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Entries by Marty Kaplan from 05/2006

Journalism's Broken Windows

| Posted 05.02.2006 | Huffington Post

A place that doesn't have the self-respect to notice negligence is a place where bigtime lawbreakers can thrive.

I Love Ray McGovern

| Posted 05.05.2006 | Politics
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Add former CIA analyst Ray McGovern to the list of patriots not only willing to speak truth to power, but also able on the spot to back up their accusations with facts.

Hey Porter - Not Even "Citing Personal Reasons"?

| Posted 05.05.2006 | Huffington Post

What's stopping Porter Goss from claiming that he wants to spend more time with his family?

Paging Tom Clancy

| Posted 05.06.2006 | Huffington Post

The Republicans chose to fight the 2004 election on the ground of who will best protect us against terrorists. Now we know what that means.

Thanks for Having Me

| Posted 05.07.2006 | Huffington Post

We can't draw conclusions, we can't figure out which of you screamers is a truth-teller and which a lying nutjob, we can't sort out facts from opinions, all we can do, folks, is just leave it there.

In Which I Reveal Our Secret Plans to the Terrorists

| Posted 05.11.2006 | Politics
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Just in case the terrorists have never seen a spy movie or watched "24": Hey! Al Quaeda! We're spying on you.

Balls & Eyeballs

| Posted 05.12.2006 | Politics
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The administration desperately wants to change the subject, to move the nation's attention from Big Brother to Broken Borders. Will it work?

In Praise (Yikes!) of Richard Cohen

| Posted 05.16.2006 | Huffington Post

"Let's Face It," his Washington Post column was headlined, "Our City Is a Pushover For a Slick-Talkin' Man." His lede, I acknowledge, betrayed no debt to feminism.

My Daughter the Blogger

| Posted 05.17.2006 | Huffington Post

Now that the Mother's Day kvelling has crested, I'm thinking it's none too soon to launch the drum-banging for proud Dads.

Electile Dysfunction

| Posted 05.18.2006 | Politics
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What will it take for elected Democrats to boil with the same outrage at BushCo contempt for the Constitution that their own constituents feel?

Money = Message

| Posted 05.19.2006 | Huffington Post

There's a dog not barking in the square-off about where Democrats should spend their campaign money.

Gore-Feingold vs McCain-Condi

| Posted 05.23.2006 | Politics
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There are, I know, many fine reasons not to indulge in the '08 game. But maybe there's also a productive purpose for these fantasy matchups.

Professor Stupidest

| Posted 05.25.2006 | Politics
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According to Gen. Franks' autobiography, "American Soldier," what he actually called Mr. Feith was "the fucking stupidest guy on the face of the earth." The Times regrets the error.

The Bush Stops Here

| Posted 05.27.2006 | Huffington Post

Low poll numbers must be Kool-Aid. Apparently W now thinks he's Harry Truman.

Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt

| Posted 05.29.2006 | Huffington Post

With Drudge pointing out, in snarky brackets and scare quotes, that Shiloh means ['MESSIAH'], the message couldn't be clearer: Not only did Namibia p...