The Nation
The Year in Outrage by Ari Berman
Top 10: Obvious
1. Bush's Re-Election -"What's bad for the nation is good for The Nation."
2. Abu Ghraib -The defining atrocity of Bush's war.
3. The New Republican Congress -Death penalty for abortion doctors, no gay teachers, Tony Soprano tactics.
4. Tom DeLay -Hammering home corruption.
5. Swift Boat Veterans for Truth -That truth part was a little misleading.
6. Anti-Gay Marriage Amendments -Hate makes a big comeback in '04.
7. The RNC in NYC -Zell Miller outdid Pat Buchanan in '92.
8. Orange Alerts -When Bush's ratings fell nigh, the terror warnings went high.
9. The Passion of the Christ -Jew-hating never felt so holy.
10. Nipplegate -Endless violence, Ok. Studded breast, Bad.
Top 10: Overlooked
1. Sudan Inaction -US and world once again fail to prevent genocide.
2. Media coverage of Ronald Reagan's Death -David Corn said it best.
3. Media coverage of the Dean "Scream" -The shriek that wasn't.
4. Domestic Poverty and World Hunger Increases -The headline that wasn't.
5. Workers Lose Overtime -And their jobs were outsourced.
6. Intelligent Design -The new conservative codeword for creationism.
7. PBS Turns Right -Exit Moyers, enter Wall Street Journal editorial page and Tucker Carlson.
8. Assault Weapons Ban Expires -NRA can now hunt squirrel with AK-47s.
9. Injured Increase in Iraq -Over 10,000 US troops wounded and 100,000 Iraqis killed.
10. Presidential Medals of Freedom -To Bremer, Franks and Tenet: three primary reasons Iraq went wrong.
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Excellent. I could add a negative one: The stupidity of the American people who swallowed and continue to ingest Bush's policies. A positive one: The new energy of the outraged who won't let Bushco off the hook.
QUOTE(joeby @ Dec 28 2004, 12:46 AM)
5. Swift Boat Veterans for Truth -That truth part was a little misleading.
..and they are not too swift, either.
7. PBS Turns Right -Exit Moyers, enter Wall Street Journal editorial page and Tucker Carlson.
Jim Lehrer has been on vacation. Glenn Eiffel (sp?) has been reading the teleprompter, apparently fed from the White House political situation room, with a straight, unchallenging face.
..and they are not too swift, either.
7. PBS Turns Right -Exit Moyers, enter Wall Street Journal editorial page and Tucker Carlson.
Jim Lehrer has been on vacation. Glenn Eiffel (sp?) has been reading the teleprompter, apparently fed from the White House political situation room, with a straight, unchallenging face.
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QUOTE(Ros from NJ @ Dec 28 2004, 07:13 AM)
...A positive one: The new energy of the outraged who won't let Bushco off the hook...
Our only hope to make Bush accountable for election fraud and a fraudulent reason for going to war.
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