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Reflections on the Loma Prieta Earthquake, 20 Years Later

Art Agnos | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Loma Prieta Earthquake, Herb Caen, Mission District, First Responders, Natural Disasters, Red Cross, George Deukmejian, Earthquake, Pete Wilson, Fema, Dianne Feinstein, San Francisco Bay Bridge, California, Santa Cruz, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, World Series, Nancy Pelosi, Disaster Preparedness, Disasters, Marin, Candlestick Park, San Francisco, Fbi, Embarcadero, Presidio, Politics News

When a disaster hits, it is too late to put your best people in charge of planning and preparation. That's not the place for soft political patronage.

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Bobby Jindal, Dan Quayle and Socialist Health Care

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ronald McDonald, Joe the Plumber, Ronald Reagan, Bobby Jindal, Social Security, Josef Stalin, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Red Baiting, Dan Quayle, Health Care Reform, Fox News, Jimmy Carter, Socialism, Medicare, Republican Party, Politics News

Fear, not surprisingly, has remained one of the key tenets of the Republican message during Obama's presidency.

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Dan Quayle: Obama's "Biggest Challenge" Is "Taming The Left Wing"

AP | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Golf, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Dan Quayle, Gop, Left Wing, Democrats, Republicans, Politics News

STATELINE, Nev. -- Former Vice President Dan Quayle gives President Barack Obama high marks for surrounding himself with quality advisers on national ...

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Sarah Palin, John Edwards and the Way We Choose Our Vice Presidents

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, John McCain, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Joseph Lieberman, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Politics News

The Edwards and Palin stories both underscore the quirk in our electoral system through which vice presidents are nominated.

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We Don't Blame Michael Jackson Because We Blame Ourselves

Etan Bednarsh | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bill Simmons, Michael Jackson, Tyzon Zone, Michael Jackson Death, Britney Spears, Celebrity Culture, Dan Quayle, Joh Bobbitt, Jeffrey Dahmer, In Living Color, South Park, Entertainment News

Yes, it is sad that Jackson died as broken shards of a person, but it's sadder that he was once one beautiful whole who cracked under the pressure of our glare.

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Long Beach Grand Prix - IndyCar combines for good race, few fans

Steve Parker | Posted 05.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Ashley Judd, Tony Kanaan, Michael Andretti, Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Cars, Santa Monica, Howard Hughes, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Chip Ganassi, Tiger Woods, Indycar Racing, Ed Alexander, Helio Castroneves, Belmont Shore, Dario Franchitti, Oldsmobile, Bixby Knolls, Indy Racing League, Queen Mary, Tony George, Danica Patrick, Champ Car, Raymond Chandler, Super Bowl, Philip Marlowe, Japan, Department of Homeland Security, Twin Ring Motegi, Indy 500, Daytona 500, Dan Quayle, Roger Penske, Naples, Torrance-California, Disney, AJ Foyt, Wll Power, Spruce Goose, Menards, Long Beach-California, Living News

Dario Franchitti dedicated his victory to his wife, Ashley Judd, whose 41st birthday they celebrated together at Long Beach - kind of a boring proposi...

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Bailing Out the Neo-Cons

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Dan Quayle, Neo-Conservatives, Lyndon Johnson, Newt Gingrich, Barry Goldwater, Barack Obama, Politics News

We're now witnessing the neo-carnage that has resulted from neo-cons Newt Gingrich and his "Contract on America," and Ronald Reagan's buyout by Barry ...

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Dowd's Snark Shoots Up, Down

Nancy Kruh | Posted 03.06.2009 | Media

Read More: George Bush, The Clintons, David Denby, Obama Berlin, Bill Clinton, Snarkiness, John McCain, Deval Patrick, Writing, Books, George W. Bush, The New York Times, Maureen Dowd, Obama Berlin Speech, Clintons, Journalism, Eliot Spitzer, Barack Obama, Obama Deval Patrick, Snark, Barack Obama Deval Patrick, Dan Quayle, Sarah Palin, John Edwards, New York Times, Iraq, Berlin, Media News

In his book, Snark David Denby describes Maureen Dowd as "essentially sour and without hope," but my evidence, I believe, proves him wrong.

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Not a Woman in the Picture

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama's Cabinet, Al Gore, White House, Women's Rights, Sweden, George W. Bush, Sex Trade, Asia, Missouri, Sarah Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, South Africa, Angola, Kay Hagan, Dan Quayle, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Nancy Pelosi, Racism, Nigeria, Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of the Treasury, African-American Issues, Latin America, Speaker of the House, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Netherlands, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Secretary of Energy, Condolleezza Rice, Secretary of Agriculture, Janet Napolitano, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Claire McCaskill, Secretary of State, Women's Issues, Civil Rights, Arizona, Laura Bush, Gay Rights, Vietnam, Slavery, Sexism, Secretary of Defense, Senate Majority Leader, Vice President, Bill Clinton, Islam, John McCain, Africa, Belgium, Secretary of Transportation, Homeland Security, Attorney General, North Carolina, Colombia, Cia Director, Cambodia, Secretary of Interior, Death Penalty, Gay Issues, Politics News

Is it a coincidence that in the world's largest economy, whose military expenditure accounts for half the global total, the most senior posts dealing with money and war are still reserved for men?

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Snow, Quayle, Feinberg and Merkin: This Is Who Gets Our Bailout Money?

Dennis O'Brien | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

As a completely unregulated private equity partnership, Cerberus has no public reporting requirements. In fact, they are now refusing to disclose their finances even after the bailout.

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Ann Coulter's Past Fake Media Firestorms Remembered

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.07.2009 | Media

Read More: David Weigel, Matt Lauer, Ann Coulter, Dan Quayle, Media News

Griping about single mothers? Jiminy crickets, y'all! That claptrap was way more trenchant back when Dan Quayle was calling out Murphy Brown on teevee!

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Bailing Out Dan Quayle

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.14.2009 | Business

Read More: House of Representatives, Bail Out, Financial Bailout, Sherrod Brown, Aozora Bank, George W. Bush, Iraq, Colorado, Democratic Party, Wall Street Journal, Jared Polis, William Ford Sr, Aig, Auto Bailout, Mark Fields, Dan Quayle, Ohio, Real Estate, Republican Party, Gail Collins, Detroit, Steve Feinberg, Citigroup, John McCain, Florida, Gm, Alan Mulally, Private Equity, Ford, Condoleeza Rice, Congress, United Steelworkers, Cerberus, Japan, K2, Robert Rubin, Chrysler, Wall Street, Henry Ford, Michigan, Banking, IAP Worldwide Services, New York Times, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Senate, Detroit Bailout, Business News

The battle over the bailout of some segments of the US auto industry has become increasingly defined in terms of class, but this hides the fact that the same type of players will benefit from both bailouts.

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Who is a Top Exec at Cerberus/Chrysler?!?!

Steve Parker | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Sarah Palin Dan Quayle, GM Chrysler Deal, Detroit Three, John Snow, GM Chrysler Merger, Cars, Detroit News, Ford, Chrysler Nissan Deal, Nissan Renault, Daimler, Cerberus Capital Management, Phoenix, Dan Quayle, Phoenix Business Journal, Alaska, Treasury Secretary, Business News

Whew! I thought Cerberus might really be in over their heads with their purchase of Chrysler from Daimler. Now that we know Dan Quayle is on the front lines, though, we can sleep a little sounder this evening.

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Goodbye Gay Conservatives, Don't Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out

Wayne Besen | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pat Buchanan, Dan Quayle, Log Cabin Republicans, Dale Carpenter, Lesbian, George W. Bush, Pat Robertson, Gay, Truth Wins Out, Barack Obama, Wayne Besen, Politics News

I wasn't aware that Congress had to choose between the economy and protecting GLBT people from job discrimination. I had no idea that passing a hate crime law might hinder our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Richard Cohen: Who Lost The Debate? The Media

Washington Post | Richard Cohen | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice Presidential Debate, Richard Cohen, Bill Kristol, Dan Quayle, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Reading William Kristol's column in yesterday's New York Times, I discover that Sarah Palin and I have something in common. Kristol, who was once Dan ...

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Media Idiocy: Don't Blow VP Debate Or You Might Win

Mark Nickolas | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lloyd Bentsen, Vp Debate, George H.W. Bush, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Dan Quayle, Sarah Palin, Media Criticism, Media Coverage, Joe Biden, Geraldine Ferraro, Vice Presidential Debate, Politics News

Despite Bush's condescension, Reagan-Bush won in 1984, and despite being smacked-down, Bush-Quayle won in 1988. So...what exactly is the media's point?

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Lessons on Choosing a VICE Presidential Candidate

Kim Stolz | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Obama, Jfk, 2008 Election, Biden, Palin, Dan Quayle, Politics News

How many names of Vice Presidents do you remember in US History? And no, I'm not talking about the ones that later became Presidents. I'm talking abou...

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Joe's Big Problem

Peggy Drexler | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: George W. Bush., Mcain. John F. Kennedy, Cnn, Lloyd Bensten, Richard M. Nixon, Dan Quayle, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Sarah Paylin, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John Roberts, Vice Presential Debates, Nra, Politics News

Even after intense weeks of charm-school and flash cards sessions, Palin can't go with Biden fact for fact -- on anything. She can't out-debate a guy who plays in the majors. That is his biggest advantage and his biggest problem.

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What You Think About Palin Is Probably Wrong

Dick Meyer | Posted 10.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Dick Meyer, John McCain, Republican National Convention, Dan Quayle, Sarah Palin, Vice President, Sarah Palin Reaction, Media News

It would appear to be that in presidential elections with no incumbent, the ticket with the least experienced person in the No. 2 slot wins. Of course, that is nonsense.

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Palin McCain's Dan Quayle?

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain 2008, Republicans, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Republican Convention, Sarah Palin, Politics News

It is easy to look back at the media coverage of Quayle in August of 1988 and to find language that closely resembles today's talk about Palin.

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Sarah Palin Choice: Republicans Try to Telegraph That "Murphy Brown" Has Become a Social Conservative

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Social Conservative, Murphy Brown, John McCain, Edward Luce, Walter Shapiro, Politico, Dan Quayle, Tom Delay, Sarah Palin, Peggy Noonan, Ben Smith, Politics News

Politico's Ben Smith has posted a hot mic clip of Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy trashing the McCain selection of Sarah Palin. I've been having cha...

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Ballsy Politics, Literally

Lea Lane | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, University of Florida, Antisemitism, Dan Quayle, Ku Klux Klan, Sarah Palin, Spiro Agnew, Politics News

I know, I know: dismissing Sarah Palin and all her baggage seems like a -- excuse-the-expression -- no-brainer. But if you think dubious distinctio...

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The Trojan Horses of Sarah Palin and Clarence Thomas

Justin Frank | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mockery, Cruel, Dan Quayle, George H.W. Bush, Jon Stewart, Judgment, Sarah Palin, Obama, Sarah Palin Vice President, Mccain, Biden, Sarah Palin Reaction, Clarence Thomas, Politics News

Since Governor Sarah Palin arrived on the national stage, people have been comparing her to others. Some say Dan Quayle (who actually DID become Vice...

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McCain's Deadliest Catch: Polls Say GOP In Deep Water

Beverly Davis | Posted 09.30.2008 | Home

Palin will now be vetted by the national press and the blogosphere and it won't be pretty. She's got six short weeks to learn foreign and economic policy. The honeymoon is over.

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