The Bush visit, ‘acting white’
George W. Bush
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The XX Files – 1.11.06
Layers of liars Maybe they’re not as exciting as the walls in HBO’s “If These Walls Could Talk,” but I’ve got some talking walls of my own. While fixing a hole where the rain got in — and then the ants and small mammals — we gutted the back of our house and decided to […]
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XX Files – 12.14.05
Merry Democratsmas With all the gifts the Republicans have been giving Democrats lately, I think we should change Christmas to Democratsmas. I know: there’s been a big hue and cry about taking Christ out of Christmas, and here I am replacing him with Democrats. That’s probably heretical to some. Others might say the energy and […]
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That sucking sound again
We’ve come to realize that when President Bush makes a pitch for something that’s “good for the American people” it’s time to watch out. And so it is with the administration’s support for CAFTA, the Central America Free Trade Agreement. CAFTA, of course, is the bastard child of NAFTA, the agreement that was supposed to […]
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Bush, Rumsfeld, and ‘the values of our nation’
Headline in the Democrat and Chronicle on May 3: “Abuse of Iraqis Called Isolated.” Statement by President Bush May 5: “The abuse does not represent the America that I know.” Statement by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on May 7: “It was inconsistent with the values of our nation.” Many Americans, no doubt, […]
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Reader feedback 4.21.04
Praise for Spula With City Newspaper’s firing of Jack Bradigan Spula the city’s strongest voice of conscience has been lost. We’ve learned so much from him. His research is impressive, his reasoning fresh and true; and his absolute integrity cannot be compromised. With Bradigan Spula, City has provided the only real forum on progressive […]
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Bush’s war
The 9/11 Commission’s hearings are providing great drama. And yes, we need to find out whether the Bush administration — or the Clinton administration — could have prevented that tragedy. But that investigation must not distract us from another key issue: the shoddy evidence and dreadful decision-making that led us into our war against […]
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Campaign barbs: Who’s a liberal?
It will not be a pretty campaign. President Bush is already seeing to that. And the people who analyze this stuff say the election will be decided by 8 to 10 percent of voters — the folks who haven’t already lined up ardently behind Bush or Kerry. The Bush money, and the Bush attack […]
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Our choice for president: Senator John Kerry
On March 2, registered Democrats in New YorkState will have an important duty: helping select their party’s nominee for president. Voters’ decision is a difficult one; the editorial staff on this newspaper, in fact, is divided on our endorsement. The decision is also critically important. The Democrats must nominate the candidate best suited to […]
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Bush’s other urban warfare
During a recent “Tuesday Topics” talk at the Central Library, Rochester Police Chief Robert Duffy laid out the causes of urban homicide. “Look into our homes,” he said, referring to family relationships or the lack of them. “It all starts there.” Yet the day before Duffy spoke, a hefty document packed with data and […]
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The threat to America
This year’s presidential election will be one of the most important in the nation’s history. Voters will decide whether to re-elect a man whose policies are destroying much of what the nation stands for, are alienating other nations of the world, and are fueling terrorism. Many Americans — perhaps most — continue to support […]
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State of the bunion
One day last week, Albany and Washington tag-teamed for a pair of events. And it sounds like little will be done to heal America’s injuries. That’s the message that came wrapped in George Pataki’s 2004 state budget address and George W. Bush’s annual State of the Union speech. If you listened to both […]
