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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Hurricane Gustav Coverage
Here is a site that streams all the New Orleans, plus some others, TV stations.
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Tagged Hurricane Gustav, Louisiana, New Orleans, News, weather
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Three guys, an ice chest, and a hurricane…
For up to the minute straight skinny on what is happening. You can chat while you are at it.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged beer, Greg Ledet, Houma, Hurricane Gustav, ice chest, Louisiana, weather
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The End of Buchananite Palin
David Bernstein puts to rest the whisper that Palin was a clandestine Buchananite. She supported Steve Forbes in 1999 (as un-Buchanan as you can get), and evidently the only source for the alleged 1995 support, is a vague recollection from … Continue reading
Zog Gets a Second
Perhaps those Zogby numbers weren’t so crazy after all. CNN confirms the erasure of the Obama lead on an apparent Sarah Palin bounce.
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Tagged bounce, CNN, election, McCain, Obama, Palin, poll, polling, Sarah Palin, Zogby
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The McCain Campaign’s New Bumpersticker
They know what butters their bread!
Albright Supports Georgian NATO Membership
I often find former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s supporting arguments irksome and occasionally even masochistic. But she has a certain knack for ending up in the right place by the wrong course. It’s a unique skill really. Thus it … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs
Tagged Abkhazia, Georgia, Kremlin, Madeleine Albright, Russia, Secretary of State, territorial security
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Anti-Palin Hysteria Expands, Degenerates
I’m beginning to sense that anti-Palin hysteria is building toward a collective psychological meltdown of truly epic proportions on the Democratic side of our political divide. Today, Democratic consultant Dan Conley angrily pushed us a little further to the brink … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged cynicism, Dan Conley, democracy, democratic, left, McCain, Palin, patriotism, peace, Republican, Sarah Palin, speechwriter, unpatriotic, war
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Election Reset
<a href=”http://vtsc.info/en/publication/” mce_href=”http://vtsc.info/en/publication/”>optical communications</a>Rasmussen reports that Obama has returned to a +3 advantage over McCain, which is where he was before the Democratic convention.
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Pennsylvania Palinism
RightWingNation has some good photographs from the Pennsylvania McCain/Palin rally. Evidently the crowd kept drowning Sarah out with adulatory chants.
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Tagged election, McCain, Palin, Palinism, Pennsylvania, Republicans, Right Wing Nation, Sarah Palin
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Russia Kills Another Critic
Magomed Yevloyev, a prominent Ingushetian critic of the Kremlin, has been gunned down by Russian police while in their custody. Earlier this month his website was ordered shut down by the state. Russian police are claiming they shot him to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ingushetia, Kremlin, Magomed Yevloyev, Moscow, murder, Russia, Russian, website
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Authenticity is the Word of the Day
The Weekly StandardNewt Gingrich nails it.
Posted in Around the Web, MikeR's Page
Tagged authenticity, change, Domestic Politics, gingrich, Palin
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Sarah Nouveau Riche
She raised less than $500k for the Alaska governor’s race in 2006. But as McCain’s running mate, Palin’s inaugurated a seven million dollar surge in donations to the McCain campaign. Given the excitement (near ecstasy, really) on the political right … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign, donations, donors, finance, fundraising, John McCain, McCain, money, Palin, Sarah Palin
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NOW and Then
Ken Davenport has a brutal piece in TWS this morning on the frankly rather embarrassing opposition of the National Organization of Women to Sarah Palin’s candidacy. It still astonishes me to no end that an organization which would be splendidly … Continue reading
Welcoming the World to Wasilla
photo: Michael Levesque It seems the international media is crawling all over the tiny town Sarah Palin began her political career in. Being fond of leaders for whom membership in the general public is a recent memory, I think it’s … Continue reading
Christopher Hitchens on Robert Mugabe
I’d heard that Hitch addressed the situation in Zimbabwe in his introductory remarks at the Freedom Fest 2008 debate with Dinesh D’Souza, but I hadn’t seen the video of it until today. It’s worth a watch. The subject of the … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs
Tagged Africa, anticolonialism, Catholic, Christopher Hitchens, Dinesh D'Souza, Freedom Fest, God, Harare, hypocrisy, ideology, Maoism, Mugabe, mythology, nationalism, racism, religion, Rhodesia, Robert Mugabe, secularism, socialism, western, Zimbabwe
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An Unacceptable Acceptance
Well, here is an embarrassing prospect. It seems the Republican leadership may boycott the Republican convention in Minnesota, for fear of a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. The top elected Republican governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was already boycotting. But now … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page
Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, boycott, convention, democratic, Democrats, Denver, Gulf of Mexico, hurricane, McCain, minnesota, Republican, RNCC
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A Gutter-al Scream
It’s almost as if the Dems can’t help but to resort to misogynistic antagonism in dealing with Gov. Sarah Palin. This comes courtesy of Alan Colmes, citing Rogers Cadenhead who questions Palin’s maternal abilities: One bit of weirdness associated with … Continue reading
Side by Side Comparison – Obama vs Palin
RedstateObviously not written by an Obama supporter but there is some truth in spite of a bit of snark.
Posted in Around the Web, MikeR's Page
Tagged Domestic Politics, Obama, Palin, Political Satire
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She’s Got the Right Instincts
NRO“Critics are already trying to damn Sarah Palin for her perceived lack of foreign-policy experience, but what they are not allowing for is something more important — that she has the right basic attitudes and sense of priorities. She understands … Continue reading
Sarah Palin – Kuwait Gallery
Here at ASHC we get an enormous amount of traffic from people looking for Sarah Palin photographs. My friend Jason over on postpolitical says he’s experiencing the same phenomenon on his blog, and we took to calling it the hunt … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page
Tagged Alaska, Alaska National Guard, blog, desert, gallery, government, images, Kuwait, Kuwati, MILF, military, National Guard, Palin, palinporn, photos, pics, pictures, public domain, Republican, Sarah Palin, search engine, traffic, troops, veep, vice president, vp, VPILF, websites
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David Brooks Blasts Obama
Chronicle of the Conspiracy David Brooks skewers Obama a la Iowahawk.
Probably Not the Best Message
Pro-McCain sign at rally.
Poor Pawlenty
The hard sacrifices of the unselected.
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Tagged image, McCain, Republican, sacrifice, Tim Pawlenty, veep, vice president, vp
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The Emergence of Ideological Fantasism
The explosion of enthusiasm for Palin on just about every conservative blog and media outlet has apparently gone unnoticed at the DailyKos, which is predicting that Sarah represents a divisive force, who will soon fracture and ultimately destroy the Republican … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged conservative, DailyKos, fantasism, fantasy, ideological, ideology, McCain, neocons, neoconservatives, Palin, political narratives, Ronpaulism, Ronpaulist, Sarah Palin
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Quote of the Day
Hot Air – Ed Morrissey“Would you rather have the man who set the trap dealing with our enemies abroad, or the man who fell into it?”
It’s the Character Stupid
Bill Whittle argues reasonably and persuasively, on a lefty blog, about the real reason for choosing Sarah Palin. I stumbled across this at Brutally Honest but follow the link to Whittle’s full comments. They are excellent. I think, for me, … Continue reading
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Tagged character, conservative, Domestic Politics, Palin, Whittle
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Warehouse
I’ve mentioned before that I lived (in the fullest sense of the word) in Charlottesville, VA for many years in the 90′s. During that time I got to know a great many talented musicians including Dave Matthews. We weren’t buddies … Continue reading
Posted in MichaelW's Page, Music
Tagged Charlottesville, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Music, Virginia
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Georgia Cuts Loose
Saakashvili has finally severed all Georgian diplomatic ties with Russia. A bit overdue, I must say. Meanwhile, Putin, in his ongoing effort to legitimize the Russian invasion of Georgia, again compared his country’s actions to the NATO intervention against Serbia … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Brussels, diplomacy, Europe, Georgia, Putin, Russia, Saakashvili, Serbia, South Ossetia, United States, White House
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Nanny State on the Internet?
House of Eratosthenesmkfreeburg discusses Comcast’s decision to manage bandwidth usage.
Posted in Around the Web, MikeR's Page
Tagged Comcast, internet, nadwidth, Nanny State
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Evolving McCain
I cited Victor Davis Hanson’s NRO post earlier in an easy defense of Palin, but there’s another point therein worth mention: Palin as agent of change for McCain, personally. On energy, [Sarah Palin] will either blunt McCain’s unreasonable opposition to … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged Alaska, ANWR, drilling, energy, energy independence, McCain, oil, Palin, Sarah Palin, Victor Davis Hanson
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Running Aground Over Sarah Palin
Paul Begala laments the fact that McCain didn’t select a vice presidential candidate who is more traditional, old, boring, uninspiring…in essence, an ossified agent of the establishment, like Joe Biden for instance. Well, he doesn’t quite phrase it that way, … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged Biden, Democrat, election, establishment, experience, McCain, Obama, Palin, Paul Begala, platform, reform, Republican, Sarah Palin, Tom Ridge, veep, vice president, Victor Davis Hanson, vp
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A Swift Retreat
Obama moves to distance himself from his own campaign’s harshly antagonistic rhetoric against Palin. Commendable, but probably unwise. Palin represents a direct threat to one of Obama’s core constituencies and thus it would be to his advantage to define her … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign, election, McCain, negative, Obama, Sarah Palin, vice president
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Life Advice
Try to stay out of a Libyan prison if you can.
Hugh Hewitt Praises…Romney
Curious what Mitt Romney’s take was on Sarah Palin? Nah, me neither. But if you were, where else would you turn but to Hugh Hewitt.
A Sudden Reunification
Now even James Dobson, who famously refused to vote Republican this year on social conservative grounds, has endorsed McCain thanks to Palin.
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Tagged James Dobson, McCain, Republican, Sarah Palin, social conservatives
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Looking for an Angle of Attack
Politico notices that the initial attacks against Sarah Palin from the Obama campaign have been, well, fumbling and badly considered. They volunteer some help to the befuddled Obama Nation, by suggesting that Palin’s respect for Hillary Clinton’s complaints of sexism … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Politico, Sarah Palin, sexism
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MySpace: Censoring the Disabled
MySpace, apparently in the mood for universal condemnation, has deleted the photographs of burn victim BJ McCombs for being “offensive” on sight. I don’t know about you, but when I think of the limitless number of offensive things I’ve seen … Continue reading
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Tagged BJ McCombs, burn victim, censorship, myspace, offensive, photos, sconets, social networks
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War of Conquest
A couple of days into Russian-declared, universally unrecognized independence (excluding Hamas and Belarus), South Ossetian officials have expressed their desire to be annexed by Russia. The brave new defenders of Russian imperialism on the American Left have thus suddenly found … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged American, annexation, Belarus, Boris Yeltsin, comonwealth, conquest, Georgia, Hamas, imperialism, independence, left, Russia, self-determination, South Ossetia, trade
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The Truth About Russia in Georgia
Michael Totten is in Georgia interviewing actual Georgian soldiers and finding out what went on behind the scenes of this conflict. Turns out Saakashvili didn’t start it after all.
“Major” Fred Thompson Announcement Monday?
Just got this email from the Fred Thompson PAC. Friends, At this crucial moment in our nation’s history, it is vital that we adhere to the fundamental conservative principles that have unified us for over two centuries. On Monday, September … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics
Tagged conservative, email, Fred Thompson, PAC, September
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A Loss of Democratic Self-Awareness
It’s rather amusing to see the ticket lacking in any executive experience, with a presidential nominee of extremely limited elected experience, attempting to attack McCain’s vice presidential nominee on grounds of inexperience. Reeling a bit perhaps. A more mature Democratic … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged Biden, big oil, Bush, election, energy, experience, Kennedy, McCain, Obama, Palin, president, scandal, vice president
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The Rise of the Governess
Way back in February 2007, when I was still writing for postpolitical, an obscure little blog popped up pitching Sarah Palin for the Vice Presidency. At the time few were that familiar with Sarah’s record or wise enough to predict … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page
Tagged 2008, 2012, conservatives, GOP, McCain, Mom, Palin, PTA, Republican, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, suffrage, veep, vice president, vp, women
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Eyewitness at Ohio Airfield Possibly Identifies Palin
Ah, the fever of speculation. This is an interesting report from a local paper in Ohio, which found an eyewitness to the alleged Palin plane: According to Rich Bevis of B&B Aero, the fixed-based operator at Hook Field, the jet, … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page
Tagged Alaska, B&B Aero, Bristol, Gulfstream IV, Hook Field, jet, McCain, Middletown, Ohio, Oxford Press, Palin, Rich Bevis, Sarah Palin, Seattle, veep, vice president, vp, Willow
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Please, Please, Please, Let it be Palin
Thankfully Pawlenty is out, Romney is out, and Matt Drudge is dropping a big tease that it might be Sarah Palin for Vice President after all. I personally would forgive McCain three decades of criticism if he selected her. It … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged Alaska, election, Matt Drudge, McCain, Palin, party, Pawlenty, Republican, Romney, Sarah Palin, tease, veep, vice president, vp, Wasilla
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