As the for American television gets underway this , considerations with respect to possible new shows should be made. Indeed, debuting shows often end up , and the networks concerned then require alternative programming to fill the gap in their programming lineup. Thus, projects not previously embraced are able to then receive the “green light” from television executives.
Knowing this, someone ought to propose a show tentatively called “Nancy Pelosi Says the Darndest Things”. Think about it. Such a show would have ample material with which to work, and could build on other television franchises structured around things people have said and done. Even just this week, two instances of the Speaker making some proclamation or another appeared in news reports.
Earlier in the week, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives claimed that the votes did not exist in the U.S. House to pass a healthcare reform plan that lacked a public insurance option. Now, mere days after President Obama a joint session of Congress his preference for a public option, Nancy Pelosi is saying something , that an array of reform proposals are on the table, including those lacking a public insurance option. With the topic of health care reform unlikely to diminish in the near term, the Speaker will no doubt provide more content to such a show along the way.
One should no doubt be pleased that Speaker Pelosi has finally had a moment of lucidity. However, now she alleges that Congress go for sending more U.S. military forces to Afghanistan. On this issue, she will in all probability fall behind the lead of the White House too. So much for Congress being a check on executive power. Then again, not all silly statements Pelosi makes can be masked with legislative inquiries aimed at settling personal vendettas.
At least one poll the party of Eisenhower and Reagan leading again among the American populace on national security issues. As the nation reflected on the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 2001, it should have surprised no one that this is so. Likewise, there should be no surprise that President Obama remains to the pursuit of hunting down agents of al-Qaida. Where President Obama has shown weakness on these issues, however, is in his now-terminated employment of Van Jones in a regulatory capacity. The failure of the President to pressure congressional Democrats to call off their vendetta against the CIA further demonstrates said weakness.
With all things considered then, a show centered around the public statements of the present Speaker of the House should be proposed. Such certainly would do more to promote civic engagement than did President Obama’s to the nation’s schoolchildren, which so many on the political right dismissed prematurely. Indeed, if the forty-first failed to spark youth interest in politics, it was always unlikely that the speech of President Obama would fare any better.
Nonetheless, one factor more than any other stands out when weighing the merits of a television program centered around the esteemed member of Congress from San Francisco; Keith Olbermann still has a show. Those clever executives at MSNBC allowed that show to be called “Countdown” so that the former sports commentator could continue his bloviating and unyielding sense of self-importance without feeling ridiculed. Come to think of it, “Countdown with Nancy Pelosi” has a nice ring to it.
Last 5 posts by James Kane
- A November to Remember - November 8th, 2010
- On hope and fear - October 18th, 2010
- Expecting Different Results - September 12th, 2010
- A glaring omission on Iraq - August 31st, 2010
- Employing a losing strategy - August 7th, 2010