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The Sunday funnies

October 28, 2007 By David

By which, of course, I mean today's Globe's editorial and op-ed pages.  Specifically:The Globe's editorial board is upset that a quote from their conversation with Hillary Clinton ("I have a million ideas. The country can't afford them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ma, media, patrick

Obama and Clinton ratchet it up

October 25, 2007 By David

A devastating war of memoranda (not the memoranda! for God's sake, take the children upstairs!) has broken out between the Clinton and Obama campaigns.  Subject: Iran.  From my inbox a couple of hours ago:TO: Interested PartiesFR: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, clinton, obama

Redstate bans new users from talking about Ron Paul; Huckabee coming on strong

October 24, 2007 By David

And no, I'm not kidding.  Thanks to alert commenter Howland Lew Natick, who noticed this astonishing post at one of the right's largest blogs:Effective immediately, new users may *not* shill for Ron Paul in any way shape, form or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, gop, ron-paul

Obama on bigotry

October 22, 2007 By David

Aravosis makes a good point."Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?"Barack Obama has called on the Dept of Justice to fire an employee who Obama thinks endorses bigotry … [Read more...]

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Game day Fenway Dice-K open thread

October 21, 2007 By David

If you can think of other rhymes for the title, drop 'em in the comments.GO SOX!! … [Read more...]

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Mel Martinez resigns as RNC head over immigration

October 20, 2007 By David

Not all Republicans are Ogonowski Republicans (at least, the Ogo that emerged once Dustin Olson came in as campaign manager) when it comes to immigration.  And it's tearing the party apart.The Republican Party's highest-ranking Latino … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, gop, martinez

Non-identification of sources: is everybody really doing it?

October 20, 2007 By David

John Anderson: "Follow the Money: How George W. Bush and the Texas Republicans Hog-tied America."  Scribner, 2007.  27 pages of endnotes, plus footnotes throughout the book.Greg Anrig: "The Conservatives Have No Clothes: Why … [Read more...]

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KellerGate continues

October 19, 2007 By David

Intrepid Boston Herald media reporter Jessica Heslam has more today on the burgeoning kerfuffle surrounding Jon Keller's book "The Bluest State," and specifically his practice of lifting passages from newspaper articles without attribution … [Read more...]

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Stephen Colbert so totally rocks

October 18, 2007 By David

To be honest, I find the Colbert Report a bit exhausting, and not as consistently excellent as The Daily Show.  But Stephen Colbert himself, whether being interviewed on NPR, or writing on the NY Times op-ed page, is without question … [Read more...]

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House’s SCHIP override attempt fails

October 18, 2007 By David

Just watched it on C-Span.  The vote was 273-156.  A few votes switched (the vote to pass the bill was 265-159), but the House was still about a dozen votes short.Disappointing, but not unexpected.  Look for a revised bill to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, bush, ma-05, schip, veto

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