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A Chance Encounter with a Young Republican

Written by . Posted on January 15, 2009. Filed under Politics, Pop + Politics. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
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While most people would have you believe that Barack Obama has a lock on the youth vote, there’s a pretty large group of people who might tell you otherwise: The Young Republicans. I had arrived at the RNC without a credential but hoping that I might go to actual Republican events, (and not ironically). I [...]

Yes, Virginia, There Are Gay Republicans.

Written by . Posted on January 15, 2009. Filed under Politics, Pop + Politics. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
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I am at the Republican National Convention, and though I am a staunch Democrat who’s possibly even further to the left of Dennis Kucinich, I decided that I must immerse myself in real GOP Culture and not just hang out with unwashed lefty anarchists. Of course, the most painless way to do this for a [...]

Remembering the “Old McCain”

Written by . Posted on November 12, 2008. Filed under Politics, Pop + Politics. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
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A funny thing happened after Barack Obama got elected. Everyone suddenly liked John McCain. His concession speech, they said, was a return to the “old McCain,” the one everyone applauded when he bucked the system way back in 2000 and challenged Republican front-runner George W. Bush during the GOP primaries. Everyone liked that McCain, and [...]