listed in Who's Who."

"But Bob, your wife was listed as _____. You knew that the entries were maiden names, not current names. Why did you use her covert name?"

If that is feasible (and I'm not clear on when Plame vs. Wilson was used, or what Novak's listing says), Novak might have reason to fear the big red book.

How the story went from 'Valerie Wilson' to 'Valerie Plame' is still a mystery, I believe. 

Posted at August 5, 2005 5:16 PM in response to Carville Speaks

Maybe there was also a Pyne episode, but I remember watching Lester Maddox on Dick Cavett's show. There was also a black football player, and the three were talking.

Maddox claimed that he was actually quite moderate on racial issues. The football player asked him, "Does that upset the racists?" Before Maddox could answer they went to a station break.

When they came back, Cavett said "Where were we? Oh, that's right. Governor Maddox, are any of your supporters upset with your moderate policies?"

Maddox responded, "You just called my supporters racists -- and I demand an apology!" After hemming and hawing Cavett said, "If I have called any of your supporters racist, who are not in fact racist, I apologize." Maddox walked. 

Posted at August 5, 2005 4:42 PM in response to Hoofers