AltWeeklies Wire
Idiots, Idioms, and Presidential Elections in the Age of Republicansnew
The election is not about John McCain and Sarah Palin or Barack Obama and Joe Biden. It's just about Republican strategists trying to hold the ball and run the clock out, buying two more days of distraction from the real campaign issues with manufactured controversy.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
09-22-2008 |
Commentary
How McCain's Health Care Plan Would Penalize Womennew
The Planned Parenthood and the Center for American Progress report that if McCain's plan is implemented, "more than 30 million women with employer-sponsored health insurance who suffer from a chronic condition could lose their coverage, find it harder to obtain coverage, or have to purchase supplemental insurance to cover their chronic condition."
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
09-19-2008 |
Commentary
Economic Meltdown Helps Set the Presidential Campaign on the Right Coursenew
Our bet (and certainly our hope) is that the ever-worsening economic crisis will force American voters, afflicted directly in the pocketbook, to look away from the Disney-like scenarios which have dominated political coverage since the two national political conventions and dare to look the abyss in the face.
The Memphis Flyer |
Editorial |
09-19-2008 |
Commentary
Lehman Brothers Calls McCain's Bluffnew
Lehman goes bust. Merrill Lynch sells out. Freddie and Fannie had to be nationalized. WaMu teeters. Wall Street plummets down a black hole. And the entire global economy braces for a prolonged plunge. Somehow I just don't think that the national conversation is going to turn back to the merits or demerits of porcine makeup.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
09-19-2008 |
Commentary
Happytown: Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, and Morenew
The latest Quinnipiac University poll of Florida voters indicates that only 55 percent of the 1,427 voters questioned support the superfluous Amendment 2, the so-called marriage amendment.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman, Billy Manes and Deanna Morey |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
In Orlando, Taxes Are Going Up While City Services Are Being Cutnew
Orlando's city government responded to its current budget crisis -- a $31.4 million deficit -- the way most cities do: They blamed everyone and everything else for their fiscal problems.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
Orlando Council Watch: Paying Attention to Gov't So You Don't Have Tonew
Given current budget woes, there was a lot of whimsy this time around as the sitcom characters of The Dais gathered for another civic powwow.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: The Role of Racenew
The whole "lipstick on a pig" controversy is the end result of the GOP's brilliant efforts to play the race card.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
Wall Street Meets the Presidential Campaignsnew
Wall Street's meltdown is more dangerous than realized. McCain is clueless, but does Obama recognize the root of the problem?
Boston Phoenix |
Editorial |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
Curt Schilling is Shilling for McCainnew
Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is back on the campaign trail, and this time he has more than just religion and ideology invested. Will the sidelined ace have enough clout to get voters swinging?
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
New Hampshire is Up for Grabs in Novembernew
There is no big secret to the gush of interest in the Granite State, which has affixed itself to the short list of presidential battlegrounds.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
Preventing Another 9/11 Means the U.S. Must Reverse Coursenew
The notion that fighting terrorism overseas is the only way to prevent it from happening at home is worse than wrong -- it's the exact opposite
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
Will White Voters Abandon Obama in November?new
Some of the white supporters I've spoken with seem to think supporting Obama's campaign is fashionable. They seem to think it's cool to portray an image that embraces black people and black culture. Unfortunately such motivations usually aren't sufficient enough to get folks to go to the polls and cast their ballots for a candidate.
Charleston City Paper |
Barney Blakeney |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
Dawn of the American Fascistsnew
Republicans, as hopefully a majority of Americans have finally figured out, are for the most part a collection of hypocrites, thugs and pious thieves. That is why they verge on being not old-fashioned conservatives, but American fascists.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
09-18-2008 |
Commentary
What We Missed While Obsessing Over Palinnew
What is interesting about America's fascination with Sarah Palin is that, while the world was watching her, few were watching the world.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
09-17-2008 |
Commentary
