http://TheGibsonReport.today.com captures my observations as a journalist, international broadcaster, college professor, researcher, and social scientist. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:19:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Ever since I was born," said Michael's 11-year-old daughter Paris, "Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just wanted to say I love him — so much." ... The three Jackson children along with a planet of fans, full of respect and love, ... http://TheGibsonReport.today.com/2009/07/07/gone-too-soon/ MICHAEL JACKSON lives on... through his music, his charities, and his ability to have endured. Given the way he touched people world-wide, it is not an exaggeration to say that "The King of Pop" is and was the Eighth Wonder of the World. ... http://TheGibsonReport.today.com/2009/07/06/the-eighth-wonder-of-the-world/ Ego obviously is a terrible thing to waste. If that were not the case, then South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford would have had the good sense to have resigned before the 4th of July, rather than after. Instead Gov. Sanford is a poster boy for how not to ... http://TheGibsonReport.today.com/2009/06/29/randy-governor-loses-mind/ Now that Barack Obama is an historical phenomenon... we can critically examine how he succeeded in re-constructing "identity" in the public square. The story is not about what happened to get him to the presidency BUT how he successfully changed the subjective and collective meanings of ... http://TheGibsonReport.today.com/2009/01/22/obama-the-politics-of-identity/ Regardless of your political affilation there's a narrative that frames your position. So a key question is - how did you learn to be a Republican/Democrat? Where did your political beliefs come from? More to the point, how do you know you are what you say your are? Well, I asked ... http://TheGibsonReport.today.com/2008/10/18/how-do-you-know-youre-a-republicandemocrat/ Well at last there is some oversight of the MLK National Memorial Project that's being prepared for the National Mall. The selection process was tainted in 2007 when the job for sculpting Dr. King was outsourced to China. A national competition was never held like it was for ... http://TheGibsonReport.today.com/2008/05/12/us-commission-on-fine-arts-says-no-to-king-statue/ Here's one for Jay Leno since his writers are on strike. In November a 17-year old male tried to get back to his juvenile center by using the chimney to the facility in Royal Oak, Michigan. He was okay until he got stuck and someone heard this groans. That brought the ... http://TheGibsonReport.today.com/2007/12/31/chimney-escapes/