By — Kwame Holman Kwame Holman Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-doubleheader-mark-shields-responds-to-reddit-questions Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Doubleheader: Mark Shields Responds to Reddit Questions Politics Feb 11, 2011 7:53 PM EDT [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9YY0e2WKEY] How the tables have turned. Last week, David Brooks wound up answering questions solo when Mark Shields was held up. This week, the situation was conveniently reversed, allowing Shields to answer questions posed to him by the Reddit community — just as Brooks did last week. Shields gave his take on the celebrations in Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign came to an end in just 18 days, notably without the use of heavy artillery. He also pointed out that presidents rarely get much credit at home for handling of foreign-policy matters, so President Obama shouldn’t count on democracy supposedly taking root in Egypt as a campaign issue. Shields also answered questions on what he foresaw as the main attack issue in next year’s presidential campaign, what might be off limits and what’s ahead for the American middle class and the concentration of wealth in the United States. Video editing by Quinn Bowman We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Kwame Holman Kwame Holman Kwame Holman joined The NewsHour in 1983 as a producer/correspondent and became congressional correspondent in 1992. Prior to joining The NewsHour, Kwame was a reporter and producer for the CBS affiliate WTOC in Savannah, Georgia. He also served as a public relations consultant to the National Summit Conference on Black Economic Development and as a special assistant to the president of the Children's Defense Fund. During 1980, Kwame was acting press secretary to the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9YY0e2WKEY] How the tables have turned. Last week, David Brooks wound up answering questions solo when Mark Shields was held up. This week, the situation was conveniently reversed, allowing Shields to answer questions posed to him by the Reddit community — just as Brooks did last week. Shields gave his take on the celebrations in Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign came to an end in just 18 days, notably without the use of heavy artillery. He also pointed out that presidents rarely get much credit at home for handling of foreign-policy matters, so President Obama shouldn’t count on democracy supposedly taking root in Egypt as a campaign issue. Shields also answered questions on what he foresaw as the main attack issue in next year’s presidential campaign, what might be off limits and what’s ahead for the American middle class and the concentration of wealth in the United States. Video editing by Quinn Bowman We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now