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Republican politicians and those in the media who do their bidding have, especially over the last decade, found a new tool for attacking working people. When politicians or activists come forward to defend working people against business interests, the Republicans accuse them of being beholden to “union bosses.” The hoped-for mental image is of a bunch of fat white guys in three-piece suits smoking cigars, an image that will make us immediately forget whatever policy we were talking about. Hell, we wouldn’t want “bosses?...
...TIME: Vice President Dick Cheney has suggested that Israel might take care of the nuclear problem in Iran. But Ariel Sharon has said that Israel has no plans to do so. Kharrazi: I don?t know if [the Israelis] have such a plan, but we are ready to defend ourselves...
Even today, that pro-insurgent mentality hasn’t gone away, and—among some prominent Bush-bashers—it is even accompanied by a mendacious pro-Saddam nostalgia. Michael Moore continues to defend his “Fahrenheit 9/11” portrayal of “sovereign” (though internationally sanctioned) pre-war Iraq in which children fly kites and shoppers smile in the sunshine. Popular Democratic bloggers continue posting only the negative stories out of Iraq. And just last week, a spokesperson for Moveon.org again condemned “the senseless number...
...Crimson will return to action on May 15, when both varsity boats look to defend their 2004 Sprints titles in Worcester, Mass...
...DeLay's own district, Republicans are so alarmed they are already mobilizing to defend him in an election that is still nearly a year and half away. Says Jared Woodfill, GOP chairman in nearby Harris county: "We're getting e-mails and calls from the base, the precinct chairs and the phone bank people saying what can we do to help now? Usually that doesn't happen until six months before an election...