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George Bush with big hair – Garrison Keillor
Some tough talk coming from the creator of the A Prairie Home Companion: So the Republicans have decided to run against themselves. The bums have tiptoed out the back door and circled around to the front and started yelling, “Throw … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Politics
Tagged campaign, Garrison Keillor, palin, reinvent, republicans
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On the attack…
The Obama campaign has signaled that they’re going to come out on the attack more. I haven’t seen it much yet myself, but I think this can be a good sign or a bad sign. So far, the campaign has … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Deep Thoughts, Patriotism, Politics
Tagged attack ads, honest, honor, karl rove, mccain, obama, the view
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AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka on Racism and Obama
It’s not very often that I watch, must less share, speeches by AFL-CIO officers. Nevertheless, I found this one by their treasurer, Richard Trumka, from July particularly poignant:
Paul Krugman – Blizzard of Lies
And now the team that hopes to form the next administration is running a campaign that makes Bush-Cheney 2000 look like something out of a civics class. What does that say about how that team would run the country? Op-Ed … Continue reading
Tales from the Trail: McCain finds it tough without Palin
PHILADELPHIA – Republican presidential candidate John McCain cut short his first public appearance without running-mate Sarah Palin after chanting supporters of Democratic rival Barack Obama interrupted his speech. Tales from the Trail » Blog Archive » McCain finds it tough … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign, mccain, obama, palin, philadelphia
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Lipstick on a Pig
Watch Chris Matthews in action: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26646827#26646827
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Tagged christ matthews, lipstick on a pig, mccain, obama, palin
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Key wins for Hong Kong opposition
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp has won more than a third of seats in elections on the island, and so retains a key veto over future major legislation. BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Key wins for Hong Kong opposition
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Tagged BBC, china, democracy, elections, hong kong
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Daily Show Skewers McCain Convention Speech
http://www.thedailyshow.com/sitewide/video_player/view/default/swf.jhtml
Posted in Current Events, Politics
Tagged convnetion, daily show, jon stewart, mccain, republicans, speech, st. louis
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Presidential Candidates & The Issues
National Journal examines the differences between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain in a 10-part series looking at their policy records and proposals concerning the major issues in the presidential race. The magazine will also host a series of … Continue reading
CSPAN Focus Group on Sarah Palin
What do ‘undecided’ Minnesota voters have to say about Sarah Palin (from this Sunday, prior to the Republican convention)?
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Tagged c-span, focus group, sarah palin, undecided, vp
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