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Oh, how we quickly forget!  Just three days after one of the craziest elections in modern history, we have moved away from the issues of the people once again and back to the game.   What is the game?   At this point, I do not think even Democrats or Republicans know the answer to this quite profound question.   One thing they do know how to do is play it!

On Friday, NBC announced that they had suspended Keith Olbermann without pay.   Is this for real or is this political theater?   The New York Times is claiming that NBC is milking Olbermann’s suspension for PR value.   This Week had this to say about the matter:

Privately, NBC execs have said that they don’t intend to fire Olbermann, and that they see this as “a chance to draw a distinction between the journalistic standards of their news division and the standards of Fox.”

This could very well be a valid point since both Countdown and The Rachel Maddow Show made comments on Keith’s suspension.

Here is Thomas Roberts discussing Keith’s suspension on Countdown.

Here is Rachel Maddow who shows the vast campaign contributions via competitor Fox News.

Oh, the beauty of the game!   Now, can we go back to important issues — like figuring out why more gay people are voting Republican?

– AC
Keith Olbermann’s Suspension:  Did MSNBC Overreact? — Yahoo
The War Has Just Begun — David Shribman
Why Are More Gay People Voting Republican? — John Hudson
Anti Government Voters Offer Little In Way of Solution — Georgie Anne Geyer
The 4 Trillion Dollar Question — New York Times
Would We Be Better Off Under President Hilary Clinton? — Dana Millbank

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This is the one story that could remove Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) from the headlines.   It is being reported by the NY Times that former Governor Sarah Palin has signed a multi year contract with Fox News.  Palin will appear as a contributor to its already existing programming, and will occasionally host specials for the network.

The New York Times speculates that part of the reason that Palin resigned as the Governor of Alaska, was to pursue opportunities with media outlets such as television and radio.  Clearly she has found a “friendly” home with Fox.

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(Defend Your Vote US Headquarters in New York)  Taking the bull by the horns Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began to reach out to world leaders to restablish diplomatic ties with countires often ignored by the Bush Administration.  According to CNN the calls were introductory as the Obama Administraiton reviews policy.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright(1997-2001) who appeared Friday on CNN Morning revealed to Kiran Chetry that she agreed wtih Secretary Clinton’s views on diplomacy. 

 
Meanwhile, Clinton has been jerred by many on the right for her branding of the term,  “Smart Power”.  

“But “smart power,” he said, has the life expectancy of Gerald Ford’s WIN buttons, considered one of the biggest government public relations blunders ever. Ford attempted to “Whip Inflation Now” by having millions of red-and-white buttons printed up with the “WIN” slogan on them.” 
                                                                             – Rob Frankel on Fox News

I guess he failed to realize that the un-branded ‘Dumb Power’ utilized by the Bush Administration really didn’t work!

– AC

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There are certain things that make me stop and pause especially when the spiritual is blended with the political.   This weekend a friend of mine told me that one of her friends believed that Barack Obama was the reincarnation of Abraham Lincoln.   So, what does a girl do?  She turns to the “google”.   To my surprise this seems to be a common interest among spiritualists and astrologers!  Being the classic skeptic of much that is spiritually proclaimed, it was rather shocking to me that the pages of the op-ed’s are comparing Obama to Lincoln.   I have included the Op-Ed by Richard Reeves which compares the two.   On another note, once again not much has been written about Obama’s transition team or the economy.  The most we get is interest in the White House Chef, which frankly has left me with a bad taste in my mouth.  

Barack Obama’s White House Chef — Josh Brusin

Schumer and Durbin Want Liebermann Stripped of Homeland Security — Jane Hamsher

Obama Announces Transition Ethics Rules — Kyle Trygstad

The Obama Transition — Richard Reeves

Fast Track to Efficiency — Paul C. Light

You Report, We Marginalize — Harold Meyerson

Stopping a Global Meltdown — C. Fred Bergsten

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