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Monthly Archives: October 2008
John McCain vs. Jesus
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Sarah Palin: A Wizard of Oz Humbug?
It’s the last weekend of the campaign, and Sarah Palin’s STILL snug behind her campaign curtain, having avoided giving a single press conference or appearing on any of the Sunday morning press shows. Is the McCain campaign shielding a humbug?
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Tagged autumn, Barack Obama, John McCain, Keith Olbermann, november, Politics, rachel maddow, rush limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity, Virginia
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A Humbug?: Sarah Palin Still Hasn’t Given a Press Conference—or Done the Sunday Press Shows—and We Vote Tuesday!
We are now in the LAST weekend of the presidential campaign season and something extraordinarily corrosive to our democracy has occurred: Sarah Palin, despite the gravity of the office that she is running for, has managed to avoid giving a press … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Colorado, Florida, John McCain, Michelle Obama, new hampshire, New Mexico, Politics, Sarah Palin, Virginia, Wisconsin
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ON Tuesday We’ll “Break on Through to the Other Side” of the Bush Era—and STOP a Potential Palin Era—IF We Work and VOTE
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Tagged arizona, Barack Obama, Colorado, feminism, Florida, gay liberation, Michelle Obama, Nevada, Ohio, racial equality, Supreme Court, Virginia
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The Scientific Journal, NATURE, Endorses Barack Obama, Appealing to the ENLIGHTENMENT Tradition of Reason and the Importance of Taking Expert Scientific Opinion Seriously
Money quote: The election of a US president almost always seems like a crossroads, but the choice to be made on 4 November feels unusual, and daunting, in its national and global significance. . . . [T]he core values of … Continue reading →
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Tagged agnostic, atheist, Barack Obama, evolution, Florida, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Politics, reason, Sarah Palin, science, skepticism
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Get Loose with Janet
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Tagged art, Barack Obama, choreography, dance, godess, godesses, Hindu, janet jackson, life, Michelle Obama, music, shiva
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Conservative Peggy Noonan Uses Her Considerable Skills as a Writer to Make an Eloquent and Moving Case for Barack Obama
Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal yesterday: The case for Barack Obama, in broad strokes: He has within him the possibility to change the direction and tone of American foreign policy, which need changing; his rise will serve as … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, conservatism, conservative, get out the vote, John McCain, peggy noonan, Politics, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, UCLA, Virginia
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It’s Just Turned SERIOUS: The Obama vs. McCain DANCE-OFF
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Tagged arizona, Barack Obama, Florida, Indiana, John McCain, Michelle Obama, new hampshire, Ohio, Politics, Sarah Palin, UCLA
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McCain’s Big Gamble of Time and Resources Not Paying Off?: Pennsylvania Polls Seem to Show Obama’s Numbers Holding Steady
Despite John McCain and Sarah Palin’s extensive time in Pennsylvania this week, they do not appear to be pulling Obama’s numbers down. In other words, McCain’s gamble to devote a lot of time and money to the state is not … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Florida, John McCain, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, polls, Sarah Palin, Virginia
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Closing Times of the Polls on Election Night, State by State
SwingStateProject has compiled the closing times of the polls on election night. First done will be Indiana: Time State Republican-Held Democratic-Held 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Indiana (E.) Indiana (W.) IN-03, IN-04, IN-Gov IN-09, IN-House 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Kentucky (E.) Kentucky … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, election 08, history, John McCain, Keith Olbermann, Michelle Obama, Politics, polls, Sarah Palin
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With Only About 72 Hours to Election Day, All Three Gallup Polling Methods Show Obama with a SOLID 8-11 Point Lead!
No matter how Gallup slices it (by traditional estimates, by expanded estimates, and by registered voter estimates) Obama holds at least an 8 point lead with just a couple of days to go. See Gallup’s polls here.
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Studs Terkel Died Today
Studs Terkel was a great radio interviewer and oral historian. His politics were thoroughly progressive, and I’m sure that he would have loved to have gotten the chance to vote for Barack Obama on Tuesday. He was 96 years old. Here’s the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, books, chicago, liberal, life, literature, Michelle Obama, Politics, progressive, progressive icons, studs terkel, writing
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Joyce Carol Oates on Creating Characters in Fiction
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Samuel L. Jackson Cuts a NO on Proposition 8 Ad. See It Here
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Tagged Bakersfield, Barack Obama, California, fresno, John McCain, Los Angeles, Monterey, Politics, samuel l. jackson, San Diego, San Francisco, Sarah Palin
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“Political fire, far from rattling Mr Obama, seems to bring out the best in him”: The Economist Magazine Endorses Obama, Goofing Up McCain’s Closing “Argument” (That Barack’s a Commie Threat to Capitalism)
That famous capitalist tool, The Economist magazine, endorses Obama this week. Money quote from the endorsement: Political fire, far from rattling Mr Obama, seems to bring out the best in him: the furore about his (admittedly ghastly) preacher prompted one of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, conservatism, economics, George Will, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Politics, psychology, Sarah Palin, temperament, wall street
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Girl Band Mental Health Break
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Tagged 1980s, Barack Obama, cats, girl bands, Jesus, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Michigan, music, Oprah, Politics, Sarah Palin
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“He cannot distance himself from his own pick”: Keith Olbermann’s Segment on How Sarah Palin is Dragging Down McCain’s Presidential Bid
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Tagged Barack Obama, fundamentalism, Halloween, Iowa, James Dobson, John McCain, Pennsylvania, Politics, psychology, rush limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Virginia
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“Even at McDonald’s you’re interviewed three times before given a job”: Reagan’s Former Chief of Staff Endorses Obama and Slams McCain for Picking Palin
Today, Reagan’s former chief of staff endorsed Obama and told CNN that John McCain’s single interview with Sarah Palin (before picking her as VP) struck him as less thorough than the hiring process at McDonald’s!:
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Tagged Barack Obama, Florida, foreign policy, George Bush, John McCain, mcdonald's, Michelle Obama, Politics, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin
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Could Obama Snatch Arizona from McCain the Same Way That Bush Snatched Tennessee Away from Al Gore?
Gabriel Winant at Salon.com thinks it’s possible: Despite recent developments, and a thriving local Democratic Party, McCain still has to be considered the favorite. But when George W. Bush moved to steal Tennessee out from under Al Gore, it drew … Continue reading →
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“Attacks by the mainstream media” interfere with Sarah Palin’s “First Amendment rights”?: In an Interview TODAY, Sarah Palin Shows Weird Confusion Over the First Amendment—and Who It’s Designed to Protect
Alex Koppelmann today (at Salon.com) details Sarah Palin’s stange First Amendment confusion: In a radio interview that aired Friday morning, Sarah Palin said Americans’ First Amendment rights are in danger. Ironically, it’s apparently the press who’s threatening those rights. “If [the … Continue reading →
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