Tag Archives: Election 2012

Beowulf for Four More Years

By Robin Bates | Published: November 1, 2012

Obama’s journey over the past four years has been Beowulf’s journey, both in its high points and in its low.

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Mitt Minderbinder, Cynicism Unlimited

By Robin Bates | Published: October 29, 2012

Mitt Romney would find a kindred soul in Joseph Heller’s cynical entrepreneur Milo Minderbinder.

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An Environmentalist’s Revenge Fantasy

By Robin Bates | Published: October 26, 2012

Scott Bates proves an environmentalist’s revenge fantasy against those violating the earth.

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Catch-22, Election Edition

By Robin Bates | Published: October 17, 2012

“Catch 22” captures a number of the contradictions in the 2012 election.

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Mitt as a Jane Austen Villain

By Robin Bates | Published: October 11, 2012

Like Henry Crawford in “Mansfield Park,” Mitt Romney is inconstant and will say anything.

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Is Obama in the Grip of Grendel’s Mother?

By Robin Bates | Published: October 9, 2012

Is Obama in a funk over his responsibilities as a war president? If so, “Beowulf” has answers.

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Dragon Billionaires Assaulting America

By Robin Bates | Published: September 19, 2012

Mitt Romney’s characterization of 47% of the American public as people who won’t take responsibility for their lives signals that he is a dragon in the Beowulf mode.

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How Right Wing Would Respond to Tess

By Robin Bates | Published: September 17, 2012

Tess of the D’Urbervilles puts a human face on the dilemmas of rape victims. Romney/Ryan, take note.

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Citizen Romney–Is There Anything Inside?

By Robin Bates | Published: September 14, 2012

Mitt Romney, like Citizen Kane, is a cipher. What drives him other than a desire to appear big?

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