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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Rick MacArthur: McCain Calls Obama a Socialist-Why is That a Smear?
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As the presidential race enters the final stretch, the McCain campaign has been sharpening a new line of attack against Sen. Barack Obama: charging that his tax plan amounts to socialism. We speak to Harper's publisher Rick MacArthur about whether Obama is a socialist and why being called one is considered a smear in US political culture.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Steven Reynolds: McCain Raises Expectations for Palin in Debate
John McCain, seeing that Sarah Palin's approvals are going down the drain (especially among independents), is now pushing a pile of chips on the table. He's betting that in the VP debate tonight, Palin shows herself to be a stellar expert on foreign policy. That's the upshot of his interview with Steve Inskeep of NPR yesterday. Yes, McCain is that desperate.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Steven Reynolds:what's McCain's Next Goofy Stunt?
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What's McCain's next stunt? Will he jump off a bridge and try to save a child? Will he dress up like Superman and fight the evil mortgage companies? It's your turn to guess the next stupid stunt McCain tries to pull to turn around the polling numbers. Because after the "suspending the campaign" stunt, he's only cheapened his brand
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Arianna Huffington: The Bailout Plan: Welcome to Economic Shock and Awe
See if this sounds familiar:
There is a gathering threat to the safety of the United States. We must take immediate action. Congress must quickly grant the President and the Secretary what they want and also give them full and unfettered authority to execute the plan.
Welcome to Economic Shock and Awe (or as some have dubbed it, according to Paul Krugman, "the Authorization for Use of Financial Force").
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Sarah "Evita" Palin, The Muse of the Coming Police State
Please understand what you are looking at when you look at Sarah "Evita" Palin. You are looking at the designated muse of the coming American police state.
You have to understand how things work in a closing society in order to understand "Palin Power."
Monday, September 22, 2008
Europeans on Left and Right Ridicule US Money Meltdown
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LONDON -- It's a rare day when finance officials, leftist intellectuals and ordinary salespeople can agree on something. But the economic meltdown that wrought its wrath from Rome to Madrid to Berlin this week brought Europeans together in a harsh chorus of condemnation of the excess and disarray on Wall Street.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Sarah Palin Has a Great Idea; Obama Has Already Done It?
Sarah Palin has some great ideas! Too bad Obama has already thought of them!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Troy Davis to Die Next Week:Will Georgia Kill An Innocent Man?
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The State of Georgia is set to execute Troy Davis on September 23,
despite overwhelming evidence that he is innocent.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Arianna Huffungto:the Palin Doctrine
Why is Sarah Palin's docrtine getting NEOCONS so excited
