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Maureen Dowd on Palin

True: The really scary part of the Palin interview was how much she seemed like W. in 2000, and not just the way she pronounced nu-cue-lar. She had the same flimsy but tenacious adeptness at saying nothing, the same generalities and platitudes, the same restrained resentment at being pressed to be specific, as though specific [...]

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Posted 15 September 2008 † andyford § US Presidential Elections § culture § politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Mocking Obama

On the heels of the New Yorker cover controversy, Maureen Dowd wonders why it’s so hard for comedians and others to mock Obama effectively: At first blush, it would seem to be a positive for Obama that he is hard to mock. But on second thought, is it another sign that he’s trying so hard [...]

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Posted 17 July 2008 † andyford § US Presidential Elections § humor § politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

How Will Hillary Get Past Obama?

As a Democrat, it’s in my DNA to be pessimistic about presidential politics. Most of the candidates I supported in the general election were favored to win, but then later went on to be defeated for inexplicable reasons (Gore “lost” because he sighed during his first debate with Bush, Kerry lost because he “looked French”). [...]

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Posted 23 March 2008 † raford § Uncategorized § politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,