Author: chimneyswift

Big Obama foriegn policy news.

From the Times UK: Barack Obama is to pursue an ambitious peace plan in the Middle East involving the recognition of Israel by the Arab world in exchange for its withdrawal to pre-1967 borders, according to sources close to...

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A plea for a civilized campaign

What a mess. People are starting to say nasty things, and the worse it gets the worse it is for us as Democrats and for all American citizens. The good news is that now voters in other states will have a meaningful role to play....

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Axelrod and Two Americas

So I started wondering about David Axelrod, since it seems he may well be in line to have a huge voice in national politics in the years to come. This is the first thing I found, and thought it interesting enough to share...

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Hey! Read this while you wait!

“The Shortcomings of the Image” A primer on the art of failing in propaganda. (-and- one little suggestion.) First understand that failure at propaganda is redundant.  Any time that a person chooses to rely on...

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Stand now! But how? Here’s some choices.

Over at Hullabaloo, digby and tristero’s awesome blog, there have been some great posts that challenge our relationship to the status quo. My recent diaries have in some part taken off from comments I was moved to post...

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