AltWeeklies Wire
RNC Report: Naked Ladies Get Pressnew
Axis of Eve, an independent female underwear company, invited women of all shapes and sizes to don a pair of their anti-Bush/pro-Bush-protest panties and flash photographers in Battery Park -- certainly one way to guarantee that your protest will make the late-night news.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
09-02-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: The Second Coming of Newt Gingrichnew
Six years ago Newt Gingrich wouldn't have drawn a crowd if he'd stripped naked and done Tai Chi in the middle of Times Square. But we're in the midst of another Republican ascendancy, and Gingrich is enjoying a bit of reputation rehab.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Dying for Peacenew
The anatomy of a die-in.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Too Many Word from the Demsnew
On the way into Wednesday's Democratic National Committee daily-rebuttal press conference, media members received a document headed "Democrats' One Word Response to Cheney: Halliburton."
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Defending Johnny Cash's Honornew
Johnny Cash used to wear the black for the poor and beaten down. But he didn’t wear the black for rich folk eating in fancy dining cars or smokin’ big cigars.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Mass Arrests in Herald Squarenew
There were 180 arrests in three hours.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Desperately Seeking Michael Moorenew
Michael Moore is unpredictable, and you have no idea how desperately the media want something unpredictable to happen at these deadly boring, scripted, controlled, conventions.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Laura Bush's Unintentionally Revealing Momentnew
Got medication? I ask this question only partly in jest. If I had a neighbor who looked the way Laura looked at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night, I’d wait for the right moment and then ask her—as tactfully as possible—if everything was quite all right.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Let the White Men Protect Younew
In case you didn’t notice, protecting the country is a job for white men. Feeding and serving people is – dare I say it – for the womenfolk and colored help.
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
09-01-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: The Donkey Watchnew
Is Bush compassionate? Does Coke add life?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
08-31-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Mitt Romney Mellows Outnew
Last night, Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney got angry. But today, as he sang hymns of praise to George W. Bush and showcased his own political chops at a National Republican Senatorial Committee luncheon, the governor was affable and conciliatory.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-31-2004 |
Politics