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Another Hockey Mom Star is Born
Judging from the jersey, this mid-western Eva Peron is a fan of the St. Louis Blues, a team that has a legitimate beef with Sarah Palin. You see, not long after she was roundly booed in Philadelphia by Flyer fans when she showed up to "drop the puck" in a game against the New York Rangers, Palin continued her ill-fated tour of hockey arenas in St. Louis. There, Blues goalie Manny Legace slipped on a carpet laid out for Palin's entry onto the ice, was injured, gave up two goals in the first period, then left the game.Posted by George Milman, Friday, October 31, 2008
Wassup 2008
Posted by George Milman, Friday, October 31, 2008NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Sooner or later, American consumers were going to have to pull in their belts. But the timing of the new sobriety is deeply unfortunate" (Krugman); "A mobility project would dovetail with the energy initiatives both presidential candidates have offered. And it could, in the long term, rebalance this economy" (Brooks); "For my family, Oct. 31 has always been significant. Not because it’s Halloween, but because that’s the day we arrived as refugees to a free part of the world" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, October 31, 2008
NYT (3): National Politics
State by state, lawyers are already preparing for a 2000 election-type debacle, with Ohio leading the way; Colorado restores voters to election rolls; and ethnic profiling prior to the '04 elections.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, October 31, 2008
NYT (3): Economy
Consumer spending declines, sending the economy down again; Exxon posts largest-ever single-quarter profit; and the multi-billion dollar bailout favors the rich and connected - no, not here, in Russia!Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, October 31, 2008
The Economist : The presidential election : It’s time
America should take a chance and make Barack Obama the next leader of the free worldPosted by Michael Butler, Friday, October 31, 2008
daggatt blog: don’t get cocky [Video]
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, October 31, 2008AlterNet: Alan Greenspan: Who Could Have Known?
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, October 31, 2008Truthdig - Bracing for the Ballot Battle
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, October 31, 2008McCain’s running out of time - and tactics
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, October 31, 2008Referendum on trickle-down
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, October 31, 2008The triumph of ignorane: How morons succeed in U.S. politics
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Friday, October 31, 2008STEAL BACK YOUR VOTE: Greg Palast and Robert Kennedy, Jr.
Great, be sure to openPosted by Michael Butler, Thursday, October 30, 2008
t r u t h o u t | Gates Expands Bush Doctrine
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, October 30, 2008Truthdig - A Less Perfect Union: Gay Marriage and the Subversion of the Republic
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, October 30, 2008t r u t h o u t | The 700 Billion Dollar Blank Check
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, October 30, 2008The “dirty little secret” of the US bank bailout - ICH
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, October 30, 2008NYT Op-Eds (4)
"This 2008 election is a milestone and may put a black man in the White House. That creates an opportunity for an adult conversation about the complexities of race" (Kristof); "In no other country could Barack Obama have risen so far and so fast. Such boundless possibility is what America once stood for and can stand for again" (Cohen); a humorous quiz from Collins; and a guest op-ed on the "blindness" of "mortgage justice."Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, October 30, 2008
NYT Editorial: The Success of Early Voting
The Times calls for all NON-"early voting" states to get with the program.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, October 30, 2008
NYT (3): National Politics
In NYC, homelessness is way up (and this is a national trend); what happened to AIG's cash?; and - oy vey! - "Joe the Plumber" becomes a brand, and gets a manager.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, October 30, 2008
NYT (4): International News
Pakistan formally protests U.S. air strikes in tribal zones; more bombings in India; the Congo heats up, and aid workers are prevented from leaving; and more poison in China, this time in eggs.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, October 30, 2008
A final push in the most expensive campaign
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Thursday, October 30, 2008ObamaVision: An appeal to the masses
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Thursday, October 30, 2008How much damage has eight years of conservative rule done to Americans’ psyches?
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Thursday, October 30, 2008YouTube - Conservatives for Change [Video]
from Paul KelmensonPosted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, October 29, 2008
