Word: barneses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The play describes the battle for power between King Saul of Israel and the shepherd boy David over who should sit on the throne, as narrated in the two books of Samuel. Jon Lipsky, the playwright, remains faithful to the Biblical narrative but takes extensive liberties with the characters. He...
A president's greatest tool in controlling the news is creating "pseudo events," Barnes said. Most presidential trips abroad are partly "pseudo events" because they are often designed to improve the president's image, he added.
Presidents have a great advantage at news conferences because they can usually anticipate the questions and news secretaries can plant questions for them, Barnes said. In addition, reporters are often seated according to a chart so the President knows where he can call on reporters who ask "easy" questions.
The second stage--and the stage Carter has now entered--occurs when the president makes several controversial proposals, and the press becomes hostile as they compare his actions to his campaign rhetoric, Barnes added.
"The final stage occurs when the president has been knocked for a long time but inevitably has some extrinsic accomplishment he can point to," he said. "He gets more favorable coverage because the press is now comparing him to the second stage during which he was having problems," Barnes added...