Daily Archives: October 17, 2008

Sarah Palin Says She Likes to Visit the “Pro-American Parts of the Country.” Joe Biden Wants to Know What Parts of the Country Aren’t Pro-American

See Biden zing the McCain-Palin campaign for Palin’s statement here:

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An Intellectual President: What Barack Obama Reads, and Has Read, Over His Lifetime

Given Rush Limbaugh’s rather scurrilous attempts to paint Obama as someone stupid and shallow, I thought it might be important to revisit the issue of Obama’s reading habits as an adult, and what those habits say about him. Back in July, … Continue reading

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The Authoritarian Right Waiting to Enter a Palin Rally: The Level of Paranoia, Hysteria, Racism, and Irrationality on Display Here is Truly Breathtaking

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“Here Comes the Sun”: After a Long, Cold Lonely Bush Winter, See Here Phil Keaggy Sing the Beatles’ Classic Song

On November 5th, the day after the election, will it be “morning in America?”—or mourning in America?

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Dr. McCainlove?

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Ironic, Isn’t It?: Joe the Plumber Fields Press Questions—But Sarah Palin Doesn’t

Joe the Plumber does it. Sarah Palin doesn’t? Welcome to “bubble democracy”—where a candidate for the second highest office in the United States only arrives before voters via the filter of the teleprompter—and stays within her bubble of rectitude and … Continue reading

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Why I’m Voting for Barack Obama: Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) Sings “Maybe There’s a World”

Perhaps it’s corny to vote for somebody because they give you hope. Maybe it’s utopian—and not hard-nosed enough. But I admit that I find Barack Obama to be a calm and steady man of peace and intelligence. I see him … Continue reading

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