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Turf of a Nation
Matthew Yglesias and Jon Henke argue over whether the anti-spending Tea Party protests are “astroturf” — fake “grassroots” — because groups like FreedomWorks and the Institute for Liberty are helping to organize them. I don’t think that’s a huge deal, as these groups have been around for a while and have always organized events like [...]
Dems Respond to Obama’s Fox Turn
Sen. Barack Obama’s appearance on “The O’Reilly Factor,” — TWI coverage and video here – revives the roiling debate among Democratic strategists, Obama aides and liberal bloggers over how to handle an influential cable channel that covers U.S. politics while opposing the election of most Democrats.
Fox’s tight and symbiotic ties with the G.O.P. are well documented, but [...]
Obama Scuffles with O’Reilly
While most news channels focused on Sen. John McCain’s big night on Thursday, it was a battle of the B.O.s on Fox News.
Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, made a much-hyped appearance on “The O’Reilly Factor” to tangle with Bill O’Reilly. The talk-show host had been pushing so hard for an Obama visit, of [...]
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