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  • Suddenly, They Don’t Want Us To ‘Snark’

    02/14/2009 6:06:29 AM PST · by governsleastgovernsbest · 48 replies · 1,867+ views
    FinkelBlog ^ | Mark Finkelstein
    Over the last eight years, when the MSM was engaged in one, long Chimpy-Bush-Hitler-Darth Vader of a sneer, do you recall any liberal media member writing to complain of the coarsening of dialogue? Neither do I. But now that Barack Obama is occupying the White House, David Denby of the New Yorker has written “Snark.” Suddenly, it’s a shame we’re so sarcastic. Denby appeared on Tavis Smiley’s PBS show last night to lament the decline of civility. But the only politicians he cited as victims of over-the-top snarkiness were Democrats: Barack Obama, Hillary and Al Gore. At one point, it...
  • Bush May Miss Chance to Vote in Texas Primary

    03/03/2006 6:59:37 PM PST · by COEXERJ145 · 56 replies · 1,077+ views
    Dallas Morning News via Contra Costa Times ^ | March 2, 2006 | Todd J. Gillman
    WASHINGTON - President Bush is pushing democracy in Asia this week. But he may be missing it at home. Bush didn't request a mail-in ballot for next Tuesday's GOP primary in Texas. He didn't vote early before heading to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. And he's not scheduled to return to the U.S. until Sunday, two days after the end of early voting. That leaves just one option if he wants to perform his civic duty: a quick trip to his home state Tuesday. The polls at the Crawford Fire Station, Precinct 80, will be open from 7 a.m. to 7...