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SalonToday in Salon: Saturday October 4, 2008
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The dumbing down of the GOP

Why aren't more conservatives disgusted that their party nominated a person devoid of qualifications for the vice presidency (again)?

By Joe Conason
The dumbing down of the GOP
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Beyond the MultiplexBeyond the Multiplex
Critics' Picks
What you need to see, read, do this week: Your favorite writers on their favorite states, audaciously hopeful music and a deliciously decadent box set.
BroadsheetBroadsheet
How Palin played in Green Bay
Republican debate watchers praised a "tough" and "witty" performance from the Alaskan governor, but on the whole were surprisingly subdued.
By Walter Shapiro
War RoomWar Room
How the World WorksHow the World Works
MachinistMachinist
Don't call it a bailout
The House learns its lesson, and with an eye toward Nov. 4, passes the Wall Street bailout -- er, rescue plan.
By Mike Madden
"Rachel Getting Married"
Jonathan Demme recaptures the ease and warmth of his early movies with this affecting take of a family wedding.
By Stephanie Zacharek
I'm a singer -- but I drift from waitress job to waitress job
I don't know how to settle down. But I'm almost 30 and don't want to waste my life!
By Cary Tennis
Video DogVideo Dog
The Word from Wasilla
Sarah Palin's Pentecostal supporters in Alaska hail her debate performance and her rise to the national stage as the work of God.
By Deirdre English and Gail Sheehy
Glenn GreenwaldGlenn Greenwald
Sarah Palin exceeds expectations -- and still loses
Debating Joe Biden, Palin avoids another train wreck, delivering Republican talking points with robotic determination. But she also fails to convince undecided voters to stop their movement toward Obama.
By Mike Madden
Joan WalshJoan Walsh
NFL Week 5: Debatable picks
The question is which team is ready to break out. The answer: Let me talk about my energy policy.
King Kaufman
What's missing from this election? Molly Ivins
The late buckaroo populist and freedom fighter would have had a ball with the insanity of this current news cycle.
By Anne Lamott
"How to Lose Friends and Alienate People"
Simon Pegg is utterly charming as a troublemaking British journalist in this celeb-media sendup.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
Cats behaving badly
"Achewood," Chris Onstad's hilarious online comic strip, translates perfectly into a book about male friendship and testosterone overload.
By Douglas Wolk
"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"
Two bridge-and-tunnel kids knock about nocturnal New York in this leisurely, low-key movie.
By Stephanie Zacharek
The fear and loathing of Wall Street
Once again, Wall Street is the place Americans love to hate.
By Steve Fraser
"Blindness"
Julianne Moore shines, others stumble through this extended metaphor on the condition of humanity.
By Stephanie Zacharek
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