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Indiana : The Ball’s in Your Court
Homesick Texan on Chicanos and Mexican-hating Hoosiers (Oh, and the presidential match-up)By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / May 2, 2008 If it was not already clear to me, the place I lived most of my adult life, Texas, … Continue reading
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Tagged Hillary, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Racism, Sports, Texas
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McCain’s Health Care Balancing Act
Wealth Transfer From Voters to CorporationsBy R.J. Eskow / May 1, 2008 Health policy proposals can reflect many different ideologies or political philosophies, but John McCain’s plan isn’t so much ideological as utilitarian. There has been a lot of excellent … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, Health Care, McCain, Presidential Campaign, Republican Party
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Quote of the Day – Noam Chomsky
Chomsky on American elections: If one is flipping a coin to pick the king, it is of no great concern if the coin is biased. Failed States, p.223.
A Cacophony of Inanity
Fastened to a Dying AnimalBy Phil Rockstroh / April 30, 2008 Here in this crumbling empire once known as the American Republic, here in a nation that, at present, for all practical purposes, only produces Cheetos and killer drones, whose … Continue reading
Happy Birthday To You…
MoveOn.Org Celebrates Birthday of ‘Mission Accomplished’ The liberal terrorists at MoveOn.org are launching a $1 million ad campaign (heyo!) against John McCain, because who the hell else is gonna do it, JESUS H. CHRIST (Mike Huckabee)? The first ad is … Continue reading
"Mission Accomplished" : Five Years and Counting!
White House: We ‘paid price’ for ‘Mission Accomplished’By Michael Moore / April 30, 2008 WASHINGTON – The White House said Wednesday that it had “paid a price” for the “Mission Accomplished” backdrop to US President George W. Bush’s May 1, … Continue reading
Wright at the Press Club : A Set Up?
The Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright at the National Press Club event Monday, which was organized by Reynolds.Photo by Somodevilla/Getty.Is Jeremiah Wright a colossal disaster for Barack Obama or a press trick?By Errol Lewis / April … Continue reading
The Two Faces of John McCain
McCain Strongly Rejected Long-Term Iraq Presence: “Bring Them All Home”By Sam Stein / April 28, 2008 When it comes to getting U.S. troops out of Iraq, Sen. John McCain was for the idea before he was against it. Three years … Continue reading
The Stakes Have Been Raised in New Ways
The Sorrows of Race and Gender in the 2008 Presidential ElectionBy Robert Jensen [Robert Jensen is a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin and a member of the board of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center. He … Continue reading
J. Retherford : Some "Smart Advice" for Obama
Here’s my “smart advice” to Obama as he campaigns in Indiana.By Jim Retherford / April 27, 2008 / The Rag Blog Forget bowling. That gutter ball proved that Barack is no Lebowsky. Stick to hoops, dude. If ya got game … Continue reading
Hillary Strangelove
Hillary has crossed the line. [The following appeared as an editorial in the Boston Globe, Sunday, April 27, 2008.]Americans have learned to take with a grain of salt much of the rhetoric in a campaign like the current Democratic donnybrook … Continue reading
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Election Analysis – D. Hamilton
My take on what lies ahead. By David Hamilton / April 26, 2008 / The Rag Blog The remaining Democratic primaries. The remaining Democratic primaries are Guam (5/3), North Carolina and Indiana (5-6), West Virginia (5/13). Oregon and Kentucky (5/20), … Continue reading
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