AltWeeklies Wire
We Get the Skinny on Wasilla from Someone Who Knowsnew
In South Florida's very midst lives a transplant who hails from the celebrated town of Wasilla, Alaska. He was kind enough to tell us everything we ever wanted to know about Wasilla.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
09-16-2008 |
Commentary
Is it Time for Liberals to McPanic?new
John McCain barreled into this week brandishing that creepy smile and an expanding lead in some national tracking polls, while nervous Democrats have already started their quadrennial flirtation with Canada.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Faris |
09-16-2008 |
Commentary
As a Working Mother of a Child with Down Syndrome, Sarah Palin Makes Me Sicknew
Palin is shamelessly using her personal life to sell her candidacy in a way that's reminiscent of just one other politician I can think of -- and that's John McCain. But at least in McCain's case, he's his own pawn, vis-a-vis his POW story. Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper, and Trig are their mother's pawns.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman |
09-16-2008 |
Commentary
Sarah Palin and Personality Politicsnew
"This election is not about issues," John McCain's campaign manager recently said. If the McCain/Palin campaign gets its way, it probably won't be. Because if the American people start thinking about real issues -- the ones we've been dealing with for the last eight years -- the GOP ticket won't stand a chance.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
09-16-2008 |
Commentary
McCain's Veep Pick Insults Us Allnew
With one single stroke, John McCain proved that he is not fit to be our president. It is the most important and most powerful job in the world, carrying with it the possibility of blowing up the planet -- and the demand that you find a way not to. Sarah Palin is simply not ready to be president.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
09-16-2008 |
Commentary
Big Oil Dominates the GOP, Especially in Palin's Alaskanew
The longer we discuss Sarah Palin's uterus, the more likely it is that American politics will remain distracted from the central issue of this election: whether the lords of oil will continue to control the United States as surely as they control Alaska.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
09-15-2008 |
Commentary
Four More Years of 'Change'new
It seems like someone keeps hitting the "replay" button on our election years. Take this year's Republican coronation of John McCain -- we've seen this dog-and-pony show before. Specifically, we saw it in 2000, when George W. Bush ran for president -- the same slogans, same promises, and same candidate packaging.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
09-15-2008 |
Commentary
Dems Hurt Their Chances by Their Reaction to Palinnew
The obvious thing for Obama to do is to ignore Palin and run against McCain. But he can't ignore her. In the past two weeks, Palin has obtained star power comparable to Obama's. He's in a finger-trap with her and in a death match.
Boulder Weekly |
Paul Danish |
09-15-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: Where Are the Real Issues?new
Ignore the idiot bloggers: A politician's religion, wealth and old traffic violations aren't important.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
09-12-2008 |
Commentary
Michelle Obama's Night Out in L.A.new
Michelle delivers her remarks as Sarah Palin is set to give her RNC address, and Michelle gives an indirect reference to Palin, noting that her husband is "not afraid of smart people."
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range Mcdonald |
09-12-2008 |
Politics
Sarah Palin: Just a 'Country' Girlnew
Palin's brand is an enduring one, reliable for selling everything from oil-guzzling pickup trucks to oatmeal cookies: rural, small-town America. But it is the unspoken backstory, at least as Palin and the GOP subtly tell it, that gives the brand its power. "Country" reads red, white and blue -- with the emphasis on white.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
09-12-2008 |
Commentary
You'll Never Be VP: A Letter to My Daughter, the Community Organizernew
As I listened to Governor Sarah Palin address the nation the other night, I had to confess that -- as your father -- I have clearly failed.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
09-12-2008 |
Commentary
How McCain's Tax Plan Would Benefit the Richnew
In his hour-long acceptance speech last Thursday, John McCain mentioned Iraq only twice, Russia three times and taxes eight times. But did McCain speak the truth about his tax plan?
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
09-12-2008 |
Commentary
In American Politics, Nuance is for Losersnew
For now, Obama is staying on the high road. I hope to God I'm wrong -- and I wish I had more faith in the American electorate -- but in this country today, the high road often leads straight to Loserville.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bruce VanWyngarden |
09-12-2008 |
Commentary
Obama Must Visit Latin America to Show Latino Voters He Caresnew
If Obama does not act quickly, then McCain will continue to solidify his relationships with Mexico and other key countries and appear to be the candidate concerned about what happens south of the Rio Grande.
Pasadena Weekly |
Randy Jurado Ertll |
09-12-2008 |
Commentary
