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Barack Obama is Lyndon Johnson on Steroids
By Peter Wehner - Politics DailyOur major political parties have durable images, both positive and negative. Over the last several decades certain impressions -- fairly or not -- have taken hold, like barnacles on the hull of a ship. On the positive side for Republicans is that they have been widely seen as defenders of traditional values and institutions; strong on national defense and in confronting America's adversaries; in favor of limited government and low taxes; and champions of free-market capitalism. On the down side, Republicans have been viewed as indifferent to the plight of the poor; insensitive on race and ...
Washington Hilton: 45 Years of History
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (March 25) -- Lyndon Johnson walked in unannounced to a cocktail party of 2,000 people. The first President Bush asked for an opinion on a bill passed that day in Congress. Yankee slugger Joe DiMaggio autographed a baseball. Film director Alfred Hitchcock drew his famous profile on a piece of paper. "They've all been here, believe it or not," said Charlie Ragusa, a senior banquet captain who served them. "VIPs, they're all over the place." "The place" Ragusa speaks of is the Washington Hilton, which has hosted presidents, kings, politicos, movie stars and sports legends since it ...
Teddy Kennedy's Memoir: He Spent His Life Atoning for Kopechne's Death
By Melinda Henneberger - Politics Daily"Atonement is a process that never ends.'' – Edward M. Kennedy in his forthcoming memoir, "True Compass.'' Even the quick summary of Teddy Kennedy's new memoir in Thursday's New York Times contains about 12 different headlines. But because we all, like the book's author, are only human, the absolute top of the news from the 532-page tome is that Kennedy says he barely knew poor Mary Jo Kopechne, and had not been carrying on with her on the night she died, or any other time. ...
Joe Paterno Carries Very Old Grudges
By Brian Grummell - AOL NewsWhile enduring the Big Ten Network's "Friday Night Tailgate" tonight, something interesting presented itself. They showed a clip of Joe Paterno at his finest, hosting Penn State's Friday night pep rally. He wasted little time in picking at an old scab. After singling out members of his '68 and '69 teams in attendance, the massive chip on his shoulder made itself known. After telling the crowd that the players were "screwed" out of a championship, he had this to say:"We had kicked the devil out of a couple people in bowl games, and the President of the United States at that time went down into ...
Helen Thomas Supports Hillary
By Ada Calhoun - Politics DailyOn Friday night, Helen Thomas gave a rousing keynote speech for the Women, Action and the Media conference at MIT. We were too far in the back to get good video or photos (we'll post those when we find some), but here are a few things she said that we jotted down: On media bias:"Hillary is getting a bad rap with the media. Obama is walking on water with the media . . . Being racist is more verboten than being anti-woman." On the nine presidents she's covered as a member of the press corps:JFK: "My favorite."LBJ: "Bigger than life."Nixon: "When he had two roads to go down, he always took the ...
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