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Sedaris on undecideds

By alex | Published: 10/28/2008
David Sedaris in the Shouts & Murmurs column of the New Yorker, entitled Undecided. On undecideds: I look at these people and can’t quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention? To put them in perspective, I think of being on […]
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Twittering the debates

By alex | Published: 9/26/2008
It looks as though Current will be broadcasting the debates live with a Twitter overlay tonight, assuming there is a debate. Seems like an interesting (if distracting) way to watch.
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Does (American-style) Democracy Work?

By alex | Published: 9/24/2008
“If they lie about us, then we will correct the record,” Obama said. “But this election is too important, too serious, to be playing silly games.” The media has been all about the campaign lies this year. Factcheck.org, a site with an august history, is probably getting more hits this month than it ever has. […]
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Is this thing on?

By alex | Published: 9/3/2008
OK, this whole “I didn’t know I was being recorded while in a television studio” thing is getting old. Here are what Mike Murphy (former McCain campaign manager) and Peggy Noonan (Reagan speech writer) said when they thought folks weren’t listening: … Murphy: You know, because I come out of the blue swing state governor […]
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