Political Insults

12 Classic Political Insults

Rosemarie Ostler | Posted 11.03.2011

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Rosemarie Ostler

Think partisan name-calling has reached new lows? Actually, mudslinging is a tradition as old as the republic, right up there with baseball and apple pie. The Founding Fathers were no strangers to the well-aimed political slur.

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When Should You Turn the Other Cheek? A Presidential Lesson in Priorities

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 07.04.2011

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Kathleen Reardon

President Obama tends not to get out in front of image problems. In fact, his analytical leadership style inclines him toward quite the opposite. His response to the birthers and their latest ringleader Donald Trump is a case in point.

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Apple Still Rejecting Political Satire Apps, Despite Outcry

Daniel Kurtzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Kurtzman

What's clear is that Apple has two sets of standards when it comes to approving political satire on the iPhone -- one for high-profile news and entertainment providers, and another for the rest of the unwashed masses.

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