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TPMtv: Tuff Talk

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, AUGUST 20 2008 01:22 PM | PERMALINK

Tuff Talk

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: David Gregory authoritatively proclaimed on Meet the Press last Sunday that when it comes to addressing the crisis in Georgia, "nuance doesn't work for Democrats," and noted Obama's perceived weakness relative to the Bush administration's "very tough language against Russia." Far be it from us to question Gregory's word, but we figured we would take a look for ourselves at just how tough the administration talk against Russia has really been.
TPMtv: Live from Denver

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, AUGUST 19 2008 11:28 AM | PERMALINK

Live from Denver

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: We're getting geared up for our coverage of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions coming up over the next couple weeks. And for our evening coverage, for the first time, we're going to be streaming live video from the scene with technology from qik.com. In today's episode of TPMtv, we bring you a preview.
TPMtv: Sunday Show Roundup: Georgia Veep Sweeps

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, AUGUST 18 2008 11:17 AM | PERMALINK

Sunday Show Roundup: Georgia Veep Sweeps

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: The crisis in Georgia provided all the potential vice presidential candidates a crucible in which to do some last-second cramming for the big #2 job. We see how they did in today's Sunday Show Roundup.
TPMtv: A Chat with Alex Gibney

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, AUGUST 14 2008 06:38 PM | PERMALINK

A Chat with Alex Gibney

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: The Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) has a new film in the works on Jack Abramoff. It's not expected to be released until 2009, but when we caught up with Gibney last month in Austin, where he was previewing the film at Netroots Nation, he was already well-versed in the arcana of the Abramoff scandal. We got a chance to talk with Gibney about Jack and the other colorful characters in that circle: Ralph Reed,...
TPMtv: A Chat with Van Jones

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, AUGUST 13 2008 03:40 PM | PERMALINK

A Chat with Van Jones

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: The closing keynote speaker of the Netroots Nation convention in Austin last month was environmental and social justice activist Van Jones. Following his Sunday morning speech TPMtv caught up with Mr. Jones and asked him about the perception of the environmental movement in the black community and how to alter that perception for the better in creating a fullblown eco-populism movement.
TPMtv: A Chat with Don Siegelman

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, AUGUST 12 2008 01:09 PM | PERMALINK

A Chat with Don Siegelman

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Free on bail while his appeal is pending, former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman was in Austin last month for Netroots Nation. We got a chance to ask him about the various investigations into allegations that his prosecution for public corruption was politically motivated -- and Karl Rove's alleged role.
TPMtv: Sunday Show Roundup: August Doldrums

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, AUGUST 11 2008 11:01 AM | PERMALINK

Sunday Show Roundup: August Doldrums

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Obama supporter Bill Richardson floats a new "Washington celebrity" line against McCain, McCain campaign manager Rick Davis attempts to defend his own lobbying record, and some quintessential old Washington pundit flummery.
TPMtv: Dazed and Confused

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, AUGUST 07 2008 06:13 PM | PERMALINK

Dazed and Confused

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: To us, the presidential race reached a turning point last week when John McCain opted for a campaign of denigration employing racial stereotypes, sexualized talking points for surrogates (Obama as "Internet date") and copious ridicule. It's made the curve that much of the media still uses to grade McCain's more obvious shortcomings all the more conspicuous and troubling.
TPMtv: A Chat with Dahlia Lithwick

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, AUGUST 06 2008 12:50 PM | PERMALINK

A Chat with Dahlia Lithwick

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: At Netroots Nation down in Austin two weeks ago, TPMtv caught up with Slate's Dahlia Lithwick and picked her brain about just what post-Bush accountability means. Is it really all or nothing? Sweep it under the rug versus Nuremberg trials, or are there a lot more grey areas in just how we pick up the pieces. That, and what might be in store for the Supreme Court under a President McCain.
TPMtv: Ted Stevens Biker Force!

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, AUGUST 05 2008 03:12 PM | PERMALINK

Ted Stevens Biker Force!

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Nothing says "not guilty" like dozens of leather-clad bikers. So it was a good thing that a large group of motorcyclists were on hand at the Anchorage airport yesterday to meet Sen. Ted Stevens and escort him to his first post-indictment campaign rally, where Ted shook his fist and reassured his fans: he's still in the race. Welcome home, Ted!