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Entries Tagged as 'Foreign Policy'

McClellan, Yellin, and the Press Under Pressure

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 29th, 2008 at 8:55 am

Boy, Scottie McClellan’s decision to come clean — well, I say clean, I mean slightly less dirty — on his role as the Mouth of Sauron, and how the press corps passed along the White House’s propaganda to sell the invasion and occupation of Iraq, has really opened all sorts of floodgates.
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Tags: News · Politics · Media · George W. Bush · Iraq · Foreign Policy · Video · Journalism

Mr. Fish on Obama-Wright, That Ad, and the Big Gas Tax Swindle

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 5th, 2008 at 9:56 pm


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Freedom Is Slavery (Doubleplus for Iraqi Women)

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 6th, 2008 at 11:41 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Peace · Iraq · Foreign Policy · Feminism

Chicago Notes: Spukt, Sweat Girls, Mr. Fluxus, Andy Bayiates, and More

Posted by Ocelopotamus on November 10th, 2007 at 9:07 pm


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On My Reading List: Naomi Klein’s New Book, The Shock Doctrine

Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 16th, 2007 at 4:32 am


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Video of the Week

Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 24th, 2007 at 12:30 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Media · George W. Bush · TV · Iraq · History · Foreign Policy · Video · Journalism · Keith Olbermann

Roundup: Swiftly Tilting Planet Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 17th, 2007 at 2:05 am


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Colbert on the Klingon-Republican Alliance

Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 12th, 2007 at 2:10 pm


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Tags: Politics · Culture · Media · Comedy · TV · Stephen Colbert · Peace · Iraq · Foreign Policy · Video · 2008 Election · Elections

Roundup: Pink Elephant Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 10th, 2007 at 3:58 pm


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Roundup: Dinosaur Corsage Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 31st, 2007 at 11:01 am


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Video: Fox’s War Drums, Colbert’s Water Fight, and Stewart on Bush’s Magical History Tour

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 26th, 2007 at 6:26 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Media · George W. Bush · Daily Show · Comedy · TV · Stephen Colbert · Peace · Iraq · History · Foreign Policy · Video · Journalism · Pets · Documentaries · Rudy Giuliani

Roundup: Fantasy History Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 23rd, 2007 at 3:29 pm


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Olbermann on O’Reilly, Colbert on Huckabee, and Stewart on Kristol

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 17th, 2007 at 2:09 pm


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Tags: Politics · Culture · Media · Daily Show · Comedy · TV · Stephen Colbert · Iraq · Foreign Policy · Video · 2008 Election · Journalism · Keith Olbermann

Roundup: Picketing Flamingo Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 23rd, 2007 at 5:17 am


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