E-mail a friendDecember 15, 2008
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza describes the risk Republicans take if they try to link Obama to Blagojevich and discusses the problems Caroline Kennedy will face trying to get the New York Senate seat. Oscar-winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme, producer-director of Rachel Getting Married, talks about the impact his '93 hit, Philadelphia, had on AIDS awareness in the U.S.
Chris Cillizza
Chris Cillizza
Washington Post journalist discusses Democratic strategy to keep President-elect Obama's senate seat in the party's hands amid the Blagojevich scandal. (2:28)
Full interview. (8:55)
Chris Cillizza writes "The Fix"—a daily political blog on The Washington Post's Web site. He's also a regular contributor to the Post on political issues. Cillizza was previously White House correspondent at Roll Call, covered governor's races and southern House races for the Cook Political Report and wrote a column on politics for Congress Daily. His freelance work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Atlantic Monthly and Slate. The Connecticut native is a graduate of Georgetown University.
Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme
The director discusses how some of his choices with regard to race in his latest film echo those made in his 1993 hit Philadelphia. (2:42)
Full interview. (13:20)
Jonathan Demme is among the first rank of filmmakers, with credits that include Philadelphia, Beloved and The Silence of the Lambs, for which he won an Oscar. He's directed 7 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances. Demme is also an activist, whose projects—such as Artists for Democracy in Haiti and the documentary, Right to Return, on post-Katrina residents of New Orleans—reflect his political concern. His most recent project is the critically-acclaimed feature drama, Rachel Getting Married.