Author: Renee in Ohio

Speaking Truth to Roberts

Yesterday, while in the process of writing Campaign reporter gives Ohio a second look, I found myself back on the web site of The Free Press. When I was posting diaries about Ohio election irregularities and the recount, that...

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Campaign reporter gives Ohio second look

The first I ever heard of Matt Taibbi was when he appeared on The Daily Show. (Watch the clip here.) He was promoting his new book, Spanking the Donkey, in which he tells of his experiences as an irreverent reporter on the 2004...

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Religion, Democracy, and the Common Good

A week ago, in DeanFest, Day 3, I wrote up the final installment of Demetrius and my experiences at DemocracyFest 2005 in Austin, Texas. This diary is different from the previous ones, in that the focus is not on our experiences...

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Now I, too, hate Mallard Fillmore

I have to admit that I’d never given Mallard Fillmore a second thought until I saw that Maryscott O’Connor had said this when promoting Duckerford B. Hayes to the front page on My Left Wing. (Because I loathe Mallard...

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Americans, the British, and Guns

This morning, I read They shot the "wrong man" , smintheus’ diary on My Left Wing, relaying the news that the man who was shot in the head five times, at point blank range had nothing to do with the London...

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