Friday, February 22, 2008 - Posts
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It’s been more than a year since Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton announced their exploratory committees. Ever since, Democrats across the country have been dragged through 19 debates, $200 million-plus in fundraising, and 40 primaries and caucuses. After Read More...
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Cuba’s national newspaper, Granma, posts a recent column written by Fidel Castro, in which he weighs in on the current crop of presidential candidates. (See here for the original.) Most of it reads like nonsense—could be the translation, but probably Read More...
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We first observed Hillary Clinton’s uncanny resemblance to a Star Trek character at last night’s debate. But Slate ’s John Swansburg was the one who nailed it: She’s The Next Generation ’s Tasha Yar . Behold: Update 5:44 p.m.: Don't forget, Hillary isn't Read More...
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From the crossroads of cultural and political commentary (his sofa), Slate associate editor John Swansburg fires off this analysis: Did the New York Times host an impromptu screening of Ferris Bueller's Day Off yesterday? A little matinee to take everyone's Read More...
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So Round 1 goes to McCain. The Arizona senator’s campaign has successfully turned a story about his alleged inappropriate ties to a lobbyist into a debate about the journalistic integrity of the New York Times . If anything, the Times piece appears to Read More...
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For all the speculation that Hillary Clinton was going to strap herself with explosives and fling herself at Barack Obama last night (figuratively, figuratively), the whole affair was pretty tame. But there was one notable exception, and it fell so flat—and Read More...
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