correntewire.com - 8/30/2008
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I hope you can forgive me, despite my undeserving nature, for some unspecific and overly personal posting of late. I’m going to try to correct that, and here I’ll start.
Resolved: Palin was a hit out of the park sort of choice for McCain and his team.
Why do I say this? I have ...
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Boys will be boys
The Sideshow —
... I believe Chicago Dyke is correct that Palin is A Dangerous and Intelligent Choice who could be a game-changer if people aren't careful. Both her real personal story and the "clean" reputation she pretends to have are already out there and having an impact, and you can't expect the media to downplay the former and point out the falseness of the latter - this, remember, a Republican. And CD is exactly right when she warns: ...
Doing Karl Rove's work for him
Shakesville —
... count. That genie isn't going back into the bottle, not now. And all those football hooligan fanboys who've turned their unleashed ids onto Palin now that Hillary's out of the race and in the fold? They're doing Karl Rove's work for him. And so are the astroturfers and concern trolls. Congratulations! How does it feel to help get McCain elected? H/T to Eva in comments at Feministe, whose comment helped me crystallize some of these thoughts. Nadai also had similar thoughts. _____________ * Just to be clear: I ...
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