Demagogue

Friday Talking Points [51] -- Some Positivity

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

While we're all waiting for someone to leak the Palin Troopergate Report (which is reminiscent of waiting for "Fitzmas" during the whole Scooter Libby...

"McSame?" Try "McShame"

Ellis Weiner | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


Ellis Weiner

With Palin we encounter the purest example, in our lifetime, of a candidate whose mere presence on a national ticket demeans and pollutes the very process.

Sarah Palin -- A Demagogue in a Skirt

Susie Hoeller | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


Susie Hoeller

Palin is appealing to long standing nativist prejudices -- the fear of the stranger in our midst. Obama is not like "us" according to McCain-Palin and "us" is a code word for the "white"

The Mad Corporate World of Glenn Beck

Norman Solomon | Posted 12.19.2007 | Media


Norman Solomon

I figured it was a safe bet that Glenn Beck's enthusiasm for full disclosure from media would be selective.