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Every man a derrida: a nation on the verge of self-deconstructing.

Article from: Reason Article date: November 01, 2008 Author: Cavanaugh, Tim

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ARE THE GREAT American habits of directness, foursquare honesty, and a hearty handshake being undermined by fancy-pants French critical theory? You betcha! From the Obama-McCain struggle to find the proper meta-analysis of the word celebrity to the deconstruction of the mainstream media's treatment of John Edwards, from the "framing" and "repackaghag" of political constructs to the rise of identity politics for white people, the trend is clear: We are all postmodernists now.

The mainstreaming of pomo thinking has been largely a stealth project, ...

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Why Palin Is Mac's 'Meal Ticket'

Posted Sep 17, 08 9:19 AM CDT in Opinion,  Politics 

Why Palin Is Mac's 'Meal Ticket'
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(Newser) – The number of enthusiastic Republicans have doubled in polls since John McCain picked Sarah Palin for his ticket, and Palin figures in slightly more news coverage than her running mate. That might be expected, but she is mentioned 10 times more than  Democratic counterpart Joe Biden. Tim Rutten offers up three reasons the hockey mom has become McCain's "meal ticket" in the Los Angeles Times.

  • The culture of celebrity: Palin, like Obama, has a story people can relate to, leading "people inclined to admire her not to care when Palin repeatedly lies about the bridge to nowhere."
  • Main Street America: Wasilla is just a suburb of Anchorage, but in troubled times the small town nostalgia Palin offers up is like catnip
  • Religious righteousness: Palin has energized the evangelicals in her party because, unlike McCain, she's the real deal. "Never before has the evangelical right had one so clearly its own on a national ticket," Rutten writes.

More about:  Election 2008 • John McCain • celebrity • Sarah Palin • religious right • small towns • nostalgia

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 Best Political Scoops of '08 


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