Word: punditizing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...month ago, Bill O’Reilly, a Fox News pundit, brought a horrifying story to the public’s attention. In darkest Vermont—homeland of radical ice cream dealers and noisy presidential candidates—an uncaring judge had denied justice to a small child. Judge Edward Cashman sentenced a man who raped a young girl for four years to a measly 60 days in prison. According to O’Reilly, the judge doesn’t believe in punishing sex offenders, perfect evidence for the pressing need for harsher mandatory minimum sentences to keep...
...Though Affleck’s spokesman denies that Affleck has any intention of running, the prospect is certainly tempting. Affleck and his wife, Jennifer Garner, have been spotted recently looking at real estate near Charlottesville, Virginia. In addition, University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato, a well respected political pundit, hinted that Democrats’ whispers have been of a serious nature; “[The rumor of Affleck’s bid] spread pretty widely, at least in the political underground,” he told the Post. Though Affleck has never held political office, he has been politically outspoken...
...local political pundit Robert Winters said the decline in voter participation was not unique to Cambridge...
...could harness the power of a previously untapped constituency.With Cambridge voters preparing to cast their ballots today, there appears to be little potential for another DeBergalis-style surprise. In a council race that looks strikingly similar to two years ago, all nine incumbents are running for reelection, and again, pundits predict a sweep.While many of this year’s challengers say they tried to learn from DeBergalis’s innovative campaign, few have followed the tactics that brought him so close to victory. And a lack of substantial policy issues has left challengers struggling to capture voters?...
Stewart has an inherently likable role, our bemused Virgil in the Inferno of media clichs. Colbert plays the devil himself: the millionaire pundit pretending to stand up for the little guy. He can even demagogue astronomy. When astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson told him Pluto should not be considered a planet, Colbert debated him thusly: "Isn't that just East Coast liberal intellectual ... did you go to an Ivy League school?" "Yes, I did." "... Ivy League-- educated people telling us what is or isn't a planet...