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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Politics

Winks, nods, and editorials

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 3, 2012, 2:10 PM Nov 3, 2012
12

The Pioneer Press adopts an ‘I’m not saying, I’m just saying’ stand on same-sex marriage.

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Religion and the same-sex marriage amendment

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2012, 1:54 PM Nov 2, 2012
24

Several listeners taking in this afternoon’s rebroadcast of last night’s forum on Minnesota’s same sex marriage constitutional amendment noticed that a lot of it was dueling Bible passages.

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‘It’ll be over soon,’ mom tells kid sick of campaign 2012

Nate Minor October 31, 2012, 10:02 AM Oct 31, 2012
2

A four-year-old has had enough of campaign 2012.

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The measures of leadership

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 30, 2012, 11:37 AM Oct 30, 2012
3

In the aftermath of disaster, leaders call upon skills which seldom come up as issues in a campaign.

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Politics and the person who signs the paycheck

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2012, 12:30 PM Oct 29, 2012
6

Can you be fired for voting the ‘wrong way?’

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Where are the funny conservatives?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2012, 2:07 PM Oct 25, 2012
12

Why aren’t there popular conservative comedians?

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Do newspaper endorsements matter?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2012, 12:10 PM Oct 25, 2012
1

The effectiveness of the newspaper endorsement is debatable, but there might be fallout from newspapers not endorsing candidates an issues.

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Two guys. Two views

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 25, 2012, 11:35 AM Oct 25, 2012
2

American Public Media’s Marketplace provided a good glimpse into the effect of the presidential campaign on friendships last night, turning to two Minnesota pals on different sides of the race.

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Voter ID and the person in the military

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 24, 2012, 3:06 PM Oct 24, 2012
20

Is this ad wrong?

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Is the Bachmann-Graves race as close as the narrative suggests?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 24, 2012, 11:46 AM Oct 24, 2012
17

It’s always interesting to have the national media drop in on congressional districts in Minnesota to capture the sentiment of flyover country.

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The debate in animation

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2012, 10:37 AM Oct 23, 2012

A political debate isn’t over until NMA says it’s over.

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Live blog: The final debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 22, 2012, 7:30 PM Oct 22, 2012

It’s almost over. Tonight’s presidential debate, focusing on foreign policy issues, is the last of the debates.

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The drinking game and political debates

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 22, 2012, 12:15 PM Oct 22, 2012
4

Are political drinking games a bad thing?

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Songified debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 17, 2012, 2:21 PM Oct 17, 2012
1

Debate withdrawal?

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The professional title kerfuffle

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 17, 2012, 12:14 PM Oct 17, 2012
17

What’s the proper way to refer to a professional woman in a political campaign?

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