Daily Archives: October 26th, 2007 «

 

Anti-war films not doing so well here in the US

Posted by: ST on October 26, 2007 at 3:32 pm » 14 Comments

The Washington Times reports: It doesn’t matter how many Oscar winners are in front of or behind the camera — audiences are proving to be conscientious objectors when it comes to this fall’s surge of antiwar and anti-Bush films. Both “In the Valley of Elah” and, more recently, “Rendition” drew minuscule crowds upon their release, [...]

 

From bumper stickers to amygdalae: Democrats try to figure out voters

Posted by: ST on October 26, 2007 at 2:06 pm » 6 Comments

Last year I blogged about the Democrats’ attempts at getting to know voters by checking out the bumper stickers on the back of their cars. It would appear that their strategy has shifted to an examination of neurons: Democrats are losing the battle for voters’ hearts because the party’s message lacks emotional appeal, according to [...]

 

On Barack Obama’s latest attempt to appeal to “all” people, and militant liberal gay groups

Posted by: ST on October 26, 2007 at 10:07 am » 6 Comments

Poor Barack Obama. Once viewed as the man to beat, his rookie mistakes and inexperience have, in part, led to his poll numbers consistently staying way behind frontrunner Hillary Clinton for the last several months. And it’s only getting worse for the presidential wannabe. This is what happens when you try to please too many [...]