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Current position: Former governor of North Carolina...
...Stewart and Colbert’s critique, while incisive, is not programmatic. They tear apart the foibles of politicians but offer no clear alternative themselves. This “Daily Effect” has even been empirically verified, as two East Carolina University researchers found that viewers of “The Daily Show” expressed more cynical views of presidential candidates, the media, and the entire electoral process. This cynicism may be healthy, but it can only carry you so far. Jokes are far easier to concoct than solutions...
...Rahm smelled blood. He latched on like a pit bull and never let go." - Chuck Fant, press secretary for Representative John M. Spratt Jr. of South Carolina, on Emanuel's decision to attack the Bush administration for letting an Arab company manage U.S. Ports (L.A. Times, July...
...Road Ahead Modern history is a cautionary tale of new Presidents who overreach and emboldened lawmakers careless with power. In her unsuccessful fight to hold her North Carolina Senate seat, Elizabeth Dole ran an ad predicting that "these liberals want complete control of government, in a time of crisis. All branches of government. No checks and balances. No debate. No independence." If Democrats like her opponent win, she warned, "they get a blank check." The rumbling started before the votes even came in: there was House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank talking about cutting military spending 25% and taxing...
Absolutely. That's why I talk about the double-standard in coverage. In the beginning, McCain did not really come out swinging against Obama. Obama, from the North Carolina primary until yesterday, never gave a speech in this country in which it wasn't a full on assault on McCain's brand. We had spots making fun of McCain on computers, for owning seven houses, saying he had turned his back on Hispanics, saying that he opposed stem cell research, mischaracterizing his position on Social Security, on Medicare. Nobody got after him. There wasn't that collective gasp from...