TV Clips, Palin as Paper Grizzly, Why It's Hard Out Here For Obama...

[Ari Melber]

Hey,

This update has links to some of my recent TV clips and articles, and an article by Eric Alterman that I highly recommend.

--ARTICLES--

This week I did two short pieces on Sarah Palin's social networking:

For Palin's Facebook Friends, It's Complicated
http://www.thenation.com/blog/37588/palins-facebook-friends-its-complicated

Sarah Palin, Paper Grizzly
http://www.thenation.com/blog/37462/sarah-palin-paper-grizzly

And a bit more dated, but on an important topic, this essay probes how there is an acceptable media "bias" in favor of the powerful:

Ex-WashPo Blogger Wrong About Why He Was Wrong
http://www.thenation.com/blog/36806/ex-washpo-blogger-wrong-about-why-he-was-wrong

--TV--

MSNBC discussion with Matt Lewis & Cenk Uygur:
http://bit.ly/MSNBCpanel

CNBC discussion from yesterday on "sin taxes":
http://bit.ly/CNBCTax

Finally, if you're on this list you will probably be interested in the thorough argument that Eric Alterman makes for how our contemporary democratic infrastructure is rigged against reform, and often against Obama. It's a meditation, not an excuse, and it's made some waves in progressive and Obama circles:

Kabuki Democracy: Why a Progressive Presidency Is Impossible, for Now
http://bit.ly/KABUKi