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| aside- post op-eds
Filed at 12:34 am, Saturday December 29th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
The top 10 most popular Washington Post op-eds of 2007.
aside- push polls in iowa
Filed at 12:07 am, Saturday December 29th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Is somebody push-polling for Hillary Clinton in Iowa?
If Rudy is Mr 9/11, does that make Hillary Mrs 9/11?
Filed at 8:52 pm, Friday December 28th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Although Rudy Giuliani is the more famous so-called “9/11 candidate,” a LexisNexis search reveals that over the last year while he and Hillary Clinton have been running for president, news makers are more likely to mention September 11th in connection with Clinton– than with Giuliani.
A search of the academic database, which contains newspaper articles, transcripts, […]
aside- obama supporters vandalized
Filed at 3:36 pm, Friday December 28th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Obama supporters vandalized in Iowa.
The plot thickens in Pakistan: Musharraf’s gov’t claims Bhutto died of hitting head on sunroof
Filed at 3:32 pm, Friday December 28th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
A truly odd claim from Pakistan’s ministry of the interior, which now is saying that Bhutto’s death was her own fault:
The Pakistan Government tonight claimed that Benazir Bhutto did not die from bullet wounds, as previously thought, but from hitting the sunroof of her campaign vehicle.
The dramatic statement came as the murdered political leader’s funeral […]
A few thoughts on Bhutto’s assassination
Filed at 11:56 am, Friday December 28th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
I thought I’d offer a few thoughts on Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in Pakistan yesterday. The US media had, in recent months, decided to cast the fight for power rather between her and Musharraf as a rather simple fight between light and dark, freedom and dictatorship, good and evil.
It was, of course no such […]
Video- Car slams into ABC 7 Chicago’s HQ during nightly newscast
Filed at 1:26 pm, Thursday December 27th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Via Shakes, here’s the video of that crazy incident where a car slammed into the headquarters of ABC 7 Chicago the other night while they were doing their broadcast:
I’ve been to that exact spot where they broadcast from (they show a wide shot from outside about three fourths through the video). I feel pretty bad […]
Sexism shocker: Fred Thompson lets loose on every woman in America
Filed at 8:25 am, Thursday December 27th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Fred Thompson opens his mouth and says something his campaign strategists are probably irate at him over:
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson on Wednesday teased Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, saying “there is no woman on the horizon that ought to be president next year.”
[…]
Without saying Clinton’s name, he added: “There is no woman on the […]
NYT: Edwards “routinely begins events more than 45 minutes or even an hour” late
Filed at 10:59 pm, Wednesday December 26th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
The Times:
Like Bill Clinton and Jesse Jackson before him, Mr. Edwards nearly always runs late while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination. He routinely begins events more than 45 minutes or even an hour past the scheduled starting time, keeping dozens or, lately, hundreds of people in jam-packed rooms awaiting his entrance.
[…]
And while most people […]
aside- favorite quotes of 2007
Filed at 2:17 pm, Wednesday December 26th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Glenn Greenwald’s favorite quotes of 2007.
aside- top ten iraq myths of 2007
Filed at 2:03 pm, Wednesday December 26th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
The top 10 myths about Iraq of 2007.
Texas is #1 in executions for 2007
Filed at 1:57 pm, Wednesday December 26th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Disgusting:
This year’s death penalty bombshells — a de facto national moratorium, a state abolition and the smallest number of executions in more than a decade — have masked what may be the most significant and lasting development. For the first time in the modern history of the death penalty, more than 60 percent of all […]
aside- alan colmes blogs
Filed at 1:51 pm, Wednesday December 26th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Alan Colmes blogs. No, really.
aside- top 10 least likely stories
Filed at 1:32 pm, Wednesday December 26th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
The top 10 least likely news stories of 2008.
aside- bush most admired man
Filed at 1:28 pm, Wednesday December 26th 2007
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Bush tops the “most admired American man” poll with 10% of the vote.
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