Republican National Convention

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Rush Limbaugh's tortured logic
Rush accused me and other Harvard students of hating America because we put on a play about Abu Ghraib. Not only did he reveal his profound moral ignorance, he lost a man who used to be his biggest fan -- my dad.
Cops, lies and videotape
The protests at the Republican National Convention led to a whole lot of arrests, but videotapes are forcing prosecutors to drop charges in hundreds of cases.
Swaggering toward Election Day
With the 9/11 tragedy as his backdrop, George Bush rediscovers "compassionate conservatism" in time to court women voters.
John Kerry comes out swinging
Angry at being called "unfit to serve" by men who didn't, the Democrat finally fights back.
The truth isn't out there
From Dick Cheney on down, the Republican convention's speakers haven't let the facts get in the way of their partisan ferocity.
"Mom, what are asses of evil?"
Protesters have taken over my Manhattan neighborhood. But how do I explain their signs -- let alone the dismal state of the world -- to my 9-year-old son?
RNC bloggers gone wild!
They promised substance over style -- hard-hitting, inside scoops. So say hello to Bo Derek, Miss America, TV star Angie Harmon, and "Ari Fleischer's guide to red-hot G.O.P. love."
The passion of the Rudy
The GOP's Monday night moderates try to fire up the convention's far-right true believers. But Michael Moore is more successful.
Island of the cannibal Republicans
One New York writer welcomes GOP delegates with a self-published Swiftian satire -- recipes included!
"We the people say no to Bush"
Hundreds of thousands of protesters filled the New York streets Sunday. Clash songs blasted, anarchists taunted "Aida"-goers, and moms, queers and Wall Street bankers told the Bush administration it must go.
Right Hook
Bernadette Malone rips New York Mayor Bloomberg for coddling "mice-releasing, AIDS-spreading junior terrorists." Mark Steyn deems Elton John and Hollywood Dems "deranged." Plus: Why Buchanan loves Nader.
The whole world is watching
If militants violently disrupt the GOP convention, it could be Chicago 1968 redux -- and Christmas in August for the Bush campaign.
The Administration Awards
Now that the Academy Awards are over, the 9/11 Commission is doling out the Bushies.
Bush plays politics with 9/11
Republican speculation that Bush may use ground zero as a convention backdrop has some 9/11 victims' families appalled.
War on protesters
The militarization of police strategies on display this convention season has cops fighting demonstrators, not crime.
Gore's stiff competition
Republicans have zeroed in on the one thing the Democrats cannot defend: Clinton's slick willy.
Do not pass Go
Are the Philadelphia police using high bail to keep an activist leader away from the Democratic Convention?
Born again, and again
George W. Bush is betting Americans will prefer a prodigal son to a dutiful one.
Bush bash
A kinder, gentler Papa Smurf tries to reach out to those left out, laments the failed potential of President Clinton and knocks Al Gore upside the head.
Taking it from the streets
Philly police face ugly allegations after hundreds of protesters are detained for more than two days.
Bush's acceptance speech, by the numbers
Three references to drugs, two to sex, 18 mentions of children and nothing nice about Al Gore.
Back to the future
Would-be vice president Dick Cheney borrows a line from Al Gore as he incites Republican delegates to restore a Bush presidency.
Blue Glow
Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000
There's a riot goin' on ... Not!
One reporter, 200 police cars, a trapped Gummi Bear and finally: A protester!
Defining compassionate conservatism
Stephen Goldsmith, George W. Bush's senior domestic policy advisor and a bit of a wonk, calls for the public and private sectors to both do their part.
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