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By Christopher Weber - Politics DailySarah Palin has responded to criticism by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, calling him a "career union boss" and saying his stinging remarks about her are "the usual Beltway nonsense." Palin's post on Facebook followed a speech in Alaska by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in which he assailed the former governor for leaving office early, compared her to Joe McCarthy, and accused her of using "poisonous" anti-union rhetoric. "There was a bit of the politics of personal destruction thrown around, and he mixed it in with the same old big government agenda that has been rejected in union halls, ...
Proofiness: Using Numbers to Fool People and Shape Political Debate
By Eleanor Clift - Politics DailyStephen Colbert coined the word "truthiness" for things we intuitively know are true, based on our gut, as opposed to facts. The term had its heyday during the Bush era when we fought a war "knowing" Saddam Hussein had nuclear weapons. Now Charles Seife, who teaches journalism at New York University, is coming out with a book, "Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception." It demonstrates in compelling and often amusing detail how numbers, which are supposed to be the arbiters of truth, are routinely used to advance lies and undermine democracy. Seife reminds us how a single senator ...
Clinton, McPeak, Obama & the 'Black Menace'
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe ugliness of the Democratic Presidential primary race was given another layer this week, as former President Bill Clinton made a controversial statement, and Obama supporter Retired Air Force General Merrill McPeak issued a controversial rebuke, followed by a tacit demand by the Clinton campaign for McPeak to step away from the Obama campaign. Former President Clinton's remarks:"I think it would be a great thing if we had an election year where you had two people who loved this country and were devoted to the interest of this country," said the former president. "And people could actually ...
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