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21st November, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘right wing’

The GOP Barracuda Theme Song

By Denis Campbell • Sep 4th, 2008 • Category: Features
Country first, ha(!), this was pure red meat GOP partisanship at its best as hitwoman Governor Sarah Palin gave a speech thin on specifics but loaded in every sense of the word with snarky attacks on Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
In the diversity challenged (read lily-white) Excel Centre, the red meat thrown up by Huckabee, [...]



Constitution Squeaks Out 5-4 Win… UK Scrambling

By Denis Campbell • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: Features
There was a time when those selected to sit upon the US Supreme Court would vote 9-0 to affirm the document upon which their position was formed as one of three equal parts of the US government. The UK court system was also paralysed yesterday when Law Lords ruled against the use of anonymous witnesses [...]



What if We’re Wrong? Introspection Makes Needed Comeback

By Denis Campbell • Jun 9th, 2008 • Category: Features
120 hours ago, Barack Obama woke up the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party. There were outpourings of pride and emotion on all sides that a person of colour could win the nomination, culminating with a rousing speech by Hillary Clinton calling the party to unite behind him. Quietly, unseen though, a familiar dark hate [...]