Comments on: Dartmouth Trustee Battle http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/04/01/dartmouth-trustee-battle/ The blog of the mystery writer, screenwriter and CEO of Pajamas Media Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ricpic http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/04/01/dartmouth-trustee-battle/#comment-86329 ricpic Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:16:05 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/04/01/dartmouth-trustee-battle/#comment-86329 Oops. Should have been posted to the Matthew Dowd story. Sorry. Oops. Should have been posted to the Matthew Dowd story. Sorry.

]]> By: ricpic http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/04/01/dartmouth-trustee-battle/#comment-86328 ricpic Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:13:56 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/04/01/dartmouth-trustee-battle/#comment-86328 I wonder why, in the 6 plus years of the Bush Administration, no one within the administration has been able to convince Bush to give regular fireside chats, in the FDR tradition. Say, one prime time network TV half hour talk every three months. In fact, I don't know whether such a recommendation has ever been made to the President. But I would be stunned if it hasn't been. To the argument that Bush is a poor communicator, these "chats" would actually be highly scripted speeches, at which Bush has been known to excel. No telling what his popularity or even the popularity of the Iraq War would be if ordinary non-political types had been exposed to Bush's side of the argument, on a regular basis, over the past several years. I wonder why, in the 6 plus years of the Bush Administration, no one within the administration has been able to convince Bush to give regular fireside chats, in the FDR tradition. Say, one prime time network TV half hour talk every three months. In fact, I don’t know whether such a recommendation has ever been made to the President. But I would be stunned if it hasn’t been. To the argument that Bush is a poor communicator, these “chats” would actually be highly scripted speeches, at which Bush has been known to excel.
No telling what his popularity or even the popularity of the Iraq War would be if ordinary non-political types had been exposed to Bush’s side of the argument, on a regular basis, over the past several years.

]]> By: Barrett http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/04/01/dartmouth-trustee-battle/#comment-86327 Barrett Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:26:19 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/04/01/dartmouth-trustee-battle/#comment-86327 Roger, Score another vote for independent thinking! I hope your candidate is elected and once elected is successful. While great leaders have vision and people follow, they also serve their constituents. It sounds like a lot of change is needed at Dartmouth - like so many other institutions. Roger,

Score another vote for independent thinking! I hope your candidate is elected and once elected is successful.

While great leaders have vision and people follow, they also serve their constituents.

It sounds like a lot of change is needed at Dartmouth – like so many other institutions.

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