tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post1003547034879728787..comments2023-11-02T05:46:17.571-07:00Comments on QuantumDice: The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy presentHowardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-87002358382455302272009-01-24T19:23:00.000-08:002009-01-24T19:23:00.000-08:00In reading Gene's post, I thought about how Obama'...In reading Gene's post, I thought about how Obama's approach will force changes in "top-down" media - not only in how we cover the presidency, but news in general.<BR/><BR/>"Never since the rise of mass media has a campaign succeeded on assuming not only the basic intelligence of voters, but also their willingness to hear out a complex argument. The technology to bypass top-down media is one cornerstone of Obama’s success as a communicator."<BR/><BR/>Perhaps this is a glimmer of hope for newspapers. Thanks for the insight, Gene.<BR/><BR/>GaryGary O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023093557293108634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-80971160432522920372009-01-22T14:21:00.000-08:002009-01-22T14:21:00.000-08:00Well, it's a good one, Gene. Was great to see your...Well, it's a good one, Gene. Was great to see your perspective – perhaps especially since it was so closely allied with my own :)Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-49063763420725313912009-01-21T21:25:00.000-08:002009-01-21T21:25:00.000-08:00Don't know if "non-reductive rhetoric" is a real t...Don't know if "non-reductive rhetoric" is a real term or not, nevermind fancy, but I made it up this morning while mulling over that speech.Gene Koohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247953545127522008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312183777522008540.post-25812563968092690902009-01-21T14:29:00.000-08:002009-01-21T14:29:00.000-08:00Howard -Thank you so much for your thoughtful and ...Howard -<BR/>Thank you so much for your thoughtful and spiritual word-smithery.<BR/>My mother also is an "Adlai Stevenson Democrat" who passed along to me her affection for honest intellectual idealism.<BR/>I, too, was profoundly touched by Aaron Copeland’s “Lincoln Portrait,” and "Fanfare for the Common Man" at the inaugural.<BR/>One more touchpoint: Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen in front of the Lincoln Monument, exuberantly singing Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land." <BR/>I'm unapologetically grateful that I lived to see this day.Charlotte-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039494633856004071noreply@blogger.com