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Let the Blame Game Begin

James Carville and Paul Begala | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Karl Rove, Bill Kristol, David Brooks, Sarah Palin, James Carville, Blame Game, Paul Begala, Steve Schmidt, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Mccain Blame Game, Carville Begala, Politics News

We have a message for our Republican friends: It is time to point fingers. We are pro-finger-pointing. And here's the most important thing about finger-pointing: you have to start early.

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From Germany It Was Clear: So Why Didn't the Media See McCain Suffered a Nervous Breakdown?

Michael Russnow | Posted 10.16.2008 | Media

Read More: Joe the Plumber, Cnn, Germany, Presidential Debate, John McCain, Russnow, Cologne, Michael Russnow, Candy Crowley, Democrat, Paul Begala, Bill Bennett, Barack Obama, Republican, Dax, Media News

The TV panel has to justify its salary and keep interest in the campaign for the next few weeks, so most of these folks propped up McCain.

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Why McCain's Time With Council Of World Freedom Matters

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Singlaub, Meet the Press, Mccain, Paul Begala, Mccain Communism, Mccain Communist League, Mccain John Singlaub, Mccain Begala, Mccain u.s. Council of World Freedom, John McCain, Politics News

Since Sunday, Democrats have been buzzing about the re-revelation that during the 1980s, Sen. John McCain served on the board of a far-right conservat...

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Begala Previews Potential Obama Ayers Counterattack

Politico | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

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Paul Begala, in a shot on Meet the Press that sounds like something other than an offhand remark, suggests an Obama comeback to an expected McCain ad ...

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Palin Runs For Senate Dictator - TV Repubs Ride The "Straight Talking Points" Express

RJ Eskow | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pat Buchanan, Vice Presidential Debate, Paul Begala, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Politics News

In Palin, we saw a repeat of Bush's pseudo-folksiness and fundamental dishonesty, together with his unquenchable thirst for power.

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Winning the Next Presidential Debate

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Debate, Strategy, Jim Lehrer, Pakistan, James Carville, Envrionment, Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton, Paul Begala, Campaign Strategy, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Most people think they're in a way higher income bracket than they are.

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Shrum And Begala On Obama's Next Bailout Move

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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With members of Congress, President Bush and John McCain each taking various amounts of blame for the failure to pass a financial bailout package, a q...

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Credit Where Credit Is Due: Paul Begala Gets A "First!"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.23.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Saturday Night Live, Paul Begala, Al Franken, Media News

Since there was this whole kerfuffle about Al Franken coming up with the idea for the SNL opening sketch this weekend, I feel like I ought to note som...

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Do Dems Need Swift Boat Strategy of Their Own?

Caroline Presno | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Election 2008, Media, Paul Begala, Republicans, Democrats, Swift Boat Ads, Barack Obama, Politics News

Republicans are masters at slapping a silly label on something and making it stick. And it works. I keep thinking, not this time. Not this election. But the fact is, it may be this time yet again.

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The McCain-Palin Lies and the Neil Armstrong Principle

Paul Begala | Posted 09.09.2008 | Media

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The media have an obligation to point out when a politician is lying about a matter of fact, but the right-wing attack machine has so cowed some of them you can almost hear them moo.

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Please, Democrats, Attack

Paul Begala | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Dnc, Michelle Obama, Democratic National Convention, Negative Attacks, Mark Warner, Mark Warner Barack Obama, Democrats, 2008 Election, Mark Warner Keynote, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Obama Campaign, Denver, Paul Begala, Politics News

If the Democrats do not spend the remaining days of their convention -- hell, the remaining days of the campaign -- in an all-out assault on the ruinous Bush-McCain policies, they will lose.

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The Men Who Made Me Love Hillary

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

Unfortunately, the coterie of cautious centrists being touted by the Obama campaign as short-listers for the vice presidential nod are hardly up to the task of taking on the Republican attack machine.

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Corrupting Habit

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 08.06.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Meet the Press, Cnn, The Sellin of the President, Hardball, James Carville, Cable News, Paul Begala, Brack Obama, Network TV, The Candidate, Media News

Since the fall of 1969, media discourse has been dominated by debates about the news as a spin zone. But we think this argument over bias has obscured a far more fundamental reality.

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Begala: Calling GOP Donors "Dirtbags" Is An Insult To Dirtbags

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Paul Begala wants to apologize for a recent email he sent to Democratic donors in which he called Republican fundraisers "fat-cats", "wimpy, whiny wus...

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Donna Brazile, Paul Begala Angrily Spar Over Dem Stereotypes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Apparently, way before this election began, Paul Begala got together with Lou Dobbs in heathen New York City, where they ate the Food Of The Working C...

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James Carville: Barack Obama "Hides Under The New York Times Editorialists' Skirt"

Huffington Post | Posted 04.24.2008 | Media

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Clintonite James Carville appeared on "Anderson Cooper 360" Wednesday night along with Paul Begala to talk about the race between Clinton and Obama fo...

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The New York Times' Political Suicide Pact

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Advertising, Negative Attacks, The New York Times, Negative Campaigning, James Carville, Election 2008, Paul Begala, Hillary Clinton Negative Campaigning, Barack Obama, Politics News

The Times editorial board's attitude ignores the evidence that negative, fear-inducing advertising actually has far better civic effects than positive, enthusiastic ads.

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Watch: Paul Begala Says Hillary Clinton Dropping Out As Likely As "Monkeys Flying Out Of My Butt"

Huffington Post | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics

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Speaking to CNN's Campbell Brown on Tuesday, Clinton supporter Paul Begala downplayed talk of Hillary Clinton bowing out of the Democratic Presidentia...

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Midnight At The Ping Pong Presidential Primary

Gloria Feldt | Posted 03.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Superdelegates, Delegates, Ohio Primary, Hillary Clinton, Paul Begala, Texas Primary Results, Barack Obama, Democratic Nominee, Politics News

I might be super sappy, having cut my teeth in grassroots Texas politics three eventful decades ago, but I do believe both candidates keep getting better at their game.

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Carville, Begala Temporarily Banned From CNN After Obama Complaints

Talking Points Memo | Greg Sargent | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: James Carville, CNN Political Analysts, Paul Begala, CNN Commentators, Democratic Primary, Politics News

Okay, this is interesting. I've just learned that CNN has told top Dem strategists James Carville, Paul Begala, and Robert Zimmerman -- who are CNN ma...

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Fox News: We Report -- Even if We Know It's False

Paul Begala | Posted 01.09.2008 | Media

After I told Fox yesterday that the story about me wasn't true -- and this is the surreal part -- they kept reporting it anyway. Fox's Garrett told me he'd "take it under advisement." Take it under advisement?

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Paul Begala on Hillary's Chances

Charlie Rose | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, Iowa Caucuses, New Hampshire Primary, Paul Begala, Hillary New Hampshire, New Hampshire, Charlie Rose, Politics News

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