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Yet again, the GOP launches brutal personality and cultural attacks on the Democratic candidate. Yet again, Democrats seem determined to allow it to do so.
Glenn Greenwald [ 2008-09-04 ]
A snarling Sarah Palin savages Barack Obama while her defenders deride sexism and "liberal media" bias.
Joan Walsh [ 2008-09-04 ]
Democrats like to tell themselves that Americans dislike the character attacks in which the GOP specializes. But that comforting thought is untrue.
Glenn Greenwald [ 2008-09-05 ]
Journalists convince themselves that Sarah Palin is afraid to face their aggressive, adversarial questioning.
Glenn Greenwald [ 2008-09-06 ]
I greatly admire her decision to have a child with Down syndrome. But she would likely deny other women the right to choose for themselves.
By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. [ 2008-09-05 ]
From Fred Thompson to Sarah Palin, snarling Rudy Giuliani to smiling Lindsey Graham, Republicans bared their fangs this week to hide their unpopular agenda. And it might work.
Joan Walsh [ 2008-09-06 ]
Day 8 and counting, and still no interviews.
Joan Walsh [ 2008-09-07 ]
Because the real reason you don't like him is that he's smarter than you.
By Bill Maher [ 2008-09-05 ]
Romney and Giuliani helped supply Wednesday night's "paranoid" conservative politics, while Sarah Palin showed she's no Dick Cheney.
By Walter Shapiro [ 2008-09-04 ]
The National Enquirer is reporting that Sarah Palin had an affair with her husband's business partner, who reportedly just tried to have his divorce records sealed.
Alex Koppelman [ 2008-09-05 ]
From sushi-scarfing Secret Servicemen to drunken Sarah-Palin lust, witness the underside of the Republican shindig.
By Avi Steinberg [ 2008-09-06 ]
A new survey shows Americans think more highly of Joe Biden's experience than of his Republican counterpart's.
Alex Koppelman [ 2008-09-05 ]
He seems to believe that when I travel I must be sleeping with my boss.
By Cary Tennis [ 2008-09-04 ]
Simply saying the word "change" a lot isn't enough. What did McCain offer people that was really new?
By Joe Conason [ 2008-09-05 ]
McCain's veep choice is the reincarnation of George W. Bush, as channeled by Karl Rove.
By Jeff Yang [ 2008-09-05 ]
The "imperfect" war hero steered clear of George W. Bush as he took aim at Barack Obama and tried to marshal his tarnished party.
By Walter Shapiro [ 2008-09-05 ]
Put away the Quayle and Eagleton comparisons. Palin's for real, and on the key issue of energy policy, she has to be reckoned with
Andrew Leonard [ 2008-09-04 ]
Thank God for real populists, like small-town mayor Rudy Giuliani and Cindy McCain, who wore an outfit this week that's estimated to have cost $300,000.
Alex Koppelman [ 2008-09-04 ]
Hillary Clinton was tapped to provide the first official Democratic response to John McCain's speech, and she came out swinging.
Alex Koppelman [ 2008-09-04 ]
Move over Jeremiah Wright
Nathalie Gorman [ 2008-09-05 ]
On his big night, John McCain gave at best an uneven speech; even a moving segment about his time as a prisoner of war may not have saved it for him.
Alex Koppelman [ 2008-09-04 ]
The man behind Daily Kos talks about Obama's chances, his new book and why Palin is the gift that keeps on giving.
By Vincent Rossmeier [ 2008-09-04 ]
Those looking to stir up Hillary supporters into a lather over sexism are barking up the wrong tree.
Rebecca Traister [ 2008-09-04 ]
Fresh from the GOP convention, John McCain brings his Christian fundamentalist running mate to Christian fundamentalist headquarters -- but doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage.
By Jeralyn Merritt [ 2008-09-07 ]
That's what the media implies, but sexism isn't dead just yet.
Tracy Clark-Flory [ 2008-09-06 ]
