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  • September 2008

    • Why Her 'Servant's Heart' Matters

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 6, 08 1:03 PM CDT

      Why Her 'Servant's Heart' Matters

      (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 first to do any real damage to Obama in a speech. More importantly, her appeal for old-school conservatism—not the watered-down modern version—"was so old it seemed new, and startling." It may well be enough to change the race. More »

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

    • Why Sarah Palin Didn't Get the Harriet Miers Treatment

      Washington Post  |  Sep 1, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      Why Sarah Palin Didn't Get the Harriet Miers Treatment

      (Newser) - E.J. Dionne can't resist comparing John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate to President Bush's attempt to put Harriet Miers on the Supreme Court. “Palin is, if anything, less qualified for the vice presidency (and the presidency) than Miers was for the court,” Dionne argues in the Washington Post . But Palin is getting a pass from the same conservatives who blocked Miers, because she’s a proven right-winger. More »

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      John McCain  • Republicans  • Sarah Palin  • Harriet Miers  • conservatives

  • August 2008

    • No Charges for Biased Justice Officials: Mukasey

      New York Times  |  Aug 12, 08 2:33 PM CDT

      No Charges for Biased Justice Officials: Mukasey

      (Newser) - Michael Mukasey said today the ex-Justice Department employees who discriminated against candidates in hiring for political reasons will not face criminal charges, the New York Times reports. Prosecution would be inappropriate, the AG said, because the biased hiring practices violated federal civil service law, not criminal law. More »

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      Michael Mukasey  • Attorney General  • discrimination  • lawyer  • Justice Department  • Monica Goodling  • conservatives  • prosecutors  • bias

    • Conservative Artists Should Stand Tall

      Washington Post  |  Aug 9, 08 5:57 PM CDT

      Conservative Artists Should Stand Tall

      (Newser) - There are conservatives in Hollywood, writes Andrew Klavan in the Washington Post . Unfortunately, they are all tip-toeing and cowering, afraid of being dismissed by liberals who run the town—and it’s time that stopped. Liberal values pervade TV and movies, and not just in message films. It is artistic gospel that American might is sinister, Christians "intolerant," housewives "desperate," and corporations "evil." More »

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      movie  • film  • Hollywood  • media  • writer  • conservatives  • culture wars

  • July 2008
  • June 2008

    • GOP Must Regroup With Balance, Relevance

      Politico  |  Jun 18, 08 6:46 PM CDT

      GOP Must Regroup With Balance, Relevance

      (Newser) - Many Republicans think the party is on a losing streak because it’s gotten too “squishy,” but that’s a dangerous mistake to make, a former aide to Tom DeLay writes on Politico. John Feehery, who pleads guilty to being a “squish” (as "right-wing wackos" deride GOP moderates), says voters "want us to be more relevant to their lives and to do better at the job of governing." More »

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      Republican Party  • conservatives  • moderate

  • May 2008

    • Righties More Likely to Rationalize Way to Happiness

      LiveScience  |  May 7, 08 9:17 PM CDT

      Righties More Likely to Rationalize Way to Happiness

      (Newser) - Conservative people are happier than liberal ones, a fact explained by righties’ ability to rationalize society's socioeconomic gaps, a study finds. Conservatives are more likely to express sentiments like, “It is not really that big a problem if some people have more of a chance in life than others.” Lefties are often left frustrated by status inequality, LiveScience reports. More »

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      happiness  • conservatives  • liberals

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