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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Politics

Can Americans live without political theater?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 22, 2011, 10:38 AM Sep 22, 2011
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Is the audience capable of more than what the media thinks they are:

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How not to design a memorial to 9/11

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 14, 2011, 1:04 PM Sep 14, 2011
1

A New Jersey town gives in to criticism and removes a monument to the victims of 9/11.

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Obama as Captain America

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 9, 2011, 1:44 PM Sep 9, 2011
1

NMA, the Taiwan animation outfit, is out with a video about President Obama’s jobs speech last night.

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The search for big ideas

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 8, 2011, 1:23 PM Sep 8, 2011
6

To the extent we’re running short of jobs right now, perhaps it’s because we’re tapped out on big ideas.

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Are the State Fair poll results significant?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 6, 2011, 1:02 PM Sep 6, 2011
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There’s some evidence that the annual survey accurately reflects voter sentiment.

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Glittering the Fair

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 5, 2011, 7:26 AM Sep 5, 2011
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Another ‘glitter attack’ over the referendum to ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota.

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When Republicans fight

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 1, 2011, 1:37 PM Sep 1, 2011
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Michele Bachmann’s PAC rolled out this broadside against Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who’s stolen much of her thunder since jumping into the presidential race.

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What’s a state got to do to get a little presidential love?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 1, 2011, 11:42 AM Sep 1, 2011
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Why don’t presidents visit Vermont.

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The $120-a-word speech

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 30, 2011, 2:24 PM Aug 30, 2011
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How much did it cost taxpayers for the president to give a speech in Minneapolis today?

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Blogger apologizes for doctoring Bachmann video

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 30, 2011, 11:14 AM Aug 30, 2011

A phony video purporting to show Rep. Michele Bachmann asking an Iowa crowd, ‘who likes white people?’ has been pulled from YouTube.

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Theology and the weather above

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 29, 2011, 12:09 PM Aug 29, 2011
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Rep. Michele Bachmann knows why a hurricane hit the East Coast over the weekend. But what about the other acts of God?

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GOP banned from Labor Day parade

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 29, 2011, 11:10 AM Aug 29, 2011
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A Wausau union council has banned Republicans from marching in this year’s Labor Day parade.

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Are contributions to same-sex marriage campaigns a waste of money?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg August 26, 2011, 12:27 PM Aug 26, 2011
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$10 million spent on the amendment to ban same-sex marriage isn’t likely to change anyone’s opinion.

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What elected leaders know

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg August 23, 2011, 9:14 AM Aug 23, 2011
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How important is a politician’s college degree?

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‘Why are you being so weird about this?’

dgaraets August 18, 2011, 12:42 PM Aug 18, 2011
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An author with something to sell meets an interviewer with something to prove.

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