6 days ago
deusx : Exclusive: Obama to call McCain 'erratic in crisis' - Mike Allen - Politico.com - "Branding his opponent as “erratic in a crisis,” Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is preempting plans by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to portray him as having sinister connections to controversial Chicagoans. "
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7 days ago
deusx : Make-Believe Maverick : Rolling Stone - "This is the story of the real John McCain, the one who has been hiding in plain sight. It is the story of a man who has consistently put his own advancement above all else, a man willing to say and do anything to achieve his ultimate ambition: to be
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13 days ago
gleuschk : this has been keeping my hope alive for some time now - chill
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17 days ago
deusx : The CNN Wire: Latest updates on top stories Blog Archive - Obama: Friday debate should go on « - Blogs from CNN.com - "Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said he wants Friday’s scheduled presidential debate to go ahead, despite John McCain’s call for a suspension of campaigning to deal with the faltering economy. “It’s my belief that this is exa
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17 days ago
deusx : It's Judgment Day for McCain - WSJ.com - "Last week, Republican presidential candidate John McCain called for a commission to "find out what went wrong" on Wall Street. It was an excellent suggestion: Public inquiries into Wall Street practices served the country well in the 1930s
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17 days ago
deusx : Obama: "This is exactly the time" for a debate - War Room - Salon.com - "With respect to the debates, it's my belief that this is exactly the time when the American people need to hear from the person who, in approximately 40 days, will be responsible for dealing with this mess. And I think that it is going to be pa
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30 days ago
deusx : Jonathan Freedland: The world's verdict will be harsh if the US rejects the man it yearns for | Comment is free | The Guardian - "Of course I know that even to mention Obama's support around the world is to hurt him. Incredibly, that large Berlin crowd damaged Obama at home, branding him the "candidate of Europe" and making him seem less of a patriotic American.
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2 month ago
gleuschk : The Speech - Chicago Magazine - June 2007 - Chicago - four years ago this week, Obama
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gleuschk : Candidates Vow To Keep Politics Out Of Science : NPR - good lip service at least, though I'd rather they committed to keeping science in politiics. whatever happened to the science debates we were going to have?
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2 month ago
deusx : cnewmark: The Permanent Town Hall: Why a President needs to know the Internet - "It's a permanent Town Hall, everyone's invited, and in this year, and in this election, it's becoming real. If you want to be President, you need to be in touch with people, and that's one of the best things you can use the Inter
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2 month ago
Eric Meyer : Obama and McCain Tax Proposals - Yet another one of those charts that each side will see as a strong argument for its candidate's policy positions and a powerful condemnation of the other side's candidate. [via Tim] [via]
deusx : Obama and McCain Tax Proposals - washingtonpost.com - "Obama's plan gives the biggest cuts to those who make the least, while McCain would give the largest cuts to the very wealthy. For the approximately 147,000 families that make up the top 0.1 percent of the income scale, the difference between t
gleuschk : Obama and McCain Tax Proposals - washingtonpost.com - nice to have some data
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4 month ago
deusx : Daily Kos: Tech illiterate - "How can a candidate who admits he is stuck in the 20th century lead a country in the 21st, when he lacks even the most basic understanding of how this brave new century operates? He doesn't know how people interact and communicate. He doesn't know h
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10 month ago
gleuschk : Sciencedebate 2008 - a call for a Presidential debate on science and technology
jcgregorio : Sciencedebate 2008 - ...we call for a public debate in which the U.S. presidential candidates share their views on the issues of The Environment, Health and Medicine, and Science and Technology Policy.
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11 month ago
deusx : reddit.com: AP Photo of the President and some fucking asshole that bankrupted our country and killed 1,000,000+ people. - "This gets my vote for best reddit headline of the year."
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nelson : Constitutional crisis - Good Harper's essay explaining the danger of the extension of executive privilege
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16 month ago
nelson : Bush above the law - Executive privilege means you can break the law and it's hard to catch you
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16 month ago
nelson : Bush's watch stolen - Video sure makes it look like someone in the crowd stripped his watch off
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18 month ago
nelson : French presidential powers - Details of how French government works
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29 month ago
plasticbag : The US senate has been intelligent enough to reject a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage - Take that, George Bush. Take that and shove it up your tail-pipe you horrible malevolent little man...
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30 month ago
kellan : Bush: "The best moment of my presidency was catching a perch on my lake" - Like Rafe said, something the President and I can agree upon. Make sure to vote in the poll #
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30 month ago
plasticbag : Colbert Lampoons Bush at White House Correspondents Dinner - Stephen Colbert is increasingly obviously the most important man in America at the moment. "Colbert urged the Bush to ignore his low approval ratings, saying they were based on reality, 'and reality has a well-known liberal bias'."
deusx : Colbert Lampoons Bush at White House Correspondents Dinner-- President Not Amused? - "A blistering comedy "tribute" to President Bush by Comedy Central's faux talk show host Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondent Dinner Saturday night left George and Laura Bush unsmiling at its close. "
Rod Begbie : Colbert Lampoons Bush at White House Correspondents Dinner-- President Not Amused? - Stephen Colbert performs a superbly scathing speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner. President? Not laughing. "When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday." [via] #
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48 month ago
jkottke : My favorite from a wonderful collection of Ronald Reagan photos - "There was this odd moment where Mrs. Reagan and President Reagan were having this little private chat and right in the middle you see Michael Jackson."
plasticbag : Photographs of President Reagan - "There was this odd moment where Mrs. Reagan and President Reagan were having this little private chat and right in the middle you see Michael Jackson."
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plasticbag : The Economist reluctantly endorses John Kerry for the American Presidency - "In the end, the choice relies on a judgment about who will be better suited to meet the challenges America is likely to face during the next four years."
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plasticbag : plasticbag.org disagrees with The Economist - I'm endorsing Mike the Headless Chicken! - "When a clear lack of direction is the obvious choice!"
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