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Last Updated: 30-Mar-08

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Haven’t been posting much from Kindly Póg Mo Thóin
I'm really beginning to be afraid that McCain might walk away with this one. One thing that keeps the patriarchy going is the failure of oppressed groups to work together.
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And the best part is, if the Dem candidate loses in November, Hillary Clinton (and women) will get the blame for it.

It's all about me from I Blame the Patriarchy
Hillary isn't electable, Stingray opined, because most people, particularly women, would rather die screaming than associate themselves with feminism.
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Well, here's what I think. I think an American feminist movement doesn't exist because you can't challenge patriarchy if you haven't managed to grasp that it exists.

Understanding Obamamania: the triumph of Republican-style politics from The Reclusive Leftist
The truth is that Barack Obama is a Democratic politician who has figured out how to harness Republican-style politics. It's not just the right-wing talking points he embraces, but the whole emotional approach. It's the triumph of fantasy over reality, and it has two big components: marketing and pseudo-religion.
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To people like me, this message is worse than ineffectual; it's repellent. I’m not fooled and I'm not interested in electing a self-proclaimed messiah.

A modest terminological proposal that will enhance civility on the candidate threads from Corrente
Instead of saying "Obama fanatic," or "Obama cultist", why don't we say "Obama _________ er"?
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Of course, this modest proposal does have the demerit that people could fill in the blank as they like, and project whatever they want into the empty space.

But then that's always been the problem with Obama's candidacy anyhow, hasn't it?

Links Updated: 2-Apr-08

One from the vaults, just in case you've forgotten what the Democratic nominee can expect from the press in 2008:
Going After Gore
Gore needed to give them hamburger, as Carville put it?a simple, dramatic character; a simple, dramatic story line; a 10-word slogan. If Gore couldn't provide it, the press would. As the campaign wore on, the media found a groove they could settle into: wonk so desperate to become president he'll do or say anything, even make stuff up. It complemented perfectly the other son of a politician running for president: irresistible frat boy who, when it came to the presidency, could take it or leave it.
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In 2000, we would get stories where if Gore walked in and said the room was gray we'd be beaten up because in fact the room was an off-white. They would get stories about how George Bush's wing tips looked as he strode across the stage.
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A study conducted by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center and the Project for Excellence in Journalism found that 76 percent of stories about Gore in early 2000 focused on either the theme of his alleged lying or that he was marred by scandal, while the most common theme about Bush was that he was "a different kind of Republican."
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The pundits, however, invariably come around to the same question: "But if he ran, would he revert to the 'old Gore'?" Another question—in light of countless recent stories about John Edwards's haircut—might be: Would the media revert to the old media?

So, so many eyes no longer on the ball...
Anyone but McCain, 2008

Links Updated: 3-Mar-08

Moyers on Impeachment

For these reasons:
Bush administration vs. the U.S. Constitution
Impeach Bush
Impeach Bush / VoteToImpeach.org
Impeach Bush Coalition
Impeach The Motherfucker Already
Ten Reasons to Impeach George Bush and Dick Cheney
Do-It-Yourself Impeachment...
Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush
Links Updated: 10-Dec-07