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Entries by Dr. Peggy Drexler from 10/2008

Women, Listen to Me. John McCain Is Not Your Friend

| Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics
Read More: Vice President, Mccain, Christiana Amanpour, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Politics News

Palin is on the ticket because of the same triumph of allure over ability that has denied women opportunities for decades.

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Should Obama Have Picked Hillary As His Running Mate?

| Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics
Read More: Bill Clinton, Vice President, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Green Energy, Bill O'Reilly, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Hillary Vice President, Hillary VP, 2008 Election, Politics News

With Obama up in polls, the Palin narrative unraveling, and McCain embracing the mantle of underdog, events are starting to answer the question of whether Obama should have picked Hillary.

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Sorry -- I Didn't Catch the Last Name

| Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics
Read More: Joe the Plumber, McCain and Joe the Plumber, John McCain, Common Man, Politics News

By working so hard to prove their connection to the lives of the so-called "common man," candidates are really showing how easily they can slip from concern to caricature.

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I Approve These Statements

| Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics
Read More: Gaffes, John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News

It's time to look back and to begin to consider the unusually rich trove of statements that are worthy of induction into the 2008 Dumb, Dubious and Devious Political Comments Hall of Fame.

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