If you’re in the State of Michigan, and you’re watching the Super Bowl on television this evening, you’re likely going to see the following ad… the first real ad of Governor Rick Snyder’s reelection campaign. TRANSCRIPT: “Some call him a nerd. But Michigan now calls him The Comeback Kid. Politicians had pushed Michigan down to […]
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I challenge you to show me even one instance of someone calling Rick Snyder “The Comeback Kid”
How Big Money and Big Media Undermine Democracy
I have very little to add in the way of comment, but I wanted to let all of you know that Bill Moyers just interviewed John Nichols and Robert McChesney, the authors of the new book Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America, and it’s incredibly fascinating stuff… And, by “incredibly […]
Alison Lundergan Grimes, coming out swinging against Bitch McConnell
Having been born in Kentucky, and still having quite a lot of family there, I make it a point to keep up on Bluegrass State politics to some extent. And, I was incredibly disappointed, some months ago, to learn that I wouldn’t have an opportunity to go door-to-door in my parents’ neighborhood, explaining to their […]
Syed Taj, Muslim candidate for Congress, subjected to outrageous racist attacks
Last week, when I noticed that the American Medical Association (AMA) had started taking out television ads in support of our friend Syed Taj, I knew that racist attacks from the right were inevitable. The AMA ads signaled to me that the race was close (as the AMA doesn’t invest in races that aren’t winnable), […]