AltWeeklies Wire
On the Ground at the DNC: The Weekend and Monday AMnew
The Dems are on the warpath to prove that they can connect with average Americans and change the course of this country for the better while their radical opponents on the street are preparing to tell the world that the Democrats are just one side of the same coin.
The Athens NEWS |
Mike Ludwig |
08-25-2008 |
Politics
McCain's First War: He's Got Georgia on His Mindnew
Whether he actually encouraged this war, or is just wildly supporting the Georgian side of it, McCain seems to be playing with nuclear dynamite, poking and teasing the one country on earth that has the power to destroy the planet. This Cold War redux does more than give us a glimpse into what a McCain cowboy foreign policy would be like. It illuminates his insanity.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
08-25-2008 |
Commentary
Come All Ye Faithful: Church and State Intersect on Day 1 of the DNCnew
For those who believe in the separation of church and state, an interfaith service might seem like a jarring way to kick off the Democrats' quadrennial assembly. But party leaders have been deliberately trying to snag the religious high ground from the GOP, and they believe the time is right.
DNC Report: Police and Protesters Look to 1999 WTO Protests for Guidancenew
You can forget Chicago in 1968; it's the 1999 World Trade Organization protests in Seattle that law enforcement and radical protest groups are using as the reference point for the DNC in Denver this year.
Violence at the DNC Could Blow it for Obamanew
The DNC is shaking out to be a knee-slapping tragicomic convergence in Denver of 100,000 people taking themselves way too seriously. Even the protesters are serious. And so are the cops. Which is a recipe for the kind of intensity that may even blow it for Obama.
Boulder Weekly |
Ben Corbett |
08-25-2008 |
Commentary
John McCain's Image: Too Much Bullnew
McCain enjoys the fine image of a free-thinking, free-talking maverick who took on President Bush on the war, Hurricane Katrina, the profiteers who infested the administration and the economic malefactoring of the Bush years. Most of it is pure malarkey.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
08-22-2008 |
Commentary
Demo Nights: Join the 45,000 Civilians Expected to Demonstrate Outside the DNCnew
Forty years after the 1968 convention and the corresponding riots, candidates are again facing an unpopular war and civil equality at the forefront of debate. The question is, are Democrats looking at a repeat for the 2008 convention this week in Denver?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
08-22-2008 |
Politics
Foresight and Judgment Aren't John McCain's Strengthsnew
If the past is prologue, McCain's comments about the most important foreign policy decision of the Bush administration -- the Iraq invasion -- reveals how the Republican presidential nominee would respond to crises. Looking back at these statements, one thing's for sure -- McCain can't be accused of being psychic, well informed or diplomatic.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-22-2008 |
Commentary
New Mexico Lt. Governor Diane Denish Talks DNC and Clinton Insurrectionnew
Going into the convention as the face of Hillary's New Mexico campaign, superdelegate Diane Denish concedes that 2008 is Obama's year.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
08-22-2008 |
Politics
Denver or Bust! New Mexico Dems Head to the Convention of the Centurynew
This week, as the Democratic National Convention unfolds, the voting public will feel the last aftershock of the primary season.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
08-22-2008 |
Politics
Bill Gwatney's Momentnew
Smart, funny, friendly, privileged, wealthy, acerbic, articulate, partisan, confident, tanned, well-attired, and ego-healthy, Bill Gwatney is suddenly gone, a few days short of his 49th birthday.
Arkansas Times |
John Brummett |
08-22-2008 |
Commentary
Hillary's Girls Define Angry Massachusetts Female Syndromenew
Clinton die-hards have created a new-girls' network bent on remedying decades of sexism by putting women in elected state offices.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
08-21-2008 |
Politics
A Fake Campaign Turns a Bartender into a Real Candidate for D.C.'s Shadow Senate Seatnew
By using an obvious fraud -- the shadowy candidate -- as the mouthpiece for a sincere message -- the disenfranchisement of D.C. voters -- Damien Ober's videos poke fun at the duplicity of real politics. But the joke may have had the best of its makers.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
08-21-2008 |
Politics
Jesse Helms Reconsiderednew
Jesse Helms' career, I see now, was simply an exercise in nostalgia, a pining for the good old days and a worldview rooted in the gallantry of the Old South. Jesse, I fear, was probably one of the last remnants of the wonderful way of life he fought to the last to preserve.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-21-2008 |
Commentary
As Edwards Goes Down, He Takes the Media with Himnew
In the end, former Sen. John Edwards' affair was about a lot more than just sex. For the journalism profession, it may come to mark a historical turning point in which traditional journalists no longer set the national news agenda. And that's coming from some of the media outlets that deliberately ignored the story.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tara Servatius |
08-21-2008 |
Commentary
