Mary Chase’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1945 comedy was and remains a sweet break from the general awfulness.
Tag: State of the Union
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Chicago, the city that works—just ignore the poverty
President Obama and Mayor Emanuel offer Chicago as a model for America. Is it?
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The speech Obama should give in Chicago
Is there something deeper than gun violence that we need to focus on?
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The State of the Union: Listen carefully
There’s a place for pathos in presidential speeches, but it’s running amok.
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Sammy Sosa, Lenny Skutnik, and the State of the Union
Sosa made it into an elite SOTU club, if not the HOF.
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Murder and segregation: till death do they part
“We have to help Chicago,” education secretary Arne Duncan says.
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Obama speaks up on inequality
The president’s speech was rich in platitudes, but at least many were aimed in one direction.
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He’s no Saul Alinsky
Barack Obama’s take on the subprime mortage business, circa 2005
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Word-Clouding Obama’s Speech: Who Wins?
The president’s State of the Union speech was big on the job talk, but what about the “children”?
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SOTU: This Is Why We Can’t Have Anything Nice
So I was poking around the blogs following the State of the Union – which, save for a crowd-pleasing if possibly misguided swipe at the Roberts Court over Citizens United and the promise to have all combat troops out of Iraq by August, mostly amounted to “I would like to reiterate that I wish to […]
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State of the Union: DADT
Good. And fuck John Boehner: if he wants to prevent gays and lesbians from serving their country in an understaffed military during a time of war, let him run on that.
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State of the Union: HCR Buzz
Rumblings from the White House and Capitol Hill. Stay tuned….
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State of the Union: Obama Loses the Base, ETA 30 Hours
Obama plans to shoot own foot instead of the moon on SOTU address.
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DADT As Canary in the Coal Mine
Why isn’t the Obama administration moving on a gimmie like Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?