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LOL: Howard Fineman and The Powerful Message of the Oscars

By Greg Pollowitz

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March 3, 2014 5:55 PM

GP: Here’s Howard Fineman on the importance of the Oscars on the world scene. . .

#AcademyAwards show diversity, tolerance, cultural creativity of US in Obama Era. Hard power matters, per Putin, but Oscars r as powerful.

— howardfineman (@howardfineman) March 3, 2014

. . .and. . .

Not saying military power, diplomatic guts are unimportant. They're key, never more so than now. Just saying cultural appeal matters, too.

— howardfineman (@howardfineman) March 3, 2014

Even better: His wife warned him that he sounded foolish, but he tweeted it anyway. . .

Before I tweeted that earlier thing out, my wife said it was the most vapid observation ever. I guess she was right!

— howardfineman (@howardfineman) March 3, 2014

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