As an aside, chavez has a definite appeal in a certain french far-right, including the current FN's (its two leading ideologists were participants in an anti-imperialism conference hosted in France by a chavista biggie), and his joooooooos problem certainly is a factor, along him buddying with the Mad Mullahs and putin to fight against the atlanto-zionist running dogs of the Empire.
By Jacob Laksin
Hugo Chavez has long vowed to turn Venezuela into a laboratory for 21st century socialism. But if the latest bully-boy tactics of the Chavez government are any guide, the better name for his platform might be 21st century National Socialism.
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Read Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism. The similarities between Mussolini and Stalin and Chavez, between National Socialism and Bolivarian Socialism, far outweigh the differences.
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Come on. The Muslims don't accept a Judaeo-Christian state in the Middle East. Why should we accept one in Europe? I recently read that 15% of Bosnians participate in extremist jihadi mosques. It appears that the Bush regime is doing a little termite feeding by supporting a jihad state within western civilization.
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Another idiot idea backed by Rice ? Won't happen due to Putin's guarantee to Serbia in return for pipeline right-of-way. Putin trumps Rice once again.
By the way, while last night's Republican debate was a snoozer, tonight's debate between Hillary and Obama should be... The Kombat at the Kodak, the Fray in L.A., the Clash in California, the Mother of All Battles. Godzilla vs. Mothra. Godzilla = angry, ruthless, city-wrecking dinosaur = Hillary
Mothra = well-intentioned, but who's afraid of a moth? = Obama
Yep. That analogy works for me!
You figure this is Hillary Clinton's best, perhaps last chance to really damage Obama; if he walks out unscathed, he'll most likely collect a big stack of delegates on Super Tuesday. For Obama, this is the pressure, and most observers have noted he's a better speech-giver than a debater.
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Hillary: "At no time during my campaign has anyone on my staff referred to Senator Obama as "Bojangles" or "Stepin Fetchit", or referred to him as a "crack smokin', pimpin', gangster-rappin', welfare Muslim terrorist. And we utterly reject the characterization of him that way, repeated in endless sound bites on television, repeated at both the top and the bottom of the hour for days."
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in other MONSTER news, NEWSVINE > "MISSING LINK" CROC FOSSIL DISPLAYED IN BRAZIL. Moved on Two-legs like TREX + GIZZY??? TYRANNOSAURUS CROCIDILUS???
In the aftermath of the Florida primary, some new rules for winning the nomination have emerged and some old rules have been ratified. As we head toward the 23 contests next Tuesday, it's worth considering a few of them.
The new rules include:
- Television ads don't matter as much as they used to. Going on the air with the earliest and most ads doesn't count for nearly as much as it once did. Campaigning this time has been so intense, long and geared toward retail politics that people -- especially in the early states -- form opinions that are difficult to alter by early and voluminous advertising. Mr. Romney, who spent $2.4 million on TV ads in Iowa beginning last February, found that out.
Voters are discounting advertising. They may be blocking out ads, relying more on personal exposure, information from social networks, alternative information sources like talk radio and the Internet, and local media coverage. By Feb. 5, when it costs $16 million to burn one television spot in every state that's voting, it's simply too expensive to be on air everywhere at once.
The 20th century's closing decades saw the rise of the TV ad man as the most potent operator in presidential campaigns. The 21st century's opening decade is seeing the rise of the communications director and press spokesman as the more important figures on a campaign staff. It is the age of the Internet, cable TV, YouTube, multiple news cycles in one day, and the need for really instantaneous response. Ads and ad makers are still vital -- but not nearly as much as they were just a few years ago. . . . Go read the rest.
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Rove mad his impact with direct mailing and phone banks. Both of which seem to have lost effectiveness as well.
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#2 Hillary and Bill says there are no rules (or laws) in politics.
Posted by: JohnQC 2008-01-31 12:49
You are correct. Once upon a time integrity, honesty, and truthfullness mattered. But liberals had to get rid of anything that taught Americans such worthless moral values. So getting rid of the predominate Christian influence such as the 10 commandments in schools and in public places and the Bible in the court room was critical. Now lieing and bearing false witness against your opponent with the help of the now liberal media is considered fair.
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I don't trust gnu politics, especially those who use the phrase 'synergistic 7-point program': I think they are trying to BS me.
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