A Few Election/News Musings

Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:23 AM EDT

Recently I have been unable to shake the feeling that alternate or parallel realities and universes may actually exist. Particularly concerning this election and particularly concerning the coverage of the election.

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election, politics, mccain, obama, cnn, olbermann, msnbc, lou-dobbs, matthew, 24-hour-news

There Is a Silver Lining

Seeded on Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:11 AM EDT (Newsweek)

Fareed Zakaria assures us that there is, in fact, a bright side to this whole economic meltdown thing.

economy, wall-street, economics, bailout, main-street, fareed-zakaria, leverage

Formula for Ig Nobel fame: strippers and Coke

Seeded on Thu Oct 2, 2008 8:08 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

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The 2008 Ig Nobel laureates include researchers who studied the spermicidal properties of cola drinks, as well as psychologists who found a link between exotic dancers' fertility and their earnings.

science, technology-science, msnbci

Rescue the Rescue

Seeded on Wed Oct 1, 2008 9:02 AM EDT (The New York Times)

I was channel surfing on Monday, following the stock market's nearly 800-point collapse, when a commentator on CNBC caught my attention. He was being asked to give advice to viewers as to what were the best positions to be in to ride out the market storm.

rescue, politics, economics, bailout, thomas-friedman

McCain Aide's Firm Was Paid by Freddie Mac

Seeded on Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:21 PM EDT (The New York Times)

They said Mr. Davis's firm, Davis & Manafort, had been kept on the payroll because of Mr. Davis's close ties to Mr. McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, who by 2006 was widely expected to run again for the White House.

freddie-mac, politics, corruption, mccain, presidential-race, lying, davis, conflict-of-interests

Aaron Sorkin Conjures a Meeting of Obama and Bartlet

Seeded on Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:50 AM EDT (The New York Times)

BARACK OBAMA knocks on the front door of a 300-year-old New Hampshire farmhouse while his Secret Service detail waits in the driveway. The door opens and OBAMA is standing face to face with former President JED BARTLET.

politics, mccain, obama, maureen-dowd, presidential-meeting

Gates: NATO must share cost of raising Afghan army

Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:52 AM EDT

By Robert Burns, AP National Security Writer (Clipped by helloiamcarrie)

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday at the conclusion of a NATO meeting he notified the allies that they will be expected to share the cost of a planned expansion of the Afghan national army.

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Palin disinvited from Iran rally

Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:48 AM EDT (Politico)

The organizers of an anti-Iran rally Monday rescinded their invitation to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin after Democrats protested that her presence would turn the event into a political rally, McCain campaign and Jewish community sources said.

israel, iran, nuclear, clinton, politics, world-politics, palin

Making America Stupid - Tom Friedman

Seeded on Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:16 PM EDT (The New York Times)

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Imagine for a minute that attending the Republican convention in St. Paul, sitting in a skybox overlooking the convention floor, were observers from Russia, Iran and Venezuela.

oil, politics, mccain, obama, alternative-energy

MSNBC Takes Incendiary Hosts From Anchor Seat

Seeded on Sun Sep 7, 2008 11:58 PM EDT (The New York Times)

MSNBC tried a bold experiment this year by putting two politically incendiary hosts, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, in the anchor chair to lead the cable news channel's coverage of the election. That experiment appears to be over.

mccain, news, nbc, coverage, msnbc, david-gregory, chris-matthews, keith-olberman

Palin's Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual

Seeded on Wed Sep 3, 2008 3:25 AM EDT (The New York Times)

When Sarah Palin ran for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, in 1996, the town got its first local lesson in wedge politics.Palin's politics may not be politics as usual in Alaska but they'll sure look familiar to anyone who has been paying attention to the Bush years.

alaska, politics, mccain, gop, republican, sarah-palin