Word: pundit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...which means that George Washington, ourFounding Father, was perhaps the greatestpolitical pundit of them...
Despite having interviewed all but one of the presidential aspirants, Kalb insists that he is no political pundit, preferring to cast himself in more objective roles. "For 37 years I was a reporter, and I'm now a professor...nothing sexy there," he states simply, as if his PBS shows were just another lecture series...
...former CBS and NBC diplomatic correspondent, has found a less visible role for himself at Harvard--indeed, his arrival at the Kennedy School last year coincided with his removal from Who's Who in America. Despite this fall from grace, Kalb has established himself as an oft-quoted and--pundit or not--an influential figure in the campaign which reaches Massachusetts tomorrow...
...meantime, Kalb says he "wouldn't besurprised" if, after this summer's conventions,PBS were to run a four-week series of interviewswith each of the presidential andvice-presidential nominees. Whether or not Americaviews this media expert as a bona fide pundit,that may be enough to catapult him back into theranks of Who's Who. And as any amateurpolitician can tell you, a public televisionaudience isn't NBC, but it's certainly better thana half-filled lecture hall
LUXEMBOURG. It is one of the world's smallest countries, sometimes forgotten amid the rivalries and power-plays of the larger European nations. It is not uncommon to hear a comedian or political pundit make fun of its size and global insignificance...