Palin’s debate strategy was dog-whistle white rural populism. Pure and simple Nixon playbook. Worked for him, worked for Reagan (Philadelphia and the welfare queens, set in the context of a long, racist record.) Race is significant but it isn’t everything: Bush Sr. could pull off the racism but couldn’t fake folksy [...]
Posts Tagged ‘“Maverick” is a synonym for “asshole”’
Veep review #2
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Maverick" is a synonym for "asshole", Biden, debates, Election, Field Marshal Turkmenromney, Palin, race, white ethnics on Friday, October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Veep, veep! A roadrunner like reaction to the debate.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Maverick" is a synonym for "asshole", debates, Election, Gwen Ifill, Joe Biden will cut you just for livin', Palin on Thursday, October 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On this blog I try my best to talk in an adult-like indoor voice because I think this is usually the most prodictive way to foster thoughtful discussion. The reason I did not liveblog the VP debate was because it is virtually impossible for me to be thoughtful during this type of head on political [...]
Who controls the past / Controls the future
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Maverick" is a synonym for "asshole", debates, McCain on Friday, September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chris Cilizza of the Washington Post reports:
Although the fate of tonight’s presidential debate in Mississippi remains very much up in the air, John McCain has apparently already won it — if you believe an Internet ad an astute reader spotted next to this piece in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal this morning.
“McCain [...]
John Mccain wants your children to be molested
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Maverick" is a synonym for "asshole", children, Chris Hansen, McCain, Obama, youtube on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Obama camp replied:
“It is shameful and downright perverse for the McCain campaign to use a bill that was written to protect young children from sexual predators as a recycled and discredited political attack against a father of two young girls – a position that his friend Mitt Romney also holds. [...]
WOAH
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Maverick" is a synonym for "asshole", WOAH WAIT WHAT on Monday, September 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
a god-fearing maverick beauty queen with a gun
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Maverick" is a synonym for "asshole", choice, Election, feminism, McCain, Palin, sexism on Saturday, August 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A friend of mine that shall go unnamed had, “is hoping that McCain’s VP choice won’t make the heads of feminists explode with confusion…that will be quite the cleanup effort” as his Facebook status yesterday. I was annoyed to say the least. I think it was the use to the word “feminist” in [...]
And it begins
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Maverick" is a synonym for "asshole", Election, journalism, Palin on Saturday, August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Your morning Washington Post:
With VP Pick, McCain Reclaims Maverick Image
ANALYSIS | Choice of little-known Gov. Sarah Palin is a bold move to rally base and lure swing voters but could stymie effort to cast Obama as unready.
Dan Balz
Well fuck. me.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 29 — John McCain’s advisers predicted weeks ago that the presumptive Republican nominee would [...]
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