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Tag Archives: John McCain
Yachtboating; the New Swiftboating?
In the 2004 Presidential campaign the political gloves came off, so to speak, when a group of Vietnam War veterans was enlisted by a Republican special interest group (known as a 527 or the equivalent of today’s SuperPac) released negative … Continue reading
The Smart Ones Stayed Out of the Clown Car
Think about it. Mitch Daniels, Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, Haley Barbour; all politically smart cookies. They knew better than to get engaged in the 2012 presidential race. Oh…well, of course there’s Sarah Palin and Donald Trump. Not so smart but … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Chris Christie, Clown car, Donald Trump, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitch Daniels, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, Sarah Palin
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Hot Fudge Sunday July 3rd
Sundays bring us the political talk shows. If you see something interesting on one of them, jump on the comment board and talk about it. According to Politico, here is the lineup for this week’s shows: This Sunday’s television talk … Continue reading
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Tagged John McCain, Michael Eric Dyson, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Stengel
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Hot Fudge Sunday June 19th
Sundays bring us the political talk shows. If you see something interesting on one of them, jump on the comment board and talk about it. According to Politico, here is the lineup for this week’s shows: Meet the Press (NBC) … Continue reading
Hot Fudge Sunday May 29
Sundays bring us the political talk shows. If you see something interesting on one of them, jump on the comment board and talk about it. According to Politico, here is the lineup for this week’s shows: Meet the Press (NBC) … Continue reading
Torture is Patriotism
One of the curiosities noted on this blog in the aftermath of the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden (aside from detailing the media’s penchant for providing the platform) has been the previous administration’s defense of and justification for … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Al Qaeda, Central Intelligence Agency, Jack Bauer, John McCain, Leon Panetta, Osama bin Laden, Torture
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