Reason Writers Around Town: Matt Welch on The Real News Discussing the Cult of Obama's Presidency

January 26, 2009

During the inauguration day parade, Reason Editor in Chief Matt Welch spent some time a few blocks away on The Real News network discussing the cult of the U.S. presidency and other uncelebratory concerns. The two-part video can be seen below:

Welch also joined Robert Borosage, president of the Institute for America's Future; and Glen Ford, executive editor of the Black Agenda Report, for a pair of panel discussions that you can view at this link.

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Comments

Warty|1.26.09 @ 4:11PM|#

A bald head, a terrible mustache, a bizarre goatee, and a pair of hipster glasses walk into a bar...

冉爽慷|1.26.09 @ 4:27PM|#

Oh, settle down and get yourself a nice book of inspirational sayings.

Other Matt|1.26.09 @ 5:21PM|#

Oh, settle down and get yourself a nice book of inspirational sayings.

Appreciate that. I have some weight to lose, and that just took care of any appetite that I might have had for dinner.

Other Matt|1.26.09 @ 5:25PM|#

Oh, settle down and get yourself a nice book of inspirational sayings.

Although, I must say that the customer loaded images are absolutely hilarious.

|1.27.09 @ 11:43AM|#

Borosage, I see, wants higher minimum wages, stronger trade unions, the whole 1930s deal that as we know, worked so well during the Great Depression. (sarcasm alert).