Category Archives: Politics

Global Neural Network Online Now

Posted on February 25, 2012 by dowbrigade

Last night we attended a lecture at MIT which once again reminded us why we keep returning to Cambridge after 40 years despite the weather. The event featured Wadah Khanfar, until recently head of the Al Jazeera network, and a … Continue reading →

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All the World’s aTwitter

Posted on June 23, 2009 by dowbrigade

Discussing logistical matters on Twitter is simply going to attract unnecessary attention of the government and other detractors. This is why most such discussions take place on secure private platforms like e-mail or instant-messaging….Thus, Iran’s regime is quite knowledgeable about … Continue reading →

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Dead Invade the White House

Posted on April 15, 2009 by dowbrigade

The surviving (and formerly feuding) members of the Grateful Dead had a secret impromptu meeting Monday evening with the man they credit with reuniting them: President Obama. The president welcomed all the members of The Dead, who are performing tonight … Continue reading →

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First Female POTUS?

Posted on September 3, 2008 by dowbrigade

Only four days into her reign as John McCain’s “soul mate,” or “Trophy Vice,” as some bloggers are calling her, on the ticket known as “Maverick Squared,” Palin, the governor of Alaska, has already accrued two gates (Troopergate and Broken-watergate), … Continue reading →

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How Many Million Cracks?

Posted on August 30, 2008 by dowbrigade

WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain spent the summer arguing that a 40-something candidate with four years in major office and no significant foreign policy experience was not ready to be president. And then on Friday he picked as his running … Continue reading →

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Hillary Down But Not Out

Posted on June 12, 2008 by dowbrigade

Now that Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has crashed and burned in tatters and ashes, it seems an appropriate time to chime in with one of our patented, wrong-in-so- many-ways political predictions: Don’t Count Her Out Yet. This may be but … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Finish Coming Right Up

Posted on May 14, 2008 by dowbrigade

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The contest with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton not quite over and the one with Senator John McCain not quite under way, Senator Barack Obama is floating somewhere between the two major phases of his long campaign … Continue reading →

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Dowbrigade Denies V.P. Rumors

Posted on April 29, 2008 by dowbrigade

Barack Obama’s press conference this afternoon may have been the death knell of his ersatz presidential campaign, if not of his aspirations. In an ingenious twist in the script, by utilizing a surrogate as the scandal object, Obama can lose … Continue reading →

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The Last Days of Barack Obama

Posted on April 16, 2008 by dowbrigade

The demolition of the Obama phenomena is now well underway, and the only matters remaining to be resolved are timing, deniability and how far the destruction needs to go. Meanwhile, the denouement of Act One must be accomplished with pathos, … Continue reading →

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Growing Up Retarded

Posted on April 15, 2008 by dowbrigade

Anyone who has been to the supermarket lately (which means everyone except the very rich and Presidential candidates) is aware of what is happening with food prices. Even with weekly specials, manufacturers coupons and heavy reliance on store brands, $80 … Continue reading →

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Last Man Standing – Hillary!

Posted on March 15, 2008 by dowbrigade

Although we saw straight through the Obama phenomena when we first met the man four years ago, there are several heartening aspects to his runaway popularity. Even though he hasn’t a Kibbutznik’s chance in Sadr City of winning the nomination, … Continue reading →

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The Unfolding Narrative of Queen Hillary

Posted on March 6, 2008 by dowbrigade

Hillary believers need not fear. The Obama phenomena has reached its high tide mark right on cue, and the froth and spray are starting to ebb. Just as scripted by her consort the Master Planner, the Warrior Princess will emerge, … Continue reading →

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