Joe Scott: The Body Politic

Politics, Press, Moving On

15 October 2006 |permalink | email article

In his Oct. 13 column PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler addressed a subject which lacks even cursory discussion just 23 days before the mid-term elections: why are so many Americans upset and angry with politicians and the press?

“(People) often… read full story

Jon Stewart Observes

12 October 2006 |permalink | email article

In his MarketWatch column John Friedman wrote this week that beyond the quips, John Stewart, host of “The Daily Show,” has “an uncommonly sophisticated understanding of journalism.”

He cited an appearance at the New Yorker Festival on Sunday when… read full story

Phil’s Bio Ad

10 October 2006 |permalink | email article

Two days after his disappointing performance in a debate with Arnold Schwarzenegger, challenger Phil Angelides told reporters that he’s behind in the polls because “voters do not know me.”

It’s quite an amazing comment this late in an election… read full story

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Mission Statement

Aristotle's Politics (Book 1, Chapter 1) is clear that "man is a political animal in a greater measure than any bee or any gregarious animal. For nature does nothing without purpose, and man alone of the animals possesses speech."

The blogosphere watches as a divided America reexamines its soul. After 35 years as a journalist I have broken a long silence to comment again on critical moral and political issues that impact the U.S. body politic. Reflections on JoeScott3.com, an independent, non-profit blog, are posted frequently, not daily. I hope global readers, accepting Aristotle's definition of a political animal, will find this quick scan both provocative and mindful.

About Joe Scott

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Joe Scott spent many years as a columnist for the Herald-Examiner (1978-1989), and later the Los Angeles Times and other California dailies.He was the critically-acclaimed editor and publisher of the Political Animal and California Eye, newsletters (1973-1992). He worked as a political consultant and ran several successful political campaigns in California. Joe Scott is a third-generation Angeleno. He is working on a novel about public corruption in Los Angeles during the late 1930's.

Joe Scott 3: The Body Politic