ON THE LAMB
Correspondence ON THE LAMB THREE “HIPS” AND A LOUD “hurrah” to David Brooks for his article on Brian Lamb and C-SPAN (“Brian Lamb’s America,” Nov. 8). Lamb and his C-SPAN colleagues awaken...
...All letters should be addressed: Correspondence Editor THEWEEKLY STANDARD 1150 17th St., NW, Suite 505 Washington, DC 20036...
...Steve Forbes has outlined clear, coherent, conservative policies on the pressing issues of the day: Social Security, health care, taxes, and education...
...Still, there is much more to covering a campaign than polls...
...Lamb brings that out in his interviewing...
...And it should, by its very nature, be entertaining...
...Nor does he mention how Steve Forbes’s crowds have been dwarfing Sen...
...It is Gov...
...He has no clear message, he dodges the issues and ducks debates, and—for good measure—he recently distanced himself from conservatives...
...Meanwhile in New Hampshire, the focus has been on John McCain, but Steve Forbes has quietly risen into double digits...
...Now, if he could only somehow manage to reach into the halls of ivy . . . RONMCCOY Associate Professor of History Emporia State University Emporia, KS FORBES FYI AS NATIONAL CHAIRMAN of Forbes 2000, I appreciate the opportunity to respond to Tucker Carlson’s piece on our campaign (“Money Can’t Buy You Love,” Nov...
...It’s unfortunate that so much paper and so much ink went to so much waste...
...Carlson is certainly not alone in his obsession with national polls, but your readers should not be so brazenly misled...
...J. KENNETH BLACKWELL Chairman, Forbes 2000 Columbus, OH THEWEEKLY STANDARD welcomes letters to the editor...
...He has stepped up to the plate on the issue of life with a clear plan of action to rid our country of the horror of abortion: He will ban partial-birth abortion, pass parental consent legislation, appoint judges who will respect the sanctity of human life, and his running mate, like himself, will be pro-life...
...History is, by its very nature, interesting...
...You would do well to honor his words...
...Bush...
...There is no national primary in either political party and therefore national polls mean little...
...Bush who has seen his poll numbers drop specifically because of the indifference he has shown toward rank-and-file Republican voters...
...No wonder students are often bored out of their skulls...
...President Reagan enjoyed needling Democrats by pointing out that “facts are stubborn things...
...It was Steve Forbes who showcased an extraordinary organization at the Iowa Straw Poll that led to his strong second place finish there...
...Better to examine the numbers in Iowa, where Steve Forbes began in the low single-digits early this year, rose into the twenties through late summer, and now—according to renowned independent pollster John Zogby—is within just 10 points of Gov...
...And, for good measure, three of the four opponents who shared the stage with Steve Forbes in the New Hampshire debates publicly stated their support for the flat tax...
...Not to mention the crowds of 1,000 and 1,200 Forbes drew respectively in Modesto and Fresno, California, during his last trip west...
...As an academic, I’ve nearly given up on seeing many in my profession produce much beyond turgid prose about obscure topics of little interest or relevance to anyone but themselves...
...Bush...
...Lamb and his C-SPAN colleagues awaken keen interest in matters historical because they make history both interesting and accessible...
...In the week following the second New Hampshire debate Steve Forbes drew 650 people in Sun City, Arizona, 600 more in Sioux City, Iowa, and another 400 the next night in Waterloo, Iowa...
...Time and again Republicans have proven—and this magazine has concurred—that when they run on conservative principles they win, and when they run on mush they lose...
...You may also fax letters: (202) 293-4901 or e-mail: Editor@Weeklystandard.com...
...Perhaps, for his next assignment, Carlson could examine why a front-runner who is well under 50 percent in the first two key states would employ such a loopy strategy...
...There is also the sense of how a candidate is playing around the country...
...The contrast with Steve Forbes couldn’t be more striking...
...McCain’s in New Hampshire...
...But telling a good story well requires a knack for storytelling (as those biographers Brooks mentioned who were frustrated novelists know all too well...
...THEWEEKLY STANDARD has an obligation to provide accurate coverage and insightful analysis of campaign 2000...
...Perhaps, just perhaps, all of these people realize that Steve Forbes remains the only candidate who has the message, the organizational muscle, and the financial resources to compete with and defeat Gov...
...Carlson’s article on Steve Forbes provided neither, and therefore your readers got short shrift...
...Carlson wasn’t in Ames, Iowa, for the straw poll, and perhaps that is why he failed to mention the 5,000 people who came out for Steve Forbes that day...
...Letters will be edited for length and clarity and must include the writer’s name, address, and phone number...
...But those who would liven up the classroom and actually get a broad spectrum of students interested in history should be warned: They may be accused of “entertaining” the students, an offense seemingly as grievous as a guffaw during a Puritan prayer session...
Vol. 5 • November 1999 • No. 10
