AltWeeklies Wire
Compromising Position: A Letter to John Kerrynew
"I am endorsing you and voting for you, Senator, because you have done two things a simpering daddy’s boy like George W. Bush never would: you have marched both to and against war," political satirist Barry Crimmins writes to the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Boston Phoenix |
Barry Crimmins |
07-22-2004 |
Politics
A Morning in the Life of John Kerrynew
In the morning, John Kerry "crept from the bed, only to step on a Purple Heart that someone had carelessly left on the floor. Let me tell you, John Kerry does not like to bleed first thing in the morning." Chris Wright imagines how the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee starts his day.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Wright |
07-22-2004 |
Politics
Cheney This!new
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank offers some advice on the effective use of profanity in public speaking -- just substitute "Cheney" for your expletive of choice.
Boston Phoenix |
Rep. Barney Frank |
07-22-2004 |
Politics
The $50 Million Demsnew
The real VIPs in the fight to oust George W. Bush won’t be on the stage of Boston's FleetCenter next week. They’re the wealthy funders of progressive ‘527’ groups.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
07-22-2004 |
Politics
Bush League: 'U.S. Casualties High since Handover'new
July has been one of the bloodiest months in Iraq since the war began, the Boston Globe reports. Other recent news coverage about Bush concerns prescription-drug benefits, justice for terrorist suspects and nuclear terror.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
07-21-2004 |
Politics
Recovering America's Values from a Web of Lies
John Kerry has been talking a lot about values -- a key to a possible victory in November. But in doing so he's confronting a welter of myths, if not outright lies. The better he understands that,
the better his chances of success.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
07-20-2004 |
Commentary
Bush League: 'Could Bush Cancel the Election?'new
This week's media roundup includes an interview with Newsweek's Michael Isikoff about the possible postponement of the November 2 election in the event of a terrorist attack.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
07-15-2004 |
Politics
Canadians View America as Nutty Relative Who's Gone Berserknew
Over two weeks in Canada and the Adirondacks in upstate New York, I asked 104 Canadians and 51 Americans: "What do you think of Bush and the Iraq War?" Ninety of the Canadians and 42 Americans disapproved of the war. A slightly smaller number disliked Bush.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
07-15-2004 |
Commentary
What If Bush 'Wins'?new
Sure, hope for the best. But we'd better have a plan if we get four more years.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
07-13-2004 |
Commentary
Will Democrats Repeat Their Centrist Mistakes This Election?
Centrists claim the only way Democrats can regain the White House is to move the party to the right. But this theory contradicts the historical record.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Paul Rockwell |
07-12-2004 |
Commentary
It's a New -- and Nasty -- Day on the Judicial Campaign Trailnew
A 2002 federal court decision has dramatically changed the nature of campaigning for Georgia's courts. Under the old rules of judicial conduct, candidates were prohibited from aggressive campaigning or personally soliciting money. Now, they're free to pound the pavement for cash, criticize each other in the press, and answer questionnaires about their judicial and political philosophies.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Diamond |
07-12-2004 |
Politics
Bush League: (Im)pertinent Media about the Current Administrationnew
The handover of Iraqi "sovereignty" inspires a re-examination of the U.S. role in Iraq.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
07-08-2004 |
Politics
The Spoilers: Nader and the Greens Go Their Separate Waysnew
After the Green Party narrowly selected political unknown David Cobb as its presidential candidate, Ralph Nader berated the party as "strange," said it was run by a "cabal," and predicted that it would be a "big loser" in the November election.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
07-08-2004 |
Politics
Judge Is Accused of Threading Ethics Loopholenew
In a sign of just how aggressive the campaigning has become for Georgia's courts, a candidate for Fulton County Superior Court has accused one of his opponents -- Atlanta's former chief Municipal Court judge, no less -- of skirting the city's ethics laws in his bid for the bench.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Diamond |
07-08-2004 |
Politics
The Same-Sex Marriage-Rights Issue could work in Kerry's Favornew
A sheep in wolf's clothing? The GOP is trying to turn same-sex-marriage rights into a national wedge issue, but it could work in Kerry’s favor
Boston Phoenix |
Kristen Lombardi |
07-08-2004 |
Politics
