Garrison man named in Troopergate investigation sues former boss *...* (1)
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A retired state trooper connected to the Troopergate scandal has filed a federal lawsuit that accuses his former boss at the New York Power Authority of defaming him and wrongly firing him.
Breaking: What Else Jesse Jackson Said on That FNC Tape - mediabistro.com: TVNewser (1)
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Exclusive: TVNewser has been sent the transcript of what Jesse Jackson said Sunday morning July 6, as he prepared for an interview on Fox & Friends Weekend. Below is the partial transcript we received in our tips box, and confirmed to be authentic by Fox News Channel representatives.Barack...he's talking down to black people...telling n—s how to behave.So, yes. Jesse Jackson did use the "N" word. But it was not directed at Barack Obama. Fox News ...
On Line - Katharine Q. Seelye - On Line - The New York Times - Politics - Election 2008 - NYTimes.com (1)
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A convention of liberal online activists comes just as some are questioning Barack Obama’s commitment to their values.
Email Of The Day (2)
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A reader writes: I was backpacking about twenty five years ago through Portland, Oregon and stopped to ask directions from a woman putting up marquee letters on a Baptist church sign (some message about Jesus but it was just started so I don't know what she intended to write). I was looking for directions to a hostel. She was there with her son (I think he was about seven) and said perhaps she could give ...
Management Secrets Of Barack Obama (6)
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Why is there not In the land of Obama only more than A hint of drama? Barack Obama's presidential campaign is a sight to behold for many reasons, but among the least appreciated is its allergy to the disunity and spatting that generally convulses even the most successful of endeavors. Obama, who never managed so much as a newsstand, has turned out to be a fairly remarkable leader of a what's becoming a billion dollar ...
Jesse Helms, White Racist - washingtonpost.com (1)
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David S. Broder's column from August 2001 on Helms's retirement.
Word of the Day (1)
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booboisie: a class of people regarded as stupid or foolish.
Obama And The Chicago Establishment (1)
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Story: Barack Obama has been portrayed as an outsider candidate — an idealist not mired in the political game. But Ryan Lizza says that a look at Obama's political history in Chicago might offer a different view of the candidate. Lizza is the Washington correspondent for The New Yorker, and has been tracking the Obama campaign.
When Memes Collide (8)
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The cover is brilliant. But I read the New Yorker for the articles.Ryan Lizza's 15,000-word epic by no means paints the most flattering picture of Barack Obama. His Obama is remarkably intelligent and very level-headed, but also understands every lever of power, and is ambitious to the point of being ruthless.Well, no shit he's ambitious. For any American to go from a relatively unprivileged childhood (or a privileged one for that matter) to be on ...
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bbebop said:
excellent take on lizza's take of obama. ohmigosh, obama's a politician. well, yes, he is. and a very good one at that. so he's not different. well, yes he is different. he's just not perfect. but we already covered that when we agreed obama's a politician.
Maybe white folk shouldn't draw pictures of Michelle Obama... (4)
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At this very moment, me and Kenyatta are debating New Yorker cover. She's a little more pissed than me--particularly about the Michelle Obama pic and the Afro. I think the problem is that it's very hard to satirize the rumors around Michelle and Barack. Satire needs overstatement. But the cover doesn't actually overstate the beliefs of the scaremongers. Indeed its the sort of image you'd expect to see at one of the nuttier websites or ...
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SWVL said:
i'm with kenyatta!
Obama's Chicago Days (1)
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Ryan Lizza's extremely detailed, 15000 word piece (in next week's New Yorker) on Barack Obama's Chicago life does a fantastic job of delineating the different forces in Windy City politics over the past twenty years. What was most interesting, however, was the way in which the piece explains Obama's simultaneous ability to criticize "the system" and operate within it. For example:One day in the spring of 2001, about a year after the loss to Rush, ...
How Chicago Shaped Obama into the Politician of Today (16)
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The Political Scene Making It How Chicago shaped Obama. by Ryan Lizza July 21, 2008 Text Size: Small Text Medium Text Large Text Print E-Mail Feeds Barack Obama on the South Side during his first campaign, for the State Senate. An outsider in Chicago’s system, he was meticulous about constructing his own political identity and coalition. Photograph by Marc PoKempner. Related Links Ask the Author: Submit questions for Ryan Lizza about Obama and the election. ...
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Pradeep said:
Lot of insight.New Yorker cover that Obama Campaign spokesman, Bill Burton, called "most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive - and we agree.": http://bit.ly/1KeDKABalancing it: "It's a completely valid satirical point to make - and it's perfectly valid for Obama not to like it" ~ Stephen Colbert
Newsweek Polls: A Tale of Two Countries (2)
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In one country, which Newsweek polled in June, the electorate is split R26/D38/I36. In the other country, which Newsweek polled a few weeks later, that country's electorate is split R32/D32/I36. In one country, polled in June, 84% of the electorate is white. In the other country, polled a few weeks later, 88% of the electorate is white. In one country, polled in June, 19% of the registered voters are under 40, 39% are between 40 ...
The Agitator (1)
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The church also helped Obama develop politically. It provided him with new insights about getting people to act, or agitating, that his organizing pals didn't always understand. "It's true that the notion of self-interest was critical," Obama told me. "But Alinsky understated the degree to which people's hopes and dreams and their ideals and their values were just as important in organizing as people's self-interest." He continued, "Sometimes the tendency in community organizing of the ...
A Campaign Exaggeration That Actually Matters (1)
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Back during the primaries, you may recall, Hillary Clinton got a lot of grief when it turned out she had exaggerated the danger she faced when visiting Bosnia as First Lady during the 1990s. It dominated news coverage for a week and dealt her a major political setback, which is pretty typical for media coverage of exaggerations--both real and imagined. (Just ask Al Gore.)I'm sure, then, that the talk shows will be all over this ...
1938 Media Loses Verizon Deal Over Racism Charges (19)
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1938 Media's distribution deal with Verizon, announced just a week ago, is history. Yesterday a group of civil rights activists protested the ...
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Tim said:
This is good news.. Loren makes his living bashing others and making their lives miserable, while contributing nothing of any real value. Fuck him.
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Darnell Clayton said:
Good move by Verizon. I'm glad someone there has common sense.
Veepwatch Special: Alter Says Obama + Nunn = White House '08 (1)
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Here's my NEWSWEEK colleague Jonathan Alter on why former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn is Barack Obama's best bet for veep. Before you read, one other factor to consider: in the latest Insider Advantage poll of the Peach State, John McCain leads Obama by a mere two percent--and 51 percent of Georgians say they'd be more likely to vote for the Democratic with Nunn on the ticket. As we've said before, Obama + Nunn + Bob ...
