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Democratic Presidential Candidates Reject Xenophobia of English-Only

December 16th, 2007 · No Comments

In the NPR Presidential Debate of December 4 2007, Democratic presidential candidates were confronted with the sentiment of a North Carolina resident:
We mentioned that we’ve been taking questions from listeners in recent weeks about this debate, and one is on a small issue that, I think, points to a large concern. It comes from Tally […]

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Tags: democrats · values voting

Vote Progressive to Restrain Fear-Driven Vigilantism

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments

On December 4 2007, Steve Inskeep of NPR News asked the Democratic presidential candidates whether they, if elected, would encourage American citizens to ferret out and turn in illegal immigrants to law enforcement authorities. Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio answered the question by evoking the Americanism of Emma Lazarus:
Rely on the Constitution. You know, […]

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Tags: democrats · homeland insecurity · international relations

Republican Debate Shows What’s Wrong With America

November 28th, 2007 · No Comments

There was not one single question allowed on the subject of government surveillance networks spying on the private activities of American citizens, but there was a question to Rudolph Giuliani on whether he is really a fan of the New York Yankees baseball team.

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Tags: republicans