2008 Presidential Campaign

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Oh, the (Lack of) Humanity!: Campaigns Suck

Jamie Frevele | Posted 10.10.2008 | Style

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At this point, Gov. Sarah Palin is really nothing but nice hair and a fun accent. Which is why she will be the number one Halloween costume this year. For women and men.

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Jews for Obama?

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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The one issue that surpasses even those that center around civil liberties is the continued existence of the state of Israel.

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What the Failure of the Bailout Package Means to the Presidential Race

Robert Creamer | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, John McCain, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Wall Street Crisis, House Bailout, Congress Bailout, Bailout Vote, Politics News

It was the right-wing Republicans who prevented the success of yesterday's publicly unpopular bailout -- and ironically, it will be the fortunes of the right that suffer most as a result. Here's why.

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T-Shirts, Young People And Barack Obama

Teresa McCoy | Posted 09.30.2008 | Home

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Everyone is marveling at how these "kids" made the t-shirts so quickly. Fact is, the shirts are great and they are selling like hotcakes for a local charity. But the t-shirts are also a metaphor.

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Oxford Debates the Debates

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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If this debate doesn't go off as scheduled, that will be bad news for Washington, too. The people of Oxford are already mad. They'll be madder.

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Oh, HELL NO!

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 09.24.2008 | Media

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How many times will national reporters let themselves be cowed by the pack of consultants that has steered the Bush machine and polluted national politics with this strategy for more than 30 years?

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What if it Doesn't Come Down to Turnout?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

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This year the millions of voters excited about voting for Barack Obama will more than likely be counterbalanced by the millions of voters excited about stopping Obama.

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Time To Pick The Smart One

Rick Siegel | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home

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Right now our country needs to put a priority on smart. We have huge dilemmas facing our next administration, arguably by people who did not make the smartest or most informed choices. We have an economic crisis, military crises; a crisis of trust regarding our government from citizens both domestically and around the world.

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Who is Barack Obama? Atticus Finch.

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 09.16.2008 | Entertainment

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So who does Barack remind me of? He's a civil rights lawyer who taught Constitutional law and is bringing up two girls the right way. When bullies gather, he stands up for what's right, he stands up for the rule of law, he stands up.

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Open Letter to Pastor Rick Warren on Evil

Diane Perlman | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

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I am reaching out to you to open a new line of communication about evil, as tensions are escalating in various conflicts.

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Palin's Lip Synching Will Soon Have To End

Charles Kozierok | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home

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Like Milli Vanilli, Sarah Palin's candidacy and current image is built entirely on marketing, media manipulation, performance and deceit. Palin has done little more than the political version of lip-synching: reading someone else's speeches over and over again.

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Has Sarah Palin Really Shaken Up the Race?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

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Palin's presence has moved the numbers, but not all that much, and perhaps not for all that long. The kinds of questions we need to ask now are: what states does Palin put into play?

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Divided Politics = Divided Country

Simon Sinek | Posted 09.05.2008 | Politics

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In Iraq, the Sunnis and the Shiites don't get along well enough to affect any sort of functional government. America implores them to get work togeth...

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Cynical and Divisive Chutzpah

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.05.2008 | Politics

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It is clear that any criticism of Sarah Palin will be interpreted by the Republican campaign as prima facie evidence of elitism.

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I'm Just Sayin': The GOP's Disgusting Use of 911

Phil Trounstine | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics

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Just watched the GOP's 911 video in which, in case you didn't notice, the film goes directly from a shot of Osama Bin Laden shooting an AK47 and a voi...

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5 Questions On Common Sense Gun Laws For Gov. Sarah Palin

Paul Helmke | Posted 09.03.2008 | Home

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The nation's media have been feverishly pursuing stories about Alaska's Governor, Sarah Palin. Among other topics, they've been asking about her child...

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Swing Hard in Case You Hit It

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 08.31.2008 | Politics

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The challenge for the Obama-Biden campaign is to show voters how bizarrely unqualified and ideologically conservative Palin is without being seen a bullies beating up on the nice young woman from Alaska.

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Sarah Palin, In Comparison

Johnny Sisk | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics

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The media loves a good story, so they praised McCain for surprising everyone with his pick - as if surprising everyone is a good thing. In fact, the last thing I want from my President is surprises. You know, like when a major American city is drowning, and the President "surprises" us by staying at his ranch in Crawford clearing brush.

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4 Things Sarah Palin Believes About the Environment

Maura Judkis | Posted 08.29.2008 | Green

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Palin believes that we should drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which McCain has previously opposed. She also supports offshore drilling.

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How TV News Should Handle Campaign Ad Releases

Phil Trounstine | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

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McCain's campaign is playing the TV news shows for hapless fools -- getting millions of dollars in exposure for attack ads for which the campaign never intended to buy major air time.

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I'm Just Sayin': The Idiotic "Biden Undercuts Change" Argument

Phil Trounstine | Posted 08.23.2008 | Politics

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Biden brings to the Democratic ticket a glimmer of hope that all the things Obama wants to accomplish might actually get done in the next administration.

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Don't Put a Muzzle on Biden

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 08.23.2008 | Politics

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This is not the time for Democrats to play nice. And Biden is the perfect candidate to take on this challenge, a hardened politician who is willing to be as aggressive with the GOP as they have been with Democrats.

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John McCain, War Games And The Draft

Linda Hansen | Posted 08.22.2008 | Home

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If you promote war, vote for it or stand to make a profit from it, then you'll be happy to do your patriotic duty and send your children off first. Watch: When the children of the powerful and privileged are on the line, the cost of war, they'll tell us, is too damned high.

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McCain Campaign Strategy Working: Media Reporting "No Difference" on Global Warming

A. Siegel | Posted 08.20.2008 | Media

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There are fundamental differences between McCain's and Obama's positions and fundamental differences about the prospects for the future between President McSame and President Obama.

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Vote for Obama Because He's Black

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics

Here's the thing - people are going to vote against Obama because he's black. This is the country we live in. And I know, he's only half black, yadda...

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