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The “Edwards Primary”

Posted in 2008 elections, Barack Obama, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Hurricane Katrina, John Edwards, Katrina, New Orleans, Politics, current events, politicians on January 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Today John Edwards officially dropped out of the Democratic presidential race, giving his concession speech in a New Orleans neighborhood destroyed by Katrina. Behind him they were fixing houses, or constructing new ones from scratch. For awhile, New Orleans had been the perfect backdrop for Edwards’ hopeful message–that we are now or will [...]

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How Long Can We Live in this America?

Posted in Adam Smith, Americans, Bill O'Reilly, Capitalism, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Milton Friedman, Money, Politics, USA, United States, V for Vendetta, academia, blogging, campaign finance, censorship, citizens, civic disengagement, college, corporations, corruption, culture, democracy, economics, economy, empathy, free speech, funding agencies, industry, inequality, journalism, law, media, nationalism, patriotism, people, politicians, propoganda, pseudo-patriotism, spectatorship, tv, voting, work on January 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »

“How did this happen? Who’s to blame? Well certainly there are those who are more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable. But again, truth be told, if you’re looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.”
-V for Vendetta
I wrestle often with the issue of who’s to blame [...]

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Minority Proxies & the Myth of Party Difference

Posted in "jesus Hates Fags" Right, 2008 elections, Alan Colmes, Barack Obama, Democrats, Elections, Hannity & Colmes, Hillary Clinton, NAFTA, NAU, Politics, Republicans, Sean Hannity, economics, economy, feminism, free trade, gender, political parties, politicians, race, racism, sexism on January 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Traditional liberals, who see only bits and pieces of the big political picture, must be ecstatic when they look at our current landscape. Our next President will likely be a Democrat; and if so, it will be either the first woman President or the first black one.
But before we get too excited about [...]

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Protected: More Sorry Journalism from You-Know-Who

Posted in 2008 elections, BP, CNN, Chris Wallace, David Gergen, FoxNews, Iran, Islam, Mitt Romney, Mohammed Mossadeq, Operation Ajax, Ron Paul, Rupert Murdock, USA, alex jones, current events, debates, journalism, media, presidential candidates, presidential debates, racism on January 11, 2008 | Enter your password to view comments

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Positive Iowa

Posted in 2008 elections, Barack Obama, Elections, Iowa, Iowa Caucuses, Mike Huckabee, Politics on January 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

First-term Illinois Senator Barack Obama is rather benign as a politician, and entirely unproven.
Mike Huckabee is Governor of Arkansas, a state I often forget exists. He believes in biblical inerrancy—every word in the Holy Bible is God’s word, including those parts from the Old Testament that sanction wife-beating and slave-owning and stoning rape victims [...]

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