So, a week later, I’m finally getting back to my promised continuing analysis of the Rally to Restore Sanity. Because I don’t want to belabor the experience too much, I think this will be my last post on the subject. Thus, I have to address the importance of the event – especially in terms of …
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Although I had planned to devote this week to deconstructing my experience at The Rally to Restore Sanity, the elections last night and the corresponding discussion of their impact have encouraged me to divert slightly today. I promise I’m not done with the rally yet! Amidst all the discussion last night, talk about the implications …
In my initial post after the Rally to Restore Sanity, I had promised some more detailed analysis of my experiences in later posts. However, the rally brought up so many interesting ideas that to cover them in one post would tax both my interest and yours. So I’ll be splitting my “coverage” of the event …
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With the Stewart/Colbert rallies just days away, news coverage of the event has spiked. But among this coverage of the event itself are the attempts of news organizations to delineate the “proper” boundaries in covering – and having their reporters attend – the rallies. The Washington Post and NPR, for example, have both banned their …
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With a week to go before the midterm elections, both parties are looking to motivate their supporters to turn out. For Democrats, this has meant reaching out especially for the young voters who made such a difference in their 2008 efforts. But young voters aren’t responding to their efforts, with low expected turnout rates. Conversely, …