Harry Reid, I Can't Even Look At You Anymore
With the economy supposedly tanking and the stimulus package supposedly an urgent, bipartisan slam-dunk, I'm looking for leadership while Harry, as likely, is looking for suspenders.
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Your Turn: San Diego
Given our mission at BAGnewsNotes, we have a unique opportunity in the coming days to consider and analyze -- from the beginning -- how the media goes about visually framing McCain.
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The Last Word On Super Tuesday From BNN Election Central
"That Sure Was A Lot For Four Delegates."
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Ready To Party Like It's (Not) 2000/2004
What I think is somewhat mind blowing is how completely improbably this scene might have been just a few weeks ago. In other words, what are the chances a newswire photo of a leading GOP Presidential candidate would have actually been set in a bar?
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No Forrestalling The Inevitable?
Somehow, pouring over the Super Tuesday eve pics, the best material kept coming up McCain.
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The Maria Moment, And More
With Caroline and her cousin anchoring this pic, the Obama campaign is just buzzing with Kennedy mystique.
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Work With Me, Baby
Anxiety over nuclear bombs is perhaps more pronounced today than anytime since the Cold War, marked by a persistent worry about unfriendly nations, renegade scientists, and terrorists of all stripes gaining access to enriched uranium and nuclear warheads. And yet, outside of a few editorial cartoons here and there,...
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Washington Swill
The sad metaphor of the all-too-chummy Carville/Frist/Coke Superbowl ad.
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More Exiles
It was gratifying to hear Obama and Clinton mention the plight of Iraqi exiles in their LA debate. Otherwise, one hardly hears about the four million. About three weeks ago, I introduced you to a project -- by BNN contributer Lori Grinker -- to profile and follow the stories...
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Oscars Must Die
It's really inspiring to see how the last seven years of America's global war, not to mention Lebanon and other hotbeds of atrocity, have contributed to this. Credit Newsweek for using the possibility there won't be an Academy Award show this year for putting Oscar in body bags.
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McCain's Deathly Bling
What is it going to take -- both for the media, and the larger public -- not to automatically turn into sheep whenever and however anyone invokes the name of "the troops."
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Yes, Kodak Moment … But Can They Mine (Yes, Mine) Their Manners Come September?
If Obama and Hillary can reprise last night's show after only one is left standing, just for the unifying purpose of destroying McCain, then I'm more than willing to swallow the picture.
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