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americablog.com - 8/27/2008
Wednesday Morning Open Thread
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Good morning. It's day three of the Democratic convention. Hillary was terrific last night. She just nailed the speech. Nailed it. Bill Clinton is on the podium tonight. I was at the Democratic convention in 1988 when his introduction of Dukakis went on and on and on. He's had four conventions since then to hone his skills. I think we can expect vintage Bill Clinton tonight. The logistics of ...

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8/27: Did Hillary's Speech Work?
Blogometer — August 27, 2008 8/27: Did Hillary's Speech Work? It's interesting -- although perhaps not surprising -- that liberal and conservative bloggers had completely different reactions to Hillary Clinton 's DNC speeech. The netroots had an overwhelmingly positive reaction to Clinton's speech. One liberal blogger writes that Clinton "nailed it" while another praises the speech as ...

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