News Flash: There is lots of misinformation out there about Sarah Palin. By now, you know about the smears against her family. Here are a few of the distortions being pushed on her actual record on the issues. Dean Barnett of The Weekly Standard, has a great post up titled, “Anatomy of a smear“. He […]
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John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin has generated such enthusiasm that some on the right are so giddy with excitement, they are spinning so fast and furious they forget what they have stood for or said previously. I’m excited by the Palin pick as well, but I’ve tried to remain honest about her strengths (which are considerable) […]
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John McCain was not speaking to the convention hall last night, he was speaking to the TV audience. Instead of a steady diet of red meat, McCain directly indicted the GOP and their failures in recent years. Here is my favorite part of the speech, starting at about the 2 minute mark, I fight to […]
Warning: Hankie Alert A very touching story in today’s Boston Globe. I couldn’t help but be reminded what a central role the game of baseball played in my childhood, and in my relationship with my father. A die hard Red Sox fan from Utah promised his sons that he would take them to Fenway Park […]
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Did you catch Joe Biden making the rounds on the morning shows today? He obviously jumped out of bed this morning and said, “I have to start lowering expectations for the VP debate NOW!.” He looked like someone stole his puppy. These quotes from his CNN live shot are representatibve of his morning, “Boy she’s […]
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She was great. Confident, poised, solid. Some absolutely great zingers against Obama and Biden. Some deft clicker work showed great reviews on CBS from Jeff Greenfield, from CNN’s AC360, David Gergen and Amy Holmes, MSNBC’s Ann Curry and less surprisingly, the Fox News crew. That said. As we’ve learned throughout this election, giving a good […]
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Yes, I’m loving every second of it. Just freaking awesome.