Civility and Evasive Thinking
The calls for ‘civility’ echo something that Václav Havel called “evasive thinking.” He opens his essay on the topic with the story of a woman who was killed by a fallen window ledge from a neglected…
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Category: Media
CNBC Apologist Mike Hegedus Gets it Wrong on HuffPo
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Some CNBC apologist would try to defend the network against Jon Stewart and get it all wrong. It turns out that person is Mike Hegedus on Huffington Post…
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Wall Street Journal Wrong on Axelrod Method
Matthew Kaminski of the Wall Street Journal wrote a column comparing the difficulties faced in governing by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to potential difficulties for Sen. Obama if elected President. His argument is that “The Axelrod…
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Morning Joe: The Disgruntled Youth
They start actually talking about it 2 minutes in. Focuses on how angry we are and how anonymity has led to wild and crazy netroots action. “Modern technology has empowered whack jobs.”
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MTV’s Choose or Lose July 4th Takeover, Sneak Peak at Obama/McCain Veteran Messages
In commemoration of July 4th and our young veterans, MTV’s “Choose or Lose” will takeover MTV2 tomorrow with special programming, including a bloc of “True Life” episodes. Exclusive messages from John McCain and Barack Obama that…
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YDA President David Hardt on Larry King Live Tonight
YDA President David Hardt and Christina Aguilera will be on Larry King Live tonight discussing the youth vote.
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