Perspectives on the news
News keeps churning 24/7, and Jay Evensen, drawing on nearly 30 years of experience as a reporter and opinion writer, always has a thought-provoking take. Read his insights, filled with links to interesting stories and the occasional video. Then chime in with your own views.
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Mitt Romney hates the poor? Careful, Newt
associate editorial page editor | Feb. 2, 2012 at 11:35 a.m.
So, Mitt Romney hates poor people, eh?
In the Alice in Wonderland world of presidential politics, it pays to be mindful of the exact words you string together, even if they are a part of a larger context. This is the business of winning hearts and minds through sound bites. It is not the art of…
To the moon, Alice!
associate editorial page editor | Jan. 30, 2012 at 1:29 p.m.
Ralph Kramden (aka Jackie Gleason) used to get a lot of laughs when he would threaten his wife with domestic violence. Times have changed, thankfully, but that didn't stop Mitt Romney recently from telling Florida voters they should send Newt Gingrich "to the moon."
Gingrich's much-quoted bit of…
Mitt's wealth
associate editorial page editor | Jan. 26, 2012 at 6:01 p.m.
If enormous wealth ("obscene" is a word one hears occasionally) is a disqualifier for presidential office, this nation has a lot of rethinking to do about its history.
Mitt Romney's tax returns have been center stage in recent days. People seem to be gawking at them the way they might gawk at a rare painting…
Utahns and suicide
associate editorial page editor | Jan. 23, 2012 at 3:10 p.m.
The latest issue of the Wilson Quarterly hit my desk this morning. In its "Findings" section, "Brief notes of interest on all topics," it includes an item about thoughts of suicide in Utah, under the clever title, "Risk elevated?" (Get it? The state's advertising slogan is "Life elevated.")
Apparently, the…
Gingrich's strategy – when all else fails, attack the media
associate editorial page editor | Jan. 20, 2012 at 11:52 a.m.
It's a rule of thumb in politics. When you're cornered, when you've been exposed, you lash out at the one enemy you have in common with the voters – the media.
Newt Gingrich did that Thursday night and he actually got cheered for it by an audience one would presume to be conservative. This, despite…
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