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Smooth Barack, Tricky Dick & Helpless Jimmy: What We Learn About Our Presidents in Moments Of Crisis

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Joseph

Real historians tell us two things about Presidents and scandal: it's rarely the crime and usually the cover-up that derails Presidents.

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Friday Talking Points [99] -- Misdirection

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The real head-scratcher for serious media-watchers right now is what the "war" between the White House and Fox News was meant to distract us from this week. The "war" itself is laughable, for a number of reasons.

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Attention Media: Sarah Palin Hates You, You Betcha!

Tina Dupuy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tina Dupuy

Nixon was bitter because he was just as smart and capable as elites -- he just wasn't one. He got accepted to Harvard but his parents couldn't afford it. Palin is bitter because "Facts," as Ronald Reagan once said accidentally, "are stupid things."

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