Daily Archives: September 9, 2008

In Our Contemporary Idiocracy, Could Thomas Jefferson Win an Election Against John McCain and Sarah Palin?

Can you imagine what the Republican noise machine would do to Thomas Jefferson if he were running against McCain-Palin? Here are just some of Jefferson’s fatal political liabilities, circa 2008: Jefferson was the ambassador to France. And if he was the … Continue reading

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A Pox on Both Your Faith-Based Houses: Christopher Hitchens Casts a Skeptical Eye on the Role of Religion and Demogoguery in Both the McCain-Palin AND Obama-Biden Campaigns

Christopher Hitchens today, in Slate, calls out both sides of the Republican and Democratic presidential tickets for their failure to think critically and consistently, for their hypocrisy, and their populist demogoguery. Money quote: Interviewed by Rick Warren at the grotesque Saddleback megachurch a … Continue reading

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Is It Christian to Brazenly and Shamelessly Keep on Lying About Something? Sarah Palin Repeats, Yet Again, Her “Thanks But No Thanks” Line on Bridge to Nowhere

Today’s Wall Street Journal has a full article on Palin’s “Bridge to Nowhere” claims. Money quote: Despite significant evidence to the contrary, the McCain campaign continues to assert that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told the federal government “thanks but no thanks” … Continue reading

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McCain and Palin Continue to Lie About “Bridge to Nowhere”: Conservative Wall Street Journal Reports That “Record Contradicts Palin’s ‘Bridge’ Claims”

Today’s Wall Street Journal has a full article on Palin’s “Bridge to Nowhere” claims. Money quote: Despite significant evidence to the contrary, the McCain campaign continues to assert that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told the federal government “thanks but no thanks” … Continue reading

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McCain and Palin are NOT Mavericks, and Palin SUPPORTED the Bridge to Nowhere

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“Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition”: A Monty Python Response to Sarah Palin’s Dismissive Cynicism Toward Habeus Corpus (Due Process on Being Taken into Custody)

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Obama Stands Up For the Constitution Against VP-Pick Sarah Palin’s Dismissive Cynicism Toward Habeus Corpus (Due Process on Being Taken into Custody)

When Sarah Palin spoke at the 2008 Republican Convention she made a dismissive comment (in the speech written for her) about reading Miranda-like rights to captured terror suspects. And on Sept. 8, 2008, The Washington Post reported Barack Obama’s retort. … Continue reading

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