Inside the Beltway News – Friday
For those who feel the world is in crisis, let’s put it in perspective: there’s more important things to worry about beyond the economy. Things like getting a slow food and organically-inclined chef in the Obama White House kitchen and ensuring that television remains a "right" to be guaranteed by the government.
The New York Times blogged yesterday and reported in print today on a letter to the President-elect from noted California chef, restaurateur and "slow food" activist Alice Waters (along with others) calling for a new White House chef focused on serving local and organic meals during the Obama Administration. That might be easier in Waters’ native California with a nearly year-round growing season and massive agricultural resources (compared to say, Virginia and Maryland). But more importantly, it’s proof that no PR opportunity is too small! Just wait till Obama has to pardon his first Tofurkey.
Over in the Times’ Op-Ed section, two former FCC commissioners… Read More