dailykos.com - 8/15/2008
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Leaving aside the pollution and the politics, the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics, from the more than 2000 drummers that started the show, to gymnastic gold medalist Li Ning soaring around the top of the stadium before lighting the torch, were nothing short of spectacular. Simply unbelievable pagentry. And throughout the coverage, the advertisements were positive and upbeat, and ...
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Friday McBush Bashing (Olympic Edition)
Discourse.net —
Turns out McCain’s approach to foreign policy is rather more bellicose than anyone (other than a hard-core neo-con) imagined in their most horrible dreams.
Phoenix New Times, Postmodern John McCain: the presidential candidate some Arizonans know — and loathe. Keven Drum has reactions at John McCain and the Low Road
Too long for TV, but “The High Road,” independent grassroots pro-Obama ad truth squadding McCain is pretty good:
Another day, another gaffe, ThinkProgress, McCain ...
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