What’s the Opposite of a Class Act?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2008 Rudy Giuliani answered that question Wednesday with a despicable performance in front of the Republican National Convention. The former U.S. attorney said he learned as a lawyer "if you don't have the facts, you gotta change 'em." Clearly, it's a lesson he absorbed, filling his vindictive speech with distortions and cheap shots. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why We Were Falsely Arrested

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 4, 2008 Government crackdowns on journalists are a true threat to democracy. As the Republican National Convention meets in St. Paul, Minn., this week, police are systematically targeting journalists. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Over 300 Arrested at RNC

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2008 Beginning Saturday with a guns-drawn assault on a protester meeting space and continuing through the weekend with raids on houses of known activists in St. Paul, Twin Cities police have arrested over 300 anti-RNC demonstrators. At least 120 of them are accused of felonies, including trumped-up "conspiracy to riot" charges. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Flag Worship

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2008 Leave it to the Grand Old Party to go from Martin Luther King to 9/11 in less than three seconds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lieberman Feels the Power of the Dark Side

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2008 Sen. Joe Lieberman did his best to make Sarah Palin look good on Tuesday by giving a speech at the Republican convention. Although the GOP faithful managed to keep Lieberman off what might have been one of the least charismatic tickets ever, the self-described Democrat stood by his man. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Schlafly, Ingraham Team Up for Palin at RNC

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2008 It was a lineup designed to bring women at the Republican National Convention ever forward and onward into the year 1800, but alas, Sarah Palin couldn't make it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Biden Grins at Rove’s ‘Doofus’ Diss

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2008 Either Joe Biden is practicing a kinder, gentler form of campaign-trail politics or Karl Rove's got another thing coming just not right this very moment On Tuesday, after hearing that Karl Rove called him a "big blowhard doofus" at the RNC the previous day, Biden just had a smile and a patriotic compliment for Bush's one-time sidekick. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Wanted Lieberman, but Chose a Question Mark

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2008 As little as two days before he made his VP announcement, John McCain wanted to pick friend and Democratic turncoat Joe Lieberman, according to a report in The New York Times. But as in so many other decisions in his campaign, the alleged maverick caved to the far right of his party, which threatened to sink a McCain-Lieberman ticket at the convention. In the end he chose a woman he barely knew. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hot Wind

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Amy Goodman, ‘Democracy Now!’ Producers Arrested at RNC

BLANK Sep 2, 2008 According to the "Democracy Now!" Web site, producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar were arrested Monday afternoon "while they carried out their journalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the Republican National Convention," and host Amy Goodman was arrested for "defending her colleagues and the freedom of the press." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The RNC and the Storm

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2008 Many Republicans who originally planned to spend Monday in St. Paul with other Republican National Convention-goers were compelled to change their plans, thanks to Hurricane Gustav -- including the GOP's own presumptive presidential nominee, John McCain, who was busy over the weekend playing the anti-Bush when it came to disaster preparedness. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s Reckless Choice Says a Lot About Conservatives

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 1, 2008 By all rights, there should be a revolt at this week's Republican convention against John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate -- for the very same reasons so many Republicans opposed President Bush's selection of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )