The Partisan that Cried Wolf

Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:01 PM EDT

I will confess that I did not watch the entire speech given by President Bush tonight, but the overwhelming feeling I had in response to the video clips I did see was one of incredulity.

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bush, corruption, mccain, president-bush, john-mccain, obama, barack-obama, george-bush, us-news, recession

It's Final: Left Whups Right - BusinessWeek

Seeded on Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:51 AM EDT (Business Week)

The Beltway's hard-working think tanks — purveyors of white-papers on everything from the defense industry to macroeconomics — spend the election season supplying a relentless stream of talking heads and talking points to the 24-hour punditry cycle.

softball, politics, think-tanks, partisanship, center-for-american-progress, heritage-foundation, john-podesta

Proof Fox News Is Bush And GOP Network

Seeded on Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:03 PM EDT (YouTube)

Former Press Sec. Scott McClellan confirms that the Bush Admin. gives Fox News it's daily talking points pushing it's propaganda.

media, politics, president-bush, scott-mcclellan, george-bush, fox-news, republican, conservative, conservative-bias, media-bias

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In study, evidence of liberal-bias bias

Seeded on Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:36 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

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The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, where researchers have tracked network news content for two decades, found that ABC, NBC and CBS were tougher on Obama than on Republican John McCain during the first six weeks of the general-election campaign.

media, politics, abc, cbs, john-mccain, barack-obama, nbc, 2008-election, news-media, mainstream-media

McCain In 2003: We Can 'Muddle Through In Afghanistan'

Seeded on Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:19 AM EDT (Think Progress)

Video has now surfaced, showing McCain brushing the threat in Afghanistan aside back in 2003. Good judgement? You decide...

iraq, afghanistan, mccain, obama, world-news, war-on-terror, election-2008

Someone died today. A person.

Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:15 AM EDT

By David Mc Girr (Clipped by SpotlightDIVA)

A bomb went off in Iraq today. I can say this with a degree of certainty, because bombs go off every day in Iraq.

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Hey Dems! Don't Reject the Red States Just Yet...

Sun Mar 9, 2008 6:44 PM EDT

After stacking up victories in some of the nation's reddest states while motivating record democratic primary turnouts, Barack Obama has purported that he can create a new Democratic coalition that Hillary Clinton cannot.

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clinton, politics, obama, republican, democrat, 2008-election, red-states, blue-states, purple-states

Darfur, When the Good Guys Go Bad

Seeded on Fri Mar 7, 2008 8:53 PM EST (TIME)

Over the past five years, in countless villages across the region, civilians have borne the brunt of a war between government-backed militias known as janjaweed and rebels. Some 200,000 people are dead from violence, hunger and disease, and 2.5 million more are displaced.

time, darfur, sudan, africa, genocide, world-news, activism, ethnic-cleansing

Seeming Video Evidence of Hillary's Election Crimes

Seeded on Sat Mar 1, 2008 1:44 AM EST (YouTube)

This video provides one line of evidence that shows the corruption the Clinton machine may be capable of.

clinton, politics, election-fraud, hillary-clinton, election-2008, campaign-financing

China's Authorities Go After Human-Rights Advocates

Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:59 PM EST (US News & World Report)

nci and Zeng Jinyan are daughter and wife of Hu Jia, a leading activist on behalf of dissidents, human-rights lawyers, and abused farmers.

human-rights, olympics, china, darfur, beijing, world-news, communism, persecution

The End of America as We Know It

Seeded on Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:19 AM EST (campusprogress.org)

Naomi Wolf, author of a new book entitled The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot discusses activism in America and the ten steps that past dictators have taken to crush democracy, all of which are currently taking place in the U.S. right now.

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Come Back, Colonialism, All is Forgiven

Seeded on Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:50 PM EST (TIME)

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A sad indictment on the state of development in one African country. But the fact is that colonialism established and entrenched a corrupt native power structure in so many places, one that was legitimized not by ideas and success but by force.

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A Cocktail for Deepening Middle East Understanding

Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:57 PM EST

Most of us here on Newsvine are a well informed bunch. We enjoy reading, debating, and reading debates about the news--or else we wouldn't be here. Sometimes though, the news is tiring, the news is deflating, and the news is work.

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Nebraska Caucuses: Bob Kerrey v. Conor Oberst

Seeded on Sat Feb 9, 2008 6:51 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

The uninspired vote of confidence of Bob Kerrey for Hillary Clinton seems a bit politically motivated compared to the excitement and energy of young indie artist Conor Oberst who has spoken and performed on behalf of Barack Obama.

politics, nebraska, barack-obama, primary, 2008-election, hillary-clinton

The Man's Got Me Down: Why I'm Not Voting Today

Sat Feb 9, 2008 6:46 PM EST

It's not dissatisfaction, nor apathy, not even cynicism that's keeping me from exercising my civic duty. What is it then you might ask? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. That is, except for the institution and the boon that is my state's Democratic Party.

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Ted Kennedy embraces Obama

Seeded on Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:31 AM EST (Politico)

Rejecting a personal entreaty from President Bill Clinton, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) plans to endorse Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president in a joint appearance on Monday, Democratic sources said.

democrats, politics, endorsement, barack-obama, ted-kennedy, election-2008

Hillary, Barack, Experience

Seeded on Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:05 PM EST (The New York Times)

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It might seem obvious that long service in Washington is the best preparation for the White House, but on the contrary, one lesson of American history is that length of experience in national politics is an extremely poor predictor of presidential success.

democrats, politics, president, primaries, barack-obama, op-ed, hillary-clinton, 08-election

'05 Use of Gas by Blackwater Leaves Questions

Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:15 AM EST (The New York Times)

A previously undisclosed incident has raised new questions about private security contractors in Iraq.

iraq, world, helicopters, nytimes, mercenaries, middleeast, accidents-and-safety, hazardous-and-toxic-substances, blackwater-worldwide

Bloomberg And Hagel Holding Regular Calls

Seeded on Mon Jan 7, 2008 6:19 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel have been conducting regular, private phone conversations over the past few months in an effort to "feel each other out" for a possible presidential run, sources have told the Huffington Post.

politics, bloomberg, independent, hagel, election-2008, chuck-hagel, third-party

What It Is To "Hate Democracy"

Fri Jan 4, 2008 11:20 AM EST

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Dinesh D'Souza wrote an inflammatory rant published at Townhall.com entitled "Why the Left Hates Democracy." While the piece makes a series of well founded statements detailing leftist critiques of US foreign policy efforts to promote democracy in the Middle East, the implicatio …

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What's a Vote Worth if Machines are Flawed?

Seeded on Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:20 AM EST (The New York Times)

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CINCINNATI — All five voting systems used in Ohio, a state whose electoral votes narrowly swung two elections toward President Bush, have critical flaws that could undermine the integrity of the 2008 general election, a report commissioned by the state's top elections officia …

ohio, election, florida, politics, diebold, voting-machines, blackwell, voter-fraud, swing-state-primaries, corrupt-elections

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Bob Kerrey Goes for Clinton | The Trail

Seeded on Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:45 AM EST (The Washington Post)

Former Sen. Bob Kerrey, who not long ago was one of Bill Clinton's biggest rivals, publicly backed Hillary Clinton's candidacy in Iowa yesterday--and had some interesting comments to make on Obama as well.

politics, barack-obama, democrat, hillary-clinton, election-2008, bob-kerrey, democratic-caucus

In N.H., Ties Clintons Forged Will Be Tested

Seeded on Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:16 AM EST (The Washington Post)

Faced with the prospect of defeat in the Iowa caucuses, Sen.

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Feeling Heat, Clinton Tries Iowa Up Close

Seeded on Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:59 AM EST (The New York Times)

Nowhere are Hillary Rodham Clinton's problems on display more than in Iowa.

us, iowa, politics, hillary-rodham-clinton, nytimes, presidential-election-of-2008

Sen. Hagel says U.S. draft may be unavoidable

Seeded on Fri Nov 9, 2007 7:41 AM EST (The Omaha World-Herald)

Sen. Chuck Hagel, speaking to an audience of Lincoln High School students, warned Tuesday that the nation may need to turn to compulsory military service "or some kind of draft" to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Comments & Feedback

"I believe apathy is an abuse of personal power, and that every person should make it their duty to be educated and voice their opinion."

I love that quote of yours, SD, because people cannot afford to be apathetic then complain about their government. Delighted to be your friend, and thanks for asking, because I will enjoy reading your articles.
— Ms CYPRAH