Betray Us II
Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., holds up a copy of a newspaper ad by the liberal group MoveOn.org that criticized the top military commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, as McCain condemns the ad while speaking at a Veterans Appreciation Barbecue and No Surrender Rally in Florence,...
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General Love
In light of his narrative, I find yesterday's WIR story previewing General Petraeus's testimony to Congress this week as frankly mind-blowing. Having enabled the ethnic cleansing of this country, pacified the Sunnis through bribery (with no resulting structural change and no end in sight), and then claimed credit for...
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McCool
As Tommy Lee Jones McCain jets around the country, keep your eye on his brilliant use of a strategic fashion accessory.
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The Frat Boy He's Been All Along
Bush, as telegraphed by the years worth of lip-biting, never belonged in a field like this and consequently never fit in.
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Union Embrace
On the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, I thought it fitting to embrace this image from the NYT slide show "Wednesday on the Trail."
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Prompting A Look At The Early McNasty
Highlighting the teleprompter draws attention to how impersonal and highly-scripted McCain's self-described biographical tour has turned out to be. In someone with a healthier attitude and behavioral history, one would expect a more informal, personal and emotional connection to one's past.
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Your Turn: Democratic Convention As Knife Fight
First (and most important) point: This diptych leads off a Newsweek column by Karl Rove. Second point: Karl has already concluded (the man always spinning) that the Democrats are destined for a contested convention. Third point: The heavy-handed title of the piece, sitting just under the image, is: How...
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Coming To A Cubicle Near You
This is probably the closest President Silver Spoon (looking like a pitchman for the Home Shopping Network) has gotten to a cubicle in his life.
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Iraq Civil War – #5: And, Not To Mention The Green Zone
Could you imagine the fallout here at home if Western photojournalists were allowed to work inside the Green Zone and actually documented the deaths of American civilians that have taken place there in the past few days?
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