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Eight Reasons Not to Hold the 2012 Republican National Convention in Salt Lake Citynew
8. The downtown Olive Garden can’t accommodate 30,000 fine-diners over a week. 7. Mitt Romney has a whole lotta unpaid SLC parking tickets from 2002. 6. The Wasatch Front only has six 24-hour right-wing talk radio stations...
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
02-09-2010 |
Commentary
My Choice to Head the RNC: Saul Anuzisnew
A Harley-riding, blue-collar, first-generation American currently chairs the Michigan Republican Party and is one of the best, most forward-thinking men I have had the pleasure of knowing in my years in politics.
Jackson Free Press |
Amile Wilson |
12-01-2008 |
Commentary
How John Kerry Can Emerge From the Democratic Doldrumsnew
In the aftermath of the convention, Democrats are surely praying for something to begin with, a little more clarity and focus from their nominee.
L.A. Weekly |
Harold Meyerson |
09-09-2004 |
Commentary
Convention of Hate: Presidency Shouldn't Be Won on Slandernew
We have seen nastiness at both parties' rallies before, but in my time, which goes back to FDR, I can remember no oratory sanctioned by a major party that was more obviously a hate speech than Zell Miller's.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
09-08-2004 |
Commentary
Are You Better Off Today? If You're a Billionaire, Yesnew

A sure sign that at least one of George Bush's wars is going well is that you seldom read about it. The conflict I have in mind is class warfare, a massive redistribution of wealth that would make John Dillinger's bank robberies seem charitable by comparison.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
09-07-2004 |
Commentary
Learning from the Anti-anti-Bush Protestersnew
The right wingers on the side of Seventh Avenue may have been missing the point, but they were also showing up some real weaknesses in the antiwar left's own rhetoric.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
09-02-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: Protesters, RNC