AltWeeklies Wire
Cheney Stops News Cycle Coldnew
Say what you want about Dick Cheney's performance, but he shifted the headlines away from his boss -- at least until the next debate, this Friday.
The Village Voice |
Ta-Nehisi Coates |
10-07-2004 |
Politics
What if Everybody is Wrong About Dubya Winning Georgia?new
When you look at some of the numbers, it's understandable why politicos would assume Kerry can't win here. And it's not necessarily over for Kerry, but it does mean that the Kerry team might have missed a big opportunity to turn the tide in Georgia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
10-07-2004 |
Politics
The Real President Stands Upnew
Dick Cheney was every inch the president so many accuse him of being in Tuesday night's debate. He painted John Edwards and John Kerry as having been AWOL for Senate votes, and as two insignificant con men not worth talking to or about.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
10-06-2004 |
Politics
Libertarian Presidential Candidate Stops in For a Bitenew
If there is any political party that shows how inadequate political labels are, it is probably the Libertarian Party. Michael Badnarik, its dark-horse presidential candidate, sounded to the right and to the left of the political spectrum when he visited a Spaghetti Warehouse in Dayton, Ohio, on Sept. 22.
Dayton City Paper |
Nick Wilkinson |
10-04-2004 |
Politics
Klingons for Kerrynew
John Kerry has strong support with a very influential special interest.
Willamette Week |
Zach Dundas |
10-04-2004 |
Politics
Cover-Up: Bush's National Guard Service and the Story that CBS Missed
CBS may have gotten the wrong documents but the facts remain the same: Bush got preferential placement in the Texas National Guard and he didn't serve enough time.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
10-01-2004 |
Politics
Bush Gets Punked at Albuquerque's Sunshine Theaternew
"They saw this nut [George W. Bush] on TV and said, ’Whoa, this is like letting a 4-year-old drive a car,'" says Toby Jegg, co-founder of PunkVoter.org.
Weekly Alibi |
Aja Oishi |
10-01-2004 |
Politics
See Bush Twitch: Split Screens Give President a Disadvantagenew
Here is today’s received wisdom—split screens kill. There was John Kerry looking calm, making his points. And there was George Bush, twitching, slouching, rapidly blinking as he listened.
The Village Voice |
Ta-Nehisi Coates |
10-01-2004 |
Politics
Department of Glass Housesnew
George Bush has gone bonkers, says perennial presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
10-01-2004 |
Politics
Bush Trips Over His Own Dance Stepsnew
With just a few more tweaks to the rules, George W. Bush and John Kerry should be able to reduce the presidential debates to a joint reading of prepared remarks off teleprompters.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Brenstein |
10-01-2004 |
Politics
My Mom: Political Expertnew
Whenever I need a litmus test for the right-wing crazies, I call Mom.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
10-01-2004 |
Politics
Senator Decisive Bests President Ding Dongnew
The often long-winded John Kerry did a good job of staying out of his own way last night. He did an even better job of challenging the Bush administration’s repeated conflation of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda with Saddam Hussein.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
10-01-2004 |
Politics
Polls Show Bush with 45-Electoral Vote Leadnew
According to the latest polls, Kerry is now ahead in former Bush state New Hampshire, while Bush leads in former Gore states Wisconsin and Iowa. All other states appear to be voting as they did in 2000, so if the election were held today, Bush would beat Kerry by 292 to 247 electoral votes.
Orlando Weekly |
Alan Waldman |
09-30-2004 |
Politics
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
Hip-Hop Generation Descends on Florida With Slam Bushnew
Slam Bush, a political action committee created by the League of Pissed-Off Voters, has created a video in which hip-hop artist Wordsworth debates with the virtual image of George W. Bush.
Miami New Times |
Mosi Reeves |
09-29-2004 |
Politics
