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Kevin on September 15th, 2008

We spent an hour talking about the week that was in lipstick politics. As I said on the blog earlier in the week, I thought McCain overplayed his hand, went too far and produced a dishonest ad. He compounded his mistake by bringing out Jane Swift as part of his “Truth Squad”. I also thought […]

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It was great to speak with T.J. English, author of Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution. I started by asking T.J. what went into researching a book like this. We then got right into the incredible story of the mob in Havana. “[An] excellent new book.… [English] […]

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Kevin on September 11th, 2008

There will be a lot of thoughtful posts in the blogosphere about the seventh anniversary of September 11. Here, I want to tell just one story of a man who we got to know thanks to Matt Burden and his Someone You Should Know series at Blackfive. Here is Matt’s tribute to Rick Rescorla, Rick […]

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Kevin on September 10th, 2008

As many of you know, Michael Yon is back in Afghanistan and reporting from the front lines. Bruce McQuain and I were fortunate enough to speak with Michael a couple of weeks ago, Michael just posted his first major Dispatch, complete with the usual great writing and photography. It starts like this, When I was […]

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Kevin on September 8th, 2008

Because the public has been clamoring for it, we invited Dean Barnett from The Weekly Standard back in to the studio last night. Dean sat in for the entire show and we had a great time, talking about The Anatomy of a Smear, how Andrew Sullivan has turned The Atlantic into The Enquirer, Palin Derangement […]

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Kevin on September 7th, 2008

Bruce McQuain from QandO joined us once again for Someone You Should Know, our weekly tribute to the troops. Bruce is a veteran of the Vietnam war and spent 28 years in the U.S. Army. He brings a perspective and understanding to these stories that we could never match. Dean Barnett and I welcomed Bruce […]

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Kevin on September 1st, 2008

Sarah Palin is a game changer, is there any doubt after this weekend? She has simultaneously energized the conservative base AND independents. I am truly shocked by how well this pick has been received. Conservatives have been waiting for McCain to stick his finger in their eye once again. With this pick, he has shocked […]

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