My highly scientific survey has determined that listening to the GOP convention on NPR has a thousand times fewer irritating windbags getting in the way of interesting discussion among delegates and ordinary voters. Public radio doesn’t have the commercial drive to constantly be PUNCHY! and IN YOUR FACE! so I find myself thinking more than …
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The GOP Used To Be Good At Message Discipline
Problem: Like large majorities of the American public, the press has expressed concern that McCain’s VP pick Sarah Palin is not ready for prime time. Solution: Shield Sarah Palin from the press until they promise to only pitch softballs. That’ll show them!
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Family is Not Off Limits
Barack Obama may think family is off limits as far as Sarah Palin is concerned. I disagree. Republicans have made traditional family values the centerpiece of every election for the past decade or more. Here’s what’s happening. Bristol Palin gets knocked up. Her family announces she is keeping the baby and marrying the father. Bristol …
Convention Open Thread
This just seems so dull by comparison. As I write this, Tom Brokaw is talking about how John McCain is like a WWII fighter pilot. How many of them are still alive? 7:33 pm- Some 70 year olds wearing yellow, the color of surrender, are bringing in the colors. I suppose the point of having …
A Reckless Gambler
Something else about the Palin pick that is not being discussed, but should be. Remember this: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton threw up a roadblock on Sen. Barack Obama’s path to the Democratic presidential nomination by winning the giant Ohio and Texas primaries, NBC News projected Wednesday morning. “For everyone here in Ohio and across America …
Practice What They Preach
I guess it has been a while since we caught one of these guys in a wetsuit or in a park bathroom sting, so the moralizing blowhards are out in force again: President of the conservative National Clergy Council and Evangelical leader, the Reverend Rob Schenck (pronounced SHANK), who met Sarah Palin when he was …
How Deep Was The Vet?
If you still think Gov. Palin was thoroughly vetted before she was named, you really need to read this: In Alaska, several state leaders and local officials said they knew of no efforts by the McCain campaign to find out more information about Ms. Palin before the announcement of her selection, Although campaigns are typically …