7 Best Nonpolitical Jobs for Political Junkies

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Catherine if your head is in the sand, please take it out! As a journalist major with a degree in Communication, journalists should be objective, they are not especially in most print and all major networks. Journalists shouldn't be confused with commentators, there is a difference.
We have had bias in media for ages and it's gotten worse since Clinton was in the White House. America isn't free! If you truly understand journalism and what your being told, George Soros, an anti-american hedge fund guru, pretty much funded Obama's campaign and he's been pulling the strings to get the Republicans out especially Bush for a long time. We are already partly Socialist due to the FDR NEW DEAL - what do you think Medicare and Social Security are?
We need to educate Americans so that when they comment, it's not pie in the sky rhetoric!

Maggie S of NJ 1:24PM April 28, 2009

I didn't really see this as a partisan piece - and so, I was shocked at the partisan attacks in the comment section.
Are McCain supporters that sensitive? Do they now interpret any political conversation that makes rational sense to be an attack on their ideals?
Perhaps reality is an attack to those who live in a dream world.
Please - join us. You are one of us. If you were one of the 2%, you wouldn't be here. Join the rest of the 98% and take what is rightfully yours.
Short of that, take this with you...
If Obama wins this race and "takes it" from Hillary and McCain... then I would say it was because people are waking up to the lies and deception of the GOP/Christian Death Cult [tm]!
You would be wise to put aside your hatred and find peace in your heart before you "opine" about Obama.

Elvis of NC 9:10PM October 26, 2008

So sorry to say it, but Nader is a radical leftist, even farther left than Mr. Obama, and that is why I could never look at him seriously. America does not want a socialist government. And impeach Bush? Oh, please. What did he ever do wrong? I see that you live in WA. I suppose you may fit your state's stereotype.
Anyway, I think the JOURNALIST listing is quite apt. I'm also surprised that lobbyist made the list, as I thought that many would see it on the list and bolt. Pollster was not surprising, even though many polls are inaccurate and are generally skewed toward the Dems, especially exit polls. This has been especially true in recent years, in 00 and 04. But regardless of the professions listed here, I still think that the ideal job for some political junkies would be POLITICIAN.

Henry K. of IA 12:03PM October 26, 2008

"Media" takes a lot of bashing and some rightly so, but I think most print media offer non-biased coverage. As for some of the TV pundits and Fox News, etc., they're not real journalists, getting out there and gathering the news. There are flaws in print journalism as well, but we're talking about a business that works on tight deadlines to get information out to the public. It's not always possible to get the whole story in one take.
Journalism is a check on our government, a way for people to know what's going on so they can make informed decisions on their government and in their lives. Criticism can be constructive, but let's not forget the absolut necessity of news reporting in a democracy. It's part of what makes America a free nation.

Catherine Egan of NY 12:02PM October 24, 2008

Sure, why not become a JOURNALIST if you want to be political. If Obama wins this election (taking it from both Hillary and McCain), he will have won due to the protection and campaigning of the U.S. press. Since the once-proud profession is now a joke, why shouldn't your magazine recommend a job at a newspaper or television station if one is hyper-political? May I suggest the NY Times; you'll be welcome with opened arms, but only if you plan to put your bias and agenda into your work!

FLNonny of FL 5:44AM October 24, 2008

People ask why Ralph Nader bothers to run against Major Party candidates whose billions buy their votes whatever compromises they make? Obama is against single payer health care, against an immediate end to the war, against impeachment of Bush, against prosecution of telephone companies for listening in on your conversations, against public financing of your campaigns- and he will probably win.
No why Nader? To train the next generation of citizen activists- the category you left out- who will not give up on what matters to America- and who will learn in a Nader campaign how to handle abuse.
I'm voting for Ralph Nader to send a message because Ralph Nader is not for sale and neither is my vote.

steve conn of WA 2:03PM October 23, 2008