AltWeeklies Wire
Can the GOP Protect the National-Security Lie Until November?new
If voters were forced to smell the George W. Bush record up close, we'd be looking down the barrel of a 1964-style John Kerry trounce in November, followed by several high-level prosecutions and a steep, generational decline in the fortunes of the Republican Party.
New York Press |
Alexander Zaitchik |
09-24-2004 |
Commentary
Can Two Schmoes Make a Difference?new
ActBlue pumps young Democrats’ energy and money into the political process.
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
09-24-2004 |
Politics
Dean's New Campaign: Recruiting Neophytes to Liven Up the Partynew
Most of the unsuccessful Democratic presidential hopefuls have quietly gone back to their day jobs. Not Howard Dean. He's still on the road five or six days a week vigorously promoting the political action committee Democracy for America.
Long Island Press |
Elizabeth Cady Brown |
09-24-2004 |
Politics
Prof's Study: Speaking Skills Don't Determine Political Successnew
After carefully studying the speeches of the nation's 43 presidents, Allan Metcalf has learned that it's possible for a commander in chief to routinely mangle the language -- and still succeed.
Illinois Times |
Cinda Klickna |
09-23-2004 |
Politics
Did Fear of Flying End Bush's Air National Guard Career?
A Jacksonville, Fla., woman says nerves ended George W. Bush's National Guard service in Texas.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
09-23-2004 |
Politics
How Microsoft Excels in D.C.new
By spreading lots of money around. Microsoft is now the No. 3 corporate political donor.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-23-2004 |
Politics
Bush League: Rumsfeld's Dirty War on Terrornew
In the Guardian, Seymour Hersh reports on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's clandestine project that set the tone for abuse of U.S. prisoners at Gauntánamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. This news roundup also summarizes reports on Medicare, nuclear war and the energy crisis.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
09-23-2004 |
Politics
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
John Kerry Can Win Arkansas. But Will He Try?new
The Kerry campaign says it considers Arkansas a swing state, and it pledges to do whatever it takes to win there.
Arkansas Times |
Warwick Sabin |
09-22-2004 |
Politics
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
Bush’s Turnnew
Finally, the media turn their sights on the president. But Kerry supporters shouldn’t get too excited by the claims of gossip diva Kitty Kelley and a flawed CBS report.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
09-21-2004 |
Politics
Schwarzenegger Nears Showdown on Gun Control Measuresnew
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger prevailed on an Ohio manufacturer to disarm a bobblehead doll made in his likeness. Now Californians are waiting to see which aspect of his image matters to him more: not wanting to appear indifferent to violence or not wanting to appear antibusiness.
L.A. Weekly |
Howard Blume |
09-20-2004 |
Politics
What Will It Take to Make John Kerry Speak the Plain Truth?new
Three decades ago, Kerry was an authoritative voice for an angry generation that said no to official lying, and no to war. Back then, as a war veteran, he spoke eloquently, but directly and from the heart. How we need that young, angry Kerry now.
SF Weekly |
John Mecklin |
09-20-2004 |
Commentary
Don't Mess With Texas: Character Assassination and Karl Rovenew
In Texas political battles, Karl Rove had his own process: Identify your opponent's strength, and attack it so relentlessly that it becomes a liability.
L.A. Weekly |
Lou Dubose |
09-17-2004 |
Politics
The Character Issuenew
What does it mean that I can't think of a single fictional character to recommend for the presidency?
Metroland |
Jo Page |
09-17-2004 |
Commentary
