▼ Author Community Vote 83 days ago Mary Katharine Ham Who I Met at the Tea Party: A Veterans Day Tribute - — When I attended Michele Bachmann's impromptu rally against Pelosi's health-care bill last week, I met a lot of just-plain-good folks. Media accounts ignored them in favor of a sprinkling of offensive signs, although the Huffington Post … 88 days ago Mary Katharine Ham Gibbs: Can You Imagine if, 5 Years Ago, People Had Protested With Hitler Pictures?!? - — Today, Robert Gibbs lamented some of the offensive signs at the rally (of which there were some, but not enough to even fill out HuffPo's 12 Most Offensive slideshow): … Let's help Gibbs out with this in particular: 91 days ago Mary Katharine Ham Tracking Turn-Out in New Jersey and Seeing Some Promise - — Because I'm a cynic (at least about New Jersey), I tend to think New Jersey will either go to Democrats today, or be close enough to steal (especially considering they're already amassing emergency ballots). Nonetheless, let's look at the bright side for a moment. 95 days ago Mary Katharine Ham Video: "Legislative Activity" - — Something frightening is happening on the Hill. I can feel it, but I just can't see it. 97 days ago Mary Katharine Ham Pew Political IQ Poll: Republicans Consistently More Knowledgeable - — You likely won't see this poll result elsewhere, so I thought I'd highlight it here. This is a Pew Political IQ test conducted over the phone with 1,002 adults from Oct. 1-4. They were asked 12 questions … 106 days ago Mary Katharine Ham Losing: Helen Thomas, NYT, and The Nation Object to White House Fight With Fox News - — Well, it's not the first time the Grande Liberal Dame of the press corps has had words for the Obama White House, but today Helen Thomas is voicing more unlikely sentiments by telling the White House attack dogs to heel in the Fox News fight. 111 days ago Mary Katharine Ham The Washington Post Has a Tenuous Grasp on Idea of 'Incivility' - — I missed this ridiculous A-1 encapsulation of the media's summer of hand-wringing on Sunday, but it's worth reading for a crystal-clear look at the world view within major media. The opening anecdote for “In Today's Viral World, Who Keeps a Civil Tongue?,” is telling. 116 days ago Mary Katharine Ham Meet the People Who Were Passed Over for Obama - — Ingrid Betancourt: French-Colombian ex-hostage held for six years. — Dr. Denis Mukwege: Doctor, founder and head of Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. He has dedicated his life to helping Congolese women and girls … 144 days ago Mary Katharine Ham House Dem Leadership Now Managing Expectations for 9/12 Tea Party Protests - — Tomorrow, the 9/12 protest will take place in Washington, D.C. An offshoot of the Tax Day Tea Party movement, and hyped by Glenn Beck and conservative activist groups, the turn out promises to be healthy. 147 days ago Mary Katharine Ham A Bad Day for the 'Public' Option - — Via Jim Geraghty on Twitter: “Politico's Jim Vandehei on CNN: 'There's not going to be a public option in this bill.' Says White House tells him OTR they know it.” — Blue Dog Mike Ross of Arkansas comes out against a public option, in a move that may embolden other Blue Dogs:

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