yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/22/2008
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This is old, but Media Matters’ roundup of public opinion data from their “Progressive Majority” report is worth taking a look at.
On Obama's Reading List
politicalwire.com 12/1/2008 —
We know President-elect Obama is partial to reading books on Lincoln , but reports also suggest he;s reading a book on Franklin Roosevelt's first one hundred days as president: The Defining Moment by Jonathan Alter.
Paul Begala : "I could ...
Well, Isn't That Interesting
michaeltotten.com 1/11/2009 — "U.S. thwarted Israeli plan to bomb Iranian nuclear facility":http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/10/AR2009011002257.html.
Required Reading
vodkapundit.com 11/4/2008 — Stanley Kurtz:
In pursuit of his goals, Obama has shown himself willing to quietly support, and sometimes to openly use, radical Alinskyite tactics. At the Woods Fund, Obama’s allies bragged about the way their “post-ideological” cover had allowed ...
Reading lesson
WWW.samefacts.com 10/27/2008 — Megan McArdle, who is usually a more careful reader, and Glenn Reynolds, who usually isn't, both accuse me of urging the prosecution of the wingnuts who have been submitting false-name contributions on the Obama website, and criticize me for trying to ...
Morning reading at Mass
theanchoressonline.com 11/14/2008 — This struck me, for no particular reason beyond the language, but I thought I’d post:
…Many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh; such is the deceitful one and the ...
Where To Stop Reading
fablog.ehrensteinland.com 1/15/2009 — In this case the 13th graph:
“Does that absolutely prove he did it? No,” Mr. Garrett said. With no confession and no trial, he said, “you’re going to be left not getting over the top of the mountain.”
Take it away Newsboys!
Reading List
mudvillegazette.com 12/7/2008 — At Crittenden 's, a combat vet's reading list . Larry Gwin, former US Army captain, Silver Star, Purple Heart, XO of Alpha Co., 2/7 Cav, 1st Cav Division, veteran of the Ia Drang battles of 1965 and author of “Baptism: A Vietnam Memoir,” spent many ...
Reading is fundamental
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 1/12/2009 — A reader sends me this piece and asks if this is how I read. I wish. According to web software, I only read about 600 words a minute, which is in the "above average, but not particularly impressive" range--though in fairness, I have a hard ...
Political Science Is Getting A Lot More Interesting
themonkeycage.org 11/23/2008 — How do I know? Because the number of counterintuitive findings is just skyrocketing! How do I know that? Because mentions of the phrase “counterintuitive finding” in political science journals have increased sharply.
The 1950s and ...
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