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Exclusive Interview With Geoffrey Nunberg, On The Years Of Talking Dangerously

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.20.2009 | Media

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Chris Weigant

Epithets like "socialist" and "fascist" enable people on the right to bond with each other and -- though they may not acknowledge it -- to alienate everybody else.

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Elite Deception and the Rise of Inequality

Sahil Kapur | Posted 05.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: George W. Bush, Conservatives, Elite, John Kerry, Tax Cuts, Gop, John McCain, Democrats, Barack Obama, Deregulation, Elitism, Republicans, Politics News
Sahil Kapur

By deflecting their elitism onto their rivals, the party of plutocrats has for decades held the trust of millions of Americans while simultaneously swindling them.

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The Personal Politics of Hopelessness

Ian Welsh | Posted 04.01.2009 | Living

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Ian Welsh

Then there are a fair number of politicians who will tell you about the lousy jobs they had as teenagers, or maybe in their early twenties. But they knew they weren't staying there.

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Estrogen Will Not Cure Greed and Stupidity

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 02.08.2009 | World

Read More: Greed, Women, Iceland Economy, Elite, Iceland National Bankruptcy, Iceland Economic Crisis, Women and Politics, Ruling Elite, Iceland Financial Crisis, Corporate Greed, Iceland Economy Collapse, World News
Iris Erlingsdottir

Any positive changes Iceland's PM and her female colleagues will bring about will be because they are in tune with the values of society at large, rather than the values of the current ruling elite.

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Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild: The Female Joe Lieberman

Beth Arnold | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

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Beth Arnold

Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild must be one of the worst sports that has stepped onto the political stage in a very long time. When Hillary Clinton ...

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Here's My Take: Campaign Funds And Negative Ads

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

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Jennifer Bogut

HERE'S MY TAKE #4. QUESTIONS: What should the campaigns spend money on and what do you see as the effect of negative ads?

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I Want A VP Who Is Smarter Than Me

Pam Atherton | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home

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Pam Atherton

I don't want someone who believes their biggest asset is that they know what it's like to shop at WalMart and take their kids to hockey practice in a mini-van. How will that help in negotiations and diplomatic missions with other heads of state?

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Reclaim the Media: Bring Back the Elites

Thom Hartmann | Posted 09.29.2008 | Media

Read More: Thom Hartmann, Media Coverage, Politics, John McCain, Elite, Jfk, Barack Obama, Chris Matthews, Media News
Thom Hartmann

America loves its elites -- we love our sports stars, our movie stars, our rock stars and even our political stars.

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The Scandal that Tells Us All We Need to Know About McCain and Palin

Johann Hari | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Elitists, Elite, Lehman, Big Oil, 1920 Election, Oil, Warren G. Harding, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Johann Hari

In 1920, Big Oil picked an obscure, bumbling senator named Warren G. Harding who had barely been out of Ohio and had only fuzzy ideas about politics -- the 1920s equivalent of a hockey mom.

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Friday Talking Points [44] -- McCain House Party!

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

John McCain said something ridiculous to a reporter yesterday. I hasten to point out that the previous sentence should have been a major media headlin...

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Friday Talking Points [43] -- And The Gold Medal For Snarkiness Goes To...

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I don't usually comment on sports, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. I'm no professional sports guy, nor do I play one on the web. But I h...

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Friday Talking Points [42] -- Get Up, Stand Up, Barack

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I have to assume if you're reading this that you're sick of the Olympics already. Wow, that was fast. Is NBC's coverage going to be twice as bad as ...

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Redefining "Elite"

Carine Fabius | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Elite, George W. Bush, Politics News
Carine Fabius

How do republicans keep doing it? They take a nice word like "liberal," pummel it to death with nonsense, it becomes a label so awful that politicians trip over themselves running away from it.

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Friday Talking Points [39] -- Republican Elitism Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

For only the fourth (or fifth, depending on how you count) time in his presidency, George W. Bush had a veto overridden by both houses of Congress thi...

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Class Insults Unite: "Wearing A Flag Pin And Showing His Crack"

Joan Williams | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

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Joan Williams

Obama's doing a great job keeping the focus on the economy. Let's not blow it on the cultural front.

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Panic and the Ruin of Senator Clinton

David Quigg | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

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David Quigg

Watching Obama pad his lead Tuesday night, a question popped into my head: If the Clintons hadn't panicked, would my candidate be doing quite this well?

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What's an Elitist Anyway?

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.07.2008 | Media

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Tom Alderman

It's very confusing trying to figure out what an elitist is these days. Who qualifies to be an elitist? Are there standards? Certain physical characteristics? If you become one, are you better off?

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Dumbing-Down the Candidates

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Elite, Democratic Primary, Americans Abroad, Elitism, Obama, Living Abroad, 2008 Election, Paris, Politics News
Joan Z. Shore

Suddenly, being articulate, polite, and well-educated is snobbery. Dressing formally in a tie and jacket is pretentious. What are we looking for? A world leader or a bowling buddy?

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Confessions of an Elitist

Sherman Yellen | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Sherman Yellen

If elitist means that you were against the Iraq war from the start because you were informed enough to see the horror ahead, then I am an elitist, as were so many in this country, particularly Obama.

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Is Obama "Elitist" and "Out Of Touch" About Religion?

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Frank Schaeffer

The only way to know who they really are and what they really think, is to find out what they were saying about it long before the issue came up. So who is Obama when it comes to religion? In 2006, he told us.

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Memo to the Elite: This Would Be a Good Week to Buy a Television

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.15.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Mayhill Fowler, Steven Colbert, Elite, Jon Stewart, Bitter, Pennsylvania Primary, Off the Bus, Hillary Clinton, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Comedy Central, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

My Off the Bus colleague Mayhill Fowler opened a big old can of class debate on Friday with her 6,000-comment post on Barack Obama.

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