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In 1996, Dems Were 'Proud to be Associated with' Ayers and Dohrn
On August 27, 1996, in the midst of that year's Democratic National Convention in the Windy City, the Chicago Tribune had interesting news (posted in full at my web host for fair use and discussion purposes) about what was then a new Internet initiative. That Tribune story serves to confirm why the distancing from and supposed ignorance of the past activities of William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn…
WaPo Blames Lack of Iraq Coverage on 'Financial Strains' Faced by Medi
Well, this is a new one. In an October 11 story, the Washington Post is saying that one of the biggest reasons that the Old Media in the west isn't covering Iraq much these days is because they are facing tough financial times at home. I guess it couldn't be because we are now winning the war and they've lost their favorite doom-and-gloom story line, could it?
The Post even quotes Alissa J.…
NFL Week #6 OpenThread
Tough to believe, but it's already week six. What are today's big games, and what are the teams at this point clearly establishing themselves as the frontrunners?Joe Concha's Pigskins and Politics below the fold:
John Lewis Smears McCain As Enabling Racist Violence; WaPo Sugar-Coats
The front page of Sunday’s Washington Post carried the headline "Issue of Race Creeps Into Campaign." That’s a very bland headline for a story if you wanted people to read the article. It should have been something more descriptive of the bombshell that was coming: "Congressman Compared McCain with George Wallace, Birmingham Church Bombers." Anne Kornblut reported:Yesterday, civil rights leader…
Weekend Captionfest II
Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Chillicothe, Ohio, October 10, 2008. [Photo Reuters/Jim Young.]
Maxine Waters Caught Lying About Fannie Mae Ties on 'Real Time
Maxine Waters, a key Democrat congresswoman that has been implicated in blocking government oversight that could have prevented the current financial crisis, was caught lying Friday evening about her connection to failed lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.During the panel discussion of HBO's "Real Time," Waters was challenged by the Wall Street Journal's Stephen Moore about the campaign…
IBD: Market Dive Due to Impending 'First Socialist President,' Taxes
There has been an unreality in the reports on the falling stock markets for at least the past 10 days. Each day's plunge seems to have been exclusively due to the "global economic crisis" and/or the supposed "freeze on credit." Oddly enough, the admittedly small bank where I have my business accounts is having absolutely no problem funding mortgage, home-equity, and other loan applications from…