andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 8/17/2008
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9.10 pm. How weird that an evangelical audience would give its biggest applause so far on domestic oil drilling.
9.08 pm. Two early shots at Bush: on his shopping comment and on torture. Both men have now cited torture as an issue - to Warren's bafflement.
9.05 pm. A somewhat poignant self-criticism on his first marriage. Brilliant way to defuse the adultery issue in front of ...
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Some reactions to the Saddleback Forum.
Althouse —
My live-blog post on the Saddleback Forum has almost 200 comments, and after 200 comments, they get a little hard to read. (You have to click on "post a comment," then scroll to the bottom and click "newer.") So let me start a new post. For substance, I'll point to Andrew Sullivan's live-blogging at the end of the McCain part: 9.57 pm. McCain's evolution into a candidate who knows how to stroke the Christianist base is somewhat impressive. It was a little canned at times, but it will work with evangelicals. All in all, this struck me as pretty much a ...
Some reactions to the Saddleback Forum.
Althouse —
My live-blog post on the Saddleback Forum has almost 200 comments, and after 200 comments, they get a little hard to read. (You have to click on "post a comment," then scroll to the bottom and click "newer.") So let me start a new post. For substance, I'll point to Andrew Sullivan's live-blogging at the end of the McCain part: 9.57 pm. McCain's evolution into a candidate who knows how to stroke the Christianist base is somewhat impressive. It was a little canned at times, but it will work with evangelicals. All in all, this struck me as pretty much a ...
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