AltWeeklies Wire
Talking the Good Talknew
Ralph Nader is campaigning in 50 states, but is his presence changing any minds?
Choosing Kerry, Againnew
Nader's ideas are like water in the desert after listening to the presidential debates--but I'm still not voting for him
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
10-14-2004 |
Commentary
Expect Redistricting Maps to Come Out if GOP Wins Big in Georgianew
If Republicans retain their grip on the state Senate and manage to eke out a narrow majority in the state House for the first time in 130 years, Georgia will see a slew of changes. Probably the most clandestinely discussed byproduct would be yet another round of reapportionment.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
10-14-2004 |
Politics
The Rationale Against Bush: 10 Reasons Not to Re-elect
Sacramento News & Review's editors have boiled all the spin down to this: there are ten simple reasons why George W. Bush should not get a second term.
Sacramento News & Review |
Editors |
10-13-2004 |
Commentary
Incomprehensible Statements Pile Up in Campaignnew
At one point in a sympathetic Time magazine piece, John Kerry made a foolish statement, which taken out of context is going to bite him in the ass. "We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they're a nuisance," he said.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
10-13-2004 |
Commentary
94 Reasons Not to Vote for George W. Bushnew
It doesn't matter who you are or what you believe, George W. Bush has betrayed you, specifically and repeatedly. The editor of Orlando Weekly lays out the reasons law-and-order types, devout Christians, fiscal conservatives and others should oppose a second term for Bush. He sources his opinions, too.
Orlando Weekly |
Bob Whitby |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
Tags: George Bush, presidential campaign
Growing the Greensnew
On Nov. 3, Ralph Nader's campaign is over. But not that of Green presidential candidate David Cobb.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
Books: Red and Blue Inknew
The worst things that the right and left can say about each other are sticking—and selling like hotcakes.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
Kerry's a Wuss, Dubya's a Doof; Neither Qualifies to Be Presidentnew
Here stands the morbidly irresolute John Kerry. And over there is George W. Bush in all his bantam banality. In the corner wetting himself is the ascetic conspiratard, Ralph Nader. These are not the writer's countrymen.
Phoenix New Times |
Michael Lacey |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
Republicans Sell Out Christopher Reeve’s Paralysis Actnew
Just a day after actor Christopher Reeve’s death, one or more Republican senators put a surprise hold on the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act. A source says the move appears to be in response to Reeve's outspokenness on stem-cell research.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikki Finke |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
Count All Votes -- Except Those for Nadernew
Harvard University constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe argued before the Florida Supreme Court that keeping Ralph Nader's name on the state's ballot would be not only "chaotic," but "worse than the butterfly ballot, you'll need a centipede ballot."
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
The Flipside of Bushnew
George Bush got a lot of mileage labelling John Kerry a flip-flopper. But the prez has a long history of taking on big tasks, flopping utterly and then somehow flipping those flops to his greatest advantage. So let it be said: Bush is a flop-flipper, one of the best of all time.
NOW Magazine |
Robert Priest |
10-08-2004 |
Politics
Ad Valuenew
Acclaimed documentarian and advertising pro Errol Morris had a plan for reaching swing voters. Too bad John Kerry wasn’t interested.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
10-08-2004 |
Politics
October Surprise!new
Sacramento News & Review readers suggest scenarios for a late-election season bombshell.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
10-08-2004 |
Commentary
Springfield Considers Hometown Advantagenew
The City of Springfield, Ill., is thinking of reinstating a residency requirement for public employees.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-08-2004 |
Politics
