May 2013
1 post
What Does the Yahoo!/Tumblr Deal Mean to You?
Today on my CNN show “The Lead” we’ll be talking about the Yahoo! acquisition of your beloved Tumblr.
So here’s my question for you, tumblrers: What does it mean to you?
Are you impressed?
Is the meaning of this, as David Karp suggests, that “(s)imply, Tumblr gets better faster”? Is that it? All it will mean is “more resources to draw from”?
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February 2013
1 post
What a Hero Sounds Like: Clint Romesha at the...
“I stand here with mixed emotions of both joy and sadness for me today. I don’t think I’m much different than Medal of Honor recipients Sergeant First Class Petry and former Staff Sergeant Giunta and feeling conflicted with this medal I now wear. But joy comes from recognition for us doing our jobs as soldiers on distant battlefields, but is countered by the constant reminder...
January 2013
6 posts
What Does It Mean to Kill A Man?
During CNN’s coverage of the confirmation hearings for former Senator Chuck Hagel I mentioned how the Vietnam war experiences of Secretary of State John Kerry and Hagel shaped their worldviews. I mentioned that Kerry had killed a man in Vietnam, though I wasn’t sure about Hagel.
Here’s a little bit more about the Kerry story, from a Nightline in 2004:
ABC News Transcripts June...
Mailroom: "Just finished The Outpost"
“This is a wonderfully disturbing book, just as you might wish it to be. I did little else the past few days but read it. The writing, the research is awesome. I learned a lot about soldiering and modern warfare, kept wishing for unmanned drones (read The Panther), and my heart broke every time a soldier died. So unnecessary. Military decisions perhaps should be made by women. I learned a...
Better pictures of Romesha
I spoke with former Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha over the weekend, and as I expected he was completely humble about his pending Medal of Honor and quite sincerely expressed a desire for attention to be given instead to those who were killed during the horrible October 3, 2009 attack on Combat Outpost Keating, as well as to other troops who were brave that day, such as Brad Larson and Tom...
Staff Sergeant Clint Romesha, Hero
The White House announced this afternoon that President Obama will on February 11th award the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Clint Romesha, formerly of 3-61 CAV, for his actions on October 3, 2009, when Combat Outpost Keating was attacked.
I know a little bit about Romesha (ROE-muh-shay) and the attack on COP Keating, having written a book about both, and I am so happy for both Ro and his...
What Jack Lew's Signature REALLY Looks Like
So word comes that, as long predicted, President Obama will nominate current White House chief of staff Jacob “Jack” Lew to be the next Secretary of the Treasury.
The pick is no surprise — President Obama tends to nominate just the person whom you think he’s going to nominate. Lew’s liberal bona fides have progressives happy, and conservatives angry.
Of some...
What It Took, Richard Ben Cramer
I never met legendary reporter Richard Ben Cramer, author of perhaps the best campaign book of the modern era “What It Takes: The Way to the White House,” but his is a huge loss for our national understanding of issues large and small.
Before he wrote What It Takes, which details six candidates in the 1988 presidential race — Bush Sr., Dole, Dukakis, Gephardt, Biden and Hart,...
