Fred Goldring for US Culture Minister
By Tom Teicholz at 10 February, 2009, 11:28 am
At last Sunday’s Grammies Neil Portnow suggested that the US have a cabinet level representative for the Arts. Today in Variety, Phil Gallo suggests Quint Davis who has run the New Orleans Jazzfest since its inception. I am a fan of Jazzfest — and have no objections to Davis continuing to run Jazzfest (although I […]
Read More >>President Obama: “The new era of responsibility”
By Tom Teicholz at 20 January, 2009, 11:28 am
For me, that is the tag-line for President Obama’s inauguration speech — signaling the game-changing history- making moment and the journey we are embarking on. It was a very focused serious speech, befitting the occasion, sending a signal to the world and to our country that change is a coming — and has come. Amen.
Read More >>OBAMA and the French Revolution
By Tom Teicholz at 21 November, 2008, 11:39 am
Here’s a thought I’ve been wanting to post for a while. There’s been some talk that although Europe was very excited about Obama, it still seems far off for a European country such as England, France, Germany or Italy to elect their own Prime Minster of African heritage. This made me think of the founding […]
Read More >>Liberal Paranoid fantasies
By Tom Teicholz at 3 November, 2008, 6:12 pm
Rob Bragin has made his blog debut on the pages of Vanity Fair Daily, with “Wait It’s a Trap” which wonders if somehow the McCain Palin candidacy was so inept on purpose…. My own liberal paranoid fantasy has the soundtrack of The Who singing that we pray that “We don’t get fooled again!” and thinking […]
Read More >>Jeffrey Goldberg asks OBAMA
By Tom Teicholz at 14 May, 2008, 11:28 am
I’ve been hearing that Obama wants to put an end to all the rumor mongering and internet chatter suggesting that he will not be an advocate for Israel’s security. My reaction to this info was that Obama should stop pussyfooting around — no more nuanced conversation and put himself in a place where he can […]
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