Results for: national political news
Gotcha Questions for Katie Couric (and Her Colleagues)
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2008/10/07/gotcha_questions_for_katie_couric_and_her_colleagues
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2008/10/07/gotcha_questions_for_katie_couric_and_her_colleagues
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major liberal candidates -- could be used equally effectively against Couric, or most any other liberal member of the television news … Some more possible questions:
Q: Members of the news media believe, correctly, that individuals running for political office, because … If not, how do you justify reporting it on a national newscast in order to alarm "every parent"?…
John the Populist
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2008/10/26/john_the_populist
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2008/10/26/john_the_populist
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Absent in the daily-news narrative is that, as a senator, McCain tried to avert this mess and to get others in Congress to regulate … Once again, the McCain message is buried, either by the daily political sideshows or by the brilliant way Obama’s campaign has “flooded … Some of the blame goes to McCain, too; he has been ineffective on the national stage at explaining his plan.…
The Speech
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2008/10/26/the_speech
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2008/10/26/the_speech
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Like the one Sarah Palin gave at the Republican National Convention in September. … When he shouted: “You shall not crucify mankind on a Cross of Gold” - he became a national figure. … In fact, I have only watched two speeches in their entirety this whole political year. Just two. …
Eye For Fashion
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/10/24/eye_for_fashion
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnmccaslin/2008/10/24/eye_for_fashion
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So surmises Joshua Green of the Atlantic, referring to veteran Republican political operative Jeff Larson, who is believed to have … Berry, whose top-rated station features a heavy lineup of conservative voices (we reported last month that WMAL won the National Association … The production — updated with the latest news headlines, thus each performance may vary on any given day — incorporates a cross section…
Boot Murtha: The Change America Deserves
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2008/10/24/boot_murtha_the_change_america_deserves
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2008/10/24/boot_murtha_the_change_america_deserves
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change agent in the race were a Democrat and the status quo defender were a Republican, this battle would be all over the nightly news … Instead, the national media have ignored him. … This despite Murtha's massive advantage in PAC donations, national name recognition and incumbency perks.…
If McCain Wants to Win, He Needs To...
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2008/10/24/if_mccain_wants_to_win,_he_needs_to
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2008/10/24/if_mccain_wants_to_win,_he_needs_to
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So, here's what McCain should do: take advantage of the way the news cycle works to saturate the coverage from now until election day … controversial ad, the media will give it millions of dollars worth of free coverage during the 24-48 hours that it dominates the news … This issue alone would cost Obama millions of votes if McCain has enough political courage to push it.…
Look Who's Endorsing O Now
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2008/10/23/look_whos_endorsing_o_now
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2008/10/23/look_whos_endorsing_o_now
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Fattah has also co-authored two books with Hamas spokesman and chief political adviser Ahmed Yousef ("The Agent: The Truth Behind the … attending the meeting was Mazen Asbahi, the former Obama director of Muslim outreach who quickly resigned in early August after news … At a luncheon during the Democratic National Convention, Investor's Business Daily reported Asbahi as saying that his resignation was…
Joe The Bumbler
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2008/10/22/joe_the_bumbler
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2008/10/22/joe_the_bumbler
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In the latest of a long string of verbal fiascoes neglected by the Obama infomercial narrators, aka the national "news" media, Sen. … What about the "news" networks? The story broke at 7:35 a.m. … Eastern on ABC's own Political Radar blog, yet ABC ran nothing on Monday, not on "Good Morning America," or "World News" or "Nightline…
Assault on Fairness from the Left
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2008/10/22/assault_on_fairness_from_the_left
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2008/10/22/assault_on_fairness_from_the_left
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While we hear a lot about "partisan politics" in the media, most Americans do not define themselves, first and foremost, by their political … Outlets for voters to express their concern are available on both sides of the political divide - and well they should be. … As news reports demonstrate, the voters' concern over fraud is not unfounded.…
Christians Biblical Role Part I
https://townhall.com/columnists/nathantabor/2008/10/19/christians_biblical_role_part_i
https://townhall.com/columnists/nathantabor/2008/10/19/christians_biblical_role_part_i
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Given the high stakes involved, you might assume that Christians would be in the forefront of the national dialogue on politics. … It is obvious due to current political climate of this nation. … (Joshua 24:15)
Neither political party is completely reliable when it comes to moral and social issues.…
Whistling past Wahkiakum
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2008/10/19/whistling_past_wahkiakum
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2008/10/19/whistling_past_wahkiakum
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Quite a term for the national economy, eh? … Perhaps the national economy is in a death spiral. … Do national politicians really care? Do you? Nope.…
McCain Can't Catch a Break Even When He Deserves One
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2008/10/17/mccain_cant_catch_a_break_even_when_he_deserves_one
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2008/10/17/mccain_cant_catch_a_break_even_when_he_deserves_one
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First I was in charge of my firm's national poll for a major news organization, to determine the winner of the debate. … Second, because of my having won a national debate championship and trained political candidates, I was asked to provide my so-called … A funny thing happened to our "expert panel" story in the big national paper.…
Hail to the Chief
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2008/11/05/hail_to_the_chief
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2008/11/05/hail_to_the_chief
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But a presidential election is more than a political choice; it is a moral dividing line. … This is a largely undiscussed topic in modern political debate: legitimacy. … It does not require political agreement.…
Peggy the Moocher
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2008/11/05/peggy_the_moocher
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2008/11/05/peggy_the_moocher
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Sorry to break the bad news to Joe the Plumber. But the winner of Campaign 2008 is Peggy the Moocher. … The plain, ugly fact is that both major political parties are committed to spreading the wealth in one form or another. … "E Pluribus Unum" is no longer our national motto. These three words are: "Do For Me."…
Hail To The Chief
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2008/11/05/hail_to_the_chief
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2008/11/05/hail_to_the_chief
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WASHINGTON -- I come to this moment of national decision with deep
concerns about the next president. … This is a largely
undiscussed topic in modern political debate: legitimacy. … It does not require
political agreement.…
The Party Of Interests Versus The Party Of Values
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2008/11/04/the_party_of_interests_versus_the_party_of_values
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2008/11/04/the_party_of_interests_versus_the_party_of_values
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final tallies in the Presidential election, the two major parties will retain their identities as distinctly different sorts of political … None of the most prominent components of the GOP coalition expect to gain directly or personally from political victories. … All the polls show that voters placed national security and terrorism far down their lists of priorities this year.…
The Enduring Culture War
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianfitzpatrick/2008/11/04/the_enduring_culture_war
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianfitzpatrick/2008/11/04/the_enduring_culture_war
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Palin “may be the last culture warrior on a national ticket for a very long time.” … In the past, various noxious movements that were anti-Catholic and anti-Semitic made grabs for political leverage, only to sink back … Prothero, Beinart and Chopra reflect the prevailing attitude in the “Progressive” news media. …
Enviros Go Nuclear, But Not in a Good Way
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamperrypendley/2008/11/01/enviros_go_nuclear,_but_not_in_a_good_way
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamperrypendley/2008/11/01/enviros_go_nuclear,_but_not_in_a_good_way
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After Paul Newman died on September 26, news broke that, although he contributed to environmental causes, he was also a secret supporter … Ranking Member of the House Committee Don Young (R-AK) and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest and Public … that the resolution “short circuits the Constitution, escapes review by both bodies of Congress and the American people, [and] is political…
Obama's Spiral of Silence
https://townhall.com/columnists/wyntonhall/2008/10/31/obamas_spiral_of_silence
https://townhall.com/columnists/wyntonhall/2008/10/31/obamas_spiral_of_silence
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In the 1970s, German political scientist Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann introduced a provocative and startling theory of mass communication … Obama’s chief political strategist, David Axelrod, has knowingly leveraged the Spiral of Silence phenomenon is unclear. … Obama’s race—will have been responsible for silencing support for Senator McCain in national polls.…
Media's O-Colored Glasses Blank Out Leftist Truth
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2008/10/30/medias_o-colored_glasses_blank_out_leftist_truth
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2008/10/30/medias_o-colored_glasses_blank_out_leftist_truth
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As the National Review Online's Andrew C. … Obama worked closely with Ayers to fund radical programs (such as Klonsky's) in Chicago, endorsed Ayers' work, and launched his political … Free World, after all -- once belonged to a socialist party called the New Party (and there are giant scans of a 1996 New Party News…
What You Should Know About Rashid Khalidi and Barack Obama
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiefavazza/2008/10/29/what_you_should_know_about_rashid_khalidi_and_barack_obama
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiefavazza/2008/10/29/what_you_should_know_about_rashid_khalidi_and_barack_obama
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Times piece, and the Khalidis also provided support to Obama's political career. … Can you imagine the outcry if Fox News obtained, but would not release, a video that showed McCain with a damaging friend? … Or how quickly another news organization would be willing to release a similar video?…
Bias Is as Bias Does
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2008/10/29/bias_is_as_bias_does
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2008/10/29/bias_is_as_bias_does
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unscientific) study that McCain is not going to be the choice at the polls for most reporters:
"Based on a combined 35 years in the news … She is the Governor of the State of Alaska which is far, far away from Washington, DC and thus an unknown to the national press corps … Oh, yes, the non-bias of the modern political press corps.…
Obama: Fundamental Change? Count on It
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2008/10/28/obama_fundamental_change_count_on_it
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2008/10/28/obama_fundamental_change_count_on_it
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of negativity placed over America by the media and a grossly partisan Democratic Party that places its self-interest above the national … Similarly, despite our problems in Iraq, we are clearly winning there now, but the media are suppressing the good news, just as they … They have mischaracterized our essential National Security Agency monitoring of international terrorist communications as domestic…
Big Media Pull Out All Stops to Elect Obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2008/10/28/big_media_pull_out_all_stops_to_elect_obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2008/10/28/big_media_pull_out_all_stops_to_elect_obama
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By excluding abortion and same-sex marriage from national debate, Big Media kept the voters from knowing that Obama, as chairman of … The source of money has always been fair game for anybody to talk about in political campaigns. … Memo to the American people: Will we let Big Media decide this election by censoring the news we have a right to know?…
Sell Off or Sell Out?
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankgaffney/2008/10/27/sell_off_or_sell_out
https://townhall.com/columnists/frankgaffney/2008/10/27/sell_off_or_sell_out
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News item: On Sunday, Arab News reported, “The U.S. government is currently studying the salient features of Islamic … experts – David Yerushalmi, an attorney specializing in securities law who is deeply knowledgeable about the comprehensive theo-political-legal … In a terrific new book, The Failure Factory, the Washington Times’ ace national security correspondent documents myriad cases of federal…