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Commentary on Best Picture Oscar Nominations
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:59 AM EST (Prof. Ratigan Reviews)
The five best films I saw from 2011 were Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Drive, Hanna,50/50, and Midnight in Paris.
Haywiire Review
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:57 AM EST (Prof. Ratinga Reviews)
That brings me to Gina Corano. I didn’t know that she was an MMA fighter until after I saw the movie. And while it does explain some of her affectations, she does the movie no harm (nor does her bottom lip).
State of the Union: Review
Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:54 AM EST (Prof. Ratigan Blog)
I watched the State of the Union on CNN and heard some of the instant responses. When it comes to the strength of a speech, what you come in with determines what you take out of it. It was almost like we watched different speeches. For someone opposed to the Pre …
With Pitt and Syracuse Out, Whither Big East?
Sun Sep 18, 2011 10:17 AM EDT
It's officially done, Pitt and Syracuse are going to the ACC. Now, the Big East is left with 7 football teams and an additional 8 also playing non-football sports.
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TCU (and Texas Schools Generally) Have Nothing to Fear from Superconferences
Tue Sep 6, 2011 7:34 PM EDT
ESPN Dallas wrote an article about how TCU AD Chris Del Conte was afraid of the potential upheaval in college football that is the superconference movement.
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Hangover Part III Story Leak
Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:40 PM EDT
Word has leaked that the third installment of the Hangover comedy franchise is already in the works with the original cast returning to engage in their usual hilarious hijinx. Alan, Galifianakis's character, is to going to marry Leslie Chow, the flamboyant drug dealer playe …
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Under AV, Major Shift in 2010 UK General Election Results to Lib Dems
Seeded on Sat May 7, 2011 9:43 AM EDT (London School of Economics)
Our research is based on the responses to a large, representative survey of the British electorate conducted immediately after the general election.
No Alternative Vote in UK Today (or ever?)
Fri May 6, 2011 7:11 PM EDT
"It puts the idea of changing the voting system off the table for a generation." That's according to Conservative MP Matthew Hancock. The numbers in so far are 31% in favor, 69% against AV.
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Brit Hume: If Election Were Held Today Obama Would Lose
Seeded on Tue Apr 5, 2011 6:20 AM EDT (RealClearPolitics)
"If the next election were held today, with joblessness still high, the deficit still staggering and the long war in Afghanistan still in doubt, President Obama would almost certainly lose.
Mr. Clegg, Learn the American Lesson: Don't Let Them Define the Argument
Mon Jul 5, 2010 11:28 PM EDT
After watching a brief excerpt of Mr. Clegg's announcement and the news article describing it, I was immediately aware that Mr. Clegg is in danger. Why? Because those opposed to any change in the system are getting in front of the debate by defining its weaknesses.
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What's Going on in the UK? UK Election Through US Eyes
Sat Apr 24, 2010 5:59 PM EDT
The UK 2010 general election is rather different from the US 2008 presidential election. To try and decipher the process is a lot like a baseball fan trying to pick up cricket. The tempo is different, the money is different, and the dynamics appear infinitely more nuanced.
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Obvious Solutions on Public Option
Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:48 AM EDT
Headline reads: Health care concessions riles Left, Right unmoved. Predictable, isn't it? It's hard not to be a little self-righteous about this, but I've experienced this before. People want the democratic process, but don't want what the democratic process entails.
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Difference (Politically) Between Now and the New Deal
Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:21 PM EDT
There's a lot of disappointment in the government for its lack of energy and accomplishment in health care, the stimulus, etc.
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Does Anybody See This Job Approval?
Seeded on Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:15 AM EST (RealClearPolitics)
ABC/Wash. Post: 68/25
Reporters Move into Obama Administration
Seeded on Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:17 AM EST (Politico)
prominent journalists have taken jobs working for the federal government. Journalists, including some of those who've jumped ship, say it's better to have a solid job in government than a shaky job – or none at all – in an industry that's fading fast.
Early Voting, Exit Polls, Youth Vote
Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:50 AM EDT
I simply wanted to write down this observation before election night: how will we know if the youth have disappointed us or have fulfilled their promise to be active? I think we can also ask this question of 2004.
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Obama Leads in North Dakota
Seeded on Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:58 PM EDT (Inforum News)
Barack Obama is shown with an edge against John McCain in a North Dakota presidential race that has narrowed to a statistical tie, according to a new Forum poll.
High Watermark and Palin
Tue Oct 7, 2008 1:27 PM EDT
Looking over the polls (and Real Clear Politics), the political levees are breaking as Sen. Obama's capaign reaches a high watermark. I say "a" high watermark rather than "the" high watermark simply out of natural caution.
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Poll of 500 Uncommitted Debate Watchers
Seeded on Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:57 AM EDT (CBS News)
But while eight in 10 uncommitted voters who watched the debate think McCain is prepared to be president, six in 10 now think Obama is prepared as well – a significant improvement from his standing among these same voters before the debate.
Is It Really Happening Again?
Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:35 AM EDT
I'm not afraid of losing. It's too early for that noise. My question is this: Is it really as simple as adding an insanely socially conservative person to the ticket enough to make this thing a ball game?
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Mayor Palin: A Rough Record
Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 6:35 PM EDT (TIME)
John McCain was clear about why he picked half-term Alaska governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate. "I found someone with an outstanding reputation for standing up to special interests and entrenched bureaucracies," he said in introducing her in Dayton, Ohio, on Friday.
When Do We Get To Ask What "Reform" Means?
Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:00 AM EDT
The headlines of political news, apart from "Risky or Reckless?", are sprinkled with the theme that will be rather familiar in the coming weeks, which is that McCain is ante-ing up with his own bit of change--called "reform." He's picked the governor of Alaska who got her name as …
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Yesterday's News
Sat Aug 9, 2008 7:58 AM EDT
The result of the twenty-four hour news cycle and the swamp of information that is the internet is a hightened ADD in journalists. That's right, in journalists. Only in psuedo-journalists do we see the single-minded psychosis that brought us Woodward and Bernstien.
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A Speech for Clinton for Tomorrow
Fri Jun 6, 2008 3:10 PM EDT
It is with mixed feelings that I leave this campaign. It is a relief to stop campaigning, but not to end this special opportunity that has allowed me to learn so much about this nation and its people.
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How Big is '08 Going To Be for Dems in the Senate?
Wed May 28, 2008 8:52 PM EDT
My impression was that the pickups were going to be VA, MN, CO, NM, OR, and NH (and a loss in LA). Now I've been seeing polls that also put MS, AK, NC, TX, and KY into the Democrat's pile. For those of you counting at home, that's an eleven seat pick-up (from 51 to 62).
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