The President's Very Shrewd

I Don't Know Many People, If Any, Who Have Had Some Straight Line Toward Success. I Mean, They Start Here, They Work Hard, They've Got What It Takes, And They Just Go Straight To The Top Over Some Number Of Years. Most People Get A Little Failure.

But In 1941, On December 8th, After The Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor, My Mother Bought A Radio And We Listened To The War News. We'd Not Had A Radio Up To That Time. I Was Born In 1934, So I Was Seven Years Of Age.

Let's Face It: Many On The Political Right Believe This President Ought Not To Be There - They Oppose Him Not For His Polices And Political View But For Who He Is, An African American!

I Saw A Large, Red Dried Swath That I Immediately Identified Clearly As Blood. I Covered The War In Vietnam. I Saw A Lot Of It [blood] There.

If You Sent Me To Cover A Pie-baking Contest On Mother's Day, I'm Going To Ask Dear Old Mom Why She Used Artificial Sweetener Or Stole The Apples!