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Blogger Brunch With Fred Thompson
Flopping Aces — ... Today started with a Blogger Brunch hosted by Google and RedState. Fred Thompson stopped by to say a few words to the assembled bloggerati. I bumped into Anne a representative of Blogher and the blog mistress of Backyard Conservative. She was kind enough to interview me for a post on Blogher. Fred’s speech was on target and, yes, I do have the video. I have to say, I like Fred. The biggest small blogger at the brunch. Assorted bloggers brunching. This ...

Convention Night
Boots and Sabers — ... evening. Couple of quick notes.... - McCain’s speech was.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz… sorry, dozed off for a sec. What was I saying? Oh yeah… it was a good speech. Good content. Good delivery. McCain just isn’t the barn-burner type of speaker and never has been, so it was about what I expected. On the content, I thought it was good. I squirmed in my seat a bit when he spoke about school choice because it isn’t a federal issue, but appreciated the sentiment. - I hooked up with Lance Burri . No, literally “hooked up.” We didn’t use protection, so I think he’s going to have ...

Bloggers I met at RNC 2008
BatesLine — ... and Robin in Delaware, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. But once they got to Denver they found delegates who told them that they were bein pressured to vote for Obama, and who were being told that they would never have a future in politics if they didn't. "Their arms were twisted", said Bettyjean.... Robin and Bettyjean were bitterly disappointed. When they heard that Sarah Palin was going to be the Vice-Presidential candidate, "our spirits rose and we headed to St. Paul." * Lance Burri , who is, according to his business card, "the widest read, most influential conservative ...