Republicans Didn't Read the Memo
Discussion and speculation abound regarding the sorry state of the Grand Old Party, with its clone-like band of graying White dudes and their backstag...
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Please, Bobby! End the Iowa/New Hampshire Hostage Crisis!
Will Bower | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics
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Bobby Jindal has begun the process of pandering to the upcoming, 2012 cycle of the "Iowa/New Hampshire Hostage Crisis."
Proposal For 2012 Primaries
Will Bower | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics
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The primary calendar we need most is one that is built on an orderly and rational plan, and not on an arbitrary, publicity-driven, system of one-upsmanship.
Friday Talking Points [54] -- Republican Fossilization
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics
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Welcome back to Friday Talking Points. Of course, the big question on everyone's mind right now is: What is going on up in Minnesota? Al Franken is t...
W&W: Has the Republican Party Died?
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics
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Elizabeth Blackney of "Media Lizzy" joins co-hosts Maegan Carberry and Teresa Valdez Klein to weigh in on today's presidential election and the natio...
Barack Hussein Obama
Parvez Sharma | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics
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Even though the Republican party with its "Whites Only" narrative succeeded in making "Muslim" and "Arab", the dirtiest epithets in America, the Obama narrative silenced them.
Another Robocall On Obama's Aunt, Jeremiah Wright
Politico | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics
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The last-minute, under the radar issue some Republican groups are pushing this year appears to be the news that Obama's aunt is an illegal immigrant. ...
Here's My Take #5: What HuffPost's Community Thinks Authorities Should Do About Long Waits At Polling Places
Jennifer Bogut | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home
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Here's My Take #5: Results Post QUESTION: What should be done on Tuesday, 11/4, to mitigate wait time and chaos at the polls? This can be at the local, state or federal level....or at all three if you have the gumption.
Red State or Blue State: Your Vote Counts
Kate Kelly | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics
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If you're a Republican voter in a Democratic-leaning state, or a Democratic voter in Republican territory, is your vote in vain?
Stevens Says He Hasn't Yet Been Convicted
AP | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Sen. Ted Stevens says he is not a convicted felon, at least until the appeal process is over. "I've not been convicted yet,...
Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression
Judah Freed | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home
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Republicans are seeking to suppress the voter turnout among youth, minorities and poor people. If Republicans can prevent enough Democrats from casting ballots, McCain could win the election.
HERE'S MY TAKE #5: How Should Authorities Respond To Long Lines And Chaos At The Polls?
Jennifer Bogut | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home
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How Should Authorities Respond To Long Lines And Chaos At The Polls? What should be done on Tuesday, 11/4, to mitigate wait-times and trouble at the polls? Your answer can center on the local, state or federal level....or at all three, if you have the gumption.
I Call the Bottom
Francine Hardaway | Posted 10.29.2008 | Living
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I have a big cyber-rolodex, so when someone is looking for a job, or their kid is, or their wife is, I'm a common stop on the journey.
The Anatomy Of Republican Cataclysm and Democratic Victory
Frank Schaeffer | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics
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The Republican Party has lost the hearts and minds of reasonable Americans of all faiths and ideologies. Independent voters, young people, black people, Hispanics... the list goes on.
Palin Calls McCain Adviser To Smooth Things Over
The Washington Post | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics
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Don't be surprised to see maligned McCain campaign adviser Nicolle Wallace rejoining GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on her campaign plane v...
Here's My Take #4: Here's What I think About Campaign Spending And Negative Advertising...
Jennifer Bogut | Posted 10.28.2008 | Home
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HERE'S MY TAKE #4 Results: Your thoughts, suggestions and a bit of venting on campaign spending and negative advertising.
Talking With The F.B.I.'s Undercover Source In Alaska's VECO Corruption Case
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
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Prewitt: "It's going to be a tight race, but Stevens could still win this thing. Stevens has been around so long, and we do have a very partisan situation up here in Alaska."
Prominent Republicans Invoke the Holocaust to Win Jewish Votes in Pa
Brian Ross | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home
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The McCain-Palin campaign has reached a new low. An email that was sent to Jewish voters invoked fears of the Holocaust to stampede them away from Obama at the polls next week.
The Myth of the 'Liberal' Media: A Primer for my Fellow Christians
Patrick Kampert | Posted 10.26.2008 | Media
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I have sometimes become uncomfortable with Christian friends who are burning with indignation about some social issue or current event.
Here's My Take: Campaign Funds And Negative Ads
Jennifer Bogut | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home
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HERE'S MY TAKE #4. QUESTIONS: What should the campaigns spend money on and what do you see as the effect of negative ads?
The Seventy Percent Solution
Marco Trbovich | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business
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70 percent of the US economy has been dependent on consumer purchasing to sustain economic growth. The portion of workers in the US who do not have a college education is also 70 percent.
Republicans Point Fingers While Enacting Socialist Policies
Brian Ross | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home
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The bailout of Wall Street and buying stock in major banks to shore up their shattered credibility is the very definition of socialist policy: The state owning the means of production and exchange.
Sleeping with the Enemy
Darryle Pollack | Posted 10.22.2008 | Living
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I was born a Democrat. Party affiliation was served along with the canned vegetables I was forced to eat for dinner. My first crush was on John Kennedy. But I am harboring a secret.
What Happened to John McCain?
Peri Lyn Gordon-Flohr | Posted 10.21.2008 | Home
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The Sen. McCain I saw eight years ago would have never allowed any of this. My friend, listen to your vicious robocalls that have been filling our homes and terrifying our children. Watch your negative and deceitful advertising. Read your hateful flyers.
Smells Like Republican Schadenfreude
Kamala Lopez | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics
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I feel very very ashamed of what we, as Americans, have come to accept as "all's fair" in this craven fight to win.
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