digbysblog.blogspot.com - 8/11/2008
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Sunday, August 10, 2008 Presidential Peaking by digby Maybe it would have been better to just say no: Although it must have been a thrill for Mr. Bush to shake hands with Kobe, Mello, King James and Coach K, it's difficult to imagine that the president's trip to Beijing didn't peak [dear me...ed] when he received an up-close and personal beach volleyball lesson at Chaoyang Park from ...
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The One-Term Pledge: Obama campaign needs to have a response ready
The Anonymous Liberal —
... First, and most importantly, they should point that--by taking that pledge--McCain renders himself a lame duck before his presidency even starts. When you're not running for re-election, your influence is greatly diminished. Just look at all the amazing accomplishments of George W. Bush's second term. He's now totally irrelevant and has to slap beach volleyball players in the butt to even make the news. As McCain himself said in January when asked about making such a pledge, when you do so "then you’re the lame duck, you’re quacking on Inauguration Day." ...
Olympic medal-winning women called "gold-diggers"
Feministing —
... accompanying coverage of the Brazilian women's volleyball team. (The Sydney Morning Herald is once again the guilty party.) And this is just... disturbing. ...
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