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dailykos.com - 12/16/2008
Politics as personal soap opera
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Atrios : I find the whole unfolding Caroline Kennedy saga to be rather depressing. Not just that she's being considered (in the press if not elsewhere), but that she's running a public campaign which involves reaching out to elites. The whole thing is just weird and feeds into the politics as ...
nydailynews.com - 12/17/2008
The Daily Politics
— nydailynews.com — Caroline Kennedy's stop in Rochester was slightly less scripted than her appearance earlier today in Syracuse, which... Times scribes Nick Confessore and Jeremy Peters described as so controlled it was "reminiscent of the vice-president hopeful Sarah ... (more) The Daily Politics

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mcclatchydc.com - 12/20/2008
Palin soap opera: Drug in Levi's mom's case is oxycontin
— mcclatchydc.com — WASILLA, Alaska — Wasilla resident Sherry L. Johnston, mother of Bristol Palin's boyfriend, faces a Jan. 6... court date for an oxycontin-related arrest at her home by Alaska State Troopers. (more) Palin soap opera: Drug in Levi's mom's case is oxycontin

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boston.com - 12/10/2008
Not the best choice for senator
— boston.com — By all accounts, Caroline Kennedy is a fine person, one revered within her tight circle of friends... and family. But that doesn't qualify her to be a senator. (more) Not the best choice for senator

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American Monarchy
Shadow of the Hegemon — Kos is peeved at Caroline Kennedy: It's clear that a significant contingent on this site believes that Caroline Kennedy should be senator because her last name is "Kennedy", and because they "like her". It is unseemly that she's being considered for the seat simply because of her family lineage and her ability to pick up the phone and ring the governor, but pointing that out is "bashing Caroline". It's all ridiculous, and yes, depressing. Because as much as people on this site and others fight for a more small "d" democratic political system, one that ...

12/17: Caroline And The Netroots
Blogometer — ... . However, it appears that many of the readers of these liberal blogs are more sympathetic to Kennedy's Senate ambitions than the blogs' proprietors. In a post that drew over 1,000 comments, Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas observes this phenomenon: "It's clear that a significant contingent on this site believes that Caroline Kennedy should be senator because her last name is 'Kennedy', and because they 'like her'. It is unseemly that she's being considered for the seat simply because of her family lineage and her ability to pick up the phone and ring the governor, ...

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