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Maybe Someone Could Spend 150k On A Voting Machine That Works In Florida
Campbell Brown, late to the faux feminist outrage ticket, angrily defends Palin against a purported double-standard over criticism that the GOP spent 150k on her wardrobe last month. Somehow forgets Republicans attacking Democratic candidates as elitist, also Republican attacks against … Continue reading
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C’est Ma Chimère
One week after a column in which Bill Kristol threw Palin softballs designed to provide political cover for her embarrassing media moments, Kristol brazenly suggests McCain is being ill-served by his campaign and McCain fires back, suggesting Kristol is in … Continue reading
Rebecca Traister Sets You Straight On The Palin “Pity Party”
Sarah Palin is no wilting flower. She is a politician who took the national stage and sneered at the work of community activists. She boldly tries to pass off incuriosity and lassitude as regular-people qualities, thereby doing a disservice to … Continue reading
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Blame Game Code For “Prosecution”
Growing chorus of people noticing Sarah Palin muted. Some wonder where she is. Perhaps not clear on how “Sarah Palin” of RNC convention was born of a speech written for anyone McCain chose. Actual Sarah Palin not so good with … Continue reading
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Behind The Mask: Jonathan Lethem on Batman
I felt brutalized as I watched, but after the tide of contradictions had receded behind me I wasn’t stirred to any feeling richer than an exhausted shrug, as when confronted by headlines reminding me that we no longer have a … Continue reading
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Hypocrite Parade Continues, Crowns Many Queens
Michelle Malkin decides Gawker is evil because it posted the hacked emails of Sarah Palin, despite how she posted the phone numbers of college students who wanted to protest Anne Coulter back in 2006. And after they received death threats, … Continue reading
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On Being Elite, And An Ex-Republican
My mother tells me a story about my sister, from when she was in middle school. Her teacher tried to assert that the Korean War was over and my sister raised her hand and corrected him. He became angry at … Continue reading
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Obama, On Why Being A Community Organizer Matters
Here’s Obama, being much more to the point than I ever could be on why his work for the former steel workers in Chicago is relevant to his presidency:
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Marie Antoinette Returns
From Vanity Fair: One of the persistent memes in the Republican line of attack against Barack Obama is the notion that he is an elitist, whereas the G.O.P. represent real working Americans like Levi “F-in’ Redneck” Johnston. It caught our … Continue reading
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Traders Betting Palin Will Leave Ticket
The Huffington Post reporst that the Intrade Prediction market has opened bets that Sarah Palin will withdraw from the GOP Ticket. They’re betting right now it’s an 18% chance. Why, you might ask? Time Magazine’s profile on her record as … Continue reading
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