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14 Nov 2011, 7:44 am
Next, Glenn introduces the subject of race: What's with conservatives loving a black man? And what's with liberals' eagerness to destroy him? (The splice in the middle of this segment isn't censorship. Our phone connection failed, and we had to restart.)
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1 Apr 2012, 6:35 am
"To make a big deal out of the Trayvon Martin case is anti-democratic?" Bob Wright challenges me, and I respond.
Here's the whole 11+-minute discussion of the case:
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21 Mar 2012, 5:24 am
Tonight I was on The Drum ABC News 24 discussing the news of the day, including Clive Palmer, a constitutional challenge to the mining tax, celebrity diplomancy and US politics:
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2 Sep 2010, 7:13 am
"... Saturday's rally was quite largely confined to expressions of pathos and insecurity, voiced in a sickly and pious tone. The emotions that underlay it, however, may not be uttered that way indefinitely."blog advertising
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16 Dec 2010, 5:03 pm
On Wednesday night I was on The Drum again on ABC News 24 for a special episode focusing on Twitter and social media in 2010:
The Drum 15 December 2010 from Peter Black on Vimeo.
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11 Mar 2010, 12:36 pm
As reported in today's Press Herald, a northern Maine State Representative, Henry Joy, wants to divide Maine into two states. And people wonder why there is a call to reduce the number of legislators in Augusta. [read post]
15 Jan 2012, 3:17 am
Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week:
Weekly_Wrap_9_January_2012.mp3 Listen on Posterous
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18 Mar 2013, 10:05 am
New York State Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. has been indicted on new charges of filing tens of thousands of dollars worth of fraudulent travel expenses to and from Albany, authorities said Monday. [read post]
6 Aug 2010, 6:27 am
"... then you must believe that the Upper West Side, Bayside and Flushing are intrinsically more intelligent than the South Bronx, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Washington Heights. And I refuse to accept that."blog advertising
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12 May 2012, 5:18 pm
To be politically sustainable, environmental law needs grassroots support. Joan Blades, one of the founders of Move-On, recently spoke at Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group about her thoughts on political mobilization. It’s well-worth a look.
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7 Feb 2012, 11:32 am
Supporters of gay marriage gathered Tuesday at the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in anticipation of a ruling on the challenge to Proposition 8, which outlawed marriage between same-sex couples. The court's 2-1 decision finding Prop 8 unconstitutional was greeted with cheers, smiles, and fist-pumping from the crowd outside the courthouse in San Francisco. [read post]
11 Sep 2011, 11:12 pm
Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed 9/11, At Home with Julia, Australian politics and sport:
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3 Jan 2013, 11:26 am
With Illinois state lawmakers poised to vote on legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, gay rights advocates are getting a boost from the state’s Republican Party chairman, who endorsed the bill and urged fellow Republicans to stand behind it. [read post]
27 Jul 2011, 1:45 pm
“Democracy… is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.” - Plato - The latest buzz word used to describe the ongoing negotiations between Republicans and Democrats over deficit reduction and whether and to what extent the nation’s debt limit should be raised is [...] [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 2:49 am
Tonight I was on The Drum on ABC News 24 discussing the news of the day, including the Cabinet reshuffle, the latest book by climate sceptic geologist Ian Plimer, the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and the US Republican race:
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10 Jul 2012, 4:33 am
Over at the Feehery Theory blog today, John penned an item near and dear: the difference between campaigning and governing. It is a short piece and right on point. Campaigning is easy. Governing is Hard. Some folks up on the Hill should read it, several times. You see that photo of the B-26 Marauder? If [...] [read post]
15 May 2013, 1:42 pm
As summer begins to get closer, the 2014 election cycle will begin to rev up its engines. This will be time to separate the potential candidates from those who will take the plunge and immerse themselves in the world of rallies, speeches, spin, knocking [...] [read post]
8 Aug 2011, 5:22 am
Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed the federal politics, the global economy, the Census, the tablet patent wars and the Brisbane Writers Festival:
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18 Jul 2011, 11:43 pm
Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed the carbon tax, the News of the World controversy, Queensland state politics and the Dalai Lama:
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28 Jan 2012, 10:17 am
Poltical Animal may have changed hands — Ed Kilgore replaced Steve Benen — but it’s still essential reading. For example, the pointer to this amazing interview of GOP ur-lord Grover Norquist in which Norqist looks ahead happily to the impeachment — yes, impeachment — of President Obama in 2014 if he wins a second term.
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