AltWeeklies Wire
Romney's Real Problemnew

Mitt Romney is a weird robot and conservatives hate him. But his bigger problem is he's also a Mormon.
Hartford Advocate |
Nick Keppler |
06-21-2011 |
Commentary
A Surplus of Information is Making the War Invisiblenew

New camo for the army, and data dumps from Wiki Leaks. The war is vanishing in plain sight.
Hartford Advocate |
Greg Beato |
08-26-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Afghanistan, Wikileaks
Republican Pundits Embrace Orwellian B.S. Tacticsnew
Republican Newspeak, that anti-intellectual, substance-abusing language style that gave us such zingy propaganda phrases as “Death Tax” and “death panels” is generally so deliriously truthless it would make even a discriminating Nigerian SPAM artist blush.
Hartford Advocate |
Cintra Wilson |
05-26-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Rand Paul
Twitter Shuts Down Connecticut Republicans' 33 Fake Accountsnew

Twitter, Inc., has shut down 33 fake accounts created by Republicans using the names of Democratic state representatives. The Republican scheme was to send out posts under the Democrats' names mocking the liberal tax-and-spend bastards.
Hartford Advocate |
Gregory B. Hladky |
10-21-2009 |
Politics
Colleagues Reflect on Sotomayor's Formative Legal Experience in Connecticutnew
From the moment the self-described "wise Latina woman" was tapped by President Obama to be the first Hispanic to serve as a Supreme, the cheers and jeers from those judging her prevailed over her actual record of service.
Hartford Advocate |
Chandra Niles Folsom |
07-21-2009 |
Politics
Americans Just Don't Want an Ovulator in the Oval Officenew
Obama isn't as developed on the issues as Hillary, but nobody cares: He's got superstar magic, he's the new TV toy consumers crave. The Presidency, ultimately, will probably go to the candidate wearing the biggest codpiece, again.
Hartford Advocate |
Cintra Wilson |
01-10-2008 |
Commentary
Huck of a Job, Iowanew
Obama proves the mainstream media is out of touch.
Hartford Advocate |
Alan Bisbort |
01-10-2008 |
Commentary
The Thought Crime Lawnew
All of Connecticut's Congresspersons signed the Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and none of them want to talk about it. So we called Dennis Kucinich, who read the bill and wouldn't sign it.
Hartford Advocate |
Jennifer Abel |
01-04-2008 |
Politics
Bush and Kerry Both Belonged to Yale Secret Societynew
John Kerry and George W. Bush have a common link--membership in America´s most elite and secretive college club, Yale´s Skull and Bones. Will a presidential campaign unlock the secrets of the Tomb?
Hartford Advocate |
Paul Bass |
08-07-2004 |
Politics