The Final Countdown

We were watching The Daily Show the other night when the comedy/news program's corespondents screamed into the camera "Just End It!" And frankly, we're inclined to agree. Witnessing this year's race for the White House unfold is kind of like watching your favorite team in the seventh game of the...
By Benjamin LeathermanOctober 30, 2008
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We were watching The Daily Show the other night when the comedy/news program’s corespondents screamed into the camera “Just End It!” And frankly, we’re inclined to agree. Witnessing this year’s race for the White House unfold is kind of like watching your favorite team in the seventh game of the World Series.

Mon., Nov. 3, 8 p.m., 2008

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Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music and nightlife. He joined New Times in 2003. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

benjamin.leatherman@newtimes.com

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