Obama Brings Firsts for Black Press from Politico
"Barack Obama’s election as president is prompting major changes in the nation’s black press, ushering in a series of firsts that editors say will reshape print, Internet, radio and television coverage aimed at African-American audiences."
The President Forgotten but Not Gone (Frank Rich) from the New York Times
"Even the banality of evil is too grandiose a concept for 43. He is not a memorable villain so much as a sometimes affable second banana whom Josh Brolin and Will Ferrell can nail without breaking a sweat. He’s the reckless Yalie Tom Buchanan, not Gatsby. He is smaller than life."
Top 10 Political Newcomers of 2008 from Politico
"These new arrivals on the national stage — relative unknowns who burst onto the scene, behind-the-scenes players who suddenly took on high-profile roles, politicians who took their act beyond their state’s borders — made 2008 a livelier, more engaging political year and seem likely to continue shaping the political environment for better or for worse."
The Time has Come: Can Obama Really Make a Difference? from the Independent [of London]
"This month, Barack Obama becomes America's 44th president. All the world will be watching, hopeful that things will finally get better."
US-installed Iraqi ex-PM says Bush "utter failure" from Reuters News Service
"Former U.S.-installed Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has denounced the policies of President George W. Bush as an "utter failure" that gave rise to the sectarian venom that ravaged his country."
A New Chapter: Europe is Ready to Work with Obama from the New York Times
"After rebuffing the Bush administration on a number of fronts, European governments are signaling that they may be more willing to engage with the incoming Obama administration on a variety of stalled issues, including taking in prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center and strengthening sanctions against Iran."
The Bush Years from the Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board
"For President Bush, though, there won't be many more press events. So it's no surprise that he is betting history will be kinder to him than any possible present-day assessment of his tenure. He has to hope, as well, that those shoes tossed at him by an irate Iraqi journalist in mid-December will land in history books only as a quirky footnote."
My Neighbor Barack from The Jewish Week [of Chicago]
"Not everyone can claim to be the neighbor of a Presidential candidate - I can, though, because I am. Barack Obama's Chicago home is across the street from KAM Isaiah Israel, the Hyde Park synagogue at which I've served for 27 years. He spoke to our congregation as an Illinois state senator; more recently, his Secret Service agents have made use of our, shall we say, facilities."
As Carl Zimring recently communicated, the good Raddi passed away this last week -- see here.
HISTORICAL NUGGET!
The Hartford Courant, the oldest continuously published paper in the country, has been reproducing notable presidential election front pages in recent weeks. This web site has all of the 44 front pages reproduced and fairly easy to access. A fun perusal if you have a few minutes!
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