The GOP goes back to its ugly roots
McCain is resurrecting the GOP's oldest tactic: Smearing Obama as a scary black terrorist sympathizer. But he may meet the same fate as Barry Goldwater
Sarah Palin accent analysis; Jenny McCarthy's anti-vaccine errors; the weekly "Mad Men" roundup, and much more.
Tuesday, Oct. 07, 2008
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McCain-Obama, Debate 2
What to expect from Nashville's town hall style event tonight
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Dick Morris: a sign of the times
Two weeks ago, the Fox News pundit hailed McCain's campaign suspension as "brilliant." Today, he blames it for McCain's plummeting poll numbers.
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Red Sox vs. Rays in ALCS
Varitek ruled down by contact, so his fumble on a key tag play doesn't count and the Angels join the White Sox in defeat
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Another day, another radical Fed plan
The bailout is so last week -- Bernanke and friends are plotting a new dramatic government "rescue" attempt
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The low road to the White House
As the gloves come off in the presidential race, John McCain seems ever more willing to dispense with past claims to personal honor
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A suicide in the family
Two gripping memoirs explore the guilt and confusion left behind when a relative kills himself
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The GOP goes back to its ugly roots
McCain is resurrecting the GOP's oldest tactic: Smearing Obama as a scary black terrorist sympathizer. But he may meet the same fate as Barry Goldwater
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Bear facts about John McCain
Despite his lip service to science, the GOP candidate continues to ridicule a major study of America's grizzly bears
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Since you asked ...
I'm 17 and I can't figure things out
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This Modern World
What will those crazy liberals think of next?
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Bateman: We're not gonna let John McCain distract us
Or hoodwink you, or bamboozle you, or run the okey-doke on you!
Monday, Oct. 06, 2008
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Ugly time
How low will McCain-Palin go?
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Admiring Palin (and hating her for it)
Lisa Belkin says the politician made her feel like a good mom -- and then a guilty mom
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CNN's iReport perpetrates false Steve Jobs rumor
Thanks, citizen journalism!
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Palin' around
Can you talk like a VP candidate? Members of Salon's Table Talk community take a crack, and do a heckuva job
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Doc Hudson vs. Che Guevara
Paul Newman's crusty, kid-friendly, oddly classic final role (as a car). Plus: Film-world eggheads battle over Soderbergh's unconventional "Che"
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Salon Radio: Jane Hamsher & Markos Moulitsas
A new campaign to recruit and support primary challengers to Congressional incumbents, supported by a vast coalition, is unveiled today
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Obama's grass-roots battalion vs. McCain's ragtag platoon
In Wisconsin's blue-collar Paper Valley, the Democrats are banking on an outpouring of volunteers while the Republicans are left with fear itself
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Since you asked ...
I fell for a younger guy and now my head is spinning
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Ask Pablo
How can I help save the bees?
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There's gold in them melting glaciers
Is it wrong to make a buck on the end of the world?
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The joystick of sex
From the prostitutes of "Grand Theft Auto" to cutting-edge teledildonics, sex has fueled the gaming industry, as the author of "Porn & Pong" explains
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"I find her offensive"
John McCain was making a bid for South Florida's Jewish voters, a crucial demographic in a purple state. But then he chose Sarah Palin as a running mate
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How McCain could tilt the Supreme Court
If elected, McCain might well push the court far to the right -- with dramatic consequences for abortion rights, sexual privacy, diversity in schools and more
Sunday, Oct. 05, 2008
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I Like to Watch
Ex-wives on the verge of a nervous breakdown, from USA's "The Starter Wife" to Bravo's "Real Housewives of Atlanta" to NBC's "Kath & Kim"
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Opus
Dreaming of three decades of adventures with women and love
Saturday, Oct. 04, 2008
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The dumbing down of the GOP
Why aren't more conservatives disgusted that their party nominated a person devoid of qualifications for the vice presidency (again)?
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Critics' Picks
What you need to see, read, do this week: Your favorite writers on their favorite states, audaciously hopeful music and a deliciously decadent box set
Friday, Oct. 03, 2008
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Don't call it a bailout
The House learns its lesson, and with an eye toward Nov. 4, passes the Wall Street bailout -- er, rescue plan
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Since you asked ...
I'm a singer -- but I drift from waitress job to waitress job
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Salon Radio: L.A. Times' Tim Rutten on Ahmadinejad
Is the U.S. failing to take the "Iranian threat" seriously enough, or is that threat being exaggerated and distorted?
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The Word from Wasilla
Sarah Palin's Pentecostal supporters in Alaska hail her debate performance and her rise to the national stage as the work of God
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How Palin played in Green Bay
Republican debate watchers praised a "tough" and "witty" performance from the Alaskan governor, but on the whole were surprisingly subdued
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Sarah Palin exceeds expectations -- and still loses
Debating Joe Biden, Palin avoids another train wreck, delivering Republican talking points with robotic determination. But she also fails to convince undecided voters to stop their movement toward Obama
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"Rachel Getting Married"
Jonathan Demme recaptures the ease and warmth of his early movies with this affecting take of a family wedding
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What's missing from this election? Molly Ivins
The late buckaroo populist and freedom fighter would have had a ball with the insanity of this current news cycle
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"How to Lose Friends and Alienate People"
Simon Pegg is utterly charming as a troublemaking British journalist in this celeb-media sendup
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Cats behaving badly
"Achewood," Chris Onstad's hilarious online comic strip, translates perfectly into a book about male friendship and testosterone overload.
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"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"
Two bridge-and-tunnel kids knock about nocturnal New York in this leisurely, low-key movie
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The fear and loathing of Wall Street
Once again, Wall Street is the place Americans love to hate
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"Blindness"
Julianne Moore shines, others stumble through this extended metaphor on the condition of humanity
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Ask the pilot
The plane is about to land, when all of a sudden the engines roar and it's climbing again. What's going on?
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WayLay
Jill finally finds Steve's spirit
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The low road to the White House
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McCain ridicules major study of America's grizzlies
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What's left behind when a relative kills himself?
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How low will McCain-Palin go?
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McCain and Obama clash again tonight
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