The Return of Rove

Rolling Stone by Matt Taibbi | Oct. 11, 2008 (Special Report)

The reason Rove continues to survive is the same reason that Johnnie Cochran was called a genius for keeping a double-murderer on the golf course — because this generation of Americans has become so steeped in greed and social Darwinism that it can no longer distinguish between cheating and achieving, between enterprise and crime, and can't bring itself to criticize winners any more than it knows how to be nice to losers. He survives because an ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Randy Morrow - Oct 11, 2008 - 6:19 PM PDT
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Patricia L'Herrou
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 by Patricia L'Herrou - Oct. 11, 2008

this report is really an analysis of karl rove's tactics and how they are being used in sen. mcain's campaign to become president.. the author is not totally fair in pointing out one particular media representative when the media in general certainly contributes to their success. he makes a point at the end regarding our collective responsibility for what has changed for the worse in our political landscape.

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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Oct. 11, 2008

Mr. Taibbi points out that McCain has thrown in with (and adopted the tactics of ) the very people who (it must be remembered he criticized) helped defeat him in 2000. In the works of Palin this isn't an attack it is "truth telling."

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