----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Didn't Clinton 'do' Donahue? Someone wrote an article suggesting that Clinton was the first talk show jpresident. Keith On Sat, 20 May 1995, WoodenAK wrote: > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > I'm writing a piece on television and politics in the US, focusing in > particular on how the fact that public discourse in America occurs > primarily through an entertainment medium affects politics. George Bush > setting out the cultural choices before the American family as The Waltons > vs The Simpsons, Newt Gingrich reducing complex policy issues to movies, > Bob Dole doing Saturday Night Live etc.. > > I'd like help with examples, anecdotes and sources. > > I'd appreciate any ideas > > Thanks > > [log in to unmask] >