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February 9, 2012

The Barely Noticeable Assembly Line Worker in the Background of the All-Consuming Political Campaign

Given we’re all masters of the horserace now in that interminable spectacle known as the presidential campaign, it’s easier to identify with how cool an American industrial backdrop these factory workers in Cleveland must offer than it is to think to identify with the women themselves.

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February 8, 2012

There is Bono, and then there is Africa

It is strikingly clear that musician-turned-humanitarian Bono, not Ghana (nor any needy child), takes the starring role in Adrian Steirn’s Pictures from Ghana.

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February 7, 2012

After Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri, Night’s Biggest Loser Wasn’t Romney OR Newt

GOP’s presidential gladiator match throws assuming media to the lions … again.

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February 7, 2012

The Clint Eastwood Chrysler “Half Time in America” Controversy, and the Doctored Wisconsin Footage

It may be safer to say that Chrysler’s Halftime in America ad is more accurately seen through the lens of doctored video footage to be a pro-corporate, anti-union advertisement than any other kind of political statement.

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February 6, 2012

Drudge, Tea Party Impressionism and the “Fine Art” of Obama Bashing

Turning one of the Tea Party’s favorite verbal punch lines – that Barack Hussein Obama is trampling the U.S. Constitution – into a feast for the eyes.

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