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Gail Collins hits, and also misses, the mark
“Confessions of a Phone Solicitor” is the title of Gail Collins’ column in today’s New York Times. Here are some excerpts. [A] telemarketer named Ted Zoromski quit his job this week over John McCain’s message. Zoromski was prepared to nterrupt people during their dinner hours to encourage them to vote Republican. But when he got the script saying ...
Posted to Today's Papers by mathpol on October 23, 2008
Gail Collins hits, and also misses, the mark
“Confessions of a Phone Solicitor” is the title of Gail Collins’ column in today’s New York Times. Here are some excerpts. [A] telemarketer named Ted Zoromski quit his job this week over John McCain’s message. Zoromski was prepared to nterrupt people during their dinner hours to encourage them to vote Republican. But when he got the script ...
Posted to Trailhead by mathpol on October 23, 2008
Obama "Talk the Talk...but can he Walk the Walk" Part 2
Obama “Talk the Talk… but can he Walk the Walk” Part 2 In 1999, Barack Obama was faced with a difficult vote in the Illinois legislature — to support a bill that would let some juveniles be tried as adults, a position that risked drawing fire from African-Americans, or to oppose it, possibly undermining his image as a tough-on-crime moderate. ...
Posted to XX Factor by MiamiVice on August 8, 2008