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2008 Election

2007 -- The Year that Time Forgot

Matt Stewart | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Corruption, Paris Hilton, President, Beijing, War, 9/11, Recession, 2007, Iraq, Obama, Terrorist, Billy Joel, Invasion, Prostitution, Hookers, Aig, Year That Time Forgot, 2008, John Kerry, Elliot Spitzer, 2008 Summer Games, Russia, Katrina, On the Ground 2008, September 11th, Prostitute, Financial Crisis, Mortgage Meltdown, Afghanistan, 2008 Election, Batman, Barack Obama, World Cup, Olympics, United States President, Indiana Jones, Lehman Brothers, Rod Blagojevich, Georgia, Iphone, Bros, Living News
Matt Stewart

It's only natural that after our most recent 12-month carnival, 2007 would seem relatively blah. Every now and then, history lays an egg. What happened in 1957? 1910? 1887-1897?

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2008: What Will We Tell The Children?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Change We Can Believe In, 2008, 2008 New Year, Economic Crisis, Wall St. Crisis, The Big 3, 2008 Election, Wall St. Bailout, Barack Obama, Recession, Great Depression, Yes on Prop 8, Yes We Can, On the Ground 2008, Automakers Bailout, Same-Sex Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Financial Crisis, Grandparenting, Detroit Bailout, Gay Marriage, Balanced Life, Relationships, Living News
Dr. Judith Rich

Pull up a chair and settle in while I spin a yarn about 2008. The story actually begins 20 years into the future (visualize a clock advancing rapidly...

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Jason Linkins

Politico Dubiously Calls Clinton NH Win A 'Top Upset'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Politico, 2008 Election, Hillary Clinton, Media News

While the myth of New Hampshire is that the polls did a bad job capturing the mood of the electorate, the truth is that the media just did a bad job reading the polls.

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2008's Most Laughable Political Antics

Daniel Kurtzman | Posted 01.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Election 2008 Coverage, Obama Gaffes, Mccain Gaffes, Humor, Mccain, Late Night Jokes, Obama, 2008 Election, Palin, Conan O'Brien, Politics, Barack Obama, Jay Leno, Political Humor, Sarah Palin, Jimmy Kimmel, Palin Gaffes, John McCain, Year in Review, Bill Maher, David Letterman, Government Bailout, Political Comedy, Bailout, Comedy, George Bush, George W. Bush, Eliot Spitzer, 2008, Viral Video, Tina Fey Sarah Palin, Katie Couric, John Edwards, Biden Gaffes, Bill Clinton, Bush, Sarah Palin Katie Couric, Jesse Jackson, Jeremiah Wright, Joe Biden, Bush Shoe Throw, Rod Blagojevich, Joe the Plumber, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin Turkey Pardon, Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey, Best of 2008, Politics News, Political Antics, Political Satire, Video, Most Laughable Political Antics, 2008 New Year, 2008 Political Scandals, Political Scandals, Lists, Oregon, Politics News
Daniel Kurtzman

In a story about potential vice presidential picks, the AP referred to Joe Lieberman as "the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000."

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2008: The Best and Worst

Bob Burnett | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Bob Burnett

1. "I'm the Decider." -- Economy Slides into Recession, Bush Does Nothing: for the first six months, President Bush pronounced the American economy "sound" and spurned calls for action.

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Ebenezer Scrooge - Hope, Redemption and the 2008 Election

Paula B. Mays | Posted 01.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Election 2008 Coverage, Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Christmas, Obama Hope, Barack Obama Hope, Hope, 2008 Election, Living News
Paula B. Mays

The election of Obama also offers a chance for redemption: redemption from allowing unprovoked warfare, tacitly accepting torture, and permitting a denegation of our civil rights.

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Why Pastor Rick Warren Was the Wright Move

Beau Friedlander | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Leadership, Rick Warren Invocation, Tom Vilsack, Obama Inauguration, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Rev. Wright, Illinois Politics, 2008 Election, Rosa Parks, Monsanto, Lgbt Community and Rick Warren, Obama Change, National Security, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Rick Warren, Santa Claus, Obama Transition, Illinois, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Beau Friedlander

As it stands, we've got a president-elect who is putting Rev. Jeremiah Wright behind him for good so he can deliver on some campaign promises. Stay tuned... And keep the faith.

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Friday Talking Points [58] -- [Expletive Deleted] Blagojevich

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Nance Gardner, Expletive, Expletive Deleted, Abuse, Feinstein, Guantanamo, Donald Rumsfeld, Rumsfeld, Mccain, Bowdlerize, Bailout, Condoleezza Rice, National Security, Midotw, Profanity, Spit, Big Three, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Levin, Carl Levin, Detroit, Sam Donaldson, Barack Obama, George Washington, Mddotw, Rod Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel, World War II, Nixon, Piss, Senate, Auto Industry, Teddy Roosevelt, Cheney, Obama, Vitter, Blago, Bush, Euphemism, Bleep, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Andrew Malcolm, Big 3, John McCain, Go Fuck Yourself, Manufacturing, 2008 Election, Detainee, Warm Bucket of Spit, Prisoner, Gonzales, Go Cheney Yourself, Chris Weigant, Abu Graib, Leahy, Four Letter Word, Warm Bucket of Piss, Ass Backward, Torture, Vonnegut, Anglo-Saxon, Blaggy, Blag, Fitzgerald, Ashcroft, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The history of profanity in American political discourse is an untold story out there just waiting for someone to research and write about -- although...

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Mike Duncan's Silence and The Republican Party of Exclusion

Yuna Shin | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election and Race, 2008 Election, Hispanic Voters, John McCain, Mike Duncan, Election Reaction, The Republican Party, Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Future of the Republican Party, Politics News
Yuna Shin

That is why Bobby Jindal and Anh Cao are being heralded as the saviors of the Republicans. Because they see nothing fundamentally wrong with their party, only with its packaging.

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Barack Obama: Change

Don King | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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Don King

The world is watching American history in the making, live and in living color. We've taken an important step in the right direction by electing Barack Obama as President.

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Obama and the Muslim World

Omid Safi | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Religion, Afghanistan, Arab, President Obama, 9/11, Martin Luther King Jr., Iran, Election, Muslim, Iraq, Israel, 2008 Election, Obama Foreign Policy, Politics News
Omid Safi

This is not just about us. It is also about the world, and our place in the world community, and a return to an ethic of sharing and generosity.

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DeMintamania

August J. Pollak | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Right Wing, John McCain, Election Reaction, Conservatives, 2008 Election, Jim Demint, Cartoon, Political Cartoons, Politics News
August J. Pollak

Why, oh why, did this clear voice of the majority electorate go no further in the election?

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William Jefferson Loses Louisiana Congressional Seat

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election, William Jefferson, Congressman William Jefferson, William Jefferson Loses, Louisiana Voters Kick Out Jefferson, Politics News

NEW ORLEANS — Voters in Louisiana ousted indicted Democratic Rep. William Jefferson on Saturday, instead electing a Republican attorney who will...

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Friday Talking Points [57] -- End Of Prohibition 75th Anniversary Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...

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GOP Immigration Strategy: Full throttle on the wrong track

Frank Sharry | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eugene Robinson, Virgil Goode, Gop, Immigration, 2008 Election, America's Voice, Election Results, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Politics News
Frank Sharry

Joshua Hoyt, executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, had a thorough piece in today's Chicago Tribune on just w...

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Larry David, Secretary of...Humor?

Erica Heller | Posted 01.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Stephen Colbert, Robert Gates, Jon Stewart, Michael Moore, Larry David, Sarah Palin, Joseph Conrad, Tv, Truman Capote, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Richard Lewis, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Entertainment News
Erica Heller

Obama must go back on television as soon as he can to fill the one appalling gap in his shining galaxy. He must appoint Larry David Secretary of Humor.

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Political Parties Are Not "Checks" Or "Balances"

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: 60-Vote, Pardon, House, Impeachment, Filibuster-Proof Majority, Executive, Legislative, Democrat, Filibuster, Chambliss, Majority, Democrats, 2008 Election, President, Election, Checks and Balances, Politics, Constitution, Senator, George Washington, Political Party, Chris Weigant, Party, Branch, Georgia, Balance of Power, Runoff, Jim Martin, Saxby Chambliss, Separation of Powers, Senate, Filibuster-Proof, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I'm not worried about whether checks and balances will disappear if Republicans don't have more than 40 seats in the Senate. True checks and balances are more fundamental than party affiliation.

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Women And The 2008 Election: A New Majority

Julie Menin | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women, Obama, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Youth Vote, Campaign Fundraising, Women Voters, Grassroots, Obama Grassroots, Grassroots Campaign, Obama Campaign, Women's Sufferage, Women in Politics, Obama Supporters, Women in State Legislatures, 19th Amendment, Women Politicians, Womens Support Networks, Women in Office, Barack Obama African American Voters, Women and Politics, Politics News
Julie Menin

While some celebrated that New Hampshire just became the first state to have a majority of women legislators in one of their chambers, the question to ask is, why are they the only ones?

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WorldNetDaily Thinks Obama Voters Are Immature

Terry Krepel | Posted 01.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Lyle Rossiter, Joseph Farah, Worldnetdaily, 2008 Election, Reb Bradley, Barack Obama, Media News
Terry Krepel

WorldNetDaily, having seen its hated candidate, Barack Obama, win decisively, goes the sore-loser route by portraying those who voted for Obama as immature.

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Campaign Brought Communities Together

Pius Kamau | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Race, Race, Africans, 2008 Election, African Americans, Obama Africa, Barack Obama, Politics News
Pius Kamau

During our campaign, there was a coming together between my own African-born countrymen, and African Americans -- children of African slaves, who for decades viewed African immigrants with suspicion.

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Swingers: The New Voting Bloc That Could Change Politics Forever

Michael Giltz | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mitt Romney, Politics, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Moderates, Barack Obama, Voters, Independent Voters, Swing Voters, 2008 Election, Politics News
Michael Giltz

Swingers are the moderate middle. They don't vote based on the tiny letter next to a candidate's name. They vote based on the policies that person puts forth.

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The Exploitation of Children By The "Pro-Family" Agenda In Arkansas

David Ambroz | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Glbt, Foster Parents, Gay Foster Parents, Gay Adoption, Foster Care, Civil Rights, Arkansas, Yes on Prop 8, Prop 8, 2008 Election, Gay Marriage, Arkansas Adoption Laws, Politics News
David Ambroz

How is keeping youth out of loving homes pro-family or pro-child? And, what sort of message does this send to GLBT youth in foster care?

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Merit is Not a Dirty Word

Roxana Badin | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mumbai Attacks, John McCain, Election Reaction, Carly Fiorina, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Thanksgiving, Politics News
Roxana Badin

This Thanksgiving weekend, as I watched events unfold abroad, I was most grateful that the foolishness of election time is over.

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"Everyday People" Turns Forty -- and the "Good Sixties" Triumph

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pop Music, 1960s, Religion, Civil Rights Movement, Rock Music, Sly Stone, Everyday People, 2008 Election, Music, Barack Obama, Spirituality, Culture, Grand Theft Jesus, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

This month, "We shall overcome" overcame "I shall overindulge" as the meaning of the Sixties.

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Arab- and Muslim-Bashing Failed in '08

James Zogby | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Election 2008 Coverage, Muslims, Muslim Bashing, 2008 Election, Muslim Americans, Arab Bashing, Arab Americans, Politics News
James Zogby

None of the Muslim-bashing during this political season dissuaded Arab Americans and American Muslims from playing a significant role in the elections, from the presidential contest to state and local races.

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