Bittergate

The Media of Choice In Appalachia

Charles Warner | Posted 05.19.2008 | Media


Charles Warner

I think the "whiter, poorer, older, more rural and less educated" people of Appalachia are anxious about the future and about change, and thus, stick with old ideas and old media.

Sam Stein

Before Bitter-Gate: What Obama Said Hours Earlier About Guns

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics


It is a quintessential example of political irony. Just hours before Sen. Barack Obama uttered his now famous "bitter" comments, suggesting that sma...

How to Lose an Election 101

Keli Goff | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics


Keli Goff

Here's a look at the top 10 people and moments that are helping the Democrats return to the glory days of loserdom.

Bloggers of Good and Evil

Marylee Smithwick | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics


Marylee Smithwick

This is not a boo hoo moment as some of my readers might think, but I am sure we all are aware that this country is only as great as the compassion it shows for others.

Obama's Mistake -- and What It Would Take To Really Rectify It

Rabbi Michael Lerner | Posted 04.27.2008 | Politics


Rabbi Michael Lerner

The religio-phobia Americans encounter in many sections of the liberal and progressive world often push them away and into the hands of the Right.

Jason Linkins

'Kansas' Author Frank Debuts With WSJ, Offers View Of 'Bittergate'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics


Portfolio's Jeff Bercovici, assessing the new redesign at the Wall Street Journal, notes more than just the changes in aesthetics - there's actually a...

The Leak: John McCain's Stopover In New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home


Karen Dalton-Beninato

The scandal this time is that there's no scandal. The leak John McCain should be addressing in New Orleans is the one at the 17th Street Canal Floodwall, the same one that was leaking before Katrina.

Debates Are Not About Issues.

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics


Blake Fleetwood

They are about: Who Is the Best Candidate? Who can Win? Ever since the first televised debate between Kennedy & Nixon, voters have often judged can...

Bittergate's Wobbly Legs: Signs of Media Evolution?

John K. Wilson | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home


John K. Wilson

Obama's bounce in the polls this week is more than a mere candidate "surge." It's a repudiation of the nattering nabob media which imagined clumsy wording could send his campaign into a glorious tailspin.

Bitter Popcorn, or My Friend Joe

Evan Eisenberg | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics


Evan Eisenberg

My friend Joe said, "on this screen of yours all anyone talks about is some guy who ordered orange juice instead of coffee, and was bad at knocking things over with a heavy ball, and said something about people in small towns being bitter."

OffTheBus On Bittergate: A Roundup of Initial Responses

John Tomasic | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home


John Tomasic

The Bittergate story has prompted responses from many OffTheBus contributors. They've written on the story and its interpretations but also on the new experience of practicing citizen journalism.

Bittergate-Wake Pennsylvania Polls Trickling In

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

A Penn. Poll suggests that only 50 percent of Clinton supporters now say they will vote for Obama in the general, versus 26 percent who say they'll vote for McCain. Among union households, that number dips as low as 32 percent.

It's The Con Job, Stupid!

Chip Collis | Posted 04.14.2008 | Home


Chip Collis

Two of the three presidential candidates are running a major con job on you right now: It's in their attacks on Obama. He was right about economically disadvantaged and politically sidetracked Pennsylvanians.

I Wish There Were More Mayhill Fowlers

Scott Shrake | Posted 04.14.2008 | Home


Scott Shrake

There's no conspiracy behind Bittergate. The truth is even more unlikely: Fowler is that rare Barack Obama admirer who can admit he's not perfect. And, hey, that's the right kind of support.

Don't be Distracted. Vote For Your Pocket Like the Fat Cats Do

R.T. Eby | Posted 04.14.2008 | Home


R.T. Eby

Ronald Reagan took aim at so-called welfare queens as a way to make the wealthy more wealthy. He gutted social security and social programs. Variations of his bait and switch have been going on ever since.

Bittergate: It's Not About Mayhill Fowler

Linda Hansen | Posted 04.13.2008 | Home


Linda Hansen

Are we bitter in Povertyland, USA? Hell, yes. That's what the story was about. We've been hung out to dry so long, we feel like ragged, abandoned laundry. All those election year promises? Please.


 

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