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Animal Sacrifice and Sacrificial Punditry

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Lee

Delighted with the American election result for whatever reason, Kurdish villagers in Cavustepe, Turkey have sacrificed 44 sheep to honor Barack Obama. They also smeared the blood of the offering on Obama campaign posters, purportedly for good luck. Now there’s … Continue reading →

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Mark Penn on the Press & Palin

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Lee

Boy, this was an awfully interesting exchange. Democratic strategist Mark Penn, absurdly invited by Brian Goldsmith to argue the press has been soft on Sarah Palin, instead slams the media for counterproductively biased and vindictive coverage:

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Palin Media Poll

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Lee

According to a new Rasmussen poll, 51% of the public believes the media is intentionally trying to injure Sarah Palin. Only 35% feels the coverage of her has been unbiased.

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The Edwards Stratagem

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Lee

Tom Tildrum, commenting on Ilya Somin‘s notice that the press favors the Edwards affair over the Russo-Georgian War: “The Russians may have launched their offensive after learning of the Edwards news, in order to minimize world attention.”

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Parlor Pallor

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Lee

While I’d generally agree that Maureen Dowd’s style is a kind of cut-rate Dorothy Parker, there’s something to her characterization of McCain as socialite dah-ling scorned. It was inevitable that the press would consider any effort by McCain to actually … Continue reading →

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