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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 4:29 PM

Michael Tomasky

Type: Person

Name: Michael Tomasky

First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 Documents

Jim Nantz

Michael Tomasky: Backlash America

Several people have remarked upon the, ah, surprisingly misogynistic nature of much of the Super Bowl advertising. This site lists five ads on the theme of the emasculated male . For my money, the above list totally missed the worst offender , for something ... [Guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Jim Nantz, Michael Tomasky, anodyne, Tim Tebow, Super Bowl

First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 Documents

Mel Brooks

Michael Tomasky: Murtha's death and healthcare

Bon Tuesday. Sorry to have missed yesterday. Was traveling back home from Los Angeles. The reason for the trip was not a pleasant one, alas, but some interesting things happened nonetheless. I'm pretty sure that was Antonin Scalia in business class on ... [Guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Jack Murtha, Michael Tomasky, Health Care, Mel Brooks, Antonin Scalia

First Reported 02/04/2010 - Updated 02/04/2010 - 2 Documents

File under: changing the tone | Michael Tomasky

Obama was under some heat today from the left not to attend the National Prayer Breakfast, which is sponsored by a right-wing group that has some shady ties, including to groups that support the Well, he went. There's enormous pressure on presidents ... [Guardian.co.uk - 02/04/2010]

Entities: Michael Tomasky, Uganda

First Reported 02/04/2010 - Updated 02/04/2010 - 2 Documents

Civic fail | Michael Tomasky

There's a new Rasmussen poll I read about at TPM with the following result: Another Rasmussen number finds that only a very small minority knew the correct answer to this one: 'Is the following statement true or false? Most federal spending is spent on ... [Guardian.co.uk - 02/04/2010]

Entities: Michael Tomasky, Scott Rasmussen, Health Care, Debt Service, Foreign Aid

First Reported 02/04/2010 - Updated 02/04/2010 - 2 Documents

Republican Party (US)

GOP, ever-inventive | Michael Tomasky

Apropos the post from two days ago about how arcane rules can be used to force up-or-down votes on hot-button questions, I see today that Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn, one of the most right-wing of that hardened cohort, is saying that he's preparing ... [Guardian.co.uk - 02/04/2010]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Michael Tomasky, Tom Coburn

First Reported 02/03/2010 - Updated 02/03/2010 - 2 Documents

Harold Wilson

American question time? | Michael Tomasky

A number of politicos and writers from across the spectrum have signed a statement, in the wake of the Obama-House GOP session from last week that made everyone here so ga-ga, urging a regular session along the lines of your question time. The website ... [Guardian.co.uk - 02/03/2010]

Entities: Michael Tomasky, Harold Wilson, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

First Reported 02/04/2010 - Updated 02/04/2010 - 2 Documents

Harry Reid

First test of the new new new bipartisanship

TPM reports that Harry Reid is looking for one brave Republican willing to sign on to the jobs bill he hopes to pass Monday: "You need two to tango. And you need Republicans for bipartisanship," said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (I-IL). "Hope is prospective...we ... [Guardian.co.uk - 02/04/2010]

Entities: Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Democratic Party (US)

First Reported 02/02/2010 - Updated 02/02/2010 - 1 Documents

Off-topic Oscars post | Michael Tomasky

Looks to me like you Brits did pretty well this year, what with the expanded Best Picture category making room for an actual British nominee (An Education). Although I guess Slumdog Millionaire was British. I tried to watch about 20 minutes of that once ... [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 02/02/2010]

Entities: Michael Tomasky, Nick Hornby, Slumdog Millionaire, Jeff Bridges

First Reported 02/03/2010 - Updated 02/03/2010 - 1 Documents

Obama's don't ask don't tell triumph | Michael Tomasky

You don't need me to tell you the number of things the Democrats have messed up in the past year. But lately comes a heartening sign that sometimes, they know how to play this game. The recent rollout of the planned repeal of the US military's 'don't ... [Guardian.co.uk - 02/03/2010]

Entities: Michael Tomasky, Michael Mullen, Robert Gates, Barack Obama

First Reported 02/03/2010 - Updated 02/03/2010 - 1 Documents

Obama's don't ask don't tell triumph | Michael Tomasky

The move towards repealing the US military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy has been a triumph of political choreographyYou don't need me to tell you the number of things the Democrats have messed up in the past year. But lately comes a heartening sign ... [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 02/03/2010]

Entities: Michael Tomasky, Michael Mullen, Barack Obama, Robert Gates

First Reported 02/02/2010 - Updated 02/02/2010 - 1 Documents

Extremism quantified (again) | Michael Tomasky

From the latest Daily Kos poll, asked of registered Republicans: Do you want your state to secede? Yes, 23%. From the latest Tomasky poll, asked of other humans: Do you want Republicans' states to secede? Yes, 53%. I'm joking. Only about the second one. ... [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 02/02/2010]

Entities: Michael Tomasky, United States

First Reported 02/03/2010 - Updated 02/03/2010 - 1 Documents

How would the R's handle this one? | Michael Tomasky

Scott Brown and the GOP Senate leadership agreed previously that Feb. 11 would be the date of his swearing in. Brown suggested the date himself. Now, today, he announced that he wants to be sworn in immediately! Why? Because of appointments. The Democrats ... [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 02/03/2010]

Entities: Michael Tomasky, Republican Party (US), National Labor Relations Board, Democratic Party (US), Scott Brown

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Michael Tomasky: Backlash America [Guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago]
Michael Tomasky: Murtha's death and healthcare [Guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago]
Intellectuals and Their America: [Dissent Magazine - 02/05/2010]
GOP, ever-inventive \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 02/04/2010]
Civic fail \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 02/04/2010]
File under: changing the tone \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 02/04/2010]
First test of the new new new bipartisanship [Guardian.co.uk - 02/04/2010]
Obama's don't ask don't tell triumph \| Michael ... [Guardian.co.uk - 02/03/2010]
American question time? \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 02/03/2010]
The GOP litmus test resolution \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 02/01/2010]
Obama talks to House Republicans \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 01/29/2010]
This Blair fellow of yours \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 01/29/2010]
Don't ask don't tell breakthrough \| Michael Tom... [Guardian.co.uk - 01/29/2010]
Bipartisanship in action \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 01/29/2010]
So right about being wrong \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 01/28/2010]
Michael Tomasky: Bob McDonnell's amazing dreamcoat [Guardian.co.uk - 01/28/2010]
Obama's state of the union \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 01/28/2010]
Not a bad dark horse \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 01/27/2010]
Just wondering \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 01/26/2010]
The Orwell problem \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 01/26/2010]
On Bernanke \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 01/25/2010]
Michael Tomasky: Back to South Carolina [Guardian.co.uk - 01/25/2010]
Kipper Williams: Obama banking speech [Guardian.co.uk - 01/22/2010]
Guardian Daily podcast: Gordon Brown buoyed by ... [Guardian.co.uk - 01/21/2010]
And so, healthcare \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 01/20/2010]
It’s the presidency, not the president, [open Democracy News Analysis - - 01/20/2010]
Michael Tomasky: Brown wins, now what? [Guardian.co.uk - 01/20/2010]
Random Mass/healthcare notes \| Michael Tomasky [Guardian.co.uk - 01/19/2010]
Michael Tomasky: Do even Republicans have karma? [Guardian.co.uk - 01/19/2010]
Go to Massachusetts and say...what? \| Michael T... [Guardian.co.uk - 01/15/2010]

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Michael Tomasky: Backlash America [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago] Several people have remarked upon the, ah, surprisingly misogynistic nature of much of the Super Bowl advertising. This site lists five ads on the theme of the emasculated ...
Michael Tomasky: Murtha's death and healthcare [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago] Bon Tuesday. Sorry to have missed yesterday. Was traveling back home from Los Angeles. The reason for the trip was not a pleasant one, alas, but some interesting ...
Super Bowl and Who set list predictions \| Micha... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 02/05/2010] It's an annual tradition now, meaning that we did it last year. So let's have your predictions. And the Who part means that you don't have to be a fan of American ...
Friday vocabulary quiz \| Michael Tomasky [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 02/05/2010] I'm traveling today, flying to Los Angeles (just in time to escape the 18 inches of snow headed Washington's way). So posting is light. I accept that "recondite" ...
Civic fail \| Michael Tomasky [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 02/04/2010] There's a new Rasmussen poll I read about at TPM with the following result:Another Rasmussen number finds that only a very small minority knew the correct answer ...

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