Iowa Countdown: Two Sides Of A Lotta Coin
We've heard a lot of rhetoric in the campaign about "two Americas." What we've heard next-to-nothing about is how the have's, backed by monied interests in all shapes and sizes, tap fortunes to buy eyeballs, interest, and ultimately, yes, elections.
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Where's The Fire?
Did I hear somebody out there say "first responder?" As we come down to the wire in Iowa, it looks like Rudy's not the only one playing up 9/11.
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Shading Obama
why is it so threatening to the corporate media that Obama identifies himself, not as a black politician, but a politician who happens to be black?
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Stooping For The Blue Bunny
At this address, it is a matter of pride, if not duty, to visually convey the comparison between contemporary politics and a well-oiled Broadway production.
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Did Someone Say "Grassy Knoll?"
By the day after the Bhutto assassination, the JFK analogy seemed to prove out in a more definitive way. For example, "Zapruder-like" video footage and still frames of the slow moving motorcade also highlighted the crime itself, including questions about whether more than one assailant was involved, including a...
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Edwards: Breaking Out?
The media chatter regarding Edwards, (at least pre-Bhutto), has been that the anti-corporate message might be gaining traction (as if it hadn't been strong all along). Newsweek helps out with a cover that reinforces his everyman/working man message.
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Destiny And Fate
Listening to special coverage while spending most of yesterday on the road, one commenter likened the killing -- in terms of the impact on the Pakistani people -- to the assassination of JFK.
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"The Résumé Factor
In responding to the killing yesterday, Team Clinton worked the experience theme again, claiming that Clinton had met several times with Bhutto, in this case, in Islamabad in 1995.... Still, the fact this image presents an image of parity, the balance provided via/by way of the symbolism of motherhood...
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Clocking Edwards
With a week to go before the Iowa caucus, this NYT piece on John Edwards is a real hit job.
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The BAG Remains Open
Remember last August when I was in the back hills between Watsonville and Aptos trying to blog by bootlegging a signal from the local fire station?... As a holiday greeting, I offer you this image from Jan Von Hollenen. With all the tough and often cynical imagery we look...
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Iraq Still There
Sign of the times, here's another shot from Michael Kamber, taken in Ramadi on December 8th. He writes: "Found hanging on the wall of the marine base here--an old bare cold dirty building wtih no furniture, just bare brick walls." War Is Over--Say the Pundits (FAIR) In a Force...
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Aja, Aja, Aja, Aja, OBollywood
What you have to like about the OBollywood video is the possibility that America -- after years of xenophobia -- might possibly find a way to embrace diversity, pluralism and multiculturalism.
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N.O. Demolition
On Thursday, over intense public opposition, the NO city council approved HUD's plan to demolish 4500 units of public housing and replace them with "mixed income development." Photographer Mario Tama -- who has been documenting one of the existing projects on and off for the past 6 months...
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Ace Candidate
TIME's Year in Images is out and I fixed immediately on this one.... Title: Everything A Man Needs Caption: Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney visits a hardware store in Goffstown, New Hampshire. (h/t Chris) (image: Brooks Kraft/Corbis for TIME. New Hampshire.
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Finally, The Cheney 2007 Holiday Card: The Great Lights
On most counts, it's about the most generic thing you've ever seen in your life. But then, I got to thinking how the words went together with the picture. If pop-open the inside above, it reads: GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD OF LORDS; WHO MADE THE GREAT LIGHTS --...
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Mike's Make-Over
Obviously, the common rection is to think of a 100 pound weight loss as an impressive act of will. I was wondering, though, if Mike Huckabee's accomplishment plays to a different tune pervading this campaign.
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