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Gramm Jettisoned Beneath Large Conveyance
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyHere's the breaking story I didn't get to this morning, from the Obama campaign (via email):Obama campaign response to Senator McCain's decision to keep Phil Gramm as an economic advisor: "Senator McCain's economic plan gives nearly $4 billion in tax breaks to the oil companies but doesn't provide any tax relief to more than 100 million middle-class families. But that shouldn't come as a surprise since today we learned that Phil Gramm will continue to advise Senator McCain on economic policy despite calling Americans struggling in this economy 'whiners,'" said Obama campaign spokesman Tommy ...
'Under the Bus' and Other Offenses
By David Knowles - Politics DailyOne of the many negative aspects of an especially long campaign season is the endless repetition of phrases and clichés that spring forth from the mouths of candidates and the pundits who cover them. After an entire year of political sparring, during which our prospective leaders winnow complex policy questions down into catchy sound-bite phrases, it sometimes feels like the whole country has contracted the virus that reduces language into bumper-sticker mantras. Here, then, is a top five list of the most annoying turns of phrase of our current campaign season: 1. "Under the bus." This, of ...
Hey, It's Obama's White Grandmother!
By David Knowles - Politics DailyIn a new ad now airing in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama's white grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, makes a cameo. This might surprise some people who felt that Obama "threw his grandmother under the bus" in his speech about race in America because he aired an anecdote about Dunham being afraid when passing groups of black men on the sidewalk. Apparently, Dunham did not share the "under the bus" interpretation offered by our nation's pundits. ...
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