Frameshop: How to Understand Conservative Psychology
September 18, 2008
The key to persuading anyone is not always just to have a better argument, or even have the facts on your side. Sometimes the key to persuasion is to understand how those you seek to influence think. We liberals often have difficulty understanding why conservatives act and believe as they do when the "truth" is
Obama addresses America about the economy
September 17, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Obama campaign has released a two-minute ad in which Obama directly addresses Americans as he briefly lays out his plans to rescue the economy: A transcript of the ad: In the past few weeks, Wall Street’s been rocked as banks closed and markets tumble. But for many of you — the
This is Your Nation on White Privilege
September 16, 2008
Link: This is Your Nation on White Privilege | Red Room. Read this. This essay on racism in the presidential race by Tim Wise is the whip-smartest damn thing I’ve read all year. Seriously. Read it.
Lying is in the Republican DNA
September 15, 2008
by David Safier Democrats occasionally stretch the truth and even lie outright now and then, especially when an embarrassing personal fact comes to light. Republicans lie regularly and unashamedly, both on the campaign trail and when they’re in office, and they slander their opponents whenever they get the chance. If political lying were a criminal
Women of the West Sound Off
September 15, 2008
by Marlene H. Phillips Most people open their email and hear a gentle strumming sound emanating from their computer. When I opened my email this past week I heard a roar, composed of the voices of women of the American West, shouting to the largely oblivious mainstream media to be heard. I have received emails
John McCain, echoes of Herbert Hoover (Updated)
September 15, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It’s beginning to look a lot like 1932 – Bear Stearns, Fannie, Freddie, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, AIG, Washington Mutual, and well over a 100 other financial institutions on the government’s watch list for under capitalization or insolvency. This is not a locally owned corner bank that will have only a local
SNL Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton skit
September 15, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tina Fey nails it!
McCain Ranch: Repentance, Bargaining, Redemption
September 14, 2008
by David Safier Yet another restless night for John McCain. The images of his former self that taunted him from the mirror have been replaced by a more powerful spiritual presence. Forgive me,Lord Jesus, for I have sinned.I have borne false witness against my opponent for worldly gain. I have shared in the telling of
