As such, press coverage of Persian Gulf was extraordinarily sensitive.
Gulf War as a cakewalk in comparison to Vietnam.
Saddest event she had covered as a reporter was the opening of the Vietnam War Memorial where veterans threw themselves a parade because no one else had ever thrown one for them.
Vietnam & the Persian Gulf
Why did we go to war in the Persian Gulf?
"Sadaam Hussein really is an evil son of a bitch."
"Intervening in the Middle East has always been a particularly gluttinous enterprise."
Hafas al Assad makes Sadaam Hussein look like a nice guy.
The question "Why?" disappeared once we committed troops.
Molly ends.
Questions and Answers Begins
Book journalism
Molly mentions her book "Molly Ivins Can't Say That Can She?"
American journalism is concerningly presented with little historical context.
New York Times
Newspapers she considers the best.
Thoughts on NPR.
"Young Fogies"
The Heritage Foundation
"The larger trends are working against good journalism."
Read the foreign press.
Read, read, read.
"Lies of Our Times" criticizes the New York Times.
Vanity Fair as THE hot book.
"The Digest of Digests" "Thumb"
Gary Hart and Donna Rice scandal.
Journalism schools focus on arcane bean-counting instead of seeking the truth.