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RNC Report: Everywhere a Signnew
A survey of some of the best protest placards.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
09-03-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: How Bad Was Bush? Baaaaaaad!new
George, if you want anyone to believe you're really introducing "a clear and positive plan" to lead us through "this time of change," you have to give it a name. The 21st Century New Freedom plan or something.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-03-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Waiting for George to Speaknew
All the way up to the big speech, Thursday night's convention program was so bad it seemed intentionally so.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-03-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Mean Mr. Millernew
On Wednesday night Zell Miller was mainly pissed off that John Kerry is not more like Wendell Willkie, so clearly he's not too choosy about his topic.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Osama Bin-Who?new
This entire convention is an orgy of grief and fury over the attack that smashed a vertical city of people just four miles south of the speakers' podium, and yet the name of Osama bin-Laden has not been uttered. Not once.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Students to GOP - Stop Exploiting 9/11new
Students from Manhattan’s Stuyvesant High School march to Ground Zero on the third day of the RNC to protest what they see as the Bush administration’s use of September 11 for propaganda.
Boston Phoenix |
Kevin Ford |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Romney — Not Ready for Prime Timenew
Massachusetts Governor (and 2008 presidential hopeful) Mitt Romney's speech Wednesday evening was the biggest moment of his political career. And he blew it.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
Down and Out at the RNCnew
A Metroland reporter strides confidently into the Republicans’ midst, and is forced to toast George W. Bush in order to make it out alive. (Second story on page)
RNC Report: GOP-TVnew
Stuck inside Republican hell with the ‘fair and balanced’ Fox News Channel.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Naked Ladies Get Pressnew
Axis of Eve, an independent female underwear company, invited women of all shapes and sizes to don a pair of their anti-Bush/pro-Bush-protest panties and flash photographers in Battery Park -- certainly one way to guarantee that your protest will make the late-night news.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: The Second Coming of Newt Gingrichnew
Six years ago Newt Gingrich wouldn't have drawn a crowd if he'd stripped naked and done Tai Chi in the middle of Times Square. But we're in the midst of another Republican ascendancy, and Gingrich is enjoying a bit of reputation rehab.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Dying for Peacenew
The anatomy of a die-in.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Too Many Word from the Demsnew
On the way into Wednesday's Democratic National Committee daily-rebuttal press conference, media members received a document headed "Democrats' One Word Response to Cheney: Halliburton."
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Defending Johnny Cash's Honornew
Johnny Cash used to wear the black for the poor and beaten down. But he didn’t wear the black for rich folk eating in fancy dining cars or smokin’ big cigars.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Drugs & Lies, plus the Governatornew
First, let me be clear: I will not call the Senate majority leader "Doctor Frist."
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
