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Tag Archives: political
The End of the Anti-Bush Economy
The impending collapse of the anti-Bush merchandise market spells doom for the national economy: “We need to develop totally new products for marginally politically active liberals to throw their money away on.”
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged anti-bush, collapse, economy, liberals, merchandise, political, the onion
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An Outside View of the State of Our Presidential Race
Caroline Glick via Ace of Spades Caroline Glick is an astute observer of our political situation. She is based in Jerusalem. “McCain’s strategic grasp of the requirements for a successful presidential race provide an important lesson for policy-makers and political … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web, MikeR's Page
Tagged Ace of Spades, Caroline Glick, Domestic Politics, election, Jerusalem, John McCain, leadership, McCain, Obama, Palin, political, president, strategy
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Ethnostatism Fails
The movement of “ethnic studies” curricula from colleges to public schools, is something that troubles many of us who have experienced such classes in modern times. Ethnic studies programs are often called “multiculturalist,” but since they tend to be monoethnic … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Lee's Page
Tagged academia, academic, American history, Arizona, Arizona Republic, astrology, astronomy, Che Guevara, colleges, cultural, curriculum, Department of Education Reform, Doug Maceachern, ethnic studies, ethnostatism, fascism, government, History, Jay P. Greene, math, monoethnic, multiculturalism, non sequitur, political, public schools, raza studies, trigonometry, Tucson, Tucson Union School District, TUSD, University of Arkansas
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Russian Imperialism and the Election
(photo: Chris Dunn) John Bolton argues that the future of Russian imperialism in Eurasia rides on the outcome of the US presidential election. Unsurprisingly, he pitches McCain: “First reactions, before the campaigns’ pollsters and consultants get involved are always the … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2008, Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged campaign, centrism, consultants, divided government, Domestic Politics, election, Eurasia, Foreign affairs, Georgia, geostrategy, imperialism, indicators, invasion, John Bolton, McCain, Obama, political, polls, presidency, Rasmussen, revanchism, Russia, Russian imperialism, war
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A Regulated Conjecture?
There’s a certain problem in that the folks who protest most vociferously about the Bush administration’s violations of free speech rights, also tend to support the direct government regulation of political speech. A disturbing poll suggests they may have the … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Blogs, Bush, federal, free speech, political, poll, radio, Rasmussen, regulation, rights, television
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Going to Tbilisi?
Russian units are on the move again in Georgian territory, apparently in violation of the truce agreement. One Russian soldier in a large convoy shouted an ominous flirtation to a press photographer outside Gori, hopefully in jest or lust: “Come … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged Caucasian, Culture, democracy, Domestic Politics, factions, Georgia, Gori, Media, Medvedev, military, monocrats, photographer, political, Putin, Russia, Tbilisi, war
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On that “Permanent Underclass”
Kind of an interesting little chart. Is it conceivable that most of our political narratives are nonreflective of economic reality? Don’t answer that. (Investor’s Business Daily)
Posted in Economics
Tagged chart, graph, income growth, Investor's Business Daily, narratives, political, undreglass
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A Sexual Imagination is Not a Crime
(photo: Serguei Kovalev) Christopher Hitchens once said that the trouble with biographers of Thomas Jefferson, is that there appears to be the collective assumption on their part that the great man was without a penis. I’m reminded of this truth … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Al Franken, Christopher Hitchens, classics, criticism, Dan Franck, democratic, dildo, election, essay, fantasies, Greek, homosexual, humanity, imagination, kinky, lascivious, leather, Liza Porteus Viana, love, lust, magazine, market, minnesota, misogyny, nomination, NSFW, olisbos, penis, picture, Playboy, pleasure, political, porn, profit, Russian, senate, Serguei Kovalev, sex, thomas jefferson
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Oops
A clerical ally of Huckabee is in trouble with the IRS for turning his tax-exempt church into a political platform. Now that seems like a “fair tax” no?
The Practicality of Barack
At some point along the way Obama became the pragmatist’s choice. Hillary used to own that territory when concerns turned to electability, but that’s all over with now. Perception is as PoliticalBuzz puts it, “Obama is someone who can rally … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged base, Ben Weyl, Clinton, Cuban, electability, guerrilla, Hillary, Judith Gayle, left, leftwing, Obama, political, progressives, video, youtube
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Delegating it to the Superdelegates
Steven Taylor takes a look at Paul Kane‘s conclusion that it is now mathematically impossible for either Obama or Clinton to win the nomination with pledged delegates, and notes that a super-delegate decided nominee represents an enormous political problem for … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page
Tagged caucus, Clinton, convention, delegates, Democrats, DNC, Gore, Obama, political, president, primary, superdelegates, vice president
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Too Sexy for France
Carla Bruni, Nicholas Sarkozy’s bride, is upsetting the “traditional morality” of France. I was somewhat surprised to learn there was such a thing, but apparently it goes like this: men are permitted to be promiscuous and women are permitted to…stay … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged , Carla Bruni, France, Libido, Nicholas Sarkozy, political, promiscuity, sexy
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Reflections on Fred
This was a post better suited for yesterday and Fred’s withdrawal, but I suppose I let myself get distracted without posting it. It should go without saying that while I was unsurprised by the event, it was nevertheless disappointing. But … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged 2008, campaign, election, Fred Thompson, Iran, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, pessimism, political, politicians, Republican, social security
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Take Two
Earlier in the day, you might have been wondering how much of your assets might melt away, as markets around the world gyrated with perceived increasingly negative news. Later, on political blogs everywhere, reports that Fred Thompson was ending a … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2008, Health Care, Media, Society
Tagged addiction, Blogs, bridge, drugs, election, Fred Thompson, Heath Ledger, overdose, political, Republicans, Rudy Giuliani, tragedy
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