ON A BUS NEAR NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO–There is a theory of political consulting that puts great value in bright shiny objects, those sparkly ideas, issues or tactics that can distract the press (and the voters) to deliver a message. The McCain campaign does this a lot: all that hubbub about ACORN registration fraud, for instance, [...]
My friend Jeff Goldberg, author of Prisoners, which is one of the very best books I’ve read about the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, takes me to task, rightly, for some wordplay I engaged in yesterday while excoriating the vile McCain spokesman, Michael Goldfarb for calling Khalid Rashidi an antisemite. And while the term, antisemitism, [...]
And Halloween, no less. Yep, we’re due for one.
Wonder how much they spent to get the “quite startling” result of this study?: WASHINGTON (AP) — Women running for top offices need to appear competent and attractive, according to a new study. For male candidates, seeming competent may be enough.
