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Mike Davis : Can Obama See the Grand Canyon?
‘Like the Grand Canyon’s first explorers, we are looking into an unprecedented abyss of economic and social turmoil that confounds our previous perceptions of historical risk.’By Mike Davis / October 19, 2008 Let me begin, very obliquely, with the Grand … Continue reading
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Tagged Economics, FDR, Grand Canyon, Keynes, Mike Davis, New Deal, Obama, Socialism
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Censorship Revisited : Tommy Smothers Gets his Due
Tommy Smothers overlooking a valley in his Sonoma vineyard – he still gets together with brother Dick to perform their routine. Photo by Kim Komenich / San Francisco ChronicleTommy Smothers: ‘I dedicate this Emmy to all people who feel compelled … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Censorship, Comics, Entertainers, Freedom of Speech, Peace Movement, Sixties, Smothers Brothers, Television, Tommy Smothers, Vietnam
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McCain Operative Makes ACORN Seem Like Peanuts
McCain campaign paid Republican operative accused of voter fraud By Hannah Strange | October 22, 2008 See Keating law firm donates $50,000 to McCain campaign,’ Below. John McCain paid $175,000 of campaign money to a Republican operative accused of massive … Continue reading
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Tagged ACORN, Campaign Tactics, Charles Keating, Keating Five, McCain, McCain Campaign, Voter Fraud, Voter Registration
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Bachmann to Talk Radio : Obama’s Views are ‘Against America’
“I’m very concerned that he may have anti-American views… “The people that Barack Obama has been associating with are anti-American, by and large…”U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota. Bachmann Doubles Down:‘Barack Obama’s Views Are Against America’By Matt Corley / … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Matthews, Michele Bachman, MSNBC, Obama Smear Campaign, Right Wing, Right Wing Media, Talk Radio
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Republican Smear Ad : License to Drive
The Worst Campaign Ad of the Entire Season?By Kyle Munzenrieder / October 20, 2008 Wonkette has this ad starring America’s (and by that I mean, the America Michelle Bachman and Sarah Palin talk about, the “pro-American America”) two most feared … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, November Election, Obama Smear Campaign, Republican Party, Terrorism
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Global War on Terror : A Report Card
F is for Failure:The Bush Doctrine in RuinsBy Tom Engelhardt / October 21, 2008 On the brief occasions when the President now appears in the Rose Garden to “comfort” or “reassure” a shock-and-awed nation, you can almost hear those legions … Continue reading
Sarah Louise : A Reality Check List
Sarah Louise, cover girl: Easy to look at, but…‘Eight years of one socially inept moron has caused enough international cringing wouldn’t you think?’By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / October 22, 2008 Sarah Louise, as she would be called … Continue reading
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Tagged November Election, Pentecostals, Religious Right, Sarah Palin, Vice President
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The Bailout Monster : Feed Me!
Just wait until next month, sucker.By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / October 22, 2008 See ‘Fed to Provide Up to $540 Billion to Aid Money Funds’ by Craig Torres and Christopher Condon, Below. Dividing $540 billion by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Economic Collapse, Economy, Global Economy, Money Markets, Wall Street Bailout
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Welcome to the United States of Christianity
And the walls come tumbling down.By Jeff Schweitzer / October 21, 2008 The last crumbling stones supporting the weakened wall separating Church and State have tumbled to ground. The Bush Administration no longer even pretends to honor the primary founding … Continue reading
High, High Hopes : Turning Houston Blue
Larry Joe Doherty, Congressional candidate from Houston, maps out a strategy. Photos by Dave Mann.Can the Democrats sweep Houston? (Maybe. But don’t hold your breath…)By Dave Mann This article appears in the Oct. 17, 2008, issue of The Texas Observer. … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Electoral politics, Harris County, Houston, November Election, Texas
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McCain on Iraq : Ignorant and Contradictory
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, tells a crowd in Columbus, Ohio on May 15, 2008, that the Iraq War can still be “won.” Photo by AP.A Confused McCain Lunges About on Iraq and the OccupationBy Sherman De Brosse / … Continue reading
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Tagged History, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, McCain, McCain Mistakes, Presidential Campaign
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Keith Olbermann : Special Comment: Divide and Conquer, Again?
Keith Olbermann offered a “Special Comment” tonight on his show Countdown, criticizing the McCain campaign and other Republicans, like Michele Bachmann, for their use of divisive politics during the campaign. The full text follows. ‘A Special Comment tonight about the … Continue reading
