About Those Pics of the "Lottery Winner" Dinners with the Presidential Candidates
Isn't what we're seeing here, in fact, mostly the product of brilliant marketing, the President (or Romney) engineering the perception of participation and populism.
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Obama in Aurora
Not to jade the comforting role of the President in a tragedy like this, but Obama's gestures today dealt exclusively with the heart and the personal story at the expense of any teachable moment.
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Kiss Cam: A Metaphor
During Monday's Olympic basketball game in D.C., Obama gets a test of passion he wasn't bargaining for.
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Campaign 2012: So What’s With All the Slogans?
The question is: what's with the rapid cycling of slogans on backdrops and posters in the presidential campaign?
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Obama: Re-birth of the Cool
Given his wonky governing style, it still seems like a surprise when the charismatic and fired-up Obama comes charging out.
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Obama Finally Has the Beer Thing Down
I mean, if you didn't know he was the President of the United States....
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Obama’s Shoulder
I do find the moment touching and believe Obama can be a comforting presence, but I think it doesn't come easy.
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Any Comparison Between Obama and Bush Fly-Overs Strictly … Iconic
Certainly a person is going to appear a lot more concerned and connected observing a catastrophe from what looks like his living room window.
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What Does Madonna's Daughter in Cone Bra Have to do with CNN, FOX Bad SCOTUS Call?
The Supreme Court Obamacare announcement mess illustrate the shortcomings of traditional media and the growing power and critical effect of social media.
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Obamas Atop One World Trade Center: The Nation's Clean Up Man
The significance of Obama atop the nation's most symbolic reclamation project.
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That Journalistic Assault on the President (and Two Views of the Perp)
In this polarized political climate, it appears there are different ways of reading what happened -- and different photos for it.
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Juxtaposition of the Day: Lights Out on Solyndra
All I want to know is whether Romney knew his own solar bet has gone belly up before his photo op the other day in front of Solyndra.
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Meme of the Day: Reverse Mirror Images
If your dominant view of politics is that both parties are in the tank to the monied class, these last two days were for you.
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The Two Certificates Together in One Place
A look at the Obama and Romney birth certificates side-by-side.
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HuffPo Amps Up the Culture War
If this direct comparison of Obama with Jesus Christ doesn’t play to conservative invective, I don’t know what does.
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