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Bush Focus Photo April 11, 2006

From A Place Called Denial

My question is, why did the Administration choose to feature this particular image on the White House website on Monday? Could it have something to do with Bush's repeated stumbles responding to student questions at this Johns Hopkins forum?  (And, could it reflect a growing need to create an alternative...

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Race Focus Photo April 10, 2006

Toning Down The Radicalism

If you were looking for a front line player in the racist campaign against Mexican immigrants, Michelle Malkin would be a likely candidate.  And what is her primary line-of-attack lately?  It's that pro-immigration demonstrators have hijacked the American flag. In a post two days ago, Ms. Malkin accused "illegal alien...

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Campaign '08 Photo April 9, 2006

Not Either Or

The reason the press is having such a problem with McCain is because they are caught between two different narratives.  Is he the fierce independent who refuses to fit into an ideological box?  Or, is he the long-standing conservative who is merely emphasizing those credentials in order to broaden...

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Iraq and Afghanistan War Photo April 8, 2006

Registering My Dis-chord

Why does the MSM refuse to make any connection between the complete f--k up in Iraq, and those in the administration that were, are, and continue to be responsible for it? This fawning piece about Condi Rice's love affair with the piano leading Saturday's newyorktimes.com is just beyond comprehension.  As...

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Campaign '08 Photo April 7, 2006

Campaign Update: Tower Three

As the Moussaoui trial devolves into disaster porn, "America's Mayor" couldn't have gained a better campaign platform on Thursday.  If discretion generally governs depiction of the stricken World Trade Towers, this courtroom drawing practically turns Rudy's head into a surviving Tower Three.  Of course, placement and scale not only...

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Iraq and Afghanistan War Photo April 6, 2006

Couching It Diplomatically

Given her unsurpassed political instincts and deft negotiating skills, Condi descended on Baghdad last week aiming to break the stalemate over who would next lead Iraq. With British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in tow, Rice (and U.S. Ambassador/Enforcer Khalilzad) held two important meetings.  In one, they met with outgoing Iraqi...

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Campaign '08 Photo

I love the animal. …It's my kid holding the gun!

Bill Frist was profiled last week by both the NYT and the LAT based on an interview he gave to the AP. As expected, the apologist NYT soft peddled Frist's dismal interview and poor performance as Majority Leader (Frist Revamps Image as He Looks to 2008).  On the other...

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Media Focus Photo April 5, 2006

Under Fire

Isn't that funny.  I cancel my subscription partly because of covers like this.  Then, I have to actually go out and buy it to offer it up .... The thing that really gets me is the "ILLEGALS."  I don't know if you caught the wonderful piece the Sunday before last...

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Scandal Focus Photo April 4, 2006

If The Shoe Drops, Bear It (Or: Sole-full Goodbye)

A few takes: The media would never have had the balls to run an image like this while DeLay was still politically viable. My finger got tired clicking through Kay Bailey Hutchison's Senate photo album.  One thing I found out though, is that the Senator rarely wears black and hardly ever...

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BAGannouncements Photo April 3, 2006

And Then This Happened!

I just found out The BAG won Best Post in this year's Koufax Awards for Katrina Aftermath: And Then I Saw These.  I'm am unbelievably honored, and a bit shocked. Certainly, the competition couldn't have been of a higher caliber (including: Michael Berube; Lydia Cornell at BradBlog; Chris Clarke; Hunter...

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Campaign '08 Photo

Playing Kissimmee!

(click pic for full effect) With her campaign in free fall, maybe it makes sense not to look back. People have been sending me pics of Katherine Harris for weeks now, but they all just seemed one-dimensional -- mostly for their seductiveness.  This one is a little different, however.  Sure, it...

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Bush Focus Photo April 2, 2006

Oh, Mexico

This is most likely the most significant picture of Bush that I've seen in years....  Having spent a good part of the years flailing the skin off of George Bush, I think it's important to point out that he's a different person (or a real person) in this photo.... ...

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