reason.com - 8/29/2008
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Matthew Yglesias complains that the press is talking about Sarah Palin in purely political terms, and not asking how she could help John McCain govern. It’s striking listening to the commentary about why this is a smart pick for John McCain that the arguments are all about how this will ...
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An Identity Politics Election
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Dave Weigel: It's going to be awfully, awfully tiresome to hear conservatives whine about Palin attacks being sexist. One, it's in bad faith: I challenge them to take a polygraph and say they never visited SlapHillary.com or giggled when a voter asked McCain how he could "beat the bitch." Two, it minimizes Palin by portraying her as a hapless female, and comparing her to Clinton. Clinton was and is a feminist icon. Sarah Palin is Sarah Palin. ...
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Palin is making activists on both sides of the aisle smile.
John McCain's selection of a running mate represents the first one I can remember that has brought smiles to activists on both sides of the aisle.
Among conservatives, one hears nothing ...
Obama reacts to McCain VP pick —
First Read 8/29/2008
From NBC/NJ's Athena Jones PITTSBURGH, PA -- Obama reacted to his rival's pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate and walked back a statement put out by his campaign that called the governor inexperienced.
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Obama-Biden commend McCain's VP pick —
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Sen. Obama and Sen. Biden praised McCain's choice of a female for his VP.
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