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George W. Bush Ain't No Cowboynew
Liberals from both coasts and Europeans who derisively call Bush a "cowboy" foolishly insult not Bush, but one of America's prime ennobling myths. He hasn't the restraint, dignity or chivalry of a true cowboy.
The Village Voice |
Erik Baard |
09-29-2004 |
Politics
George W. Bush and the Press in the Age of Chaosnew
The real media scandal is not the inauthentic memos at CBS but the way big news companies have evolved so at times their behavior closely resembles that of the government bodies and private power centers they are supposed to be examining.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
09-29-2004 |
Media
Network Problems. Please Stand By.new
The Bush campaign may have a field day with one nugget from the controversy over Dan Rather's report on the president's National Guard Service: Kerry's new spokesman, Joe Lockhart, has said he talked with Bill Burkett, the man who gave the suspect documents to CBS.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
09-22-2004 |
Politics
Tags: George W. Bush, John Kerry
Media Plunges Into Orgy of Hypocrisy Over Kelley's Latest Tell-Allnew
The more Kitty Kelley talked to the media about her new book, the more she resembled a successful society madam explaining the facts of life to a puritanical young D.A. who wants to save society by closing the local whorehouse.
The Village Voice |
John Powers |
09-21-2004 |
Nonfiction
National Archives Offer New Proof of Vietnam War Atrocitiesnew
Hundreds of U.S. military investigative files that were classified for decades but are now available in the National Archives back up the young John Kerry's Senate testimony and put the lie to his critics, including Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Incidents of mutilation and torture are cited.
The Village Voice |
Nicholas Turse |
09-21-2004 |
Politics
Africans Fleeing Genocide in Sudan Take Refuge in Egyptnew
Thousands of African refugees propelled by wars, economic misery, and politics have resettled in Cairo, a teeming metropolis with room for no more. Desperate conditions there have led to unrest.
The Village Voice |
Kareem Fahim |
09-15-2004 |
International
A Bin Laden Ad Could Beat Bushnew
If John Kerry can pin the failure to capture Osama bin Laden on Bush in his upcoming ads, he will finally connect with the fear that is driving this election.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett |
09-15-2004 |
Politics
Pre-Attack Warning of 9-11 Could Haunt John Kerrynew
Now that he's been endorsed by a group of 9-11 widows, Kerry has issued a pretty tepid statement on the attack, promising to re-convene the 9-11 Commission. But 9-11 is a minefield for Kerry, who didn't act on a May 2001 letter warning of lax security at Logan Airport.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
09-15-2004 |
Politics
Cinematic Campaigning: This Fall, Filmmakers Assault the Status Quonew
Independent filmmakers are in the midst of an unprecedented assault upon the present administration, timed for campaign body blows and so pervasive as to seem coordinated. More political movies debut this fall, including one on the kidnapping of Patty Hearst and another on sex researcher Dr. Alfred Kinsey.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
09-15-2004 |
Movies
Rage, Peace and Panty Lines on New York's Streetsnew
Some moments of mischief and mayhem, pain and protest are captured by cameras outside Madison Square Garden during the Republican National Convention.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Snow |
09-08-2004 |
Politics
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
The Waiting Game: Hundreds Kept in Jail Too Longnew
"You expect it in the former Soviet Union, or Saudi Arabia maybe. But New York City? It's like they took the Bill of Rights and threw it in the trash can," says one man arrested with his brother as they stood on a sidewalk watching anti-Republican demonstrators.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Gonnerman |
09-08-2004 |
Politics
The Honor Roll: See Who Got Arrested During the RNCnew
Find all the Jennifers, Nicoles, Seans, Pedros, Elijahs and Jane Does who were taken into police custody in New York City during the week of the Republican National Convention. Most of the 1,793 arrested are listed here.
The Village Voice |
Staff Writers |
09-08-2004 |
Politics
Streets of Rage: How Bush and the GOP Mobilized Half a Million Peoplenew
All week, people have invoked George W. Bush's name in anger and ridicule in documentaries, art shows, poetry readings, even die-ins, all part of the convulsion of creative dissent that his presidency has unintentionally unleashed.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins and Jennifer Gonnerman |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
Tags: Karl Rove, World Trade Center, peace, arrests, Protesters, police, New York City, rally, bicyclists, Soho
Coming to a Convention Near You: Scary Anarchist IInew
Stories in daily papers about anarchists plotting mayhem at the Republican convention are the kind of coverage that sets the stage for brutal treatment of even peaceful activists.
The Village Voice |
Sarah Ferguson |
08-30-2004 |
Media
