Archive for the ‘Clips’ Category
Great Expectations – Obama and the Middle East
Commentary: President Obama succeeded in Cairo, if only by saying things long acknowledged.
(BuzzFlash, June 12, 2009)
Tags: barack obama, buzzflash, cairo, commentary, jeff fleischer, middle east
Tortured Parlance
Commentary: Out of office, Dick Cheney continues defending the indefensible.
(BuzzFlash, May 28, 2009)
Tags: barack obama, buzzflash, commentary, detainees, dick cheney, guantanamo, jeff fleischer, torture
The Swan Song of Roland
Commentary: Democrats musn’t let Rod Blagojevich get the last laugh with his Senate appointment.
(BuzzFlash, January 28, 2009)
Tags: buzzflash, chicago, commentary, democrats, illinois, jeff fleischer, rod blagojevich, roland burris
Missouri’s McCaskill in Dead Heat for Senate
In Missouri’s Senate race, Claire McCaskill is running neck-and-neck against GOP incumbent Jim Talent. She favors two referenda that have widespread voter support: stem-cell research and raising the state’s minimum wage.
(Women’s eNews, September 25, 2006)
Tags: 2006 election, claire mccaskill, jeff fleischer, missouri, senate, womens enews
Last Thoughts on Studs Terkel
Commentary: America lost one of its finest writers and greatest humanitarians with the death of Studs Terkel.
(BuzzFlash, November 10, 2008)
Tags: buzzflash, chicago, commentary, jeff fleischer, obituary, studs terkel
“Suspension” … and Disbelief
Commentary: The McCain campaign is acting desperate in the final weeks.
(BuzzFlash, October 2, 2008)
Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, buzzflash, commentary, jeff fleischer, john mccain
Half-Baked Alaska
Commentary: While she does energize the opposition, progressives should hope Sarah Palin’s resignation is the real thing.
(BuzzFlash, July 8, 2009)
Tags: 2008 election, alaska, buzzflash, commentary, jeff fleischer, mitt romney, sarah palin