My usually Friday night television watching consists of NOW with David Brancaccio followed by Washington Week in Review with Gwen Ifill, and Bill Moyers' Journal. I find these programs are frequently very enlightening. And sometimes they can be pretty disturbing.

If you want a good insight into the "below the belt" aspects of American politics, NOW this past Friday evening (January 4th) gives you a good look at it. I think everyone should watch this program. It runs about half an hour, but it's well worth spending the time to watch the whole thing. But it might be a good idea to have an airsick bag handy!

Click HERE, then wait for a moment or two while it loads.

I think you might find this past Friday's Bill Moyers' Journal interesting as well. Three interviews, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, analyst, and two candidates who seem to have been kicked into the corner by their respective parties, Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich. This is the January 4th program and may not be on after the next program, but you should be able to go to "ARCHIVES" and pull up the Jan. 4th program.    HERE

Don Firth