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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Politics

The greatest political commercial ever

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 20, 2012, 12:55 PM Sep 20, 2012

Bridget Mary McCormack wins. Easily. Who?

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Would journalists be better if they worked on campaigns?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 19, 2012, 1:30 PM Sep 19, 2012
6

A journalist recommends poliltical reporters get closer to the action.

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Politics blurs the line between reality and art

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 19, 2012, 12:20 PM Sep 19, 2012
5

An actor who plays a fake character hosted a fundraiser for one of the chaps running for president. So now there’s a report of a little backlash against the beer company for whom the actor’s fake character pitches.

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Voter ID law stumbles, but doesn’t fall, in Pennsylvania

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 18, 2012, 12:36 PM Sep 18, 2012
8

A decision today raises the profile of questions voiced there — and here — about how difficult it will be to get the photo IDs to vote at all.

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Lynx at the White House

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 18, 2012, 11:59 AM Sep 18, 2012
1

The Minnesota Lynx are at the White House starting at noon (central). The White House is providing this feed.

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Jimmy Carter’s revenge

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 18, 2012, 11:29 AM Sep 18, 2012
6

The person who tracked down the source of the video of the Mitt Romney fundraiser is Jimmy Carter’s grandson.

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Randy on racism

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 18, 2012, 10:58 AM Sep 18, 2012
4

Songwriter Randy Newman is calling out what he sees as racism in the presidential campaign.

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Gov. Romney explains

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 14, 2012, 10:43 AM Sep 14, 2012
2

Mitt Romney has sat down for his first interview to explain why he felt the U.S. reacted ‘inappropriately’ in issuing a statement in Egypt that criticized the makers of a film that has inflamed some in the Muslim world.

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When politicians don’t know what they’re talking about

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 13, 2012, 12:15 PM Sep 13, 2012
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Do politicians have any ability to say, ‘whoops, my bad,’ when they’re wrong?

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Even more Kluwe

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 12, 2012, 4:59 PM Sep 12, 2012

In case you haven’t gotten enough Chris Kluwe, NPR put him on the air this afternoon.

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‘Give me a break’ in context

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 6, 2012, 2:05 PM Sep 6, 2012
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The new political ad from Mitt Romney against Barack Obama will probably appeal to voters with short memories and a lack of context — the bread-and-butter of politicians these days.

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The Charlotte protests

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 5, 2012, 11:29 AM Sep 5, 2012
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Maybe it’s because we in Saint Paul were knee deep in the protests at the 2008 Republican National Convention in the city, but protests at the Democratic convention in Charlotte seem to be getting scant attention.

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Fatherhood now an issue in DFL House race

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 5, 2012, 11:01 AM Sep 5, 2012
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The quote of the day came early today, thanks to the Duluth News Tribune’s article on the Minnesota House of Representatives candidate whose daughter came forward to say he ‘abandoned her years ago.

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‘What would you do if you lost your job right now?’

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 30, 2012, 2:54 PM Aug 30, 2012
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This latest in a series of short interviews with Americans by CBS pretty well peels through all the politics of a president campaign and gets right to the real issue facing millions of Americans: Nobody seems to have a good answer to one person’s question.

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Politics

If not halftime in America, then what?

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 30, 2012, 12:04 PM Aug 30, 2012
4

Does the Clint Eastwood Super Bowl commercial stand the test of time?

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