Tag Archives: Hillary

S. Russell on Obama and Civility

Obama and this matter of negative politicsBy Steve Russell / May 7, 2008 / The Rag Blog [Steve Russell wrote the following to introduce an article entitled “Outright Barbarism vs. The Civil Society” by Sara Robinson. It is a fascinating … Continue reading

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T. Hayden on Obama, Limbaugh and What’s Ahead

Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/European Pressphoto Agency.TURNING POINT FOR OBAMA,LIMBAUGH WINNING INDIANA FOR HILLARYBy Tom Hayden / May 7, 2008 Barack got his game back. Hillary needs a reality check. Barack had the voters at his back against all the … Continue reading

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Hillary (Still) : Bombs Away!

This is exactly why I will never support Hillary Clinton for president, even if she wins the nomination and names Barack Obama as her VP. I support Obama because he offers the possibility for an alternative to American militarism. Clinton … Continue reading

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In Two Lines:

Why Senator Clinton stays in the race As Hillary Rodham, she took the SAT in 1963 and mistook her score for a prophecy about entitlements. But was her SAT number, 2012 or 2008? Dick J. ReavisThe Rag Blog / May … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day : Cojones

Concerning Hillary and Obama: “If she gave him one of her cojones, they’d both have two.” James Carville, in Newsweek

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And if we count the exhibition games in Michigan and Florida…

Thanks to Harry Edwards / The Rag Blog

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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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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

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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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Rep. Clyburn and the Question of Sabotage

Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., appearing on Keith Olbermann’s Countdown, April 25, on MSNBCMajority Whip Clyburn says African-Americans suspect attempt ‘to damage Obama’April 25, 2008 Rep. James E. Clyburn sought Friday to clarify statements he made criticizing Bill Clinton and implying … Continue reading

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Hillary the Hawk

Clinton Threatens to ‘Obliterate’ IranBy Robert Scheer / April 22, 2008 How proud the Clintonistas must be. They have learned how to rival what Hillary once termed the “vast right-wing conspiracy” in the effort to destroy a viable Democratic leader … Continue reading

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