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Tim Wise : Palin, Obama and the Reality of White Privilege
White privilege: Levi Johnston , Bristol Palin’s boyfriend — who calls himself a ‘fuckin’ redneck — is considered an ‘all-American’ boy.This is Your Nation on White PrivilegeBy Tim Wise / September 13, 2008 For those who still can’t grasp the … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Racism, Sarah Palin, White Privilege
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Gerry Storm on Obama and McCain’s Sun Signs; Alaskan Rednecks; and the Finer Points of Slaughtering a Moose
Getting your moose cooked in Alaska…‘It is hard to maintain a red neck in Alaskasince there is no sun in winter’ By Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / September 12, 2008 Obama is a Leo, thus during the time … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Campaign Tactics, Environment, McCain, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin
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Arianna Huffington on Obama : Time For Some Righteous Rage
Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ : Righteous rage.‘It’s time for Obama to unleash his inner Atticus’By Arianna Huffington / September 10, 2008 Back in February 2007, I wrote about the role casting would play in … Continue reading
Community Organizers Fight Back
After graduating college, Barack Obama worked for three years, first in Harlem and then in Chicago, as a community organizer.‘Community organizers work in neighborhoods that have been hit hardest by the failing economy’September 4, 2008 Community organizers across America, taken … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Organizing, Economic Collapse, Obama, Republican Convention, Sarah Palin
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Obama’s Grand Speech : Reason for Hope
Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images.‘A historic speech on a historic night’By David Corn / August 28, 2008 It was a historic speech on a historic night–in a remarkable setting. A crowd of tens of thousands of Americans, filling … Continue reading
Garrison Keillor : Rolling With the Punches
‘Californians remind me of Londoners. They’re less jittery than the rest of us, and disaster doesn’t terrify them’ By Garrison Keillor / Aug. 27, 2008 California is another country. You wake up in the morning and New York is already … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 Elections, California, Garrison Keillor, George W. Bush, John McCain, Obama
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Quote of the Day
Eeewwwwhh, these guys look comfortable, eh??From a letter to the Editor in August 26, 2008 Boston Globe, If Barack Obama’s selection of Joe Biden as his running mate is ‘ceding the point that he doesn’t have the foreign policy experience … Continue reading
Cyndi Lauper on Obama’s Brand of Hope : One Size Fits All
‘We as a society, LGBT or straight, can show that civil rights are important and discrimination is wrong across the board through our vote.’By Cyndi Lauper / August 24, 2008 As I toured all over the country this summer with … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights, Diversity, Gay, Gay Rights, Musicians, Obama, Rock 'n Roll
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Frank Rich : Last Call for Change We Can Believe In
Drawing by Barry Blitt / NYT.‘It’s time for Barack Obama to dispatch Change We Can Believe In to a dignified death’By Frank Rich / August 24, 2008 AS the real campaign at last begins in Denver this week, this much … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Democratic Party, McCain, Media Bias, Obama, Political Strategy, Presidential Campaign
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Democrats Have Turned Sharply to the Left
‘They are more liberal than at any time in a generation’By Steven Thomma / August 22, 2008 DENVER — As they meet for their national convention Monday through Thursday, Democrats are poised to shift their party’s course — and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Democratic Party, Liberalism, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Progressives
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MUSIC : David Crosby Not Shy About Which Side He’s On
‘Barack has dignity and moral values, and I believe he loves his country.’By Ricardo Baca / August 22, 2008 It’s hard to believe, but David Crosby, an artist celebrated for his liberal activism as much as for inspired songwriting, will … Continue reading
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Tagged David Crosby, Democratic Convention, Denver, Music, Musicians, Obama, Political Protest, Rock 'n Roll
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Tom Hayden : McCain, Neocons and the Georgia War Conspiracy
John McCain consults with lobbyist/foreign policy advisor Randy Scheunemann.‘This is not a conspiracy theory but a conspiracy fact, stated as boldly as possible before it is too late’By Tom Hayden / August 20, 2008 Barack Obama and the Democrats are … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold War, Georgia, McCain, NATO, Neocons, Obama, Peace Movement, Russia, Tom Hayden
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