On AlterNet: 2008

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "2008"

Thomas Frank: How the Right Wing Hijacked Rage Over the Economic Collapse and Swindled America

Jefferson Morley, Salon. December 28, 2011.

Frank discusses one of the most important political developments of the Obama presidency: how the crash of 2008 served to strengthen the political right.

Rubbernecking as the GOP Continues to Crash

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. April 14, 2009.

Dear Republican Party, it is not 2008 ... would someone get these guys a calendar?

2008 Was Not a Good Year for Lobbyists

Matt Corley, ThinkProgress. January 24, 2009.

"More than half of the top 20 firms that shared their revenue figures with The Hill made less money in 2008 compared with 2007."

New Lang Syne 2008 (Thank God It's Over)

AVguy, Film Strip International. January 1, 2009.

A look back at 2008.

AlterNet's Top 10 Hottest Videos of 2008

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. December 29, 2008.

Rove almost getting arrested, people giving Bush a piece of their mind, and police brutality in St. Paul are just a few that got people talking.

The Most Outrageous Media Comments of 2008

Julie Millican, Media Matters for America. December 11, 2008.

The list of offenses to women, minorities, gays and lesbians, immigrants, and others in 2008 is a long one, but here are some of the standouts.

Bush's New Neighborhood Barred Non-Whites Until 2000

Staff, Huffington Post. December 8, 2008.

Until 2000, the neighborhood association's covenant said only white people were allowed to live there, though an exception was made for servants.

Everyone Needs to STOP Talking About Obama '08 in Terms of Clinton '92

Digby, Hullabaloo. November 11, 2008.

Clinton did not, as everyone seems to be saying, try and push a liberal agenda when he first came to office in 1992.

A Guide for Watching Election Night Results

Thomas B. Edsall, Huffington Post. November 3, 2008.

For those obsessed with the results on Tuesday night, here is a guide to watching TV and searching exit poll data on the web.

Poor Bush: 'There Is a Real Sadness There' in the White House

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. November 2, 2008.

Apparently the Bush White House doesn't enjoy being this unpopular.

And the Winner of 2008's Most Partisan State Election Administrator Is...

J. Gerald Hebert, Campaign Legal Center Blog. November 1, 2008.

The envelope please ... Indiana's Todd Rokita's pursuit of ACORN wins the award for 2008's most partisan top state election official.

Who's Worse, Bush in 2000 or Palin in 2008?

Thers, Whiskey Fire. October 1, 2008.

Let's look at the tape folks.

Ohio Secretary of State Predicts Cleaner Vote in 2008 than 2004

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. August 26, 2008.

Democrat Jennifer Brunner says the voting system will be more streamlined.

Apocalypse Later: Looking Back at 2008 from the Future

John Feffer, TomDispatch.com. August 22, 2008.

A futurologist looks back at the public complacency of 2008 that led to disaster from the year 2016.

10 Things You Should Know About McCain Advisor Charlie Black

Jon Ponder, Pensito Review. June 30, 2008.

Black was an early innovator of the GOP attack machine, and a very successful lobbyist and political strategist in the Reagan and Bush eras.

Sen. Menendez: McCain Has Taken Sides with Anti-Immigrant Hardliners

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. June 16, 2008.

Influential Latino senator says that McCain "walked away" from the Latino community and is not a "person of principle" on immigration reform.

Hillary's Pivotal Role: Help Obama or Let Him Twist in the Wind?

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. June 11, 2008.

Clinton must choose between two loyalties: party and self.

Republicans Are Hoping That Democrats Will Win - Then Fail

Digby, Hullabaloo. May 16, 2008.

Why Republicans are OK with losing in 2008.

Iraq (and DC): 2008 Preview

Erik Leaver, Foreign Policy in Focus. January 11, 2008.

What's in store for those trying to end the occupation?

Is Hillary or Obama More Vulnerable to Right-Wing Attacks?

Robert Parry, Consortium News. December 22, 2007.

Is Obama's admitted youthful drug use more dangerous than seven years of Secret Service files on Hil and Bill?

Voter Purging: A Legal Way for Republicans to Swing Elections?

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. September 11, 2007.

Now the Department of Justice, like the Republican Party, wants fewer registered voters in 2008.

Why Clinton Trumps Obama and Will Continue to Trump Him

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. August 17, 2007.

Polls show that Clinton is widening the gap over Obama. What does she have, that he doesn't?

Barack Raises Millions … Now What Does it Mean for the Future?

David Sirota, July 2, 2007.

David Sirota: What are the deeper questions the Barack Obama fundraising bonanza raises about American politics?

Hedges bets on Nader?

Jan Frel, February 27, 2007.

Jan Frel: Chris Hedges thinks that because Hillary is a disaster, Ralph Nader is the answer. Dream on.

Obama's Identity: Where Do We Start?

DELETED, The Nation. February 16, 2007.

Barack Obama's pursuit of the presidency has caused the media to obsess over exactly how black he is, bringing into debate America's slippery notions of race, culture and ethnicity.