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Unpacking the immediate results of Barack Obama’s landslide victory is complicated work. A wave of jubilation has swept much of the nation; for the first time in my life, Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate something other than a sports championship.
According to FBI spokespeople, death threats against presidents and presidential candidates are routine. Barack Obama is certainly no exception. On the contrary, the Illinois senator was given more FBI protection earlier in the campaign season than any candidate in history because of the consistency of threats against him. Why, then, should a toothless, absurd plot against him by a pair of white supremacists get so much attention in the final days before the election?
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In American politics, it’s never too early for a post-mortem-even when the body is still alive and kicking. And with a little less than a week left in the presidential marathon, the increasingly corpse-like John McCain has already been laid out on the autopsy table.
The most dangerous dog, as the saying goes, is the one backed into a corner. With the Republican campaign in obvious disarray, and the electoral map growing bluer by the day (perhaps because Americans have reverted to toddler-tantrums and are now holding their breath until they get their way), Sarah Palin’s Pit Bulls are cornered. And they’re snarling.
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After almost two years of campaigning, it’s almost here: Election Day. Excuse me, I mean “election day,” which is not a holiday and thus deserves no capitalization.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Swing Voter,
What the hell is your problem?! Do you realize that the presidential campaign has now been going on for almost two years?
One of the fallacies of the Western relationship to music is our obsession with isolation: we identify our ‘geniuses’ and build them pedestals. Additionally, we isolate their moments of genius, and dismiss the rest of their work. Read more about The Truth About Hip-Hop’s Withering Genius
