Tonight at 11... Actual News!
Sacramento Bee political columnist Daniel Weintraub has been at the forefront of covering the California governor recall circus, which he writes today may actually be a good thing for civic discourse: "More people will be talking and thinking about California politics and government than ever before," he notes.
I actually agree -- These last few days I've found myself talking politics with people I normally never talk politics with. And last night, watching KCBS, KNBC and KABC's newscasts, I was heartened to see that they LED their programs with Arnold's announcement and other recall news.
Considering Kobe Bryant was arraigned that day, that's nothing short of a miracle. I saw reporters actually talking politics on the local newscasts! Wow! (Yeah, it took a celebrity -- Schwarzenegger -- to make it happen, but still...) Quite a change for these car chase, crime-obsessed local news operations.
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