http://dir.salon.com/topics/joan_walsh_blog/?source=rss&aim=joan_walsh_blog en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/07/01/wesley_clark/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/07/01/wesley_clark/index.html?source=rss The general's comments about McCain's military service have been unfairly twisted. But some Obama supporters are going too far in their McCain attacks. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/27/bill_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/27/bill_clinton/index.html?source=rss Why is everybody trying to rain on the Clinton-Obama unity parade by asking about the ex-president? By making himself scarce, he's doing exactly the right thing. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/25/nader_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/25/nader_obama/index.html?source=rss His remarks about Obama's "talking white" were appalling. But he's right that progressives need to keep the pressure on the Democratic nominee. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/24/schaller_carlin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/24/schaller_carlin/index.html?source=rss Check out Tom Schaller's round table on 2008 swing states and Larry King's tribute to George Carlin. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/media/2008/06/23/george_carlin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/media/2008/06/23/george_carlin/index.html?source=rss Read Heather Havrilesky's last great interview with Carlin, in which he talks about cocaine, being a fallen idealist and the "exciting" Obama story, even though he didn't plan to vote. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/21/mccain_flipflops/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/21/mccain_flipflops/index.html?source=rss Is the GOP nominee going out of his way to draw closer to President Bush? Plus: Obama's FISA compromise. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/19/cindy_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/19/cindy_mccain/index.html?source=rss Nobody wants to see a future first lady catfight. Do they? Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/15/msnbc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/15/msnbc/index.html?source=rss Comparing angry Clinton supporters to women who stay with a "jerk" who's "difficult and brutal" was not the best way to defend Keith Olbermann. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/14/week_wrap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/14/week_wrap/index.html?source=rss He wins on Social Security and taxes, stumbles on Jim Johnson and shows he'll fight back on smears and rumors. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/12/michelle_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/12/michelle_obama/index.html?source=rss Counting the ways in which Fox News calling Barack Obama's wife his "baby mama" is so, so, so wrong. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/11/mccain_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/11/mccain_economy/index.html?source=rss Chris Matthews frames the decision between Obama and McCain as whether to stay in the big doomed ship or jump into a lifeboat. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/07/clinton_concession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/07/clinton_concession/index.html?source=rss "I'm going to work my heart out to make sure Senator Obama is the next president." Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/01/florida_michigan_trinity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/06/01/florida_michigan_trinity/index.html?source=rss Democrats find their Florida-Michigan compromise, but Barack Obama is looking for a new church. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/iraq_war/2008/05/31/mcclellan_reaction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/iraq_war/2008/05/31/mcclellan_reaction/index.html?source=rss Bob Dole whacks the former White House spokesman as "spurred on by greed" while journalists continue to hide from the truth. Plus: Thanks, Bob Somerby. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/iraq_war/2008/05/29/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/iraq_war/2008/05/29/mcclellan/index.html?source=rss Here's what Cintra Wilson saw when she passed for a White House correspondent in July 2005. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/27/clinton_bashing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/27/clinton_bashing/index.html?source=rss Can anyone truly believe her remark about Robert Kennedy's assassination was anything other than an unfortunate reference to another June primary battle? Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/24/current_racism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/24/current_racism/index.html?source=rss Big losses in West Virginia and Kentucky have Democrats scrambling for answers. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/21/oregon_kentucky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/21/oregon_kentucky/index.html?source=rss Obama won Oregon. Clinton won Kentucky. In Iowa, Obama skipped a victory lap and had gracious words for Clinton. So what's next for Democrats? Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/20/appalachia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/20/appalachia/index.html?source=rss Dee Davis got the ball rolling. Listen to what "little blue dot" has to say. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/18/obama_book/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/18/obama_book/index.html?source=rss The New York Times says we helped Barack Obama get "Dreams from My Father" back into print. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/17/john_edwards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/17/john_edwards/index.html?source=rss The Democratic front-runner needs his former rival's working-class populist fire, not just his endorsement. Plus: The Elizabeth watch continues. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/san_francisco/2008/05/16/gay_marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/san_francisco/2008/05/16/gay_marriage/index.html?source=rss I don't think so, but either way, there's no turning back on full equality for everyone. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/14/mississippi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/14/mississippi/index.html?source=rss The most interesting election Tuesday night wasn't in West Virginia. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/13/west_virginia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/13/west_virginia/index.html?source=rss An Obama supporter lashes out at political allies who've scorned Clinton's white working-class backers. It's worth reading. Joan Walsh Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/12/mccain_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/05/12/mccain_clinton/index.html?source=rss It's hard to believe the faux outrage at sexism after McCain chuckled at the B-word, but Obama has to discourage Kennedy-style disrespect for Clinton as the battle winds down.