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Blog Entries by Jeffrey Feldman from 10/2008

Is Palin Trying To Incite Violence Against Obama?

| Posted 10.07.2008 | Media

One wonders at this point how the various agencies charged with the responsibility of protecting the presidential candidates from violence will respond to this latest tactic from the McCain campaign.

The McCain-isms that Lost the Debate, If Not the Election

| Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

If anything lost the debate for McCain it was the repetition of these three key phrases, each of which gave the the impression that he was an insecure politician rather than a confident leader.

Palin Rallies Ignite Widespread Talk of 'Fascism'

| Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Even if 'fascist' is not a very accurate description of Sarah Palin -- neither sociologically nor historically -- public concern in response to her campaign events is a social fact well worth noting.

McCain Volunteers Taught to Accuse Obama of Terrorism

| Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

By teaching his volunteers to see Barack Obama as similar to bin Laden, McCain is using his campaign to tie Obama to the mass murders of September 11, 2001.

McCain Talks 'Pork,' Voters Think 'Bush!'

| Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

Nowadays, when Americans think about profligate spending, they do not think about Democrats. Instead, when voters talk about grossly excessive government spending, they talk about Bush.

To Buchanan, Blacks Happiest On Plantation

| Posted 10.20.2008 | Media

Buchanan is advancing his own racist brand of utilitarianism: wherein the greatest number of people are happiest when blacks know their place.

Is Ann Coulter Now Running McCain's Campaign?

| Posted 10.21.2008 | Media

Has the entire political wing of Republicanism officially collapsed into cries of 'anti-Americanism' like some endless robocall recording of O'Reilly-Coulter-Hannity-Gingrich's greatest hits?

Drudge Puts Dangerous Spin on Mugging, Implies Violence Targeting McCain Volunteers

| Posted 10.23.2008 | Media

A mugging punctuated by an odd act of violence has been transformed at the hands of a right-wing media figure to appear like a targeted act of violence against the McCain campaign.

McCain Anti-Communism Rhetoric Spreads Panic

| Posted 10.27.2008 | Media

Suddenly, McCain's campaign has convinced a small minority of his followers that the supposed liberal-communist revolution talked about in right-wing media is suddenly on the verge of victory.

McCain's Panic in PA, More Than Just Ugly

| Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

2008-10-28-mccainsupporters.jpg As disturbing as it is to see McCain supporters in Pennsylvania shout violent epithets about Obama, the sad reality is that videos shot at McCain rallies have become the key political symbols of this race.

Obama 'Ad' Showcased Protagonist Turned Narrator

| Posted 10.30.2008 | Media

What was billed as Obama's 'ad' or 'infomercial,' was in fact a short documentary about the struggle to achieve the American dream. It was brilliant political theater.