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The Poetry of Sarah Palin
Recent works by the Republican vice presidential candidate.By Hart Seely / October 1, 2008 See some of Sarah Palin’s finest work, Below. It’s been barely six weeks since the arctic-fresh voice of Alaskan poet Sarah Heath Palin burst upon the … Continue reading
Some Not So Ancient History: Get Out and Vote
Why Women Should Vote This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived only 90 years ago. Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote. The women … Continue reading
David Hamilton : McCain Running on Racism
‘McCain has known all along he couldn’t win on issues’By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / September 22, 2008 Observations on this morning’s news. “Fox News” paired a white male Demo spokesperson with a maybe Latina female Repug … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, McCain, November Election, Presidential Campaign, Racism
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Heed H.R. Mencken : Economy Notwithstanding, This Election Not a Sure Thing
H.R. Mencken: Some wisdom worth heeding?‘We face an election currently as did the USA and Germany in 1932’By S.R. Keister / The Rag Blog / September 21, 2008 H.L. Mencken once wrote, “The only way to success in American life … Continue reading
Now If We Could Just Get Private Money Out of Elections …
Seven Ways Your Vote Might Not Count This NovemberBy Steven Rosenfeld / August 22, 2008. Some of the most serious election protection problems can be discovered and fixed before the presidential voting begins. While many voting rights activists are focused … Continue reading
Same Sex Marriage Affects the Whole Country
What impact will it have on the elections? Maybe not much.By Suzi Steffen / August 22, 2008 Patchwork, partying, pessimism, politics: That’s the state, so to speak, of same-sex marriage around the U.S. since same-sex couples began lining up to … Continue reading
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Tagged Gay, Gay Marriage, November Election, Presidential Campaign, Same Sex Marriage
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Deployed U.S. Troops Donate to Obama by Six to One Margin
‘Tremendous shift from 2000, when the military vote leaned heavily towards the Republicans’By Luke Rosiak / August 14, 2008 During World War II, soldiers crouching in foxholes penned letters assuring their sweethearts that they’d be home soon. Now, between firefights … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Contributions, GI's, November Election, Obama, Presidential Campaign, U.S. Military
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Texas Congressman Chet Edwards Pivots Closer to V.P. Nomination
Rep. Chet Edwards,D-Texas, at news conference on Capitol Hill in May. A likely veep pick for Barack? Photo by Lauren Victoria Burke / AP.Powerful moderate Democrat: ‘Simply put, Edwards on the ticket would turn Texas purple in one cycle’By Matt … Continue reading
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Tagged Chet Edwards, Congress, Democratic Convention, November Election, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Texas, Vice President
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