Month: October 2004
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Another shaky Bush anecdote?
The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank recounts how George W. Bush’s memory of an event after Sept. 11 appears to keep changing: Will the “guy” from Ground Zero please identify himself? Bush has had some difficulty with his recollection, used to finish almost every speech about his moment on Sept. 14, 2001, atop the rubble of
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From tragedy to farce
The Palestine Solidarity Movement is holding its annual conference at Duke this Friday to Sunday, which means that all hell will be breaking loose momentarily. PSM supporters and critics are flying in to yell at each other from all over the world, including – of all people – Debbie Schlussel, the poor woman’s Ann Coulter,
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Megalomania, thy name is Rush
Here’s the cover of the latest edition of the Limbaugh Letter – there’s something very disconcerting about these fawning Great Leader portraits that he has painted every month: First of all, the way he is portrayed looming over Bush and Kerry is bizarre. And he’s in a general’s uniform, even though he famously sat out
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Whose vote are they trying to rock?
This full-page ad from Rock the Vote was included in the most recent issue of Sports Illustrated On Campus, which is handed out with college newspapers as an insert: “Off to college or off to war? It’s up to you. Could you be drafted? It’s just one of the many issues that could be determined
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It’s hard work being a college student these days…
More fun from the university that brought you free iPods for freshmen: Elizabeth Duncan can say it loud: she’s bronze and she’s proud. The sophomore with a penchant for Nelly and the life sciences has another passion — basking in the artificial light of a tanning bed. “Obviously I like laying out in the natural