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Ron Paul : My Convention is Bigger Than Your Convention
Joyous Ron Paul supporters lined the street Tuesday in front of the Target Convention Center in Minneapolis. Paul appeared on stage to the roars of fervent followers, most of whom traveled long distances and waited as long as eight hours … Continue reading
Austin CodePink : Newlyweds Join Republican Doin’s
Newlyweds portrayed by Heidi and Jim Turpin of CodePink Austin. Photo courtesy of Heidi Turpin. ‘We were the only bride and groom there!’ By Susan Van Haitsma / The Rag Blog / September 2, 2008 I spoke by phone last … Continue reading
Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions on Vetting Process
Illustration by Bromley.‘The questions swirling around Ms. Palin on the first day of the Republican National Convention… brought anxiety to Republicans’ By Elisabeth Bumiller / September 1, 2008 ST. PAUL — A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Senator … Continue reading
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Tagged McCain, Political Scandal, Republican Convention, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Vice President
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Latest from St. Paul : More Than 280 Arrested
Police arrest a group of protesters along Shepard Road in St Paul on Monday, Sept. 1. Photo by Richard Sennott, Star Tribune.Protesters at Republican Convention shout ‘our streets, their war’September 1, 2008 Shouting “our streets, their war,” about 10,000 demonstrators … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Peace Movement, Police Action, Political Protest, Republican Convention, Republican Party, Social Change
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Gustav: Another Chance for BushCo to Shine
CNN Breaking News, 6:09 PM PDT, 30 August 2008: “Mayor Ray Nagin orders New Orleans evacuated, calling Hurricane Gustav ‘the mother of all storms.’” And more CNN Breaking News, 8:14 AM PDT, 31 August 2008: “President Bush, Vice President Cheney … Continue reading
Gov. Palin on Iraq : Hard to Tell What She Thinks
Team McCain. Photo by Mark Lyons/EPA.‘I’ve been so focused on state government, I haven’t really focused much on the war in Iraq’By Mark Benjamin / August 29, 2008 Presumably, John McCain would only select a candidate for vice president who … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran War, Iraq, McCain, Presidential Campaign, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Vice President
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Palin’s Wikipedia Entry Overhauled Overnight
Sarah Palin’s Bio Gets PaddedBy Yuki Noguchi / August 29, 2008 If you happened to check Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia entry Thursday, you might have had a good tip about today’s announcement. Someone — and apparently it was just one person … Continue reading
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Tagged Republican Convention, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Vice President, Wikipedia
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William Greider on Sarah Palin : McCain’s Hail Mary Pass
‘You mean, if John McCain croaks, she becomes our president?’By William Greider / August 29, 2008 The news was so stunning I refused to believe it until I saw John McCain on the TV screen announcing his pick for Vice … Continue reading
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Tagged McCain, Presidential Campaign, Republican Convention, Republican Party, Sarah Palin
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America is Pro-Choice, Any Questions?
In support of a woman’s right to choose: ‘According to a recent Gallup poll, we are in the majority by a long shot’By DarkSyde / August 23, 2008 Is anyone still unsure where We the People stand on choice? That … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Freedom of Choice, Republican Party, Right Wing, Roe v. Wade, Women, Women's Movement
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To Be a Republican You Need to Believe …
1. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton. 2. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush’s Daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business … Continue reading
BORRRRING : Republicans Just Can’t Get it Up for Convention
Enthusiasm gap: All the excitement’s in DenverBy Richard T. Cullen / August 11, 2008 While excitement is building for a Democratic Party convention capped by Barack Obama’s historic acceptance speech before a sold-out, 75,000-seat football stadium, the GOP convention the … Continue reading
John McCain Rhymes With Pain
(Copy this, make your own video, make your own mix, circulate widely, the Creative Commons applies; L. A. Piltz, originator, 08/09/08.) John McCain rhymes with pain 4 more years of Bush Republican reignMcCain rhymes with pain4 more years of Bush-Cheney … Continue reading
