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The Bizarro Decade

Eric Williams | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Craig T. Nelson, Bizarro Decade, Birthers, 2000 Election, Mtv, Sean Hannity, Bizarro, Bizarro World, Climate Change, Evolution, Dana Perino, Technology, Recession, Global Warming, Fox News Channel, Politics News
Eric Williams

As I look back on the past ten years of the "Still-Unnicknamed Zeroes," I'd like to formally request a little less turbulence in the next decade. Please? No era is devoid of history.

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Why the White House Is 100% Right to Challenge Fox News

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media

Read More: 2000 Election, Think Progress, Gay Rights March, Daily Show, Barack Obama, Propaganda, Opinion, Fox News, Dan Moody, Tea Party, News, Fox News Channel, Journalism, Media News
Cenk Uygur

If Fox News rises up to the challenge of confessing their real identity and real purpose, then -- and only then -- should Obama take on that conservative voice in an interview on their air.

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The Missing President: PBS On The Crash

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 02.18.2009 | Business

Read More: 2000 Election, Economic Crisis, Bush, Business News
MJ Rosenberg

FRONTLINE last night was like JAWS. First Bear Stearns, then Lehman, then AIG, then Freddy and Fanny. The two most striking revelations (at least ...

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Bush By The Numbers: Harper's Index Says Goodbye

Harpers | Posted 02.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Oil Profits, 2000 Election, Harper's Magazine, George W. Bush, Media News

Number of news stories from 1998 to Election Day 2000 containing "George W. Bush" and "aura of inevitability": 206 Amount for which Bush successful...

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Bush's Pure Genius Moves: 9/11, Gunfights, Cheney, the Economy, and More

Bill Allen | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, 2000 Election, Humor, Sarah Palin, Economic Crisis, 9/11, Deregulation, President Bush, Dick Cheney, American Library Association, Politics News
Bill Allen

In a brilliant move, President Bush found almost the only way possible to make people forget the tenure of John Ashcroft: naming Albert Gonzalez his successor.

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The Hits Just Keep Coming

Lance Simmens | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Congress, Big Three Automakers, United Auto Workers, Detroit Bailout, Ford, Detroit Three, Automakers, Bailout, 2008 Election, Cars, Detroit Automakers, 2000 Election, Detroit Bailout Reaction, George W. Bush, Gm, Automaker Bailout, Chysler, The Big 3, Auto Industry, Detroit, Politics News
Lance Simmens

We have been rudderless for some time, and it shows. The call to public service is now more urgent than at any time in our nation's history.

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Bush Meets Clinton As President-Elect (FLASHBACK, SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2000 Election, Flashback, Slideshow, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Al Gore, President-Elect Bush, Politics News

President-Elect Obama's meeting with President Bush, a meeting of two men with very different ideologies, recalls a time almost eight years ago when t...

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Praise for McCain, Yes, But Let's Not Forget Al Gore

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, McCain Concession Speech, Concession Speech, Al Gore Concession Speech, 2000 Election, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

But what strikes me when I hear praise for McCain is the deafening sound of silence when we consider Al Gore's amazing concession in 2000.

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Sarah Palin and the Derelict GOP

Bill Cusack | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, 2000 Election, Republicans, Africa, George Will, Sarah Palin, Palin Nafta, Palin Africa, Politics News
Bill Cusack

A truly ugly and dangerous spirit has been brought to light in these new revelations about Sarah Palin. W was no accident.

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Obama: Do Not Concede!

Michael Jay | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2004 Election, 2000 Election, John McCain, Voter Fraud, Voting Problems, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Voting Machines, Politics News
Michael Jay

Too many ordinary Democrats are aware of the evidence, are terrified at the prospect of a third stolen and prematurely conceded presidential election.

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Indecisions 2000 and 2004: Final Days Remembered

John Wihbey | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voting, 2004 Election, 2000 Election, Al Gore, October Surprise, John Kerry, George W. Bush, Politics News
John Wihbey

Whatever happened to the bad old days of October surprises? The last lap of campaign '08 has seen its share of twists, but perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that no big shoe has dropped.

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Mike the Writer is for Obama: So are Most Europeans, but Why Do Media Pundits See That as a Downside?

Michael Russnow | Posted 12.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Joe the Plumber, Germany, John McCain, TKTS Booth, Russnow, Mike the Writer, George W. Bush, Writers Guild, Gallup Poll, Absentee Ballots, 2000 Election, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Ichael Russnow, England, France, Times Square, Cnn, New York Times, Voting, Media News
Michael Russnow

Rather than think our foreign friends' hopeful anticipation is a bad sign, it should give us more incentive to restore the love and respect the world has long held for the United States.

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Nosh On This: The Jewish Vote

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2004 Election, 2000 Election, Jews, Video, Election Protection, Steven Spielberg, Katherine Harris, Jewish, Jewish Culture, Online Video, Voting Problems, Jewish Voters, Obama Jewish Voters, Politics News
Andrea Chalupa

Video the Vote will dispatch a trained volunteer to capture those evil demons that keep popping up in polling places, especially the ones they got down in Florida and Ohio.

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If You Vote Third Party and Elect McCain/Palin, This Is Who You Empower!! Don't Do It!!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pro-Peace, 2000 Election, Bush Supporters, John McCain, George W. Bush, Ideologues, American Divide, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Voting, Third Party Voters, Barack Obama, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

To underscore that voting third party or not voting at all will help elect McCain and Palin, and thereby re-empower the self-righteous ideologues who ...

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And Larry David Thinks He's Frightened?

Richard Lewis | Posted 11.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Voting, Voter Suppression, George Bush, 2004 Election, Al Gore, 2000 Election, Voter Fraud, Stolen Election, Bush v. Gore, Celebrities Talk Politics, Election Politics, Election Anxiety, Larry David, Entertainment News
Richard Lewis

I simply will not tolerate another stolen vote and election, tantamount to a sentence of another four-to-eight years of Hell, because we haven't been vigilant and done our jobs.

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The Hatred Between Republicans and Democrats: The Conflict Within America's Psyche, Redux

Peter Wolson | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, 2000 Election, Political Psychology, Psychology, John McCain, 2008 Election, Politics News
Peter Wolson

Psychotherapists are professional empathizers, who put themselves in the shoes of others every day. Yet so many have difficulty placing themselves in the shoes of nearly 50% of the American population.

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Barack: Beware of Rove's Trickery

Bob Starks | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Karl Rove, Obama, Karl Rove Barack Obama, John McCain, Election 2008, 2008 Presidential Election, 2004 Election, 2000 Election, Voter Fraud, Republican Machine, Voter Turnout, Political Tactics, Politics News
Bob Starks

We cannot take this election for granted and begin to believe that Senator Obama is already elected. We must fight to the last minute and leave no stones unturned.

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Battle For The West: Colorado 2008 = Florida 2000?

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Electronic Voting, 2000 Election, John McCain, 2006 Election, Early Voting, Ballot, Battle for the West, Voter Registration, Florida, Disenfranchisement, Barack Obama, Colorado, Campaign 2008, Home News
Ryan Rivera

Colorado 2008 = Florida 2000? The Colorado Independent wonders if Colorado will take the crown as the poster child for Election Day dysfunction thi...

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Florida 2000 Redux: GOP Using "Voter Fraud" To Disenfranchise

The Washington Independent | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Florida, Voting, George W. Bush, 2008 Election, Ballots, 2000 Election, Barack Obama, Voting Problems, Politics News

You know it's going to be a heated election when a state attorney general sues his own state agency for not cracking down on voter fraud. But that's j...

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The Court v. Public Opinion

Chez Pazienza | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Sarah Palin, Supreme Court, Ignorance, 2000 Election, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Chez Pazienza

I'll make this quick, which is probably a good thing since what I'm about to say likely won't be very popular. I'm starting to believe that from what we've seen lately, the future of this country may be too important to be left to the people.

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Debate Spin v. Substance: Lessons From Mayberry

Bennet Kelley | Posted 10.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, 2000 Election, John McCain 2008, Mccain, Joe Biden Vice President, Sarah Palin Vice President, George Bush, Al Gore, Presidential Debates, Campaign Spin, Rocky Balboa, Debate Spin, Media News
Bennet Kelley

It is time for an end to this "soft bigotry of low expectations." We must judge debates on the merits and not like a beauty pageant.

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McCain's Abramoff Inquiry Was Pure Political Payback, New Book Claims

Politico | Eamon Javers | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2000 Election, Ralph Reed, Jack Abramoff, John McCain, George W. Bush, Mccain Jack Abramoff, John McCain 2000, Politics News

A new book released the day after Sen. John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination attacks one of his trademark political successes: ...

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Joe Lieberman: "John McCain Doesn't Have A Racist Bone In His Body", Well... Except When Calling Vietnamese "Gook[s]"

Oliver Willis | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election, John McCain, Racism, 2000 Election, Vietnam War, Barack Obama, Politics, Politics News
Oliver Willis

Flashback, John McCain of 2000: On his campaign bus recently, Sen. John McCain told reporters, "I hated the gooks. I will hate them as long as I live...

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The McCain-Bush Relationship: It's Complicated

Time | James Carney | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2000 Primary, 2000 Election, Republican Primary, John McCain, George W. Bush, 2008 Election, Politics News

It was in Portsmouth, Ohio, the other day when a supporter neatly summed up the obstacle lying between John McCain and the White House. "When," the yo...

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Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 07.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Tar Sands, 2000 Election, Solar Moratorium, Kbr, Bush White House, Antonin Scalia, North Pole, UN Probe Civilian Deaths, Al Gore, Iraqi Oil Ministry, Iraq War Funding, War on Science, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Global Warming, Exxon Valdez, Oregon, Media News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

U.S. mayors resolve to avoid burning dirty tar sands oil, Bush signs $162B war spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan, Afghanistan civilian death toll rises sharply, Scalia still blames Gore for the 2000 election debacle.

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