George McGovern

All VP Picks Are Political. Family Shouldn't Matter.

opinionjournal.com     7 hrs ago          

By TED VAN DYK September 5, 2008; Page A13 The media- and blog-generated uproar about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's oldest daughter's teenage pregnancy is one of the most disgusting episodes in recent political memory. My...                    

A good first impression

deseretnews.com     5 hrs ago          

Published: Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 12:19 a.m. MDT American politics has produced some surprises and some disappointments through the years. Democratic candidate George McGovern chose Thomas Eagleton as his running mate in...                    

Postman to Paul Allen

nwsource.com     11 hrs ago          

The chief political pundit for The Seattle Times has announced that he'll be pitching for Paul Allen. David Postman is leaving after 14 years to work in media relations for Vulcan, Allen's voracious development company....                    

Obama and the shy conservatives

agoravox.com     19 hrs ago          

The "Shy Conservatives" may sound like an endearing breed, but in their quiet way they have frustrated liberal hopes and confounded pollsters on both sides of the Atlantic for some years. In the general election of 1992,...                    

GOP speakers skewer Obama

upi.com     yesterday   14 related          

Published: Sept. 3, 2008 at 9:13 PM ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Republicans blistered Barack Obama Wednesday, as speakers to GOP delegates in St. Paul, Minn., panned much of the Democratic presidential nominee's...                    

Disinformation Campaign

heartkeepercommonroom.blogspot.com     yesterday   4,447 related          

I read, in growing nausea, the unfolding of the original 'Trig Palin can't be Sarah's baby' story at Kos and the DU, hitting refresh a few times to see new comments as I just could not believe that these people were for...                    

Surprise, Surprise

abcnews.com     yesterday   9 related          

I think it's a good idea, as we call it, to float names--in other words, put the name out publicly, leak it some way maybe, so it is known around the country that 'Joe Blow' is being considered. Now comes John McCain,...                    

Rwanda: Poverty And the Food Question - a Threat to Security

allafrica.com     yesterday   1 related          

Posted to the web 3 September 2008 "Primum vivere, deinde philosophare"-Let's eat first, then we can think. In Haiti, the government was over thrown because of food riots; people had been reduced to eating clay biscuits....                    

Intrade market sees 14.6 percent chance Palin withdrawn (Reuters)

yahoo.com     yesterday          

By Daniel Trotta Wed Sep 3, 10:19 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The online prediction market Intrade sees a 14.6 percent chance Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be withdrawn as the Republican vice presidential nominee before the...                    

What would Johnny say? Does it matter?

battlecreekenquirer.com     yesterday          

This week's top five This week's theme: Top 5 music-politics moments 5. 1978: Willie Nelson smokes pot on White House roof 1. 1970: Elvis asks Richard Nixon to be drug czar A couple weeks ago, country artist John Rich...                    

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