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Blog Entries by Thomas de Zengotita from 01/2008

Kucinich Backs Obama; The Huge Significance of That

| Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics

Dennis Kucinich thinks that Obama can make a real difference in this world in spite of the fact that all his policy positions (excepting the original Iraq judgment) are closer to Clinton than they are to Edwards.

A Few Lines Obama Might Use Going Forward

| Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

"If you've had too much of the wrong kind of experience you can't even imagine what real change would look like. Well, we can imagine it and we are going to make it happen."

Hillary's Tears

| Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics

I can't believe that the debate over Hillary's crying moment is so often boiling down to whether it was staged or genuine. That is so oversimplified. In this mediated age that distinction is outdated.

A Defining Moment for The Clintons: The Lawsuit Against Nevada's Culinary Workers Union

| Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

If the Clintons don't repudiate the Teachers Association lawsuit, Obama and Edwards have a giant, gaping opportunity to nail them to the wall of cynical win-at-any price entitlement.

Bill Clinton Flips Out On The Nevada Culinary Workers Union Issue

| Posted 01.17.2008 | Huffington Post

We are all sure that if the maids and dishwashers had endorsed Hillary instead of Obama Bill would be speaking out against their right to caucus in the workplace just the same.

Hillary Clinton And John Edwards Gang Up On Barack Obama In The South Carolina Debate. Will Thousands Flock To His Support As A Result? Will He Cry?

| Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

Let's drop the whole idea that somehow the guys are picking on Hillary. It's ludicrous, actually.

Going Into The South Carolina Primary Tomorrow Identity Politics Is Back, Haunting The Clintonite Democratic Party That Nurtured It. This Could Hand The Election To John McCain In November.

| Posted 01.25.2008 | Huffington Post

Remember the O.J. Simpson verdict? Remember those shots of everyday African-Americans cheering in the beauty shops and corner stores? Remember how sh...

Who Got Inside Whose Head? Mind Games That Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Ted Kennedy Played. Who Roped The Dope?

| Posted 01.28.2008 | Huffington Post

Remember the conventional wisdom leading up to the South Carolina primary? Bill Clinton, anointed master politician of our age, was trumping neophyte...

A Very General Note On The State Of The Union Speech

| Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics

The heck with the multi-millions Henry Paulson used to pull down at Goldman-Sachs. Here was the summit of the world -- and he was on it.

They Both Played It Safe. But Why? It Seemed Strangely Sincere.

| Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

Could it possibly be that Hillary and Barack were thinking about the welfare of the Democrats in November? Could it be that they were feeling a real kinship with one another?