Election 2008

Making Lemonade From Lemons After Debate

Carlotta Cooper | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home

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Carlotta Cooper

Obama's politics of change is just a more subtle version of the same. He said the debate was all about "gotcha games" and "slash-and-burn politics." Then he said Clinton "looked in her element" on stage there.

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Talk to Women for A Change

Martha Burk | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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Martha Burk

It is ironic that the Pennsylvania primary is being held on Equal Pay Day. That's the day in April every year when women's earnings finally catch up with what men made by December 31 of the previous year.

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Beyond Herself, Who Does Hillary Clinton Really Want to See Win?

Beth Arnold | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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Beth Arnold

All the pundits talking about the continuing Obama/Clinton struggle who point out that there's not that much difference in their plans and policies are leaving out one crucial element: Character matters.

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Reading The Pictures: And, If You Happened To Have Missed Any Part Of Last Night's Clinton-Obama Pennsylvania Debate

Michael Shaw | Posted 04.17.2008 | Media

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Michael Shaw

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Proudly Liberal

Kathryn Kolbert | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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Kathryn Kolbert

"I'm proud to be a liberal." That was John F. Kennedy back in 1960. You haven't heard too many people in public life saying that in recent years, but I think you'll be hearing a lot more of it.

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One Image, One Moment: On the Road to the Beijing Olympics

Michelle Kraus | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Michelle Kraus

Step back and take a moment and to consider the Dalai Lama carrying the torch or stepping onto the podium at the Opening Ceremony - perhaps that would be a chance for peace.

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Bitter Popcorn, or My Friend Joe

Evan Eisenberg | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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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."

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Y Vote? And Why This Year Is Different

Darren Foster | Posted 04.16.2008 | Media

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Darren Foster

This year, I've found that not only have young voters used the lingua franca of their generation -- technology -- to amplify their voice, they have forever changed the landscape of American electoral politics.

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But I Want to Think Obama Understands Small Town Concerns

Carlotta Cooper | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

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Carlotta Cooper

Don't tell me about how Sen. Obama grew up. His statements demonstrate he doesn't understand small town life or rural voters. Sen. Clinton is the one connecting with us. He could learn from her.

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Simple Truth about Simple Folk

Bob Franken | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Bob Franken

Barack Obama was at a fund-raiser explaining to those puzzled guests what the "Simple Folk" do. The problem is not Obama, but the sad fact that his audience needed an explanation about how regular people lived.

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McCainomics: A Double Dose of the Same Poison

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Robert L. Borosage

McCain's proposed tax cuts would increase our national debt to lavish billions on oil and pharmaceutical companies already enjoying record profits.

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President Whatshisname

Will Durst | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Will Durst

Like everyone else, most Americans were too busy watching the angry white woman and the serene black guy going at it with claw hammers to listen to anything that Bush has to say.

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Clinton Downs A Beer And A Bump To Impress The Cool Kids, And This Dad's Not OK With That

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.14.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Clinton is not a bump-and-a-brew kind of gal. She's just not. But she is a political animal, so she downed a boilermaker at a place called Bronko's in IN to gain popularity with people with whom she has nothing in common.

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Michelle Obama and the Poison of National Review

Dan Agin | Posted 04.13.2008 | Media

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Dan Agin

There's no inherited privilege in Michelle Obama, only achievement through intelligence and education, and the "victimology" is that of a black woman living in a thoroughly racist society.

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Unforced Error: Obama as San Fran Liberal Elitist

David Paul Kuhn | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics

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David Paul Kuhn

Obama has stood by his "bitter" remark, stating there are "a whole bunch of folks in small towns" who "feel like they have been left behind." That is true. But that's not the issue now haunting his bid for the presidency.

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Obama's PA Strategy: The Rendell Way

Laura J. Mansfield | Posted 04.11.2008 | Home

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Laura J. Mansfield

Obama has to follow Gov. Rendell's path to victory in PA: Win huge in Philadelphia, a large margin in the suburbs, break even in Allegheny County, and hold on for dear life in the rest of the state.

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Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 04.11.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

Obama tells Californians it's natural that the economically disenfranchised heartland turns to guns, religion, and xenophobia.

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Activism You Can Do: Send The Dalai Lama To The Olympics

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

The world's leaders should pressure China to recognize the legitimacy of the Dalai Lama by saying they'll only attend the Olympic Ceremonies if China lets him attend as well.

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P.B.T.S.D.

Kate Clinton | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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Kate Clinton

I believe I have early onset PBTSD, Post-Bush-Traumatic Stress Disorder. My presenting symptoms of lethargy, distraction, and dissociation are compounded by Clinton Fatigue.

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Guess Who I'm Inviting to Dinner?

Beth Feldman | Posted 04.09.2008 | Living

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Beth Feldman

I've decided to invite Senator Obama to Passover with my family. If he truly wants to know what goes on in the minds of bleeding heart liberals, several Democrats and three staunch Republicans, then I say, spend an evening with the Feldmans and get into that Pesach spirit.

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Don't Blame Me, I'm A Conservative

Michael Conniff | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

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Michael Conniff

Being a conservative means never having to say you're sorry -- whether you're sorry or not. They live for hypocrisy, for the thrill of finding Al Gore recumbent in a gas-guzzling jet.

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The 28-Year Campaign Starts Today

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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Jeffrey Shaffer

Right now, 11-year old Jamie is planning to embark on a long, carefully mapped journey into adulthood that will, his family hopes, culminate in nationwide popularity and a resounding election victory in the presidential campaign of 2036.

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Hillary Concession Speech Leaked

Avery Corman | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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Avery Corman

A draft of a concession speech being readied by the Clinton campaign has been obtained by this writer, the speech being held by the campaign for possible later use.

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Should Democrats Eliminate Superdelegates and Caucuses in 2012?

Rick Hasen | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

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Rick Hasen

Should the norms of equality that we apply to our general elections apply to the Democratic presidential nomination process?

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An Open Letter to My Elderly Parents in Florida About the 2008 Election

Gary Cohan | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

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Gary Cohan

I appreciate your multiple emails, however, I must respectfully disagree with your separate choices of Clinton (mother) and McCain (father).

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