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Archives for February 2008
How Not To Appear Like a Bigot, Round Two
That better have been a helluva focus group the GOP commissioned, because they have their hands full this year: The state GOP on Monday issued a press release under the headline “Anti-Semites for Obama” that begins: “The Tennessee Republican Party today joins a growing chorus of Americans concerned about the future of the nation of …
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When All You Have Is A Victim Complex…
Professional race pimp and nutpicker extraordinaire Lanny Davis frets about criticizing Obama without sounding like a bigot. You have to admit that it’s a pretty creative way for Davis to maintain the coveted victim status. Meanwhile normal people manage to do it all the time. Honestly, if you look at a guy and can’t think …
And the Cover-Up Continues
This should not surprise anyone: After promising last year to search its computers for tens of thousands of e-mails sent by White House officials, the Republican National Committee has informed a House committee that it no longer plans to retrieve the communications by restoring computer backup tapes, the panel’s chairman said yesterday. The move increases …
RIP, William F. Buckley
The NY Times is reporting that William F. Buckley has died. Probably heart-broken at what his party has become. As always with obits, if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. *** Update *** Link to the NY Times Obit added. I really am sad. *** Update #2 *** Watching the right-wing …
Another Take On Kurdistan
Matt Yglesias notes that the Turkish-American-Kurdish conflict will put an especially painful squeeze on Nouri al-Maliki. Given the Iraqi government’s dependence on the U.S. military, a Turkish invasion of Iraq that the United States approves of isn’t something the Iraqi government can or will do anything about. Thus this incident becomes one more case where …
What I Missed Last Night
I didn’t watch the debate last night, I actually watched a couple old episodes of Angel (yeah, I am a dork), but I did tune in for the dumbest portion of the night: Aside from the idiocy of Russert, I think this was a clear win for Obama, as his “reject and denounce” after Hillary …