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McCain, McCountry, McChristians and McBigots

Linda Hansen | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Racism, South Carolina Voters, Polls, Southern Politics, Winthrop University/ETV Poll, Right-Wing Christianity, Saxby Chambliss, Campaign 2008, Patriotism, Real Clear Politics, Liddy Dole, Offthebus, Home News
Linda Hansen

Too many South Carolinians have been drinking the "You-Can't-Be-A-Christian-or-a-Patriot-Unless-You-Vote-Republican" Kool-Aid. The McChristian and McCountry mantra masks McRacism behind code words we can be proud of: UnAmerican. Muslim. Terrorist. Socialist.

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Now Twitching with Every Twitch in the Polls

Rick Horowitz | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Decision 2008, John McCain, Election Day, Choice 2008, Election 2008, Joe Biden, You Decide 2008, Democrats, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Real Clear Politics, Toss-Up States, Indecision 2008, Internet, Pollster, Polling, Electoral Map, Electoral Votes, New Hampshire, Politico, Opinion Polls, Republicans, Electoral College, Huffington Post, Fivethirtyeight, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

You're the ones who can't get this election out of your heads. You're the ones who, in this final push to November 4, have the TV and the radio on nonstop.

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We're Not Sure "Close" Means What Howard Fineman Thinks It Does

Eric Boehlert | Posted 10.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Obama, Polling, Howard Fineman, Newsweek, Real Clear Politics, Barack Obama, Media News
Eric Boehlert

In his column about how close the White House race remains, Fineman remains dutifully silent regarding the data coming in from swing states.

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Body Politics: Sarah Palin's Body Language And Why It Should Worry You

Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks | Posted 10.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Body Language, John McCain, Relationships, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Real Clear Politics, Palin Body Language, Sarah Palin Body Language, Hendricks, Sarah Palin's Body Language, Body Language Palin, Gay Hendricks, Huffington Post Hendricks Blog, Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks Palin, Articles on Body Language, Body Language Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Mannerisms, Sarah Palin Body, Mccain Palin Body Language, Palin Body, Body Politics, Living News
Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks

Since our last post, we've been asked many times to comment on Sarah Palin's mannerisms. Her Body-Talk is not as blatant as her running mate, probably...

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Beware Biden's Bombast

Jerry Weissman | Posted 08.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: LA Times, New York Times, Vp, Debate, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Real Clear Politics, Politics News
Jerry Weissman

Barack Obama's choice of Joseph Biden as his Vice-Presidential running mate has already run into criticism about conflicting messages. Many MSM writer...

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The Media's Problem Of "False Balance" Showing Itself In Electoral Map Analyses

Mark Nickolas | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Marc Ambinder, Msnbc, Karl Rove, John McCain, Pollster.com, Media Coverage, Media, Arianna Huffington, Barack Obama, Real Clear Politics, Mainstream Media, Pollsters, The Atlantic Monthly, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Cnn, The Atlantic, False Balance, Media Bias, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

What is particularly noteworthy is where the media bias lies: it's a clear willingness to give John McCain (R) the benefit of the doubt, but not Barack Obama (D).

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Roadkill: OffTheBus's Ongoing RoundUp of the Awkward, the Ugly, and the Just Plain Weird

Off The Bus | Posted 10.11.2007 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Mars Society, Sam Brownback, Fred Thompson, New Hampshire, Iowa, Roadkill, Middle Class Express, Chris Dodd, Hillary Clinton, Red Sox, Recession, Barack Obama, Real Clear Politics, Offthebus, Home News
Off The Bus

Hillary Clinton rides Greyhound. Barack Obama supported by the Mars Society. Brownback identifies with all Americans.

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