Your Turn: By The Book
How much can the power of this image be attributed to the Chavez personality?... How much is this photo as much about the power of books? Just in the last week, BAG posts have involved Musharraf refusing to back up a charge against Bush because he has a book...
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With Deep Apologies To Susan Sontag
Many of you emailed me about Newsweek ditching the "Losing Afghanistan" cover on this week's American edition. Most also directed me to the incriminating screen shot from Newsweek's site juxtaposing the cover image for three continents with the one for the U.S. As to the Afghan downgrade specifically, I have...
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Last Line Of Defense
If a fish stinks from the head, what's stopping the press secretary from blind recitation as well?
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'06 Race In Single Digits
I came down too hard on Bill Clinton yesterday. His public thrashing of FOX and Chris Wallace on Sunday has proven quite effective. And I'm not say that because of the invigoration of the netroots. It's because of how the blow to an already off-balance White House shows up in...
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Bill Clinton: Sleeping Giant
I'm was as gratified as anybody to see Clinton stand up to Fox, Chris Wallace, ABC, the neocons, the whole cabal. The only problem is, where has he been all this time, and where is he going to be tomorrow, and the next day?
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The Task At Hand
On first pass, an image like this is a total send up. With the pasted on smile, the background reminiscent of cheap wood panelling, and the gargantuan hand, it plays like a paean to the used-car salesman. Still, it's a portrait, and could likely have been Mehlman's idea. In...
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POW! (Not.)
While American men and women are spilling real blood in Iraq and Afghanistan, the GWOT has devolved into a clown show. For combined idiocy and duplicity, this week was a classic. The setting was Pervez Musharraf's visit to Washington.
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Yo, Whacko!
(click for the whole sorry size) I may not be a big Pelosi fan, but this caption -- running on YahooNews -- is pure bullshit.... I mean, could you imagine a Hastert pic showing up tomorrow with this chicken scratch: The US Congress will retain its radical makeup if...
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A Work In Progress
I think that if people have a hard time accepting the logic and fact, they should not actually accuse others.... Of course it's darkened you and made you younger, AA. Because the title (a completely insane, Administration-pandering throwback to 2002, treating another war as a matter-of-fact) not only refers...
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All The Equivalence That Fits To Print
They desperately need to make that pip-squeek leader equal to Bush so that Bush can be seen "standing up to him" and smiting him.
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More On The Foot Race In Virginia
On Sunday's debate, and the under-the-table dynamics of Allen - Webb, I've offered some behavioral footwork for Allen.
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Fashion Of The Times
Courtesy of this livejournal community, we have access to the fashion spread from September's Vogue Italia. One person who wrote me described the images as evoking rape fantasies and, conversely, the expression of female power. Well, I think that misses the point. What we have here is a very...
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Gut Check
The holes? They represents the gut of an American soldier killed in Iraq through the supposed negligence of Senator George Allen.
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Losing It?
Up to now, I've felt that Bush had the psychological strength to contain the anger and arrogance that underlies much of his behavior. Observing his press conference in the Rose Garden on Friday however, I'm not so sure anymore. Bush pulled off the Presidency perfectly well when things were...
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(D – Texas)
Although not that familiar, and not at all flamboyant, I was drawn to this image of Ann Richards on yesterday's newswire. The gun, the dog, the hunting jacket, the expanse of land -- it's a vernacular that has become synonymous with the "Texification" of American politics.
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It's The War, Cupid!
Don't worry. I have no interest in Condi's private life -- and, more importantly, no desire to get lost in the distraction. However, there are some interesting political dynamics that arise from this picture, and the romance rumors flying around regarding Rice and Canada's Foreign Minister Peter MacKay.
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GitmoLand
I'd like to, again, tap Wooster Collective as a reference. Last week, they hosted the latest contribution from guerilla artist, Banksy. If you're not familiar with Banksy's work, it's well worth your time.
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Your Turn: Grasping The Ephemeral
Marc, one of two originators of woostercollective, featured this photo as part of his recollection of 9/11. Along with the image, he describes how the attacks served as the genesis for this unique and invaluable site. Now five years old, woostercollective is as intrinsic to the practice of street...
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