Published Tuesday, September 23, 2008
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW
McCain on choice
By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune
Recently in his campaign John McCain has not said much about Roe v. Wade. He’s in a general election trying to appeal to a broad spectrum of voters, but when he was working on the hearts and minds of a Republican Party constituency, he conveyed a more troublesome message.
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Republicans’ damage
Editor, the Tribune: This November, the main issue is whether voters will finally admit that George W. Bush and many Republican state officeholders have knowingly and vigorously pursued highly destructive paths. The rich became richer, our environment was routinely trashed and innocent people were bombed.
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Research the candidates
before going to the polls
Editor, the Tribune: Democratic Sen. William Cohen said, "Obama was a community organizer like Jesus, and Pontius Pilate was a governor." Pilate crucified Jesus. Is that a prophecy in the polls?
ON ETHICS
Party not precluded by work
By RANDY COHEN
An acquaintance, a professor of philosophy at a small public university, is planning to hold his pre-wedding bachelor party at a strip club. Should someone who represents a university, someone paid to instruct young women, participate in the commodification of the bodies of young women?
Lipstick uproar undermines real political discussion
By JENEE OSTERHELDT
Who knew lipstick would make such an uproar in 2008? We’ve had Brooke Shields and "Lipstick Jungle." Snore.
Women are not a monolith
By ELLEN GOODMAN
BOSTON - What finally sent her over the top was the poster. There was Sarah Palin as Rosie the Riveter, flexing her biceps under the motto: "We Can Do It!" The image was the same on the T-shirt my friend had left over from the primaries. But with a crucial difference.
Barack Obama is an abortion extremist
By MONA CHAREN
Appearing on C-SPAN two weekends ago, I mentioned that Barack Obama had opposed the Born Alive Infants Protection Act when he was an Illinois state senator - a position he has attempted to deny or obfuscate ever since.
Comparisons with Truman may backfire
By BARBARA SHELLY
Harry S. Truman has been pressed into service once again. This time it’s Republican vice presidential contender Sarah Palin who has invoked comparisons with the man from Independence.
Emotion leads reason in American elections
By ROD DREHER
If you want to understand why Sarah Palin has made such a powerful connection with American voters, don’t listen to the political professionals. Listen to the voice of the Beehive.
