Since the Democratic convention, the wooden Al Gore seems to have disappeared and his poll numbers have risen; talk shows give him a chance to keep the laughing, kissing Al Gore visible.
"Sovereign risk has supplanted regulatory risk as the primary focus of bank bondholders," says Jonathan Glionna at Barclays Capital.The prospects of a full-blown default by a European government still seem remote, especially given rising talk of a bail-out for Greece (see article).
Trump said the rising talk of impeachment on Capitol Hill "totally ridiculous," and flatly denied that he asked Comey to end the agency's probe into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
In the early 21st century, concern over the effects of spin manifested in the popular culture with the rise of talk shows, talk show personalities, and self-proclaimed "fact-checkers".
Through the machinery of eating, then, Odobenus rises: talking the talk, and walking the walk.
As stock prices rise, people talk endlessly of their windfalls and new investors are drawn in.
People seeking to explain Khan's rise often talk about his gift for knowing what the mood is.
But, in retrospect, the rise of talk radio, Fox News Channel and right-wing Web sites may have done greatest harm to conservatives themselves.
Others will see the costs of intermediation rise: bankers talk of a tenfold increase in fees paid to send money to countries such as Tanzania.
All of it is giving rise to talk that, instead of putting forward another coalition of failed parties and leaders, new people with new ideas outside the political establishment should be brought in.
