Entries tagged “Iraq”
FACT: The Race Is Getting Nasty
By Sarah Scully on 09/13/2008
OBAMA CAMPAIGN MEMO: Unraveling the myth of the Straight Talk Express To: Press Corps From: Obama Campaign Re: Unraveling the myth of the Straight Talk Express Since naming Governor Palin as their Vice Presidential nominee, the McCain campaign has distorted, distracted, and outright lied to the American people about her record in a desperate attempt to hide the fact that a McCain/Palin Administration would be nothing more than a continuation of the failed Bush policies of the last eight years. Indeed, today alone we learned that the McCain campaign's claim that Governor Palin traveled to Iraq is a lie. In... MORE »
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The Oracle of HuffPo
By Sarah Scully on 06/25/2008
The ancient Greeks gave us democracy and the modern greeks have given us Arianna. Athens born Arianna Huffington (neé Stassinopoulos) arrived in the US via England and submersed herself in American political culture with the gusto of a Founding Father. Settling in California, she jumped into the public dialogue, writing a number of outspoken articles and books. She dated her governor, Jerry Brown, married Republican congressman Michael Huffington and became a spokesperson for the conservative movement then transitioned back into a progressive liberal and ran for governor herself. Huffington's strange brew of policy knowledge, fanatical partisanship and coquettish wit have... MORE »
