The Washington experience has begun. Today we were able to listen to the distinguished Steve Bell as he lectured about President-elect Barack Obama and the media. We addressed the issue of bias in the media as well as satire when he showed clips from Saturday Night Live. We then listened to Dana Bash, correspondent for CNN. She spoke of her experience covering the McCain campaign in 2008 and her view of politics from the media’s perspective. It’s clear this program will leave us well-informed .
We then took a tour of the monuments around the district. We viewed the powerful war memorials for Vietnam, Korea, and World War II. At the Lincoln Memorial, a stage was being set up for a concert on the Mall this Sunday. This is just one location where construction for the Inauguration is present. We also visited the Jefferson Memorial, where we saw the President’s helicopter fly over and then a motorcade of some sort.
Dinner at the Dubliner was very delicious, I highly recommend it if in the area. Four out of five stars.
