Twitter roundup

From my Twitter feed:
-I love that Larry Kudlow's radio promo says he was a mid-level bureaucrat under Reagan. Don't change the channel -- he worked at OMB 25 years ago!
-Elevating the discourse, Charlie Rangel refers to "terrorists" on Wall Street, Joe McGinniss compares Sarah Palin's tactics to those of "Nazi troopers," and Chris Matthews calls Palin's post about McGinniss a "fatwa"
-A proposal to ban serial dissemblers from Sunday shows (similar to my "naming and shaming" idea)
-Sestak from way back: Historian K.C. Johnson shows that LBJ (like Obama, Reagan, etc.) used appointments to influence candidates
-Slate's Chris Beam parodies what news coverage would be like if written by political scientists (perhaps the first parody of political scientists ever to appear in a mainstream press outlet)
-Even by White House press briefing standards, Robert Gibbs attempting to prove Obama's rage about the Gulf oil spill was pathetic
-Topping Krugman's classic "Shape of the Earth: Views Differ" faux headline, CNN searches for an upside to the Gulf spill
-Must-read Greg Marx story in CJR on political science as an "untapped resource" for journalists (note: I was interviewed)
-Results from a Slate experiment showing how easy it is to manipulate political memories:
-In a new ad, Mickey Kaus randomly bashes unions without explaining what their failings have to do with labor policy or Barbara Boxer -- it's a total non sequitur
-Correlation/causation alert: "Skinny People Shop at Whole Foods"

Comments

[MartyB]

So you are complaining that a 30 second TV commercial doesn't lay out a full narrative? Sheesh Brendan...

[David]

I wouldn't want to ban serial dissemblers from Sunday shows. The American people should be allowed to hear from our President.