Hugh Hewitt

Re "Lessons From the Election," (Orange County Voices, Nov. 12): It's fun to watch Hugh Hewitt stew in his own bile, but it does raise the question of how The Times can give space to someone purporting to prove that Rep. James E. Rogan (R-Glendale) lost his seat because the networks called Florida early. What sticks in Hewitt's craw has less to do with the networks' performance than the fact that Clinton has had the last laugh--again. LEN DIAMOND Westminster I frequently watch Hugh Hewitt and Kerman Maddox discuss politics on "Life and Times Tonight."

Today's topic: President Obama announced plans to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp within a year. How big a policy shift is that, and how should the administration handle enemy combatants -- not just those in Gitmo today, but the ones apprehended in the future? All week, Hugh Hewitt and Susan Estrich debate Obama's first days in office. Obama wants to defeat terrorists. But how will he do it? Point: Hugh Hewitt It is always fun to work with you Susan, and I am very interested in your take on what will happen to the Gitmo terrorists.

Hugh Hewitt, a former White House assistant counsel and defender of developers in the California gnatcatcher battle, is leaving his law firm to form a new practice with eight other lawyers from the same firm. The seven partners and two associates said they will leave Pettis, Tester, Kruse & Krinsky on Friday to practice corporate, real estate and land use law. The new firm, Hewitt & McGuire, has leased office space in Newport Beach.

Blog Understanding the Information Reformation That's Changing Your World Hugh Hewitt Nelson Books: 226 pp., $19.99 People who pick up the book "Blog" are likely to think that it's about blogs. For the most part, it's not about the Internet phenomenon of blogging, the term for individual or group Web-based chronicling and instant publishing.

Hugh Hewitt, executive director of the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace, will step down as head of California's first presidential library to resume practicing law full time, a library spokesman said Friday. Hewitt, who oversaw the library's opening ceremonies that drew four Presidents and dozens of dignitaries to Yorba Linda on July 19, will be replaced by John H. Taylor, Nixon's chief of staff for the past 10 years. Taylor, who will take over as executive director of the library on Sept.

Today's topic: President Obama announced plans to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp within a year. How big a policy shift is that, and how should the administration handle enemy combatants -- not just those in Gitmo today, but the ones apprehended in the future? All week, Hugh Hewitt and Susan Estrich debate Obama's first days in office. Obama wants to defeat terrorists. But how will he do it? Point: Hugh Hewitt It is always fun to work with you Susan, and I am very interested in your take on what will happen to the Gitmo terrorists.

Some interviews came easier than others when Hugh Hewitt was compiling "Searching for God in America," a PBS series of eight conversations with religious leaders who represent the nation's divergent and expanding universe of traditional faiths. Among Hewitt's catches were the Dalai Lama and the Rev. Cecil Murray. The big miss was the Rev. Billy Graham, who couldn't do the interview because he was recovering from a severe fall.

The folks on the cul-de-sac know Betsy better than Hugh. She's the one who's at home most. She bakes brownies for a neighbor frazzled from a kitchen remodel. She shares sunny waves with friends from the helm of her van. She loans her Phillips screwdriver to the other wives of unhandymen. "So, have you got a husband tonight?" her neighbors will ask in jest. That's because they know her husband, Hugh Hewitt, is as busy these days as Colin Powell's book agent. TV show host. Radio personality.

The folks on the cul-de-sac know Betsy better than Hugh. She's the one who's at home most. She bakes brownies for a neighbor frazzled from a kitchen remodel. She shares sunny waves with friends from the helm of her van. She loans her Phillips CQ screwdriver to the other wives of unhandymen. "So, have you got a husband tonight?" her Irvine neighbors will ask in jest. That's because they know her husband, Hugh Hewitt, is as busy these days as Colin Powell's book agent. TV show host.

Re "Cover the Terror War as a War," Opinion, Jan. 23: Hugh Hewitt wants The Times to cover the "global war on terror" more thoroughly, like newspapers covered World War II. But such a comparison is disingenuous because 64 years ago the U.S. formally declared war before committing its armed forces to combat. Wartime appeals like Hewitt's are off the mark until he can explain why the 1st Article of the Constitution and the War Powers Act of 1973 have no bearing on the current deployment of our troops.

During the debate between the Cypress City Council and Cottonwood Christian Church, ultraconservatives (such as radio talk show hosts Larry Elder and Hugh Hewitt) kept saying that the council was not representing the will of the people. Of course, those of us who fully supported the council felt otherwise. And we were right, because on election day, all three incumbents were reelected. After viewing the actions of the church during this ordeal (they bused people to council meetings who would stand outside screaming that anyone who didn't support the church was the devil and would rot in hell)

Re "Lessons From the Election," (Orange County Voices, Nov. 12): It's fun to watch Hugh Hewitt stew in his own bile, but it does raise the question of how The Times can give space to someone purporting to prove that Rep. James E. Rogan (R-Glendale) lost his seat because the networks called Florida early. What sticks in Hewitt's craw has less to do with the networks' performance than the fact that Clinton has had the last laugh--again. LEN DIAMOND Westminster I frequently watch Hugh Hewitt and Kerman Maddox discuss politics on "Life and Times Tonight."

What happened to the great trio of Patt Morrison, Kerman Maddox and Hugh Hewitt on "Life & Times Tonight" on KCET (Morning Report, July 8)? They have been an integral part of the evening segment, preceded by the "NewsHour With Jim Lehrer." The continuity in programming is admirable, and the quality of news and commentary unmatched. In contrast to other news and commentary programs, which are raucous, with shouting matches, this team has a perfect balance; they respect each other's point of view, and present the spectrum of state and local events with a thoroughness and professionalism that is to be commended.

Howard Rosenberg beat us to it (" 'Life & Times' Goes Dangerously Adrift," March 3). We have been gearing up to write to KCET, which we support with our mouths and our money. "Life & Times" had been the only local news we could tolerate, until now. Jerry Nachman has proven himself to be rude, obnoxious and annoying, interrupting his guests, interjecting his own views instead of listening to his guests. Please return the program to its professional quality. HERBERT and SYLVIA LAMONT Gardena I couldn't agree more with Rosenberg's strong comments.

Hugh Hewitt--attorney, Chapman University law professor, co-host of KCET's "Life & Times Tonight"--has issued his religious manifesto. "The Embarrassed Believer" (Word Books, 1998; 206 pages, $19.99) exhibits both Hewitt's acute intelligence and his propensity to see the world through conservative religious lenses.

In response to "When Television Throws a Riot," Opinion, May 3: Hugh Hewitt's contention that "a large portion of this tragedy rests on" the shoulders of the television media is absolutely absurd. The only shoulders responsible are those of the rioting savages who lack the minimal self-control and "common-sense responsibility" Hewitt would instill in the editors of the local media. Charging television coverage of these events with soliciting participants is nothing short of faulting a victim of rape for inciting the rapist.

I predict Hugh Hewitt (Newport Beach attorney and "Life & Times" prognosticator) will be eating crow on Nov. 9, the day after elections, when his predictions about how Orange County voters will cast their ballots don't pan out. In his commentary ("Recession, Crime and Clinton Are Recipe for GOP Victories," Oct. 23), he bolsters his obviously biased support of Measure A by misrepresenting Larry Agran's plan for the reuse of the El Toro Marine base, and at the same time offering no proof that a commercial/cargo airport guarantees jobs.

PBS is answering the prayers of those properly angry at television for granting so little quality time to religion. The first occasion this year was Bill Moyers' documentary "The Wisdom of Faith With Huston Smith." And now comes "Searching for God in America," a bracing amen from KCET-TV Channel 28 featuring interviews with eight religious leaders by Hugh Hewitt, an evangelical Christian, Orange County lawyer and co-host of the Los Angeles station's "Life & Times" series.

Some interviews came easier than others when Hugh Hewitt was compiling "Searching for God in America," a PBS series of eight conversations with religious leaders who represent the nation's divergent and expanding universe of traditional faiths. Among Hewitt's catches were the Dalai Lama and the Rev. Cecil Murray. The big miss was the Rev. Billy Graham, who couldn't do the interview because he was recovering from a severe fall.