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As someone born and raised in the south who reads Newsweek (more out of duty than pleasure) I got exactly what I expected from the piece written by Christopher Dickey entitled, “Southern Discomfort: A journey through a troubled region”.The basic tone of the article is found in the following:
There is a sense that a world is ending, maybe not this year but inevitably.
The election, and Obama’s candidacy, have focused these anxieties like a lens. I found whites frustrated and indecisive about the campaign, families at odds, generations divided. Many who …
Remember all that trouble with Barack Obama not wearing a flag pin? Or the fact that he doesn’t put his hand over his heart for the Pledge of Allegiance? Or that whole deal with his wife not being “proud of America”? Get ready for another round.
The former President Bill “I love McDonald’s and Donuts” Clinton wants you to remember that a bad economy, which is all George Bush and the Republicans’ fault, makes you fat.
Maybe I am just jaded beyond the point of no return, but articles that attempt to humanize the candidates make me sick because they so obviously calculated.
One of the frustrating aspects of political debate is running across someone who has no intention of actually debating the issues.
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A Washington Post hit piece written by Matthew Moss and published this morning was so factually inaccurate they had to print a correction immdeiately.
Barack Obama has lost ground some of his strongest bases of support, including young people, women, Democrats and independents, according to a new ATV/Zogby poll.
Amid seemingly endless speculation about who Barack Obama will select as his V.P., a group of new employees arrived Monday in his Chicago headquarters.
Tired of the usual hot air from presidential candidates? John McCain and Barack Obama have a new issue: the air in your tires.
Sen. Ted Stevens returned to Alaska on Monday for the first time since his indictment.
