Election 2008

Elections: The New National Pastime That Could Save Journalism

Glynnis MacNicol | Posted 11.05.2009 | Media


Glynnis MacNicol

Apparently the future of journalism is politics. Can anyone remember this level of attention being paid for a handful of local elections? I can remember presidential elections that barely got this level of coverage.

A Year of Obama: Top Ten Highs and Lows of the Last Twelve Months

Glynnis MacNicol | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media


Glynnis MacNicol

It's hard to believe it's only been a mere nine-and-a-half months of actual presidency. And truly it is only a slight exaggeration to say that in the interim it's been all Obama, all the time.

One Year Ago, a Turning Point in 2008 Campaign: The Media, Hillary and Sarah Palin

Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media


Greg Mitchell

The preposterous media coverage of the (few) unhappy Hillaryites at the Dem convention inspired McCain to select as his running mate someone who would virtually destroy his campaign.

Health Care: The Presidential Campaign of 2009

Rick Horowitz | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

It's not just the bizarro "birther" brigades that are treating Obama as electorally illegitimate. Think about the way the health-care fight has played out recently.

American Voting System Still Broken

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics


Jacob Soboroff

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, goes the expression. Well, according to the New York Times, the American voting system is broken. So let's fix it. Fo...

Bernard Goldberg's "Bias" Against the Facts

Karl Frisch | Posted 02.28.2009 | Media


Karl Frisch

Just shy of a week after Obama took the oath of office, there's a new tome out by Bernard Goldberg that seeks to trash the supposedly liberal "mainstream media" for being in the tank for Obama.

Will Veterans Vote Democratic?

Richard Klass | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


Richard Klass

McCain's veteran status was not enough to overcome the Bush Administration's miserable performance in Iraq. Will this move of veterans' political allegiances toward Democrats continue?

An Exclusive Look at MAD Magazine's Worst of 2008 List

Bryan Young | Posted 01.03.2009 | Media


Bryan Young

Now that the election is over and all of the other more reputable magazines are having a stab at their 10, 20, 50, 100 or 1000 best and worst of 2008 lists, MAD just had to follow suit.

WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Goes to Black Barbershop to Vet Jokes On Obama

Sean Jacobs | Posted 12.25.2008 | Media


Sean Jacobs

Jimmy Kimmel goes to a black barbershop to vet jokes on Barack Obama and forgets to pay for his haircut.

Gender, Politics and Media Redux

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.21.2008 | Media


Marcia G. Yerman

Last week, New York Women In Communications presented The Spin Room: Gender, Politics & Media in the 2008 Election.

Will Tom Daschle Be What The Reproductive Rights Community Wants?

Amie Newman | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


Amie Newman

The former S. Dakota senator may please some inside-the-Beltway Democrats, but the reaction of reproductive and sexual health advocates working on the ground will be interesting to gauge.

We Win, They Lose. Now, Let's Get To Work

Paul Helmke | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics


Paul Helmke

Candidates endorsed or "A" rated by he NRA suffered losses in every region of the nation, up and down the ballot, losing not only the White House, but also at least six crucial races for the U.S. Senate.

Pride and Confusion on the Campaign Trail

Graydon Gordian | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics


Graydon Gordian

As an Obama staffer in Michigan, reasonably often I found myself saying, "Which would be worse: losing your job or having a black president?"

Sarah Palin Gets a TV Show!

Steven Shehori | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment


Steven Shehori

Simply put, Sarah Palin represents what we admire most in our politicians. Folksy and winking? Check. But even more impressive? She is, to coin a term, untakedownable.

Manhattan Does Drizzle: Rainy Days And Sarah Palin Make Me Cranky

Betsy Perry | Posted 12.15.2008 | Style


Betsy Perry

I prefer to blame everything on the rain and Sarah Palin. The rain will stop but I'm worried she won't.

Which Type Of Election Addict Are You? (And How To Recover!)

New York Magazine | Dale Hrabi | Posted 12.15.2008 | Living


After finally pulling that lever in the voting booth, many New Yorkers are going through post-election withdrawal. How do you cope without your consta...

Finally Seeing Clearly

Mike Papantonio | Posted 12.14.2008 | Media


Mike Papantonio

I was advised to take a break from political clutter and that peculiar kind of tunnel vision that develops when we focus too closely on any tiny part of the huge world around us.

The Turnover

Charles Warner | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Charles Warner

After seeing the PBS "Frontline" program last night on Lee Atwater, I understand better why so many people (including me) had been turned off by polit...

Maybe the Civil War Isn't Over

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Joshuah Bearman

The Civil War might be over, but the War Between the States lives on. The good news is that the lingering resentments of that time might have finally lost their political power.

More Diversity in Workplace? Black Man in White House No Silver Bullet, But a Start

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago


Esther J. Cepeda

Minority families are beaming that Barack Obama's history-changing race to the White House will change their children's lives and careers. Yes! And, sadly, no.

Way to Rain on my Parade, California

Isabel Kaplan | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Isabel Kaplan

The news came in that California passed Proposition 8. I am horrified at 52% of California's voters. How could you?

Looking for Lessons in Those Long Lines Waiting to Buy Newspapers

Jane Dwyre Garton | Posted 12.11.2008 | Chicago


Jane Dwyre Garton

What will the newspaper business learn from the post-election rush to purchase daily papers? Will the lessons provide a little C.P.R. for an industry gasping to survive?

Post Election: How To Restore Your Personal Operating System

Kay Goldstein | Posted 12.11.2008 | Living


Kay Goldstein

The election season has been a long and sometimes difficult journey. Many of us have been training our minds and bodies to get into some pretty self-defeating habits.

Psychologically Processing the Election

Gordon Marino | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics


Gordon Marino

The election of Barack Obama last week proved Alexis de Tocqueville's claim that democracies have a unique ability to correct themselves.

Hearing Ann Dunham

Ann Medlock | Posted 12.10.2008 | Living


Ann Medlock

Me, I'm looking for the first time at a President young enough to be one of my kids. Ann Dunham's son, Toot Dunham's grandson, is in fact younger than two of my sons.