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Photo August 4, 2004

Vibrantly Vacuous

In the name of overcoming the lack of political involvement by young people, isn’t it well worth a moment to appreciate “sheer beauty, uninterrupted by thought”? Apparently, the Declare Yourself voter registration campaign–aimed at bringing young people into the political process with their counter-intuitive set of ads–has been quite...

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Photo August 3, 2004

Are Right-Wingers Shoving The Women’s Vote? — Part 2

Did Fox Reporter Chris Wallace go too far in comparing Teresa Heinz Kerry to Eva Peron? Immediately following her convention speech, Wallace was openly mocking, saying that: “y the end, I half expected her to break out into ‘Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina.'” The following clip is from Bill...

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Are Right-Wingers Shoving The Women’s Vote? — Part 1

Even though Maureen Dowd is no fan, it appears that reaction to Teresa Heinz-Kerry is cutting both ways. Although her outspoken nature turns a lot of people off, she also seems to be developing a following among women voters–particularly in reaction to criticism of her. If you haven’t seen...

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Original BAGS Photo August 2, 2004

Mr. Dictatorhead

The story that Iyad Allawi, the newly installed Iraqi Prime Minister, had executed up to six insurgents in cold blood, was first reported around July 16th. The account, written by a respected journalist, Paul McGeough, in the Sydney Morning Herald, was based on information from two independent corroborating witnesses....

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Will Ferrell “Pasturizes” Bush

If you’ve been following this blog, you know how rarely I use the term “hilarious.” This parody of a Bush campagn commercial, starring Will Ferrell, is featured at whitehousewest.com. This spoof site was created by ACT or Americans Coming Together. ACT claims to be creating the largest voter contact...

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Latest BAGnews Cartoon: Allawi at High Noon

The story that Iyad Allawi, the newly installed Iraqi Prime Minister, had executed up to six insurgents in cold blood, was first reported around July 16th. The account, written by a respected journalist, Paul McGeough, in the Sydney Morning Herald, was based on information from two independent corroborating witnesses....

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