Tag Archives: Anthony Weiner

Politics Round-Up August 11 2013 Edition

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Thomas Mets

There seems to be an opening in the 2016 Republican presidential primary for the Santorum slot, the candidate of social conservatives who flocked to Santorum in 2012, Huckabee in 2008 and George W Bush in 2000. Rebecca Cusey of Patheos … Continue reading →

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July 31 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Thomas Mets

After the stories about how Hillary Clinton wants to cut ties with Huma Abedin due to her husband’s embarrassing mayoral campaign, the new piece about how they’re all worried about Abedin is politically more useful. She’s now taking a break from working … Continue reading →

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Last Weekend of July Round-Up

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Charlie Savage of the New York Times considers John Roberts’s appointments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. In making assignments to the court, Chief Justice Roberts, more than his predecessors, has chosen judges with conservative and executive branch backgrounds that … Continue reading →

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Politics Round-up July 25 2013

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Thomas Mets

In a post about Ted Cruz, Jonathan Bernstein defends George McGovern who lost 49 states against Richard Nixon in 1972. Beyond that, it’s not clear that reputation for ideological extremism was McGovern’s main problem that year. The Democrats really were … Continue reading →

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July 24 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Thomas Mets

On the Rolling Stone cover controversy, it’s worth considering how they have previously depicted people they didn’t like on their covers. Patrick, the two year old son of a Secret Service agent who served under George HW Bush, developed leukemia. … Continue reading →

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July 23 2013 Line-Up

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Thomas Mets

David Jablow turned a cheesy pinup into some more imaginative images, posting 15 of those on his website. Comic Book Resources kicks off its list of the best X-Men stories. Anthony Weiner is Carlos Danger, and someone did a mock … Continue reading →

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July 19 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Thomas Mets

The rise of reggae and the fall of mambo may have been due to the free market of Jamaica and communism’s choking of creativity in Cuba. Incumbent Republican Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming is polling pretty well against primary challenger … Continue reading →

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Round-Up July 07 2013 Edition

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Last month, the Comics Journal collated a nearly twenty year old debate between James Kochalka and others (including Jim Woodring) that started with the declaration that “Craft if the enemy.” Now I understand the context of Incredible Change Bots. Roger Clegg … Continue reading →

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Politics Round-Up June 25 2013 Edition

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Today’s round-up of interesting links mostly has to do with politics. Anthony Weiner has a slight lead in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, thanks to a combination of a flawed frontrunner, weak challengers and his own impressive political … Continue reading →

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