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Running From Reality

By Bob Herbert
From nytimes.com
September 6th, 2008
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nytimes.com — If there was one pre-eminent characteristic of the Republican convention this week, it was the quality of deception. Words completely lost their meaning. Reality was turned upside down.

From the faux populist gibberish mouthed by speaker after speaker, you would never have known that the Republicans have been in power over the past several years and used that titanic power to lead the country to its present sorry state.

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Weekend Watchdog

By Terrance Heath
September 5th, 2008

The conventions are behind us, and as the balloons and confetti are swept up, it's time for for the watchdog to make its weekend rounds. The Sunday show line-up particularly interesting this week, both because of the names you see and the names you don't see. 

At least one politician who made a big splash this week isn't taking any questions for a while, but there's lots of time to study (and time for tutoring) on the way home for all the questions to come on the campaign trail. In the meantime, we'll have to make do with the line-up we've got.

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The Resentment Strategy

By Paul Krugman
From nytimes.com
September 5th, 2008
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nytimes.com — Mr. Krugman makes the Nixon comparison and cites Nixonland.

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The Republican straight talk express.

Submitted by Robert Kerner
September 5th, 2008

Here is the link to a video clip of some Neocons feeding sheep dip to the wing nuts.

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From the People Who Brought You Misery...

By Bernie Horn
September 5th, 2008

Do you remember the "misery index" that became an iconic feature of the economic debates in the late 1970s and 1980? Well, it's back and it's bad—worse than it has been in more than 17 years. Progressives need to talk about the misery index and argue for bold economic policies. Let's talk about it. more »

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As If the Last Eight Years Never Happened

By Tom Sullivan
September 5th, 2008

Scratch out Barack Obama's name and insert Al Gore or John Kerry's, and this week’s GOP convention was the same gleeful character assassination fest we have come to know and loathe. Except during Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech when it took on the air of a political movie written and directed by Joel & Ethan Coen.

Come to think of it, a lot of the convention had that feel. more »

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John Kerry works the road bicycling addled crowd.

By Jonathan Vaughters
From slipstreamsports.com
September 4th, 2008
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slipstreamsports.com — OK. I admit this is my niche, and I liked Kerry already. But this posting gave John Kerry actual credibility with roadies. Shaved legs! No way! Some of the insider talk may elude you but to put things into perspective Vaughter’s is saying that Kerry was descending at 55MPH. I don’t like that on straight roads.

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The Hot Mike of Truth - Two Cons Turn Thumbs Down on Palin

By Tom Sullivan
September 3rd, 2008

"It's over." - Peggy Noonan

Caught in a hot-mike moment, conservative pundits/advisors Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy reveal their feelings about McCain's VP pick to Chuck Todd: more »

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When did lawful dissent become "terror"

By Marjorie Cohn
From truthout.org
September 2nd, 2008
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truthout.org — Marcus Washington hit with pepper spraySo here it is America, vegetarians and left wing groups have been defined in the policies of the FBI and the state as suitable candidates for observation, surveillance, illegal arrest and detention. The security paradigm has changed.

The Mugabe tactics in Zimbabwe are here on your streets, now, at the hands of the state. The darkness is coming.

Also from the New York Times: Dozens Detained Ahead of Convention

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All the King's Hatchet Men

By Tom Sullivan
September 1st, 2008

Let's see:

Karl Rove
Steve Schmidt
and now Tucker Eskew has joined McCain. more »

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