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Monday, April 14, 2008 - Posts

  • Why "Bitter" Was Condescending


    Dahlia , I think there's one important difference between Rush and Barack (well, one difference relevant to this conversation): location, location, location. Rush Limbaugh might be a kajillionaire immune to any economic downturn, but he's gotten that Read More...
  • Back Away From My Bitterness ...


    Just to be clear then: When Barack Obama dares ponder the sources of small-town America’s bitterness, he’s an elitist snob. But when Rush Limbaugh devotes his every waking breath to ranting about it, well, he’s speaking truth to power. I’m not saying Read More...
  • Bad Moment To Be a Democrat


    This "cling" flap just keeps getting worse. I was expecting some Obama redemption at the Christian school forum last night in Grantham , where each of the candidates had the chance to talk about their faith. Maybe not as moving as the Jeremiah Wright Read More...
  • Bonbons for the GOP


    Great framing, Rachael , and evidence that the real beneficiary of Obama's comment will be not Hillary but McCain, for whom it is a bag of bonbons to be snacked on all fall. Part of what's prompting the wincing and deep doubts, I think, is that Obama Read More...
  • Condescension or Pandering: What's It Going To Be?


    Wow, Melinda , I don't think I could have put it any better. Like you, I hail from a small town whose most vibrant days are well in the past. Downtown was on life support long before Wal-Mart came to town seven or eight years ago; the schools aren't what Read More...
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