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Terrance Heath

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Terrance Heath
Hometown: Chevy Chase, MD
Interests: Health Care for All, Quality Education, The Big Con, Progressive Vision, black, father, gay, vegetarian
Honors: 4

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Voters Souring on Obama As Never Before

By Dan Amira
From nymag.com
Submitted by Michael Kwiatkowski
August 21st, 2008
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nymag.com — Although many reasons are given in the NY Magazine article for Obama's failure to lead in the polls, the one, absolutely crucial and most glaring one has been left out: the DLC candidate's alienation of his party's progressive base.

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If I Were a Dem Again, Here's What I'd Tell Obama

By Timothy Gatto
August 21st, 2008

I would be utterly confounded, confused, upset, hopeless and most of all, hurting like hell. Even though I’m not a Democrat, I still feel all of these particular emotions. It feels as if the end of the world is coming and there is not a thing I can do about it, and unfortunately, nobody seems to care, especially the Democrats. read more »

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Acts of Creative Destruction: Rebuilding America for the 21st Century

By Sara Robinson
August 20th, 2008

Conservative governments have resolutely cut budgets and driven out the experts whose job it was to keep the country's public works in good working order. But they never expected there would be an Obama Moment—a moment of national renewal in which progressives would be able to seize the process and launch some bold, creative acts of our own. It's not an overstatement to say that we may never have a creative opportunity like this one again. read more »

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Conservatives treat their constituents like suckers (15)

By Rick Perlstein
August 20th, 2008

I was just gazing adoringly at the following addition to my inbox:

Dear Fellow Conservative,

Do you know which special interest has given more money to the Obama and Clinton campaigns than any other?

If you guessed "trial lawyers" -- well, okay, that's too easy. But can you guess which special interest came in second? read more »

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Pop Quiz: Geography

By Rick Perlstein
August 20th, 2008

Take a peek at the map below, and tell me what you think it depicts. I'll post the answer tomorrow. (P.S.: I've erased two comments, and also an accidental hint. Come on, dear readers: no cheating! If you saw the same article I did and recognize the map, hold back.)

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Values and Worldviews

By Digby
August 20th, 2008

One of the more interesting developments in this campaign year is the extent to which Democrats have sought out the so-called "values" vote --- the mostly evangelical and catholic voters who have tended to vote Republican in the past. With the guidance of a newly formed Democratic religion lobby, the presidential campaigns all formulated a sophisticated outreach effort to appeal to voters who were open to Democrats by broadening the Christian agenda to include other issues, like poverty and the environment. read more »

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Home Truth

By Rick Perlstein
August 19th, 2008

I just read something very, very unpleasant because it felt very, very true. In fact, though it's only a short sentence, it's so disturbing I can't bring myself to type it out myself. read more »

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Perlstein on the Rocks (Part III)

By Rick Perlstein
August 19th, 2008

Let me explain the spit take that ended the last segment. One of Mark's other guests was a fellow who won, yes, a national skilz contest for coffee baristas—supposedly, this is the cat who literally makes the best coffee in America. He brewed some up for all the guests. I pretended it was foul swill, and—comedy gold. read more »

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Can You Forget What Homes You Own And Still Manage The Economy?

By Bill Scher
August 21st, 2008

If conservatives had accepted responsibility for their failed economic ideas, and embraced new ideas, McCain's latest gaffe might not have as much symbolic impact. read more »

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Conservatives treat their constituents like suckers (15)

By Rick Perlstein
August 20th, 2008

I was just gazing adoringly at the following addition to my inbox:

Dear Fellow Conservative,

Do you know which special interest has given more money to the Obama and Clinton campaigns than any other?

If you guessed "trial lawyers" -- well, okay, that's too easy. But can you guess which special interest came in second? read more »

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Pop Quiz: Geography

By Rick Perlstein
August 20th, 2008

Take a peek at the map below, and tell me what you think it depicts. I'll post the answer tomorrow. (P.S.: I've erased two comments, and also an accidental hint. Come on, dear readers: no cheating! If you saw the same article I did and recognize the map, hold back.)

mapJPEG.jpg

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Conservatives Don't Believe In Energy Independence. Just Ask 'Em.

By Bill Scher
August 20th, 2008

In recent posts, I've shown that conservative talk of an "All of the Above" energy policy flies in the face of repeated conservative actions to defeat anything that significantly i read more »

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Home Truth

By Rick Perlstein
August 19th, 2008

I just read something very, very unpleasant because it felt very, very true. In fact, though it's only a short sentence, it's so disturbing I can't bring myself to type it out myself. read more »

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Perlstein on the Rocks (Part III)

By Rick Perlstein
August 19th, 2008

Let me explain the spit take that ended the last segment. One of Mark's other guests was a fellow who won, yes, a national skilz contest for coffee baristas—supposedly, this is the cat who literally makes the best coffee in America. He brewed some up for all the guests. I pretended it was foul swill, and—comedy gold. read more »

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Perlstein on the Rocks (Part II)

By Rick Perlstein
August 19th, 2008

Musical guest, by the way, was Jon Langford, formerly of the Mekons. Later on that same evening, he went on stage with his band the Waco Brothers accompanied, of all things, by a thirty-man Welsh choir, most of them senior citizens. read more »

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Perlstein on the Rocks (Part !)

By Rick Perlstein
August 19th, 2008

Be it resolved: all book interviews should take place in bars. Last month I appeared on "The Interview Show," a Chicago institution in which humorist Mark Bazer puts on what basically feels like a version of the old Dick Cavett Show, onstage at the Hideout Bar. While I finish up a long post, enjoy your blogger talking about NIXONLAND whilst delightfully lubricated with vodka and cranberry juice. read more »