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  • The passion that burned for Bush

    11/05/2004 8:47:22 AM PST · by Notwithstanding · 39 replies · 1,770+ views
    CBS.MarketWatch.com ^ | Nov 5, 2004 | Jon Friedman
    If pop culture is a reflection of a nation's values, then the signs of a Bush victory were there a long time ago for anyone to see. There've been two runaway box-office surprises this year: Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" and Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ." The Bush political team intuitively understood the tone of the U.S. voters much better than the media did. To be honest, I still don't quite understand how certified media junkies like me could have been so wrong. I read the New York Times (NYT: news, chart, profile) and the New Yorker religiously. I...