Eleanor Clift

Eleanor Clift: ‘Could Barack Obama Become the Next Ronald Reagan'’

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Eleanor Clift: 'Could Barack Obama Become the Next Ronald Reagan?'

NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008

Remember how most of the mainstream media used to deride Ronald Reagan to the extent of constantly declaring the "end of the Reagan era?' Well, now the MSM is starting to find "strange new respect" for Reagan but primarily as a way to boost Barack Obama. Newsweek columnist, Eleanor Clift, now favorably compares Obama to Ronald Reagan. Gone is the previous antagonism to The Gipper which...

Clift, On "Two Weeks Of Life"

MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008

That was Eleanor Clift discussing her new book, "Two Weeks of Life," with CNN's Rachel Rasen yesterday at a book salon held by PR firm Dezenhall Resources. Clift's book is a personal narrative examining the death of her husband Tom Brazaitis and Terry Schiavo , who died within days of Clift's husband and became a national news story because of Congress' involvement. Brazaitis...

Eleanor Clift: Obamas Unspecified Small Donors Are a Citizens Army

RssDaily (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008

On the Wednesday edition of NPR’s nationally distributed Diane Rehm Show , Newsweek columnist Eleanor Clift and Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page took turns hailing Barack Obama’s millions of dollars in unspecified small donations as a sign of Obama’s popularity and even his reformist image. Clift said these donors may be molded into a "citizens' army or citizens’...

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Homer Hickham, Eleanor Clift, Baxter Black among authors in KC this week

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008

Homer Hickham, retired NASA engineer and author of Rocket Boys: A Memoir (which was made into “October Sky”), speaks about his eight books at 7:30 tonight at Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th. It’s free, but the books will be sold at the site for $14.

Jonathan Allen and Eleanor Clift's Busy Morning

MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008

Jonathan Allen and Eleanor Clift's Busy MorningYou might have spotted the CQ and Newsweek journos on MSNBC five times Saturday morning:Jonathan Allen and Eleanor Clift's Busy Morning

Obama - Reagan Comparison? News-weak Writer Must Be Stealing from Barry’s Stash [UPDATED]

Gribbit's Word (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008

News-weak writer Eleanor Clift is making some rather far fetched comparisons about Barry Obama. Since the election, we’ve been treated to comparisons of ‘The Chosen One’ as being another JFK, FDR, and Lincoln (this one is a stretch as well), but Clift in some sort of narcotic induced hallucination actually is making the case that [...]

Counting On Wal-Mart Women

Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008

Despite his pollster's predictions, that group isn't likely to save McCain. So the question becomes, how can the GOP save itself? Eleanor Clift NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE Just about every poll shows Barack Obama ahead in key battleground states, yet an internal McCain campaign memo, conveniently leaked to the media, calls the race "functionally even." The memo's author, highly regarded pollster...

Obama's Unspecified Small Donors Are Actually a 'Citizens' Army'?

NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008

On the Wednesday edition of NPR’s nationally distributed Diane Rehm Show , Newsweek columnist Eleanor Clift and Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page took turns hailing Barack Obama’s millions of dollars in unspecified small donations as a sign of Obama’s popularity and even his reformist image. Clift said it may be molded into a "citizens' army or citizens’ lobbying force."...

Newsweek: The Senate's new power players

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008

Eleanor Clift offers a quick look at some of the new faces who may soon become The Men — and The Women — to see on Capitol Hill.

Pundit RoundUp

Where's the Outrage? (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008

... McCain was 65 and older. For obvious reasons, that’s a tough group to base your future around. Eleanor Clift : Obama joins the pantheon of FDR and LBJ as the third biggest vote getter on the Democratic side in terms of the percentage of votes cast. Fred Barnes : We got whupped, and we’d better come to terms. Patience is a virtue. Sharon Begley : The truly poisonous legacy of the past...

First tasks for first family

New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008

... education during his campaign. Fair warning: Back when Bill and chose Sidwell, Newsweek columnist Eleanor Clift called them "limousine liberals."There's a public school near their new neighborhood. According to the District's public school boundaries list, someone who lives at 1600 Ave. would send their kids to Francis-Stevens Educational Center in Foggy Bottom.Convenient, at a minimum....