Author: BooMan

Who Got Dealt the Race Card?

Simple question from Bob Herbert of the New York Times: Gee, I wonder why, if you have a black man running for high public office — say, Barack Obama or Harold Ford — the opposition feels compelled to run low-life political ads...

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The Nadir

Is this the nadir? “Listen, I’m skinny but I’m tough,” Sen. Obama said. But in a nation in which 66% of the voting-age population is overweight and 32% is obese, could Sen. Obama’s skinniness be a...

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Anthrax Questions

Vacationing as I am, with little internet access, I can’t really delve into the anthrax attacks. The government’s prime suspect apparently killed himself on Tuesday with an overdose of Tylenol with codeine. Turns out...

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Wal*Mart Organizes for McCain

If it is possible for you to avoid, you should never, ever shop at Wal*Mart: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is mobilizing its store managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November,...

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