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Maverick chronicles
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Bouncing Alone
Mark Blumenthal of Pollster.com makes a keen observation in his discussion of Sen. McCain’s post-convention bounce: “[W]e should remember that the Republican convention dominated the news on Friday and, to a lesser extent, continued to do so for much of the weekend.” He cautions against drawing conclusions too quickly. My question is this: “Why did…
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Twin peaks update
On Friday, I breathlessly linked to a post by Andrew Sullivan on an emergency court motion in Alaska by an associate of Todd Palin, Sarah Palin’s husband, asking that his divorce papers be sealed. Like others of my ilk, I assumed the court motion had something to do with Mrs. Palin’s alleged extra-marital affair. But…
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Republicans in Minnesota, a revisit
My friend, Chiara, sent me this note on Thursday, the final day of the Republican National Convention. I managed to miss the note and I’m offering it now for your consideration. Last night, my sister-in-law, Joyce, a nurse, mother of three, and grandmother of many, wrote to a number of us in the family to…
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An apology
I concluded a post two days ago with a word that I meant to be derogatory: Next to Sen. Barack Obama, Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani, with their Republican National Convention comments, showed themselves to be pygmies indeed. Although the term “pygmies” is commonly used to refer to a member of any human group whose…
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Did Sarah Palin really say that?!?
Gawd, I hope this isn’t true. There’s a rumor circulating around the internet today that Governor Palin used racist and sexist slurs to refer to Senators Obama and Clinton: So Sambo beat the bitch. The rumor is thinly sourced to a woman named “Lucille,” who allegedly overheard the governor make the statement at a diner…
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Community organizing
Susan B. Anthony helped guarantee women’s suffrage in the United States. Sen. Barack Obama defending himself against Republicans Martin Luther King Jr.’s moral vision led the way in the struggle for civil rights and economic justice Then this from Daily Kos: Catholic worker Dorothy Day was fiercely saintly in work for peace and to alleviate…
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Community organizers
The nation’s backbone At last week’s Republican convention, I was not surprised to see the Republicans mock community organizing. After all, why would they need organizers in their neighborhoods? They’re all doing well; this economy has obviously worked well for them! Obama said that McCain “doesn’t get it” and that’s true. But in regard to…
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Private family matters
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Fiscal Conservatives vs. Tax & Spend Liberals
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