06/2008

Making Presidents: Chapter 3

tptadmin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:09:39 -0500

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David exercises the "awesome power of the press pass" and gets a comparison point for the upcoming RNC.

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David wonders, "Can the war hero generate the same volume as the triumphant senator?"

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The Wrapup

tptadmin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:29:32 -0500

Your weekly portion of Minnesota history, viewer comments and another live tune by Boiled in Lead.

Twin Cities Mayors

tptadmin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:29:04 -0500

The Republican National Convention is just two months off. We check in with St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak.

Senate Candidate Stephen Williams

tptadmin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:28:07 -0500

Jesse Ventura may enter the race but as of this past weekend the Independence Party already has an endorsed senate candidate. Stephen Williams joins us at the Almanac table.

Boiled in Lead Live!

tptadmin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:27:03 -0500

Our region's Celtic rockers are in their 25th year of performing. The band is playing the Cedar Cultural Center this weekend.

New Media

tptadmin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:25:09 -0500

For the past decade Regina McCombs has been defining what constitutes "new media" on startribune.com. McCombs just took a job at the Poynter Institute. We talk with her about her recent work including the Strib's "13 Seconds in August" 35W Bridge project. If you have stories to share about the bridge collapse, the Star Tribune still wants to hear from you. For more info contact rprast@startribune.com.

Campaign Notebook

tptadmin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:23:03 -0500

Mary Lahammer brings you up to date on all the Minnesota political news making the rounds this week on the web.

A David Gillette Monologue

tptadmin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:20:32 -0500

Is there a better kind? David is back with the third installment of his Making Presidents cartoon essays.

Almanac - June 27, 2008

tptadmin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:06:15 -0500

Campaign Notebook

Mary Lahammer — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:54:18 -0500

New media is the new force in politics — so tonight we are re-launching a re-vamped version of our attempt to cover the campaign with special attention to new media. It's called Campaign Notebook. We started it a couple of years ago when we sensed the web was really changing politics, and what a difference a couple of years makes. The online world has completely re-shaped campaigns and politics as we know it.

Each week I'll provide links to what stands out to me online. In this week's round up: Wonkette wonders where Sen. Norm Coleman sleeps in D.C. Lots of liberal bloggers questioned if Coleman's wife was really in the room with her husband in their TV ad. MN Publius posted the proof she was there with out takes from the director. Coleman's campaign blog added an odd parody of Franken. Franken's website posted a commercial highlighting Coleman's support of the war, but the use of a reporter's question, if it was taken from the MSM, may not be fair use.

Gov. Pawlenty was everywhere. Literally. Everywhere. I've said it seems this week he reached a critical mass in all the media's minds as the front runner for vice president. Talking Points Memo says Pawlenty is boring but young. Hotline furthers the critical mass theory. Finally, more national and international obsession with Pawlenty's comments about his love life. We put it into perspective by showing you a clip of the first couple gushing over each other.