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Right shouldn’t imitate Bush-era Left

With the Bush administration ending and the Obama administration beginning, it is worth pondering John McCain’s gracious concession speech, giving due consideration to the ways in which the political opposition behaved during the tenures of our last ...

From JAMES KIRCHICK, The Politico,  19 Nov 2008

The Case For Letting Joe Lieberman Keep His Committee Chairmanship

On Tuesday, Democratic Senators will decide the political fate of Joe Lieberman. For the past several years, Lieberman has been a persistent thorn in their side--a relentless critic of Democratic attempts to end the war in Iraq and a no-less-vocal ...

From JAMES KIRCHICK, The New Republic,  15 Nov 2008

Miriam Makeba, RIP

died yesterday at the age of 76. An outspoken opponent of apartheid, the singer wasn't allowed to live in her own country from 1960 until 1991, during which period the government revoked her passport. Makeba, perhaps more than anyone else, created ...

From JAMES KIRCHICK, The New Republic,  11 Nov 2008

Tell it to Your Queen

Just when you thought Toby Young couldn't lose more friends and alienate more people, there he goes and writes this obnoxious blog post on the site of the London Spectator entitled "Obama isn't black." Barack Obama, Young argues, isn't really "black," ...

From JAMES KIRCHICK, The New Republic,  7 Nov 2008

The Lies of Bill Ayers

Bill Ayers’s election-day interview with the New Yorker’s David Remnick doesn’t matter much in the grand scheme of things, now that November 4th has passed. But it’s worth addressing, for the sake of historical veracity. As was expected, Ayers is now ...

From JAMES KIRCHICK, Contentions,  6 Nov 2008

On That McConnell Ad...

AFSCME has nothing to do with the badly photoshopped flyer posted on the Internet, and our radio advertisement in Kentucky says absolutely nothing about Senator McConnell's sexual orientation. At no point in the ad do we "clearly raise" ...

From JAMES KIRCHICK, The New Republic,  5 Nov 2008

Democratic Gay-Baiting? You Don't Say...

Here is a radio advertisement running right now in Kentucky, paid for by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. AFSCME is one of the largest unions in America and a major Democratic Party ally, and stands to gain much from ...

From JAMES KIRCHICK, The New Republic,  2 Nov 2008

The Not-so-Soft Bigotry of Rachel Maddow's Low Expectations

You must be logged-in to comment. Not a subscriber? Click here to get a digital or print and digital subscription to The New Republic! Awhh. Jamie's feelings are hurt because Rachel didn't read his article. I usually stay away from Kirchick bashing, ...

From JAMES KIRCHICK, The New Republic,  21 Oct 2008

Parliament’s Peanut Gallery

Whenever simon hoggart writes about michael fabricant, he makes note of the honorable gentleman from Lichfield’s hair. “How many My Little Ponies, we asked, were slaughtered to make such a creation?” reads one of his countless dispatches. That 2003 ...

From JAMES KIRCHICK, Columbia Journalism Review,  14 Oct 2008

When Did Sarah Palin "Choose" To Be Heterosexual?

In the latest installment of her interview with Katie Couric, Sarah Palin said the following about her much-sought after, but still not yet found, gay friend: One of my absolute best friends for the past 30 years happens to be gay ... I love her dearly. ...

From JAMES KIRCHICK, The New Republic,  2 Oct 2008

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