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NEWS ABOUT: Peggy Noonan

Peggy Noonan stories: 57 news summaries

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OPINION

 Noonan: 
 Expect a Frugal Holiday 

Nation not in an excessive mood

Dec 12, 08 7:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Will this be the last Christmas of the big-spending era? Will stalwart shoppers, who still can’t see this recession, grab big-ticket items, “sliding the platinum card along the counter with a ‘We who are about to die salute you’ flair”? Or will everyone hunker down for... More »

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recession • Christmas • Peggy Noonan

OPINION

 Noonan: 
 Be Thankful 
 We Don't See This 

There's no apocalypse out there

Nov 28, 08 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - This Thanksgiving, Peggy Noonan is thankful for what she’s not seeing. Despite the relentless glut of negative economic news, “everything looks the same,” she writes in the Wall Street Journal. There is no one selling pencils in the street, no children lining up in bread lines.... More »

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Barack Obama • Peggy Noonan • economy • Great Depression

OPINION

 Noonan: 
 Obama Is Our Hail Mary Pass 


Nov 14, 08 9:31 AM CST
(Newser) - America is buzzing, and apart from occasional chuckles about Sarah Palin, the buzz is all about one man: President-elect Barack Obama. “The idea has settled in that America just threw long,” writes Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal. We gave the presidency to a man... More »

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Barack Obama • Peggy Noonan • President Obama

OPINION

 Noonan:  
 Now the 
 Fun Really 
 Starts    

Can Obama live up to high expectations?

Nov 7, 08 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - No one can dispute that Tuesday night was a great one for America. But now it’s time to look and learn: Will Barack Obama fulfill the fears of some that he’s a "hard leftist"? Or is he really a “pragmatic politician”? asks Peggy Noonan... More »

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Barack Obama • Peggy Noonan • expectations • balance • President Obama

OPINION

It's Obama's Moment: Hold On for Dear Life: Noonan

'Hold on for dear life,' because history's making a liberal turn

Oct 31, 08 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Peggy Noonan gives it up for Barack Obama today. “He has within him the possibility to change the direction and tone of American foreign policy, which need changing,” she writes, and his election will “serve as a practical rebuke to the past five years, which needs rebuking.... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008

OPINION

 Hate Palin? You 
 Just Haven't Met Her 

But Fred Barnes has, and, he assures us, she's great

Oct 25, 08 5:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many of Sarah Palin’s critics have something in common: They haven't met her. Virtually everyone who has come into the governor’s presence leaves impressed, writes Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard. Even Alaska politicians she’s quarreled with say she’s smart and capable. “Her politics... More »

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media • Weekly Standard • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • Lorne Michaels • Sarah Palin • Kathleen Parker

OPINION

Looks Over, but Don't Count Out Conservatives: Noonan

McCain's 43% or more of the vote isn't nothing

Oct 24, 08 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - For all of Barack Obama’s skill and John McCain’s clumsiness, the Republican can still count on at least 43% of the vote, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. McCain might come back (there's still an awful lot of undecideds), but even if he doesn’t, more... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • conservatives

OPINION

 Conservative 
 Sees Future 
 in Palin 

Movement needs 'plain spoken' leader like VP candidate, not 'over-delicate' Noonans

Oct 23, 08 7:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conservative commentators who shamelessly jump on the Barack Obama bandwagon are blinkered to the new face of conservatism, Tony Blankley writes in the Washington Times. Just like “me-too” Republicans of the New Deal era, “they all cast their admiration for Mr. Obama in contrast to Sarah Palin—who... More »

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Barack Obama • Republican Party • Peggy Noonan • David Brooks • Election 2008 • conservatism • Christopher Buckley • Sarah Palin • Kathleen Parker • David Frum

OPINION

Sorry, Fellow Conservatives,
Palin Doesn't Cut It: Noonan

Noonan: VP choice bad for the right and the country

Oct 17, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - For seven weeks, Peggy Noonan has really, really tried to find Sarah Palin worthy of the role she's running for. She's scrutinized every appearance for signs the Alaska governor could turn out to be the next Harry Truman. Unfortunately, she writes in the Wall Street Journal, "there is little... More »

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conservative • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • conservatism • Christopher Buckley • Sarah Palin

OPINION

Neither Candidate Is Ready to Live Here: Noonan

Obama, McCain fail to inspire stressed American public

Oct 10, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - We did have an October surprise, after all, in the form of an economic collapse, and it "all but certainly decided the race," writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. But as she watches Democrats' 'smug triumphalism" and angry Republicans' finger-pointing, Noonan can't help but think that... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Democrats • Republican • Peggy Noonan • political strategists

OPINION

Perky, Populist Palin Saves McCain Again

Noonan: She's a
little transparent but
still very effective

Oct 3, 08 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin starred in her own political "infomercial" last night and once again revived John McCain's flagging campaign, writes Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal. Palin looked "not petrified but peppy," her style far more suited to a debate than a cerebral interview. Biden... More »

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John McCain • Joe Biden • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • bailout • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • vice presidential debate

OPINION

 Time for 
 Hopefuls to 
 Wax Philosophical 

We still don't know how the candidates think: Noonan

Sep 26, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is rising in the polls, but he still seems “exotic”; John McCain is playing the maverick but his maneuvering on the bailout may have been “too cute.” In a week with “all categories upside-down and out the window,” it’s time for both... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • political party • Republican Party • Democratic Party • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • party politics

OPINION


 Noonan: What if 
 Neither Man Is 
 Up to the Job? 

Things will get mean out there

Sep 19, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The election is about to enter a dark, mean period writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal, as the country confronts a terrifying possibility: What if neither man is up for the job? Thanks to the economy, anxiety is at a fever pitch, but “I haven’t... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • negative campaigning • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • economy

OPINION

Palin Attacks Have Damaged Dems, but It's Not Over

And Obama can't make the media look dumb on this one, or it'll get really bad

Sep 12, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The only way to contain the new power that is Sarah Palin (the power conferred by Democratic attacks) is to start ignoring her and return to the basics, Peggy Noonan advises in the Wall Street Journal. To overcome the "catastrophe" of the last two weeks, Barack Obama needs to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Democrats • Republican • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

OPINION

 Why Her
 'Servant's
 Heart'
 Matters
 

Palin's speech demonstrated ordinary, old-time conservative values

Sep 6, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has the “power of the normal,” and she has the Democrats rightfully running scared, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. The mother of 5 with her hockey-mom jokes and imperfect voice is "vividly genuine," a trait that helped her be the... More »

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Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • conservatives • opinion • Republican National Convention • acceptance speech

OPINION

 Noonan: 'Over' Didn't Mean Mac 

But she does apologize for 'vulgar epithet'

Sep 4, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Columnist Peggy Noonan has been catching flak since being caught on tape saying "It's over" during a frank assessment of John McCain's veep choice. But the Wall Street Journal writer insists she wasn't pronouncing Mac's White House hopes dead —she was simply remarking that the days of the... More »

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John McCain • Republican Party • gaffe • Peggy Noonan • Kay Bailey Hutchison • Sarah Palin • Republican National Convention

Hot Mic Catches Noonan on Palin: 'It's Over'

Right-leaning pundits overheard ridiculing McCain's VP pick

Sep 3, 08 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The hot microphone strikes again. Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan was caught today saying "It's over," as she assessed John McCain's chances in the wake of his Sarah Palin pick, Politico reports. Fellow righty Mike Murphy called the choice of Palin "gimmicky" and "cynical."... More »

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John McCain • Republican • gaffe • Peggy Noonan • Sarah Palin

Opinion

Obama Surprises With Grand, Joyless Speech: Noonan

Speech has heft, but not lift

Aug 29, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s speech last night was a surprising gamble, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. Obama was stern, serious—even indignant—and unusually joyless.  "The speech itself lacked lift but had heft. It wasn't precisely long on hope, but I think it showed audacity.... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Obama 2008 • speech • Peggy Noonan

OPINION

Masterful Bill Gets Convention on Track

Dem highlights also include best speech
of Hillary's career

Aug 28, 08 4:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton has made the case for Barack Obama better than anybody else at the Democratic Convention, Peggy Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal. "Crazy, red-faced Rageholic" Bill was absent and in his place was a masterful statesman, who delivered a "great tee-up" up for Obama's acceptance... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • Democrat • Peggy Noonan

OPINION

 Noonan: Why McCain Is Rising


Aug 22, 08 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The race for the White House has just become a “real” one, with John McCain climbing in the polls and Barack Obama sinking. Why? Because people are finally “paying attention,” writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. In McCain, Americans are seeing a familiar face: the... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Peggy Noonan • poll numbers

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