chicagoboyz.net - 11/6/2008
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In 2004, I wrote about dog language and political language :
When you talk to a dog, you don’t have to worry a lot about using syllogisms, complete sentences, good analogies, or crisply-argued chains of logic. What he’s looking for is keywords…particular words and short ...
Faith; The Coming Language of Diplomacy
theanchoressonline.com 12/13/2008 — My latest piece for PJM is up over there , and I hope you’ll go take a look at it. Since I’m trying to keep my political writing leashed to where it intersects with faith, it looks at how Western Diplomacy, with its determination to talk ...
House language becomes gender neutral.
thinkprogress.org 1/6/2009 — In its new package of rule changes, the House has finally decided to make its official language gender neutral, recognizing the growing representation of women in Congress (including as Speaker of the House). Gone are references to “he,” ...
Language You Likely Won't Hear Today from President Obama in Canada
blogs.abcnews.com 2/21/2009 — "I will make sure that we renegotiate (NAFTA)," then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said during the Democratic debate in Cleveland, Ohio on Feb. 26, 2008. "We should use the hammer of a potential opt-out (of NAFTA) as leverage to ensure that...
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (Introduced in House)
thomas.loc.gov 3/18/2009 — o amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.
How political media handle Blagojevich's $#&*/=@ language issue
latimesblogs.latimes.com 12/12/2008 —
One of the offbeat yet interesting aspects of the fascinating political criminal drama playing out in Chicago nowadays is the incredibly obtuse way the political media feels it must handle the issue of crude language.
Swearing is not confined ...
Former street dog Afonso applauds Barack Obama's "shelter dog" comments
shakespearessister.blogspot.com 11/7/2008 — During his speech on the economy today, President-Elect Barack Obama discussed one of the most important decisions he will make prior to taking over the Presidency on Jan. 21 - what type of dog he will get. And while Obama may be hamstrung by his daughter Malia's allergies and the need for a ...
Hero Dog (video)
youtube.com 12/11/2008 — Incredible footage of a Chilean dog saving his friend on a dangerous and busy highway in Santiago, Chile, South America.(UPDATED) Translation: "These im...
McCain: The infighting begins —
First Read
The New York Times looks into some of the infighting between the McCain and Palin camps. “As a top adviser in Senator John McCain’s now-imploded campaign tells the story, it was bad enough that Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska unwittingly scheduled, and ...
GOP faces identity crisis in months ahead —
CNN Political Ticker
Will Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin be the new face of the Republican Party in 2012?.
NEW YORK (CNN) – The Republican Party faces a long list of problems with no clear national leader and an identity crisis that will play out during a period of good ...
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