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3 December, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘Straight Talk Express’

Bob Who? More Republican Unrest

By Denis Campbell • Oct 28th, 2008 • Category: Innovators
 

by Denis Campbell
Remember when Democrats worried about Ralph Nader’s presence on the ballot hurting Obama like he did to John Kerry and Al Gore? Now he and Libertarian Bob Barr are the nearly invisible third party candidates. Or are they? Third parties rarely get much support, but in tight elections, the 3% - 19% (the [...]



Interview Sarah? “Not In The Campaign’s Interest.”

By Charley James • Sep 6th, 2008 • Category: Reflections
 

by Charley James
OK, so like every other major, minor, would-be and never was journalist in the world, I want to interview Sarah Palin. Yet when I called McCain’s campaign headquarters in McLean, Virginia, this morning I was told, “She’ll be made available for interviews when it is in the best interests of the campaign.”
Excuse me?
“She’ll [...]



Abstinence, Chastity, Hypocrisy, Control, Belief, Recovery, Redemption… Reality

By Denis Campbell • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: Lead Story
These seven deadly virtues ran headlong into the seven deadly sins as The Straight Talk Express and Smug Religious Right collided head on in New Orleans and Minneapolis yesterday. Dozens were wounded in separate incidents as riot police and troops stood at the ready to bring everyone forcibly on message.
Facing no choice, the same Conservative [...]



The Media vs. the Mid-Summer Doldrums

By Denis Campbell • Aug 2nd, 2008 • Category: Features
It isn’t Alien vs. Predator, but it’s close. You thought that this summer’s blockbuster was Batman? Hancock? Kung Fu Panda? Nope. This summer the talking media heads have had little real work, so making it up as they go along seems the way to go.
We’ve seen befuddled AARP poster child John McCain’s repeated flip-flops, dumb [...]



War ‘Cred’ Mojo Baby

By Denis Campbell • Jul 16th, 2008 • Category: Features
Yesterday the candidates fought before the cameras to show who has the best Austin Powers war Mojo baby (growwwwllllll, smile). War Credibility. Who’s got it, who needs it, who wants it? Who cares? We’re about to replace a draft-dodging ‘pretender’-in-chief who led us into war on false pretences and will do/say anything to show it [...]



$69,100 From Swift Boat Friends

By Denis Campbell • Jul 8th, 2008 • Category: Politics
It has been a silly-season weekend where Senator McCain and poor, sloppy national reporting made a non flip-flop from Barack Obama the weekend lead attack and pushed Senator McCain’s own acceptance of $69,100 in funds from the same Swift Boat group that smeared John Kerry in 2004 and which he denounced disappear from the headlines. [...]



McCain’s Straight Talk Express Flipped Then Flopped

By Denis Campbell • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Features, Politics
When will the Dems learn to that bringing a knife to gun fight is not very smart? When will they learn to play the refs better (the media) for the free ride John McCain continues to get whilst Obama supports the FISA bill only to catch the corporate thieves in criminal liability when elected and [...]