yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/5/2008
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Wow. As David Sirota has documented in print and Ali Frick in video form , pundits have been all over the place declaring, without evidence, that America is a “center-right nation” irrespective of election outcomes or opinion polling on issues.
But now it looks like Nina Easton is ...
creators.com - 11/1/2008
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McCain Banking On a Confederacy of Dunces Is
John McCain stupid, or does he believe we are?...
That's the question as he criticizes Barack Obama for allegedly trying to "redistribute the wealth" with a plan to lower taxes on the middle class and raise ...
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Mandate '08: Reagan vs. FDR by David Sirota on ...
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Center Right, Center Left
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Via Yglesias, Fox News declares America a "Center Left" country: Via Sirota, Ruth Marcus proves Broder still rules the Beltway World. Here's the thing, if the Beltway takes Obama's platform and declares it Center Right, hell even Far Right, I will not complain. But they won't. That is Far Left to these bozos. Their contempt for the American People is disgusting. By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only
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corner.nationalreview.com 11/18/2008 — Tod Lindberg argues that conservatives are fooling themselves if they think that the U.S. is a "center-right nation." Me, I'm not sure what it would mean for the country to be either "center-right" or "center-left." I can see the point of saying that ...
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angrybear.blogspot.com 11/25/2008 — rdan David Sirota at Salon has reflected my take on media and says it much better than I. And here in addition to the first link. If you’re having trouble remembering what the recent election was all about, rest easy: You’re probably not going ...
Sorry, GOP: America Is Left Of Center
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ourfuture.org 11/29/2008 — Sure, this is a center-right country, but only if you substitute addition for analysis. There are more conservatives than liberals — as there has been for years. So add them to the 44% of the electorate that says they are "moderates," and you get a ...
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/22/2008 — David Sanger for The New York Times :
Now, his reported selections for two of the major positions in his cabinet - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state and Timothy F. Geithner as secretary of the Treasury - suggest that Mr. Obama is ...
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