Palin Fears Media Threaten Her First Amendment Rights
October 31, 2008 11:25 AM
ABC News’ Steven Portnoy reports: In a conservative radio interview that aired in Washington, D.C. Friday morning, Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin said she fears her First Amendment rights may be threatened by “attacks” from reporters who suggest she is engaging in […]
Please see Brad Blog.
October 27, 2008
The New York Times
Op-Ed Columnist
Remember the Marne
By WILLIAM KRISTOL
“My center is giving way. My right is in retreat. Situation excellent. I attack!”
That’s the message supposedly sent by General Ferdinand Foch of France to his commanding general, Joseph Joffre, during the crucial First Battle of the Marne in September 1914. The French and British […]
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I have only included five, and shall rely on you to check out the three year total remuneration of each.
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Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chief executive officer, Goldman Sachs
Goldman has yet to book a loss, even though profits have dropped.
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Richard S. Fuld Jr., Chief executive officer, Lehman Brothers
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Think Progress
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October 25, 2008
palinboots.jpgThe Politico reports that tensions between the Palin and McCain camps are increasing in the waning days of the campaign. Palin reportedly “has decided increasingly to disregard the advice of the former Bush aides tasked to handle her,” blaming “her handlers for a botched rollout and a tarnished public image.” A McCain […]
October 18, 2008
Some early W.Va. voters angry over switched votes
Jackson County touch-screens switched votes, 3 residents say
At least three early voters in Jackson County had a hard time voting for candidates they want to win.
By Paul J. Nyden
Staff writer
At least three early voters in Jackson County had a hard time voting for candidates they want […]
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In this Jan. 10, 2007 file photo, Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage answers questions at a news conference, in Berea, Ohio. Savage defended his decision to suspend tight end Kellen Winslow, who claims the club tried to cover up his staph infection and has appealed his one-game ban without pay. Savage suspended Winslow on […]
The New York Times
October 24, 2008
Editorial
Barack Obama for President
Hyperbole is the currency of presidential campaigns, but this year the nation’s future truly hangs in the balance.
The United States is battered and drifting after eight years of President Bush’s failed leadership. He is saddling his successor with two wars, a scarred global image and a government […]
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Think Progress
October 21, 2008
Yesterday, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) sat for an interview with KUSA, an NBC affiliate in Colorado. In response to a question sent to the network by a third grader at a local elementary school about what the Vice President does, Palin erroneously argued that the Vice President is “in charge of the […]
Bachmann tried to undo the damage. Appearing on WCCO (Minneapolis’ local CBS affiliate), Bachmann denied she ever called Barack Obama’s views “anti-American”:
HOST: You do feel his [Obama’s] views are anti-American?
BACHMANN: I feel his views are concerning. I’m calling on the media to investigate them. I’m not saying that his views are anti-American. That was a […]
The Nation
posted by John Nichols on 10/19/2008 @ 7:24pm
Wow, the McCain campaign really hated that New York Times profile of Cindy McCain.
OK, Cindy did come off as slightly vapid and, well, weird — especially the Princess Diana obsession.
But the reaction from the Republican presidential candidate’s camp would make you think that Times reporters Jodi Kantor […]
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New York Times
October 17, 2008
Editorial
The Acorn Story
In Wednesday night’s debate, John McCain warned that a group called Acorn is “on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history” and “may be destroying the fabric of democracy.” Viewers may have been wondering what Mr. McCain was talking about. So were we.
Acorn […]
Constance Coldspring
has sent this piece which shows the results of 8 more years of
Compassionate Conservatism.
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20-year life gap separates city’s poorest, wealthy
By Annie Linskey | annie.linskey@baltsun.com
October 16, 2008
In West Baltimore’s impoverished Hollins Market neighborhood, where the average life expectancy is about 63 years, residents shared beers and cigarettes on their front steps at midday yesterday […]
It’s okay, Chappie!
Just put on another gold-threaded vestment
to keep the flock happy.
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Jesus Christ was a Republican, but he could hit a curve ball!
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Archbishop criticizes Obama, Catholic allies
By ERIC GORSKI, AP Religion Writer
1 hr 9 mins ago
DENVER – Denver Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput labeled Barack Obama the “most committed” abortion-rights candidate from a major […]
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Represntative Michelle Bachmann and friend.
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Bachmann Calls For McCarthyite Investigation Into Anti-American Activities Of Liberals
Appearing on MSNBC’s Hardball today, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) attacked the patriotism of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), based on his alleged relationship to former Weather Underground member William Ayers and the values of Obama’s former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. “I’m very […]
Sam Stein
HuffPost Reporting From DC
McCain Using Same Robocall Firm That Helped Smear Him In 2000
October 17, 2008 04:29 PM
In his efforts to attack Barack Obama, John McCain appears to have turned to the same political consulting firm that was responsible for spreading vicious smears about the Senator during the 2000 South Carolina GOP primary.
In recent […]
AP
Thu Oct 16, 5:31 PM ET
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In this Monday, Oct. 13, 2008 photo(s) released by Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub, Brad Sciullo of Uniontown, Pa., is seen before attempting to eat a 15-pound cheese burger with five-pounds of toppings including bun, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions, mild banana peppers and a cup each of ketchup, mustard, relish, and […]
Wall Street banks in $70bn staff payout
Pay and bonus deals equivalent to 10% of US government bail-out package
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* The Guardian,
* Saturday October 18 2008
Financial workers at Wall Street’s top banks are to receive pay deals worth more than $70bn (£40bn), a substantial proportion of which is expected to be paid in discretionary bonuses, […]
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Associated Press
Former UCLA exec pleads guilty to body trafficking
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By ROBERT JABLON – 11 hours ago
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This is a UCLA Police booking photo of Henry Reid, the director of the University of California, Los Angeles willed body program, released Monday, March 8, 2004, after his arrest for allegedly selling body parts. Reid pleaded guilty, Friday Oct. 17, […]
CIA Tactics Endorsed In Secret Memos
Waterboarding Got White House Nod
By Joby Warrick
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 15, 2008; Page A01
The Bush administration issued a pair of secret memos to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 that explicitly endorsed the agency’s use of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding against al-Qaeda suspects — documents prompted by worries […]
TPM
GOP Senator’s Ad: Gay Guys In Village People Garb Support My Opponent
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By Eric Kleefeld - October 14, 2008, 6:40PM
Check out this new ad (video, too) from Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), who is facing a tough challenge from former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove (D). This ad ties Musgrove, who is a pro-life social conservative and economic populist, […]
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Axis of Incompetence
Lessons from the Nazis on how not to run an empire.
Reviewed by Andrew Nagorski
Sunday, October 12, 2008; BW04
HITLER’S EMPIRE
How the Nazis Ruled Europe
By Mark Mazower
Penguin Press. 726 pp. $39.95
Surveying Nazi Germany’s conquests shortly after it invaded the Soviet Union, Hitler’s minister of economics boasted: “Never before in the history of the world has […]