blogs.cqpolitics.com - 11/3/2008
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This time it's personal.
Then again, it was personal in 2004.
In September 2003, I published a book immoderately titled, The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception . Its contention was a simple one: that Bush had gone beyond the normal boundaries of presidential spin ...
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 11/3/2008
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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com —
I had a succession of meals last week
with smart conservative friends, and I found them all
relatively sanguine about the defeat that's almost certainly about to be inflicted on the American Right. Each of them, in different ways, express a mix of ...
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Lost Horizons
washingtonpost.com - 11/2/2008
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washingtonpost.com —
In Bush, Loyalists See a Good and Steadfast
Man Who Has Gotten a Bad Rap By Dan
Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, November 2, 2008; A03 On a cold, gray morning a week before Election Day, President Bush briefly emerged from the White House ...
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'My Heart and My Values Didn't Change'
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/3/2008
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
On a spectacular September morning more than seven
years ago, our world changed. I remain one of
those who believe that that day remains indelible, and its lesson unforgettable. The civilized democratic world came under attack from a small ...
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Barack Obama For President
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How an Obama Win Would Justify Years of Bush-bashing: A Personal Reflection
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I first posted this personal reflection at www.davidcorn.com....
This time it's personal.
Then again, it was personal in 2004.
In September 2003, I published a book immoderately titled, The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception. Its contention was a simple one: that Bush had gone beyond the normal boundaries of presidential spin in using falsehoods and misrepresentations to skew the public discourse on many fronts: stems cells, global warming, tax policy, and, above all, the invasion of Iraq.
At ...
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