Obama's public image keeps Hawaii link distant Aug 14, 2008
ABC commentator Cokie Roberts said Obama's Hawaii trip made no sense when he wasn't ahead in the polls ... On ABC's "This Week," Cokie Roberts questioned Obama's visit, saying it "has the look of him going off to some sort of foreign, exotic place.". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
JIM SHEA: Catching readers up on summer politics Aug 14, 2008
Not to be outdone, NPR, the most liberal-loving of the liberal-loving mainstream media, aired a commentary by Cokie Roberts in which she opined that by going to Hawaii on vacation, Obama risked being seen as "exotic."Exotic. Let's see, Obama grew up in Hawaii, he was visiting his grandmother who lives in Hawaii, Hawaii has been a state for a while now, and every American with an excess of frequent-flier miles has probably vacationed there themselves. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
From 98 Degrees to 'Hottest Girl' Aug 11, 2008
Finally, NPR's Cokie Roberts was front and center at the Straight Wharf Restaurant, participating in a fund-raiser for WCAI and WNAN, the public radio stations serving the Cape and the islands. Striking a pose. (Boston Globe)
Fact Check: Candidates Slip on Oil Stances Aug 6, 2008
"I think that they're just competing with each other to do the most popular thing on the subject that voters care about most," said ABC News' Cokie Roberts on "Good Morning America.". And they've been trying to blame each other for the rising price of gas. (ABC News)
One Nagging question: Who is this guy? Aug 2, 2008
By: COKIE ROBERTS AND STEVEN V. ROBERTS 08/01/2008 Is Obama one of us. That's the question many voters will be asking themselves over the next three months. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Weeki Wachee mermaids appear in S.C.Tiki Barber, Arthur Frommer at D.C. book fest Jul 25, 2008
Kay Bailey Hutchison, Cokie Roberts, Bob Schieffer and Daniel Schorr. The father-and-daughter travel guidebook writers Arthur and Pauline Frommer are also scheduled to be among the guests, along with legendary travelogue writer Paul Theroux. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Listen to the governors Jul 18, 2008
This year was no match for that, but for four hours on July 12, in the new home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, historian Richard Norton Smith and journalist Cokie Roberts led the governors in a discussion that was the best I've ever heard from them. I like listening to governors because they live in the real world. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Obama girls get their 15 minutes Jul 14, 2008
Cokie Roberts, a veteran political analyst for ABC and NPR, grew up as the fully enrolled daughter of Hale Boggs, the House majority leader for many years, and thinks that a little limelight is not a big deal. "It did not turn me into an ax murderer," she said. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Let's recall our immigrant roots Jul 14, 2008
Steve and Cokie Roberts' e-mail is stevecokie@gmail. com. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Tiki Barber, Salman Rushdie And Book Festival Jul 14, 2008
Journalists Kimberly Dozier, Cokie Roberts, Bob Schieffer and Daniel Schorr also will participate. Podcasts featuring popular authors can be downloaded from the library's Web site. (W-USA News, DC)
The wife factor: Presidential running mates Jun 28, 2008
Suddenly, Michelle Obama is everywhere: Hosting ABC's "The View"; dissected on page one of the New York Times; occupying movie-star space on the cover of US Weekly magazine. And with a straight face, Barack Obama declares his wife "off limits" for political attacks. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Letters for Thursday, June 26, 2008 Jun 26, 2008
I just read the article Fathers, faith and family (Forum, June 25) and I just wanted to inform the island that Steve and Cokie Roberts comment stating Obama might yet prove that a black child can grow up to be president. He s already provided a valuable model by showing that a black child can grow up to be a good father was the most stereotypical and racist comment I ve read in The Garden Island. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
passionately about the topic Jun 24, 2008
ST: What'd Cokie Roberts say to you when you talked to her. HK: Well, in the particular instance about the health insurance group, Cokie Roberts said that she'd decidedbecause, I guess that she was afraid of being criticizedto donate that money to charity, which is fine ... But as far as all the other speeches that she makes, Cokie Roberts contends that this is no different than being in a college singing group. (Harper's Magazine)
Why America Hates the Press Jun 14, 2008
But there are three quite well known journalists on a relatively good TV program, the Brinkley show: Sam Donaldson, George Will, Cokie Roberts who all have gone on the lecture circuit, and have made a great deal of money ... When they tune in to something like that, they know that George Will is a conservative, a very smart conservative columnist, a learned man; that Sam Donaldson is kind of the razzmatazz, reporter, shake-em up, get them off guard, and Cokie Roberts presents a kind of... (Harper's Magazine)
More » Jun 14, 2008
Cokie Roberts, who had co-hosted This Week with Sam Donaldson in between Mr. Brinkley and Mr. Stephanopoulos, said in her statement: Tim Russert was a great competitor and a good friend. I am obviously shocked and dismayed by this news and extend my thoughts and prayers to his son, Lukehe was so proud of youto his wife, Maureen, and to the rest of his family, especially his beloved father. (TVweek.com)
Library offering downloadable audiobooks May 26, 2008
Ladies of Liberty, by Cokie Roberts. Flight, by Sherman Alexie. (The Augusta Chronicle)
A shield law is a priority May 22, 2008
Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at. . (West Frankfort Daily American, IL)
Bestsellers list May 4, 2008
Ladies of Liberty Cokie Roberts, Morrow, $26. 95, 9780060782344 Political commentator Roberts looks at some of the most influential women in American history. (Scranton Times, PA)
Jose Lambiet's Page Two May 4, 2008
Checking in at No. 45, the 61-year-old Brinker gets a shout-out from political commentator Cokie Roberts for raising $1 billion for breast cancer through Race for the Cure. Vote for this story. (The Palm Beach Post)
First ladies Apr 23, 2008
Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts gives these women equal time in her new book, "Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation." She'll read from the book, which includes profiles of historical figures such as Lewis and Clark guide Sacajawea and first lady Dolley Madison, tonight at Brookline Booksmith. References to "ladies night" probably won't be appreciated. (Boston Globe)
Mercy Warren Otis Apr 22, 2008
Cokie Roberts, Founding Mothers, (HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2004), pgs. 37-56. (Suite101.com)
Shoddy! Tawdry! A televised train wreck! Apr 20, 2008
" - The Philadelphia Daily News Today in Opinion And those were the polite ones. Let's not even go to the blogosphere. Of course, Obama fans were angry because of the barrage of McCarthyesque guilt-by-association charges against their candidate, portraying him as a fellow traveler of bomb-throwing, America-hating, flag-denigrating terrorists. The debate's co-moderator, George Stephanopoulos, second to no journalist in his firsthand knowledge of the Clinton White House, could have easily... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Hillary Clinton's ball and chain Apr 19, 2008
Cokie Roberts of CNN said flatly that every time Hillary seemed to be bouncing back, her husband dragged her down, and was this Bill trying to safeguard his legacy as the only person named Clinton ever to occupy the White House. The recently disclosed 108 million in income earned by the couple mostly Bill since they quit the White House hasn't particularly helped Hillary tie down the blue-collar vote in Pennsylvania or boost her national ratings. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Excerpt: Roberts' 'Ladies of Liberty' Apr 10, 2008
Read an Excerpt of Cokie Roberts' New Book ... ABC News political correspondent and best-selling author Cokie Roberts continues the story of early America's influential women that she began in "Founding Mothers" (2004) ... Cokie Roberts talks about her new book, "Ladies of Liberty.". (ABC News)
Cokie Roberts brings 'Ladies of Liberty' to Portsmouth Apr 6, 2008
were the 'Ladies of Liberty' Cokie Roberts wrote about and will discuss April 24 at The Music Hall ... In Ladies of Liberty, Cokie Roberts tells the story of the woman behind the man and how she influenced our political history ... It's the story of the "woman behind the man" and how she influenced our political history that Cokie Roberts tells in her new book "Ladies of Liberty," the follow-up to her book "Founding Mothers" (2004). (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Extraordinary Cinema goes global in Portsmouth Mar 29, 2008
4/1 Nanking (Show discussion to follow film)4/2 Nanking4/3 No Film- An Evening with Carol Channing, 7:30pm4/4 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4/5 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4/6 No Film- Evidence Dance, 7pm4/7 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4/8 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4/9 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4/10 No Film- Ring of Fire, 7:30pm4/11 No Film- Ring of Fire, 8pm4/12 In Bruges4/13 In Bruges4/14 In Bruges4/15 In Bruges (Show discussion to follow film)4/16 In Bruges4/17 No Film- Spotlight on the... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Three women in the news, shaping fact and fiction Mar 20, 2008
PORTSMOUTH The Music Hall welcomes journalist and bestselling author Cokie Roberts to the stage on Thursday, April 24, in the first Writers on a New England Stage evening this year ... Cokie Roberts - April 24 ... "Ladies of Liberty" is Cokie Roberts' second book on women in American history. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
A Bovine Gabfest Mar 8, 2008
Emily Bazelon points to of feminism, and John Dickerson alludes to Cokie Roberts' on ABC's This Week With George Stephanopoulos. Finally, the Slate editors discuss how Obama has grown throughout the campaignboth in his and in his ability to handle from political opponents. (Slate)
• Drift away from Clinton frustrates many women Mar 2, 2008
She had heard National Public Radio political analyst Cokie Roberts recounting a conversation with Billie Jean King that stayed with her. Roberts said Monday that King, the pioneering women's professional tennis player, was dismayed about Clinton's vulnerable candidacy. (Q13.com, WA)
ABC Discovers Obama Is a...Liberal Feb 27, 2008
Moran's recognition of Obama's liberal ideology aired just a day after Cokie Roberts, in the roundtable on Sunday's This Week on ABC, pegged Obama as "squarely on the left of the Democratic Party" and contended that the Illinois Senator, "oddly enough given the rhetoric, has not reached across the aisle and worked with people in the other party to get things done, which she [Hillary Clinton] has done." See Brad Wilmouth's NewsBusters item. A longer version of Moran's World News story led... (MediaResearch.org)
RiverRun Bookstore to celebrate 6th anniversary Feb 26, 2008
"The more dollars that are spent locally means more money going back directly into the community. During the course of this year alone, RiverRun will donate $5,000 and many hours to Seacoast Local's organization.RiverRun has always provided great author events for the enjoyment of the community, and that effort has increased significantly. A partnership with South Church and Seacoast Slow Food will bring best-selling author Frances Moore Lappe to Portsmouth.The stellar Writers on a New England... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Inside the Female Voter's Mind Feb 2, 2008
ABC's Cokie Roberts Talks to Women About What They Want in a President ... Cokie Roberts recently asked a group of women from New Jersey, "Did you have any reaction to the fact that a woman was running?". (ABC News)
New Scarlett from North Dakota Dec 27, 2007
ABC News correspondent Cokie Roberts is 64. Guitarist Mick Jones of Foreigner is 63. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Late TV Listings Dec 23, 2007
Panel: E.J. Dionne, Washington Post; Torie Clarke, Cokie Roberts, George Will. 10 a.m. (5). (Boston Globe)
Life story counts Dec 20, 2007
Television commentators such as Cokie Roberts on ABC-TV sound as though it s remarkable that the Republicans don t have a candidate yet. She meant that it s remarkable that no one has emerged as a clear frontrunner. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
'Twas the night before Christmas Dec 18, 2007
" Amanda Bynes, TV and movie actress. Cokie Roberts, USA WEEKEND contributing editor and contributing senior news analyst for National Public Radio. Zachary Levi, star of NBC's "Chuck. " Martina McBride, award-winning country music singer-songwriter. Her holiday CD, "White Christmas," is in stores. Amy Adams, star of the Disney movie "Enchanted. (USA Today -- Life)
'Richard M. Nixon' Dec 16, 2007
On a recent "This Week" Sunday morning gab fest on ABC-TV, Cokie Roberts indirectly reinforced that point. She noted with surprise that one of the current GOP candidates had broken an unwritten rule of Republican politics during one of their many debates: "Thou shalt never mention Richard Nixon.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Borders(R) to Host Celebration of Peter Jennings' Life and Work with Kayce Freed Jennings, Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts and Lynn Sherr Nov 28, 2007
(Logo: ) What: Freed Jennings and Sherr are joined by senior news analyst for National Public Radio, Cokie Roberts, and ABC News veteran, Sam Donaldson for a panel discussion on topics from "Peter Jennings: A Reporter's Life" followed by a question and answer session with the audience and a book signing. When: Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. Where: Borders 1801 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 466-4999 Why: This one-time special discussion and book signing celebrates the life of Jennings from... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Questions About Carville... Nov 17, 2007
Can you believe how many people would change the station if Cokie Roberts was analyzing Hillary. Oh, how I long for the days of Peter Jennings political coverage. (The Drudge Report)
Is Hillary Clinton's gender a disadvantage in the presidential race? Nov 10, 2007
Even ABC s Cokie Roberts later admitted that Clinton Had way too favorable press at this point in the season, and, She s been playing the gender card all along. Even beyond Hillary Clinton s status as a policy leader, she has a clear and calculated advantage as a woman. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
NBC First to Praise Medal of Honor Recipient Oct 18, 2007
ABC contributor Cokie Roberts apparently approves of propaganda, as long as she agrees with it ... ABC contributor Cokie Roberts apparently approves of propaganda, as long as she agrees with it ... DONALDSON: Well, the Earth collapses- COKIE ROBERTS: Well there have always -- The truth is, there have always been propagandists who make something popular. (MediaResearch.org)
Roberts, ECU fete female graduates Oct 18, 2007
As a daughter, journalist Cokie Roberts watched her indomitable mother, Lindy Boggs, balance raising a family with being wife to a powerful congressman and later a congresswoman herself after he died in a plane crash. As a reporter, author and analyst, Roberts has observed female trailblazers firsthand in the U.S. Congress and at a scholarly distance in a book on the women of the American Revolution. (The Daily Reflector)
Getting tough with China Oct 6, 2007
Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at stevecokie@gmail. com. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
National Public Radio courts the post-Boomer, tech-savvy set Oct 5, 2007
"The Bryant Park Project," which KQED management is deciding whether to carry in the Bay Area, illustrates how the network of Cokie Roberts and Robert Siegel is trying to reach outside what one executive calls "the cathedral of NPR" to pull in younger converts. Through a combination of new technology initiatives - some of which are being piloted nationally at KQED - and a new, hip attitude, NPR hopes to lower the median age of its audience from 53 without straying from its core values. (San Francisco Chronicle)
More of this story Sep 25, 2007
On the progressive side, readers have found the likes of Richard Cohen, Marianne Means, Tom Teepen, Gene Lyons and Bonnie Erbe all balanced off with columnists in the middle such as Dale McFeatters, Steve and Cokie Roberts and Dan K. Thomasson. We choose these writers because of what they offer and the manner in which they deliver it and we think our readers are well-served. (Quincy Patriot Ledger, MA)
Salman Rushdie included in Villa Julie speaker series Sep 6, 2007
Political commentator and journalist Cokie Roberts; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; award-winning authors Salman Rushdie and Frank McCourt; political satirists The Capitol Steps; and a very familiar Maryland name, pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson, round out the list of speakers. Villa Julie runs the series through April in cooperation with the Cambridge Speaker Series, which helps to secure the speakers and series venue, and track ticket sales. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
Gandolfini, Sarandon a match in 'Cigarettes' Sep 3, 2007
Samuel L. Jackson will emcee the event before expected guests Drew Carey, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Cokie Roberts and Christopher Plummer. Don't Shoot the Messenger. (New York Daily News)
It Didn’t Start With Craig Aug 30, 2007
Craig now says he pled guilty because he hoped the thing would go away, regrets having done so, and has taken after the Idaho Statesman for witch-hunting -- in effect saying, the newspaper made me do it, as ABC-TV s veteran Capitol Hill correspondent Cokie Roberts put it this morning. In 1954, things like this were never discussed and, given the states where the real-life Hunt and the fictional Anderson came from, their endings in tragedy are not truly a surprise, as sad as they were. (Human Events Online)
CBS Hails 'Landmark' and 'Historic' Federal Control of Health Aug 6, 2007
On Wednesday's Good Morning America, ABC reporters offered advice to Dick Cheney on how to resuscitate his "rock bottom poll numbers." The network featured clips from a Bush-bashing cartoon and correspondent Cokie Roberts even suggested that if the Vice President wants to change his image, he needs to do it on "Jon Stewart and maybe talk to Doonesbury." The Claire Shipman-hosted segment, which played like a media victory lap over Cheney's unpopularity, also featured snarky comments, such as this... (MediaResearch.org)
Roberts isn't alone in cancer fight Aug 1, 2007
ABC News' Cokie Roberts, who continued to work during chemotherapy for breast cancer five years ago, says the stigma of breast cancer has steadily declined since first lady Betty Ford went public with news of her mastectomy in 1974. Cokie Roberts says her GMA colleague knows there's a downside of being in the public eye: "Your private life is on display." But now, she adds, Robin Roberts will feel the upside: "People you don't even know caring about you and praying for you and cushioning you... (USA Today -- Life)
Southwest Riverside County Community News Briefs: Jet Engines topic of talk Jun 27, 2007
The book to be discussed is "Founding Mothers" by Cokie Roberts. Ellen Haro will be the hostess for the meeting. (North County Times)
None of the above Jun 27, 2007
by Cokie Roberts en V. RobertsPublished Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:19 PM CDT ... Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
The Edwards family pushes forward (04.08.2007) Jun 10, 2007
Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists ... Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at ... Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
The Edwards family pushes forward (04.08.2007) Jun 7, 2007
Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists ... Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at ... Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
The Edwards family pushes forward (04.08.2007) Jun 6, 2007
Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists ... Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at ... Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
The Edwards family pushes forward (04.08.2007) Jun 5, 2007
Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists ... Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at ... Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Pervasive porn having impact on society Jun 4, 2007
Cokie Roberts is proud wrote on Jun 3, 2007 4:34 PM:" Finally, women know their place in the world. You can call it 'power' at age 25, but it's called something else at 45. Pretty darn sad state after all that work and pain by their elders. ". Chocolatier Porn wrote on Jun 3, 2007 3:26 PM:" A Web site with videos showing bar fights, public urination and vandalism. ". (The Pantagraph newspaper)
The Edwards family pushes forward (04.08.2007) Jun 3, 2007
Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists ... Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at ... Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
The Edwards family pushes forward (04.08.2007) Jun 2, 2007
Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists ... Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at ... Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
The Edwards family pushes forward (04.08.2007) Jun 1, 2007
Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists ... Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at ... Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
The Edwards family pushes forward (04.08.2007) May 31, 2007
Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists ... Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at ... Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Community : Northern Lakes Conference Art Show results announced May 30, 2007
Online news and information for the Rhinelander region. SEARCH 14-day search. (Forest Republican, WI)
The Edwards family pushes forward (04.08.2007) May 27, 2007
Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists ... Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by e-mail at ... Steve and Cokie Roberts -National columnists. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Community : Northern Lakes Conference Art Show results announced May 26, 2007
Online news and information for the Rhinelander region. SEARCH 14-day search. (Forest Republican, WI)
Steinem targets domestic violence May 25, 2007
Other previous honorees include ABC News political analyst and author Cokie Roberts, former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro and former prosecutor and author Linda Fairstein. Money raised at the event will help DVCC continue its mission toward a violence-free community. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
