http://dir.salon.com/topics/joan_walsh/?source=rss&aim=joan_walsh en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/08/obama_wins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/08/obama_wins/index.html?source=rss The struggling Republican looked as cranky and erratic as he does in harsh Obama ads. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/08/that_one/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/08/that_one/index.html?source=rss Has McCain lost it? Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/08/cra_lies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/08/cra_lies/index.html?source=rss Poor minority people caused the mortgage crisis. No, really. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/06/springsteen_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/06/springsteen_obama/index.html?source=rss Supporting Obama, the rock legend takes a swing-state tour, once again. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/05/madeleine_albright/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/05/madeleine_albright/index.html?source=rss As Sarah Palin misquotes the former Secretary of State based on what she thought she read on a Starbucks cup. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/05/snl_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/05/snl_debate/index.html?source=rss How would we get through this election without Tina Fey? Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/03/palin_flubs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/03/palin_flubs/index.html?source=rss She asked for more vice-presidential power on the heels of Dick Cheney's abuse, and she failed to show simple decency when Biden referenced his family tragedy. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/03/mccain_woes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/10/03/mccain_woes/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin became a laughingstock on the eve of the V.P. debate. But the GOP ticket's troubles start at the top. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/30/palin_gaffes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/30/palin_gaffes/index.html?source=rss Despite growing calls for her departure, even by conservatives, a stubborn John McCain will probably keep her. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/27/first_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/27/first_debate/index.html?source=rss McCain sneers and sighs while a calm, presidential Obama holds his own. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/26/russia_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/26/russia_palin/index.html?source=rss The worst Sarah Palin moment yet. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/24/mccain_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/24/mccain_debate/index.html?source=rss Trying to duck Friday's debate so he can "work on the economy" doesn't look presidential, it looks cowardly. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/16/mccain_commission/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/16/mccain_commission/index.html?source=rss Sure, propose an inquiry modeled after one that failed -- and fuse 9/11 and the current financial crisis while you're at it. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/12/palin_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/12/palin_mccain/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin's ignorance about foreign policy Thursday night will shadow John McCain's legacy, no matter who wins the election. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/11/palin_questions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/11/palin_questions/index.html?source=rss Readers want to ask about oil production, abortion, earmarks, why she sneers at community organizers, and more. Plus: Palin to Gibson: War with Russia "may be necessary." Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/10/pig_controversy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/10/pig_controversy/index.html?source=rss He's hiding his empty economic program behind Fightin' Sarah Palin's skirts -- while calling all criticism of Palin sexist. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/09/bounce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/09/bounce/index.html?source=rss What to make of the McCain-Palin bounce? Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/08/palin_will_speak/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/08/palin_will_speak/index.html?source=rss She'll talk to ABC's Charles Gibson next week. What should he ask her? Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/07/palin_watch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/07/palin_watch/index.html?source=rss Day 8 and counting, and still no interviews. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/06/mean_old_party/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/06/mean_old_party/index.html?source=rss From Fred Thompson to Sarah Palin, snarling Rudy Giuliani to smiling Lindsey Graham, Republicans bared their fangs this week to hide their unpopular agenda. And it might work. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/04/palin_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/04/palin_speech/index.html?source=rss A snarling Sarah Palin savages Barack Obama while her defenders deride sexism and "liberal media" bias. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/04/mitt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/04/mitt/index.html?source=rss With the robotic Romney back on the national stage, here's a fun look inside the man who might have been veep. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/02/palin_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/09/02/palin_obama/index.html?source=rss The nominee was right to warn Democrats against making Bristol Palin an issue. The issue is John McCain's judgment. Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/31/obama_tubbs_jones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/31/obama_tubbs_jones/index.html?source=rss Sitting alongside both Clintons, the Democratic nominee took time out from the campaign to honor a friend Joan Walsh Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/30/obama_wrap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/08/30/obama_wrap/index.html?source=rss In Denver this week the Democratic nominee laid out a feisty, populist message and pulled his party together.