pajamasmedia.com - 8/29/2008
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August 28, 2008 ANN ALTHOUSE IS liveblogging the Invesco festivities. UPDATE: So is Randy Neal. ANOTHER UPDATE: And Stephen Green is drunkblogging. MORE: Stephen Green: "Did Obama REALLY just accuse McCain of being unwilling to pursue bin Laden? I don’t like McCain. I don’t (yet) plan to ...
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alicublog —
... ("What about those food stamps? Was it once? Was it for a month? For a year? How long?"), and pretending to have watched disinterestedly so their disappointment will seem genuine, though on whom they imagine they're putting it over is hard to fathom. That's how they keep their spirits up. They'll be doing a lot of it in the days to come.
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Maggie's Farm —
... I didn't hear the speech, so no opinion. I see that McArdle says: ... it was basically standard Democratic Convention Boilerplate: nothing we haven't seen before from Obama, or for that matter, every Democratic presidential candidate in living memory. Tiger thought he did a good job. Here's the real issue: Obama's stealth socialism Here's Spike Lee with his Obama-worship: "You can divide history. BB Before Barack. AB After Barack." I hope ...
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talkingpointsmemo.com 8/29/2008 — I thought this was a very strong speech. About exactly what was needed. It was a strong speech. He made the case for himself; he laid out clear policy goals; and he aggressively set forth the stakes of the campaign. He made the case against John ...
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hosted.ap.org 8/29/2008 — DENVER (AP) -- Barack Obama, whose campaign theme is "change we can believe in," promised Thursday to "spell out exactly what that change would mean." But instead of dwelling on specifics, he laced the crowning speech of his long campaign with the ...
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From NBC's Mark MurrayNo doubt Obama discussed specifics about his economic policies. And he talked plenty about change and bringing Americans today. But what Obama's acceptance speech will be remembered for were the strong words he delivered at ...
The Message That the Party Wanted to Hear —
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DENVER, Aug. 28 -- Barack Obama's speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night was what many nervous Democrats were hoping for: a forceful challenge to John McCain and the Republicans, and a restatement of the message to ...
Young Ohio Voters Blog about the Election —
FOXNews.com 8/29/2008
Meet two young voters—one Democrat and one Republican—who are blogging for us from the swing state of Ohio. Tricia Heschel and Colleen O’Kane are students at the University of Dayton and each is politically active. Meet them and take a look at ...
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