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Obama on the Ropes
McCain ought to be a pushover. Yet the latest polls have Obama neck and neck with McCain. What's up?
Maui Time |
Obama on the Ropes |
08-27-2008 |
Commentary
Alt Prez: There are a Hundred Ways to Buck the Ballotnew
We've got more than 100 deluded losers and promising dreamers all begging for attention in America's sideshow election. Just because every one of them will lose, that's no reason to ignore them.
San Antonio Current |
Richard Wall |
08-27-2008 |
Politics
Obama Needs to Talk Tougher on Abortionnew
It's not that Obama doesn’t have sound bites. It's that he's got to lead with the right ones before he delves into the complexity of framing an issue -- and he needs better ones on abortion.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
08-27-2008 |
Commentary
Lobbyists Woo Oregon Delegages in Denvernew
Maybe the change we’re all supposed to believe in is that lobbyists are OK, provided they’re Democrats who represent progressive causes.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
08-27-2008 |
Politics
Anti-Abortion Activists Confront Feminist Dems in Denvernew
During this week of the Democratic National Convention, it's hard to walk more than a few blocks in downtown Denver without encountering clusters of abortion opponents carrying billboard-sized photos of fetal remains.
Hillary Guerilla Fight? What Hillary Guerilla Fight?new
I hate to burst a bubble, but this Hillary vs. Barack b.s. is a complete and total contrivance manufactured by those in the media who are determined to define this party as one that is divided.
The Memphis Flyer |
Cheri DelBrocco |
08-26-2008 |
Politics
Don't Bet on Getting into Obama's Thursday Speech Without Ticketsnew
So, you want to see Sen. Barack Obama's nomination acceptance speech Thursday at Invesco Field, but didn't get tickets. You wonder: Is there hope of getting in? The short answer is ... well, there isn't a short answer.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
08-26-2008 |
Politics
Let's Hope Denver's Memories Aren't Akin to 1968 in Chicagonew
As political gatherings go, you get the feeling they'll be talking about the 2008 Democratic National Convention for years to come. And not necessarily in a negative way, as has been typical of conventions that wind up being memorable.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
08-26-2008 |
Commentary
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
