#political interview

[azeutreciathewicked]

This was an excellent, active, and engaging conversation about policy and positions between Kamala Harris and the National Association of Black Journalists. If this conversation seems "boring" or difficult to keep attention on, it's a good sign that we need some detoxing from outrage soundbytes. This is what a candidate interview should look like, what a conversation about politics and policy should look like. It's okay for journalists to push back, and it's also okay for a candidate to push back to finish their point or to give context to answer a question well. There can be some jostling and pressure without it devolving into screaming, insults, and garbage. VP Harris was classy, clear, and demonstrated how much she has worked on and thought about these important issues, and her sincerity shines through. There is no contest.

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Georgia's Political Future: An Interview with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze

Georgia’s Political Landscape: An Interview with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze Irakli Kobakhidze, the Prime Minister of Georgia, presents himself as a man who is both relaxed and composed, with a clear sense of focus. During our interview, he did not have a large entourage, which allowed for a more personal conversation. He shared fond memories of Georgian football, reminiscing about the…

[weaversweek]

An appreciation of Jeremy Paxman.

A quick visit to his old school, and his time at Cambridge University.

The journalist training in Brighton, then to Belfast and other troublespots.

Newsnight is going to be his best-remembered programme, Paxman redefined the political interview as a hostile, aggressive experience, producing more heat than light. He's also written some books.

For this blog, Jeremy Paxman will be remembered as the host of University Challenge.

For almost thirty years, great student minds have pitted their wits against questions from his mouth. He's worked gently to make the show more inclusive - welcome women, steer the questions towards minorities and groups under-represented on mainstream telly.

And now, while the mind remains sharp, Paxman's body has begun to let him down. He feels it's time to get off the stage, which is terribly sad, and an excuse to pay tribute to a television legend.

[schoolhater]

link to the article

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siraj's gofundme

[mysharona1987]

Best comeback line ever.

[hermit-frog]

[a-boat-on-the-sea]

Jesus was a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern man, who spent his early childhood as a refugee. He spent his life telling people to give all their belongings to the poor. If he knocked on the door of many Republicans, they would get one of their guns and shoot him in the face.

[st-just]

Okay this interview is a month old but I just saw it for the first time and-

lol, lmao even.

[tswiftupdatess]

Hillary Clinton on Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris:

“The fact that it happened right after the debate and just added to Kamala’s momentum must have just set them all off. Taylor Swift brings an unusual impact to an endorsement. Her fanbase is so intense and incredibly influenced by her. She’s a singer who charts the course of her life which they relate to as their own lives, but she’s also someone who stood up to a guy who groped her and stood up to get her music back from someone she thought had illegitimately had taken it from her. She has demonstrated a resilience in taking control over her own life that sends a strong message. I’m a huge admirer. I think [her endorsement] has real impact.” (Via: On with Kara Swisher Podcast)

(September 16, 2024)

[alwaysbewoke]

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Kamala Harris and Bret Baier Clash in Heated Interview

Kamala Harris Faces Off with Bret Baier in a Contentious Interview While Vice President Kamala Harris may not have the opportunity to debate former President Donald J. Trump again, she certainly found herself in a heated exchange with Bret Baier on Wednesday. As Fox News’s chief political anchor, Baier wasted no time in challenging the Democratic presidential nominee on a range of topics,…

[mrgaretcarter]

Hasan Minhaj roasts Ted Lasso season 3 and Obama in one fell swoop

[genuinelyshallow]

It's literally raining fire in Gaza now

[go-see-a-starwar]

Because Star Wars has had the cultural impact that it has, these characters almost become public domain, where people feel a sense of ownership over them. The character was criticised, my performance was criticised, and that part sucked. But I also felt like I had some context that perhaps helped a little bit. When Episode I came out, there was a lot of excitement that they were making a new Star Wars, and it was going to be the backstory of Darth Vader. But I had friends that were upset that the character was starting off as this young kid. And I watched the film, and I loved it. It was everything I wanted and more. And I didn’t understand the disconnect between the movie that I saw, and the negativity in some of the reviews. In a way that sort of criticism, I think, comes from a certain failure of their own suspension of disbelief. If you’re gonna go sit in a theatre, and the opening scroll starts with, “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away”, that’s setting the stage that anything is possible. These people don’t need to sound and behave the way that we might expect. And if you’re going to sit down and think that you’re getting something that is of our current zeitgeist, then you’re setting yourself up for something else. You know what I mean?

Hayden on the backlash the prequels and his performance received, Empire Magazine

[marisatomay]

Been listening to books about the Salem witch trials and it’s so weird to me that there’s this prevailing narrative where people think of Salem as “oh they were deluded primitive folk who believed in witchcraft lol” when there are contemporary documents where prominent people said the accusers and the court (which hadn’t followed standard legal procedures even for that time) were committing crimes so grievous it would forever be a stain on New England

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