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Chris Matthews: West Point ‘Enemy Camp’
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Along with serious discussions about President Obama’s newest new Afghanistan strategy, a minor brouhaha has errupted over Chris Matthews’ labeling West Point “the enemy camp” last night. Jeff Porter has the scoop at Newsbusters : “It seems like in this case, there isn’t a lot of excitement,” ...2 hours ago -
Europe’s New Leadership in Perspective
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My latest for Foreign Policy , “ The Eurocrats Europe Needs ,” is up. It attempts to bring some perspective to the negative reactions — my own included! — that accompanied the selection of Herman Van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton as president and high representative for foreign policy, respectively, of ...3 hours ago -
Obama Afghanistan Speech: Worst of Both Worlds (Updated)
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U.S. President Barack Obama departs after speaking about Afghanistan policy at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, December 1, 2009. Obama said on Tuesday he is sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan by next summer to speed the battle against the Taliban and plans to start bringing some home in ...3 hours ago -
Bobby Bowden Retires
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Legendary football coach Bobby Bowden has made it official : He’s stepping down after 35 years heading the Florida State program and 44 years as a college head coach. Bowden will retire as the second-winningest coach in major college football behind Penn State’s Joe Paterno. The 80-year-old Bowden has won 388 ...17 hours ago -
Comparative Fringes
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Steve Benen is a bit disappointed that I didn’t “follow [Charles] Johnson’s lead and reject what’s become of the contemporary political right” in my post responding to his departure . In particular, he thinks I’m too easy on the conservative fringe groups and understate their hold on the movement. ...21 hours ago -
Presidents, the Military, and Stagecraft
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Dana Milbank starts an otherwise thoughtful piece with a rather sophomoric attempt at humor: First, the good news: President Obama will not be wearing a flight suit when he addresses the cadets at West Point on Tuesday night. Nor will he wear a bomber jacket with the presidential seal on the chest, nor even, the ...23 hours ago -
Charles Johnson breaks from the right
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Well you saw this coming even if you didn’t read the interview I did with him a few weeks back. James Joyner parses out Johnson’s list and I have to say, I agree with James on pretty much all his points except for his take on anti-Obamaism vs. anti-Bushism. In any case, read Joyner on this one. Related ...1 day ago -
Charles Johnson ‘Breaks’ From the Right
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In a move that has been coming for nearly two years, Charles Johnson has issued a manifesto explaining “Why I Parted Ways With The Right.” For those who don’t know, Johnson is the founder and principal author of Little Green Footballs , one of the oldest and most popular blogs. He’d was an elder ...1 day ago -
Tiger Woods Unpaved Road Ad
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Alex Massie passes along “An unfortunately timed Accenture advertisement in the Wall Street Journal today that has also caught the attention of the folks at TMZ (who dub it “the definition of irony) and, I’m sure, others. The juxtaposition of this and Woods’ car crash over the weekend is somewhat ...1 day ago -
Obama’s Afghanistan Speech
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President Obama’s speech tomorrow night, in which he finally announces his Afghan strategy and responds to General McChrystal’s September request for more troops for Afghanistan, will be closely watched by the American public, our NATO Allies, foreign leaders, and the people of Afghanistan and the region. I sat ...1 day ago -
SCOTUS Overturns Detainee Photo Release Order
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The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a decision by the 2nd Circuit (in which Sonia Sotomayor took part) on detainee photographs. The justices sent the case back to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in Manhattan, which ruled in 2008 that the pictures should be released to the public. But ...1 day ago -
Leave Tiger Woods Alone
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Responding to reports that the Florida Highway Patrol is seeking a warrant to seize medical records to investigate Tiger Woods’ car crash to determine whether “determine if the wounds Woods sustained are consistent with a car accident or domestic violence”, Tom Maguire snarks, “what kind of a world are ...1 day ago -
Ireland Running Out of Priests
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Ireland, one of the most devoutly Catholic countries on the planet, is having serious problems recruiting the next generation of priests. Earlier this month, the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, made a grim prediction about the future of the church in Ireland: If more young priests aren’t found quickly, ...2 days ago -
Krugman: Jobs Program Needed
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Paul Krugman argues that “the recession is probably over in a technical sense” the government must nonetheless treat the 10.2 unemployment rate as a crisis because there are “six times as many Americans seeking work as there are job openings, and the average duration of unemployment — the time the average ...2 days ago -
Caption Contest
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Time for the Monday OTB Caption Contest TM REUTERS/Samantha Appleton-The White House/Handout Winners will be announced Thursday PM2 days ago -
Climate Change Scandal: Raw Data Tossed
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The controversy over the hacked climate change emails continues to gain steam, forcing the East Anglia team to reverse course and promise to release their raw data. The U-turn by the university follows a week of controversy after the emergence of hundreds of leaked emails, “stolen” by hackers and published ...3 days ago -
Mike Penner, Transsexual Sportwriter, Dead of Apparent Suicide
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Mike Penner, the transsexual sportswriter briefly known as “Christine Daniels” is dead, the Los Angeles Times reports. Mike Penner, the veteran Los Angeles Times sportswriter who made international headlines in 2007 when he announced he was transsexual and began working under the byline “Christine ...3 days ago -
Republicans Enjoy Enthusiasm Gap
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Via Taegan Goddard , I see that the latest Daily Kos/Research 2000 tracking poll show that Republicans are markedly more excited about the 2010 election than Democrats. QUESTION: In the 2010 Congressional elections will you definitely vote, probably vote, not likely vote, or definitely will not vote? [...] ...4 days ago -
Obama’s Bow: A Lasting Image?
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Peggy Noonan takes a harsh view of the way Obama’s first year has unfolded. In a presidency, a picture or photograph becomes iconic only when it seems to express something people already think. When Gerald Ford was spoofed for being physically clumsy, it took off. The picture of Ford losing his footing and ...4 days ago -
White House Party Crashers Met Obama (Photo)
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The two pranksters who crashed the White House party the other night managed to meet President Obama. The photographic proof is on the White House Flickr page: President Barack Obama greets Michaele and Tareq Salahi during a receiving line in the Blue Room of the White House before the State Dinner with Prime ...4 days ago
