digbysblog.blogspot.com - 11/11/2008
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Monday, November 10, 2008 My God by digby Hindrocket: Obama thinks he is a good talker, but he is often undisciplined when he speaks. He needs to understand that as President, his words will be scrutinized and will have impact whether he intends it or not. In this regard, President Bush is an ...
digbysblog.blogspot.com - 11/5/2008
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Bittersweet by digby As
thrilled as I am that the country has begun...
to shake off the curse of the GOP, this still hurts : Voters put a stop to same-sex marriage in California, dealing a crushing defeat to gay-rights ...
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digbysblog.blogspot.com - 11/8/2008
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Friday, November 07, 2008 Problems by digby "Democratic
strategist" and uber-villager Michael Feldman appeared with Andrea Mitchell...
earlier and said this: Mitchell: Let's talk about the State department and foreign policy. John Kerry, widely ...
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digbysblog.blogspot.com - 11/18/2008
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Monday, November 17, 2008 Sticker Shock Doctrine by
digby Jane Hamsher has an informative and interesting post...
up today about the proposed GM bailout. It's a complicated issue, but in the final analysis, Krugman simplifies it significantly for me ...
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In An Alternate Universe
Balloon Juice —
... The Powerline’s Hindrocket:
Obama thinks he is a good talker, but he is often undisciplined when he speaks. He needs to understand that as President, his words will be scrutinized and will have impact whether he intends it or not. In this regard, President Bush is an excellent model; Obama should take a lesson from his example. Bush never gets sloppy when he is speaking publicly. He chooses his words with care and precision, which is why his style sometimes seems halting. In the eight years he has been President, it is remarkable how ...
I take it all back
Corrente —
It turns out that Republicans are actually very, very funny.
LOL elephantz!
I’ll have what Hindy’s smoking, please
Sadly, No! —
... That’s carefulness we can believe in, my friends!
In all seriousness, expect the Powerline boys to lead the charge over the next few years to re-imagine George W. Bush as this generation’s answer to Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill and Jesus combined. Unfortunately, since Bush became preznit at the dawn of the YouTube age, I doubt they’ll have much success.
(Via.) ...
Assrocket
Rising Hegemon —
Moron or Stalker? July 2005: It must be very strange to be President Bush. A man of extraordinary vision and brilliance approaching to genius, he can’t get anyone to notice. He is like a great painter or musician who is ahead of his time, and who unveils one masterpiece after another to a reception that, when not bored, is hostile. November 2008: Obama thinks he is a good talker, but he is often undisciplined when he speaks. He needs to understand that as ...
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Obama makes historic White House visit —
Reuters: Politics 11/11/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama visited the White House on Monday for his first post-election meeting with President George W. Bush, a strikingly symbolic moment in the transition of power.