Schweitzer
Eschaton —

Governor Schweitzer slammed McCain with one of the best lines of the night
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — This was brilliant. Schweitzer tied McCain's bad energy policy to McCain's gaffe on how many houses he owns:

What? This convention isn't about us us us??
WTF Is It Now?!? — Fucking pundits. 'Blah blah me blah me blah blah me... reporting from the Democrats' big event -- but enough about them, listen to me!' Fuck. I don't mind a little commentary, but come on, guys. Jeebus. I got so sick of not seeing anything of the actual convention I switched over to C-Span. I urge all of you to do the same! Some highlights (some links thanx to BuzzFlash): ...

Vicious
Eschaton — The competition for seats here is a bit vicious. The person in charge of policing our section is only half jokingly (maybe not at all) telling people they'd better be blogging constantly or they'll be booted. A wee bit hard to do since my battery is about to die. Bathroom breaks are a gamble. ...

Chit Chat
Eschaton — Vicious The competition for seats here is a bit vicious. The person in charge of policing our section is only half jokingly (maybe not at all) telling people they'd better be blogging constantly or they'll be booted. A wee bit hard to do since my battery is about to die. Bathroom breaks are a gamble. Seats are completely filled, hallways are completely filled. It's a zoo.

Big Dog
Eschaton — Vicious The competition for seats here is a bit vicious. The person in charge of policing our section is only half jokingly (maybe not at all) telling people they'd better be blogging constantly or they'll be booted. A wee bit hard to do since my battery is about to die. Bathroom breaks are a gamble. Seats are completely filled, hallways are completely filled. It's a zoo.

Ouch
Eschaton — Ouch "The grand old party isn't grand anymore, just old."

More Thread
Eschaton — Addicted To Something Uh, Amy? That was Beautiful Day.

Addicted To Something
Eschaton — Addicted To Something Uh, Amy? That was Beautiful Day.

Sign Distribution Watch
Eschaton — Sign Distribution Watch "Obama: Change We Need" "McCain: More of the Same"

Fresh Thread
Eschaton — Fresh Thread Not sure how much longer I'll have any connection today, haven't had power outlet access in awhile. I'll schedule a few open threads for this evening so people have a place to chat, and the keepers of the keys can feel free to post their magnum opus on biofuels if they wish. ...they just switched the teevee to CSPAN and I see that they're doing the roll call. Exciting!!

overnight
Eschaton — Sign Distribution Watch "Obama: Change We Need" "McCain: More of the Same"

"Furiously Working"
Eschaton — "Furiously Working" Please never use that phrase on television again. Thank you.

Voila! Problem Solved
Eschaton — This sure seems like something that should get some media attention. John McCain's solution to those who have no health insurance... John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, a right-leaning Dallas-based think tank. Mr. Goodman, who helped craft Sen. John McCain's health care policy, said anyone with access to an emergency room effectively has insurance, albeit the government acts as the payer of last resort. (Hospital emergency rooms by law cannot turn away a patient in need of immediate care.) "So I have a solution. And it will cost not one thin dime," Mr. ...

Straight Talk Express
Eschaton — Problem Solved The Republican approach to problem solving. But the numbers are misleading, said John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, a right-leaning Dallas-based think tank. Mr. Goodman, who helped craft Sen. John McCain's health care policy, said anyone with access to an emergency room effectively has insurance, albeit the government acts as the payer of last resort. (Hospital emergency rooms by law cannot turn away a patient in need of immediate care.) "So I have a solution. And it will cost not one thin dime," Mr. Goodman said. "The next president of the United States should sign an executive order ...

Thursday Is New Jobless Day
Eschaton — Thursday Is New Jobless Day 425K new lucky duckies. Still high.

Problem Solved
Eschaton — The Republican approach to problem solving. But the numbers are misleading, said John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, a right-leaning Dallas-based think tank. Mr. Goodman, who helped craft Sen. John McCain's health care policy, said anyone with access to an emergency room effectively has insurance, albeit the government acts as the payer of last resort. (Hospital emergency rooms by law cannot turn away a patient in need of immediate care.) "So I have a solution. And it will cost not one thin dime," Mr. Goodman said. "The next president of the United States should sign an executive ...

SUPERTRAIN
Eschaton — SUPERTRAIN The stop outside the Pepsi Center was shut down, but I believe it will be possible to take the SUPERTRAIN to Invesco Field this evening. Actually, I mean this afternoon as apparently we're supposed to arrive way early.

Cable News Hell
Eschaton — Cable News Hell It really is just a neverending parade of RNC talking points. Even Drudge behaves better these days.

Fresh Thread
Eschaton — Fresh Thread Not sure how much longer I'll have any connection today, haven't had power outlet access in awhile. I'll schedule a few open threads for this evening so people have a place to chat, and the keepers of the keys can feel free to post their magnum opus on biofuels if they wish. ...they just switched the teevee to CSPAN and I see that they're doing the roll call. Exciting!!

Breaking The Important News
Eschaton — Breaking The Important News Harry Reid: big Chevy Chase fan.

Feeling Bouncy
Eschaton — Field People are being instructed to go to the Field like... now. Gonna be a long day. Not sure how much power/internet access I'll have.

Field
Eschaton — Field People are being instructed to go to the Field like... now. Gonna be a long day. Not sure how much power/internet access I'll have.

Big Dog
Eschaton —

Oh please, oh please...
Eschaton — Mittens! If security sweeps are the giveaway, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney may be on the brink of being selected as Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) vice presidential running mate. According to sources with strong Michigan ties, the Secret Service has conducted a security sweep of the home of Romney’s sister. Romney was raised in Michigan, where his father served as governor.

In
Eschaton — In Don't have much battery, but I actually made it in and into a seat. Thanks to the DNC people for reserving a few for bloggers. Place is already almost entirely full, and the line behind me was stupid long. My advice to anyone heading in now is to go find a nice bar with a big screen.

Pics!
Eschaton — Wee bit sunny here, so hard to see my laptop screen. Yonder Mountain String Band hitting the stage. Exciting!! Here's my view: Here's Matt Stoller and Justin Krebs.

Open Thread
Eschaton — Appropriate Convention Music The National's "Fake Empire" being played as a background in a campaign commercialish video. Sadly they probably won't be able to run with the even more appropriate Mr. November.

Appropriate Convention Music
Eschaton — The National's "Fake Empire" being played as a background in a campaign commercialish video. Sadly they probably won't be able to run with the even more appropriate Mr. November.

Speech Pre-Reviews
Eschaton — Speech Pre-Reviews Udall boring. Kaine boring. Richardson better. All might improve on actual delivery.

Fresh Thread
Eschaton — Fresh Thread Not sure how much longer I'll have any connection today, haven't had power outlet access in awhile. I'll schedule a few open threads for this evening so people have a place to chat, and the keepers of the keys can feel free to post their magnum opus on biofuels if they wish. ...they just switched the teevee to CSPAN and I see that they're doing the roll call. Exciting!!

Obama Speech Preview
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Obama Speech
Eschaton — Obama Speech In case you can't wait. Many hours later, this place is still rockin.'

Dance of the Flashbulbs
Eschaton — Obama Speech In case you can't wait. Many hours later, this place is still rockin.'

Speeech!
Eschaton — Speeech! The speech was great, but true aficianados of the political process will also dig this .

Overnight
Eschaton — Speeech! The speech was great, but true aficianados of the political process will also dig this .

Tweetgasm
Eschaton — Tweetgasm Just switched on MSNBC for some repeat coverage. It's pro-Obama, but still creepy.

Wanker of the Day
Eschaton — Tweetgasm Just switched on MSNBC for some repeat coverage. It's pro-Obama, but still creepy.

Open Thread
Eschaton — Open Thread It is only a matter of time until the Pony Express announces to his subscribing supporters, who John McCain has chosen to run with on his eleventy-first birthday.

Palin?
Eschaton — Palin? Proof that all the very well connected journalists know absolutely nothing.

Beltway Think
Eschaton — Beltway Think Andrea Mitchell: "The campaign has just given up the experience argument."

Who Is That Again?
Eschaton — Who Is That Again? It's kind of funny watching teevee journalists basically admitting that they know nothing about this person . That'd be fine, except for all the time spent telling us about mittens-pawlenty-etc over the past several weeks. But one does wish that at moments like this they'd take 10 minutes or so to... learn about her before they start bloviating.

28%
Eschaton — That's a lot of jobs. Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. is offering early-retirement incentives to about 9,000 U.S. salaried employees, or 28 percent of that workforce, people familiar with the plan said. GM, the largest U.S. automaker, said July 15 it wanted to cut 20 percent of its salaried-worker costs in the U.S. and Canada by Nov. 1. The employees have 45 days to consider the proposal, said the people, who asked not to be named because the details haven't been made public.

Friday McBush Bashing (Democratic Convention Edition)
Discourse.net — Seems Democrats were busy with something or other the past few days. Kevin Hayden, Quote of the day from mild-mannered Clark Kent-ish guy: “There isn’t a Republican serving in the Senate that’s happy he’s the nominee. Now, they’re all supporting him, but I’ll tell you they have told me. I’ve had Republican senators tell me they don’t think they’ll vote for him,” Reid said. Juan Cole, Informed Comment, McCain: Iraq is a Peaceful, Stable Country TPM, Still Hope If you’re bummed ...

Obama Campaign Statement
Eschaton — FYI: "Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Governor Palin shares John McCain's commitment to overturning Roe v. Wade, the agenda of Big Oil and continuing George Bush's failed economic policies -- that's not the change we need, it's just more of the same," said Bill Burton, Obama Campaign Spokesman.

Palin
Eschaton — Palin? Proof that all the very well connected journalists know absolutely nothing.

WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH
Eschaton — Couldn't have happened to nicer guys. DENVER -- Though it was high in shock value, the Palin pick left bruised feelings among the short-list contenders who were not picked -- and infuriated some Republican officials who privately said McCain had gone out on a limb, unnecessarily, without laying the groundwork for such an unknown. Two senior Republican officials close to Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty said they had both been rudely strung along and now "feel manipulated." "They now know that they were used as decoys, well after McCain had decided not to pick them," one Republican involved in the process ...

Feeling Bouncy
Eschaton — Sarah Palin For President Republican on MSNBC is arguing that Palin has much more experience than Joe Biden because all he did was run committees in the Senate. By this logic Palin has much more experience than John McCain.

Sarah Palin For President
Eschaton — Sarah Palin For President Republican on MSNBC is arguing that Palin has much more experience than Joe Biden because all he did was run committees in the Senate. By this logic Palin has much more experience than John McCain.

Travel Day
Eschaton — Sarah Palin For President Republican on MSNBC is arguing that Palin has much more experience than Joe Biden because all he did was run committees in the Senate. By this logic Palin has much more experience than John McCain.

That's a big number
Eschaton — 38 Million: Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was seen by more than 38 million people. Nielsen Media Research said more people watched Obama speak than watched the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing.... Also almost twice the number Kerry got in 2004. Number does not include PBS or C-Span. Nor does it include those who streamed it over the web.

Gender
Eschaton — I'll admit a bit of a pause on Palin for two reasons: 1) Don't know much about her and 2) The selection of a woman by McCain requires some careful thought about potential criticisms which inadvertently wade into misogynist territory. Already we have questions asked about her which wouldn't be asked of a man by the media ...

But Speaking Of Palin
Eschaton — Her loving tribute to Clinton this morning is a wee bit undermined by this. Once onstage, together with Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Palin talked about what women expect from women leaders; how she took charge in Alaska during a political scandal that threatened to unseat the state's entire Republican power structure, and her feelings about Sen. Hillary Clinton. (She said she felt kind of bad she couldn't support a woman, but she didn't like Clinton's "whining.")

Ambinder Rules McCain's World
Eschaton — Ambinder Rules McCain's World Marc Ambinder suggests Palin site be scrubbed . Website is then scrubbed.

Worst Company In The World
Eschaton — That would be Super Shuttle, whose driver showed up late for our scheduled (and prepaid) pickup, asked the bellhop if there was anyone for pickup, with us standing there the bellhop pointed and said "yes, these two," and the driver said "No," and drove off with the bellhop screaming after him and flinging open his rear door. Apparently within 2-5 days their "local representative" will get in touch regarding a possible refund. Avoid Super Shuttle.

From Someone Near Home
Eschaton — Anchorage Daily News reporter: Washington, D.C.: Why don't reporters and legislators have a high opinion of the governor? Gregg Erickson: It is clear that she has not paid much attention to the nitty-gritty unglamorous work of government, of gaining consensus, and making difficult compromises. She seems to be of the view that politics shouild be all rather simple. That often appeals to the wider public, but frustrates those who see themselves as laboring in the less glamorous parts of the vineyard. ... Arlington, Va.: Do you think Hillary supporters will vote for McCain now just because there's a woman on the ticket ...

Epic Fail
Eschaton — One doesn't like to whine after experiencing such an awesome night, but man did the DNC organizers totally fuck up the Escape From Invesco last night. No signs, no lighting, no PA announcements, no clue, giant mob of people with no clear idea where or how to go, etc. Not a problem (if annoying) for a young healthy lad like myself, but there were plenty of people in that mob who were a bit less spry, to put it mildly. ...

And Another
Eschaton — And Another Integrity Bank of Alpharetta Georgia has been eaten by the FDIC.