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Posted on Saturday September 6th, 2008 at 17:52 in 2008 Elections, abortion, Barack Obama, cartoon commentary, cartoons, centrists, christian conservatives, columnists, comedy & humor, comedy central, conventions, Democratic Party
It seems that Sarah Palin’s reputation for being a ‘barracuda’ has captured the attention of the planet. Now William Waack, O Globo of Brazil’s chief foreign columnist, has weighed in - warning U.S. Democrats in part: “...
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Posted on Saturday September 6th, 2008 at 17:22 in 2008 Elections, freedom of the press, media, newsweek blogitics, politics
In 35 years of newspapering and teaching, I developed a quiet amusement over the general public’s almost total ignorance of how the news media does its job. Then, last year, I received the following email from a reader, one Stuart Jewell, compl...
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Posted on Saturday September 6th, 2008 at 17:08 in 2008 Elections, 9 11, Barack Obama, john mccain, newsweek blogitics, politics, unity
For an instant next Thursday, the election-year tide of acrimony and attack ads will be rolled back as Barack Obama and John McCain come together at Ground Zero to mark the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 2001. “All of us came toget...
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Posted on Saturday September 6th, 2008 at 16:48 in Democratic Party, denver democratic national convention
SEE THE UPDATE BELOW: It is now claimed that the story below resulted from a some dirty tricks and the flags were destined for other events, but stolen. UPDATE AGAIN: Sources from Fox News (Yes… I know) are disputing the claims in the update an...
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Posted on Saturday September 6th, 2008 at 16:17 in conservatism, George W. Bush, ideology, newsweek blogitics, sarah palin, social conservatives
I know, Sarah Palin is a Washington outsider with no direct ties to the current administration. In that sense, she does represent a clean break from George W. Bush. But when you get past the narrative and look at her positions on actual issues, she&#...
