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The Gloves Now Coming Off in Cuomo-Paladino New York Governor’s Race
The gloves are quickly coming off in the battle to win New York's race for Governor. Some think Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's trying to remain overtly above the fray has started to seriously hurt his poll numbers. His GOP Tea Party movement Carl Paladino, gaining fast in at least one poll, now accuses Cuomo of using surrogates: Meanwhile, the fact that polling ain't … [Read more...] about The Gloves Now Coming Off in Cuomo-Paladino New York Governor’s Race
Christine O’Donnell
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Republicans Do Not Support Our Troops (Guest Voice)
Republicans Do Not Support Our Troops by Karl Frisch This week, Republicans in the Senate successfully showed their collective contempt for our men and women in uniform, and in the process they made our military weaker and our country less safe. Led by John McCain -- the upper chamber’s cranky uncle -- Republicans blocked Democratic efforts to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t … [Read more...] about Republicans Do Not Support Our Troops (Guest Voice)
Even Daily Kos Calls This Democrat Wrong
It takes an awful lot for Kos to go after a Democrat, especially when it is a fairly liberal one. From the video it sure seems like Sanchez implied that her Vietnamese opponent is a racist and that her district is 'a Latino one'. … [Read more...] about Even Daily Kos Calls This Democrat Wrong
A Story To Make You Smile
Given all of the negative stories we see, especially involving high school kids, it's nice to be able to report a good one. For most of the US, it's not lacrosse season yet, but it is at a high school in Florida where a school team arranged a special game to allow one player to perform for her dad. You might ask why they felt the need to do so now, with lacrosse season … [Read more...] about A Story To Make You Smile
Blockbuster Bankrupt, Netflix Stock Up
Blockbuster is expected to shutter at least 1,000 of its 3,000 stores in a "Pre-Arranged" Chapter 11 Proceeding. The plan to turn the company around, led by billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn, is to move to on-demand movies delivered through cable services and the Internet. The single advantage the company hopes to cash in on is that it can deliver some movie titles on the day … [Read more...] about Blockbuster Bankrupt, Netflix Stock Up
Axelrod To Leave Obama White House
I can see the headlines and hear the commentary: White House Staff Leaves Sinking Obama Ship Like Rats The latest announced departure will be President Obama’s political guru David Axelrod. He will follow or join names as in Romer, Summers, Jones, Emmanuel, and a host of lesser characters. In Axelrod’s case, it is not because he is a deserter. He will run Obama’s … [Read more...] about Axelrod To Leave Obama White House
Iraqis: Shape Up or Prepare for U.S.-Backed Military Coup – Kitabat, Iraq
Given the post-election deadlock in Iraq, could the United States be considering postponing democracy and planning a bloodless military coup? Columnist Haitham Al-Taib of Iraq's Kitabat newspaper warns Iraq's political class that with American patience wearing thin, the time for negotiating over a new government is running out. For Kitabat, columnist Haitham Al-Taib wrtes in … [Read more...] about Iraqis: Shape Up or Prepare for U.S.-Backed Military Coup – Kitabat, Iraq
Harry Kresky: Political Reform and Human Development
By Harry Kresky (September 23, 2010) Going into the Congressional midterm elections, the focus is on contests between Democratic and Republican Party candidates who have come out of the partisan primary system. On the Republican side, this has produced a set of candidates in Alaska, Kentucky, Nevada, Florida and Delaware who, more or less, line up with the Tea Party wing of … [Read more...] about Harry Kresky: Political Reform and Human Development
Not Many “Christian Values ” To Be Found
Last weekend something called the Values Voters Summit was held. There was one thing missing - Christian Values. William Rivers Pitt: It's a kind of big-tent showcase for the fundamentalist far-right base of the Republican Party, sponsored by such leading conservative lights as the Family Research Council, the Heritage Foundation, and Jerry Falwell's Liberty … [Read more...] about Not Many “Christian Values ” To Be Found
GOP To America: Our Way Or The Highway
Question: How many people will take the time to read through the House Republicans “Pledge to America”? My answer: Not enough. If you remove the political claptrap from the document, what you get is deja vu: We heard this before: Lower taxes, less spending, a return to “core values” and an unlimited national missile defense fund. There is both good and bad in the pledge … [Read more...] about GOP To America: Our Way Or The Highway
Obama’s Economic Failures Explained
A couple of days ago I wrote a post about a declaration by the National Bureau of Economic Research's (NBER) that the recession ended in June 2009. The point of that post was that it was silly and indeed cruel for a few academic economists to broadcast their technical definition of recession at a time when so many Americans are suffering in what for them is a very real on-going … [Read more...] about Obama’s Economic Failures Explained
Troubled Days In Andrew Cuomoland
New York State's Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has long been considered a shoo-in for Governor. His popularity has not been a matter of him being the son of Mario a.k.a "Hamlet" Cuomo (who dithered and dithered about running for President until his moment passed). But he is popular in his own right. So it was considered a "given" that he would easily beat the GOP candidate … [Read more...] about Troubled Days In Andrew Cuomoland
Sexist Language Lobbed At Women Candidates Hurts Their Campaigns, Says Survey
Here's Susan Page on new survey results from Celinda Lake coming out today: The poll, taken Sept. 1-8, asked 800 likely voters to listen to descriptions of two hypothetical congressional candidates, Jane Smith and Dan Jones. Half then heard a back-and-forth about the candidates that used the words "ice queen" and "mean girl," then the word "prostitute" to characterize the … [Read more...] about Sexist Language Lobbed At Women Candidates Hurts Their Campaigns, Says Survey
Demonization 101
Here's a little primer for those wanting to prepare for political careers and who are researching demonization. Here's an easy way to use this technique and get away with it because it'll be picked up by like minded talk show hosts and websites. 1. Find a joke your opponent told about himself/herself. One that was presented as such -- not presented as actual fact. 2. Repeat … [Read more...] about Demonization 101
The Social Construction of Controversy
Guest post by Peter Henne Peter Henne is a Security Fellow with the Truman National Security Project and a doctoral candidate at Georgetown University. (This post originally appeared at The Huffington Post.) Observers and participants in the recent Park51 debate likely noticed some parallels to the 2005 Danish Muhammad cartoon controversy. Potent religious issues mixed … [Read more...] about The Social Construction of Controversy
Titanic Fault
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Nate Silver: Republican Senate Takeover Chances Better But Checkmated by Democratic “Firewall”
FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver now calculates that the Republicans' changes for taking over the Senate have improved but their goal is stymied by a Democratic "firewall": Polls show the Republican candidate having gained ground in a key Senate race, Wisconsin — and Republicans have put another Senate race, in West Virginia, squarely into play. But strong polling for … [Read more...] about Nate Silver: Republican Senate Takeover Chances Better But Checkmated by Democratic “Firewall”
Quote of the Day: Jim Carrey on Cultivating a Better Universe
Yesterday I published THIS POST from the press room of New York City's Sheraton Hotel while attending the Clinton Global Initiative. It began by noting the presence of actor Jim Carrey, who was there in a serious capacity as founder of the Better U Foundation. The post contrasted the huge array of government officials from all over the world, academics, actors, writers, … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Jim Carrey on Cultivating a Better Universe