tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/19/2008
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Glenn Greenwald has an interesting post about the Rick Warren mess, which he uses as a jumping off point to argue that Barack Obama's "new" politics isn't really new at all.
Greenwald's basic point is that Obama's efforts to placate the right by picking Warren -- and the effort to get the ...
lesbianlife.about.com - 12/19/2008
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lesbianlife.about.com —
Barack Obama -Young, Liberal Presidential Candidate: Barack Obama
has accepted the Democratic nomination for president. Barack Obama...
seems to be getting liberals all fired up because he is young, energetic and represents change. But how does Barack ...
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Barack Obama on Gay and Lesbian Rights - Where does ...
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 12/19/2008
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
Dish readers will know my own conflicted feelings
about the selection of Rick Warren for the Inaugural...
Invocation. But feelings must at some point cede to reason. And I sense an understandable but, the more I think about it, misjudged ...
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Taking Yes For An Answer
salon.com - 12/19/2008
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salon.com —
The disparity is stark between the actual importance
of the Inaugural invocation and the anger triggered by...
Obama's choice of Rick Warren to deliver it. Obviously, the controversy is a proxy for numerous pre-existing conflicts and agendas that have ...
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How new is Obama's New Politics? - Glenn Greenwald
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Post-Partisan Discomforts
Talking Points Memo —
Greg Sargent explores what the Rick Warren pick does -- and doesn't -- say about Obama's so-called new politics.
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Remainders: Genug
Ben Smith's Blog —
Conason thinks Obama is misplaying the Blago mess.
Mikva sez "Shoyn genug."
Grist loves Holdren.
Sam Stein, Michael Scherer, and Greg Sargent all try to explain the Warren choice in terms of Obama's pragmatism.
Steve Waldman rounds up religious left reaction Warren.
Sharpton defends it.
It's even worse to be a governor than president.
Todd Gitlin wants to censure Obama and move on.
A major Jewish umbrella group nominates an Obama ...
Friday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... of the Small Business Administration (SBA). * It was, by the way, Obama's 12th press conference as president-elect, breaking a record for modern presidents -- and he still has a month to go. * As I type, Al Franken leads Norm Coleman in Minnesota by 249 votes . * David Safavian, a former associate of disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, has been found guilty of multiple criminal counts, again. * Krugman has a good item on the Madoff Economy. * Sargent has a good item on what's "new" about Obama's style of politics. * Cohn has a good ...
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