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What About the Smog?
Wearing pajamas and flip-flops in public is a fashion faux pas according to an etiquette book released by Beijing officials. For Beijing, Etiquette Isn’t a Game By LORETTA CHAO, August 1, 2008; Page A7 BEIJING — From pollution to terrorism, the list of worries Beijing officials have to contend with is substantial, with fashion now…
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Kucinich’s Articles
I know it is campaign season and the thinking across the land is to leave George W. Bush in place and let him run out the clock on his presidency. I apologize therefore for bothering you, dear readers, with this. Here are the 35 articles of impeachment that the Honorable Rep. Dennis Kucinich has filed…
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Here it Comes.
According to Time’s Mark Halperin, Sen. McCain’s campaign has just released a statement accusing Sen. Obama of playing “the race card:” “Barack Obama has played the race card, and he played it from the bottom of the deck. It’s divisive, negative, shameful and wrong.” This is apparently a reference to Obama’s comments in Missouri Wednesday…
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Why Britney and Paris?
Today’s post from Newsday’s John Riley is a must-read. He wonders why Sen. McCain chose to use Britney Spears and Paris Hilton in his latest attack ad on Sen. Obama, and he’s got some data to support his answer. It’s also worth remembering that the McCain campaign has hired Terry Nelson, the ad man behind…
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How I’m Learning to Relax
By reading Sadly, No!, that’s how: Upon becoming president, Hussein Obama X’s very first act — after freeing Mumia, signing a reparations bill and implementing Sharia law, of course — should be to oust every single unqualified hack that Bush hired right out of Regent University and banish them from ever working again in any…
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Giving Credit
I have never hesitated to beat up the mainstream media and my former colleagues in the press for their failings. What I don’t do is praise good work. Let me point to a couple of samples of good work: The Washington Post thoroughly debunked the major thrust of Sen. John McCain’s recent outbursts and smears…
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New York Times on McCain’s Slime
Editorial Low-Road Express Well, that certainly didn’t take long. On July 3, news reports said Senator John McCain, worried that he might lose the election before it truly started, opened his doors to disciples of Karl Rove from the 2004 campaign and the Bush White House. Less than a month later, the results are on…
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A Code Blue: Some Choice Quotes
John Edwards calls R. Kelly from the bathroom stall for advice A code blue: Some choice quotes. “Ok, where are you now?” “I’m in the bathroom stall.” “You’ve just got to stand there and say no comment or just lie. Lie, lie, lie till you can’t lie no more.” “This isn’t as bad as you…
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‘Honest Belief’
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Same Old Politics
“Same Old Politics” Take a look at Sen. Obama’s latest response to Sen. McCain’s negative ad blaming Obama for rising gas prices. It’s brilliant. The ad begins with a clip from McCain’s ad rolling on a TV screen. Then a pallid-looking photo of McCain’s face appears next to the TV screen and the words “The…