Archive for the 'Politics' Category
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
The New York Times
September 12, 2008
Op-Ed Columnist
The Social Animal
By DAVID BROOKS
Near the start of his book, “The Conscience of a Conservative,” Barry Goldwater wrote: “Every man, for his individual good and for the good of his society, is responsible for his own development. The choices that govern his life are choices that he must make; […]
Posted in Society, Politics, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin |
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Politico
April 29, 2008
Lurita Doan finally forced out at GSA
Lurita Doan, head of the General Services Administration, was forced to offer her resignation tonight, according to an e-mail she sent out this evening.
Doan was appointed in late May, 2006, becoming the first woman to serve as GSA Administrator. With 12,000 empioyees and a $20 billion annual […]
Posted in Republicans, Cong-HOUSE, Politics, Waxman, Lurita Doan, GSA |
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
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Images: (Spitzer) via huffingtonpost.com; (Glover) via alrdesign.com
Posted in New York, Politics, Eliot Spitzer, Crispin Glover |
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
The Contestants…
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Tuesday, March 4, 2008. (AP)
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It looks like Hillary, but Barack seems to have better balance.
Posted in Hillary Clinton, Politics, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Barack Obama |
Friday, February 29th, 2008
Boehner tells GOP to get off ‘dead a**es’
By: Patrick O’Connor
POLITICO
Feb 27, 2008 05:51 AM EST
Minority Leader John Boehner
Members and aides present said the Republican leader was clearly frustrated.
Photo: John Shinkle
House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) challenged Republicans on Tuesday to get off their “dead asses” and start raising money for the National Republican Congressional […]
Posted in Republicans, Boehner, Politics |
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Obama photo causes stir
By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer 10 minutes ago
A photograph circulating in the Internet of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dressed in traditional local garments during a visit to Kenya in 2006 is causing a dustup in the presidential campaign over what constitutes a smear.
The Associated Press photograph portrays Obama wearing a white […]
Posted in Hillary Clinton, Fashion, Politics, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Barack Obama, Kenya |
Friday, January 25th, 2008
NBC confronts Hillary with ’slum lord’ photo
01/25/2008 @ 7:49 am
Filed by Michael Roston and David Edwards
RAW STORY
On Friday morning’s episode of the Today Show on NBC, host Matt Lauer discussed Monday night’s testy debate between presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Barack Obama (D-IL). In particular, he focused on her allegation that Obama had […]
Posted in Hillary Clinton, Politics, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Bill Clinton |
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Does Romney’s Ad Against McCain Contain A Subliminal Message?
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Hedline and Image via the Huffington Post
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Because I was under the impression that the Mittster would shy from negative ads, I refuse to believe the headline.
For example, the following is an ad in which he praises his Arizona opponent.
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I realize thief is incorrectly spelled, […]
Posted in John S. McCain III, Advertising, Politics, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Mitt Romney |
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Forsooth, I do hate piggies
All through those summer days
My cold resistance
Bill kept his promise
And kept his distance.
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The actual ad is at YouTube.
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Here is the much better response.
Don’t Cry for Me. Argentina– via sing365.com
Posted in News Media, Hillary Clinton, Politics, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Argentina, Evita Peron |
Monday, December 24th, 2007
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Team Clinton circa 2012
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Op-Ed Columnist
Savior or Saboteur?
By MAUREEN DOWD
Published: December 23, 2007
WASHINGTON
Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
Maureen Dowd
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Once it was about Hillary, but now, of course, it’s about Bill.
Our ubiquitous ex-president is playing his favorite uxorious game, and it goes like this: Let’s create chaos and then get out of it together. You ride to […]
Posted in Hillary Clinton, Politics, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Bill Clinton |
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
occurred after Jake LaMotta defeated Marcel Cerdan
at Detroit’s Briggs Stadium in 1949.
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Images: (Jake) uashome.alaska.edu; (Nancy) blogs.britannic.com
Posted in Movies, Democrats, Boxing, Cong-HOUSE, Politics, Nancy Pelosi, Jake LaMotta |
