The culture wars are over? Think again. Here was Huckabee‘s biggest applause line tonight: [McCain] doesn’t want to change the very definition of marriage from what it has always meant throughout recorded human history. It is not above John McCain’s pay grade to grasp the simple fact that human life begins at conception, and he […]
Dana Goldstein
Dana Goldstein, a former associate editor and writer at the Prospect, comes from a family of public-school educators. She received the Spencer Fellowship in Education Journalism, a Schwarz Fellowship at the New America Foundation, and a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellowship at the Nation Institute. Her journalism is regularly featured in Slate, The Atlantic, The Nation, The Daily Beast, and other publications, and she is a staff writer at the Marshall Project.
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MITT ROMNEY: WASHINGTON CURRENTLY RUN BY LIBERALS.
Fact-challenged, truth-challenged. Hard to know what else to say. —Dana Goldstein
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NO TRANSIT WONKERY HERE TONIGHT.
When I heard that Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Michael Williams would be speaking to the RNCC tonight, I hoped, dorkily, that he would be addressing plans for improving America’s public transportation infrastructure. But Williams didn’t mention railroads at all. Instead, it appears that he is here for little other reason than to be the face […]
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The Elephant in the Room
Women at the Republican convention react to Bristol Palin’s pregnancy and offer a stark reminder of how limited conservative ideology is in its views of sexuality, education, and choice.
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THE LIEBERMAN SPEECH.
“I’m here to support John McCain because country matters more than party.” With that, Joe Lieberman tonight bore down on what is the central message of this Republican National Convention — it’s not about national security, or tax cuts, or social conservatism. And it’s certainly not the message of solidarity with working Americans that the […]
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JESSE VENTURA DEFENDS IMMIGRATION AT PAUL RALLY.
Ron Paul‘s history of race-baiting has been well-documented. So it was fascinating just a few minutes ago here at the Paul “Rally for Liberty” in Minneapolis to hear Jesse Ventura, who received a rapturous welcome, defend immigrants, and oppose Paul’s position in favor of building a wall along the U.S./Mexico border. “I’ve been living in […]
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SIGHTS OF THE CONVENTION.
Probably the most interesting thing going on today in the Twin Cities is a big rally for Ron Paul at the Target Center. Here are some of the sights. A Paul-ite “calls the GOP back to its roots.” Ron Paul swag flying off the shelves at the Target Center. —Dana Goldstein
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SIGHTS OF THE CONVENTION.
There were some violent protests today, including one in which bricks were thrown and the windows of a Macy*s department story were smashed. But the pre-planned lefty protest, which took place directly outside of the Xcel Center, was peaceful, and featured lots of signs for Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, as well as quite […]
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AND WHAT IF OBAMA HAD A PREGNANT DAUGHTER?
I know … it’s impossible to imagine the outcry. As Ann writes, Bristol Palin sure does deserve the choice on whether or not to carry her pregnancy to term — as all women do, not just the daughters of prominent politicians. But there’s also the fact that Bristol is getting married to her high school […]
