Archive for September 2008
Follow Up: Obama to Disappoint Supporters…By Appearing On The O’Reilly Factor
On July 31st Smart Politics outlined several reasons why Barack Obama should not follow in the footsteps of 2000 Democratic Presidential nominee Al Gore, who declined to grant an interview to Bill O’Reilly on his top-rated cable television news program,…
Read MoreLive Blog: Transportation and Climate Change: Promoting Sustainable Growth and Prosperity
2:40 p.m. “Transportation and Climate Change: Promoting Sustainable Growth and Prosperity?” is the final panel today at the Humphrey Institute’s series of forums entitled, America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention. The discussion is…
Read MoreLive Blog: Building a Better, Safer World: What Would a McCain Presidency Do?
12:40 p.m. “Building a Better, Safer World: What Would a McCain Presidency Do?” is the third panel today at the Humphrey Institute’s series of forums entitled, America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention. The…
Read MoreLive Blog: Convention Politics and the Fall Elections
10:05 a.m. “Convention Politics and the Fall Elections” is the second panel this morning at the Humphrey Institute’s series of forums entitled, America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention. The discussion is moderated by…
Read MoreLive Blog: The Greater Middle East
8:20 a.m. “The Greater Middle East” kicks off Day 3 at the Humphrey Institute’s series of forums entitled America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention. The discussion is moderated by Richard N. Haass, President…
Read MoreLive Blog: How Would They Govern?
1:45 p.m. The final panel today at the Humphrey Institute’s America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention is “How Would They Govern?” The panel is moderated by Thomas Mann (Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution) and…
Read MoreLive Blog: Truth Telling in the Media and the Fall Elections
11:40 a.m. The third forum this morning at the Humphrey Institute’s America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention is “Truth Telling in the Media and the Fall Elections.” The panel is moderated by Kathleen…
Read MoreLive Blog: What Are Americans Looking For?
10:00 a.m. “What Are Americans Looking For?” is the second forum today in the Humphrey Institute’s America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention. The discussion is moderated by the always colorful columnist E. J….
Read MoreLive Blog: Foreign Policy Challenges for the Next Administration
8:25 a.m. “Foreign Policy Challenges for the next Administration” kicks off the second day at the Humphrey Institute’s series of forums entitled America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention. The discussion is moderated by…
Read MoreLive Blog: Conservatism Today
2:15 p.m. “Conservatism Today” is the fourth panel convened today at the Humphrey Institute’s series of forums entitled America’s Future: Conversations about Politics and Policy during the 2008 Republican National Convention. Moderating this afternoon’s panel is E.J. Dionne (Columnist, Washington…
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