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Tag Archives: convention
McCain’s Color Problem
The atrocious background colors displayed on the silly jumbotron during John McCain’s convention speech shouldn’t have been difficult to avoid. As BestWeekEver sadly illustrates, almost anything would have been an improvement. The solid pastel blue and green backgrounds made their … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Best Week Ever, color, convention, John McCain, jumbotron, McCain, pastel, Photoshop, Photoshopped, screen, shopped, speech
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Bush Mentions at the Convention
According to ThinkProgress’ count President Bush went completely unmentioned last night at the convention. Rather sad and rather weak. There are plenty of defensible polices of the administration (if there seem to be an equal number of indefensible ones). Avoiding … Continue reading
Making McCain’s Platform
A bit of a departure from the Bush/Cheney experience in 2000 and 2004.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Bush, Cheney, convention, McCain, platform, Republican, RNCC
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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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Everything is Marketing
Positive LibertyDA Ridgely on staged events.
Biden Blues
A majority of voters approve of Obama’s selection of Joe Biden in CNN’s first poll after the tap. Unfortunately for Obama and his new Veep, the choice appears to have further angered and alienated Hillary’s sad little village. Thus, Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2008
Tagged CNN, convention, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John McCain, McCain, Obama, poll, Ralph Nader, scapegoat, speech, tied
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Mark Sanford for Veep?
Jason notices that a significant name is missing from the speaking lineup at the Republican convention. The libertarian South Carolina governor and longtime McCain backer would be an unexpected and welcome selection.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged convention, Governor, Jason, libertarian, Mark Sanford, McCain, Republican, RNCC, South Carolina, veep, vice president, vp
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Delegating it to the Superdelegates
Steven Taylor takes a look at Paul Kane‘s conclusion that it is now mathematically impossible for either Obama or Clinton to win the nomination with pledged delegates, and notes that a super-delegate decided nominee represents an enormous political problem for … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page
Tagged caucus, Clinton, convention, delegates, Democrats, DNC, Gore, Obama, political, president, primary, superdelegates, vice president
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Lieberman Stripped of Superdelegate Status
Because of his support/endorsement of McCain. The Dems made a rule (because of Zell Miller and his endorsement of Bush in 04) that any democrat crossing the lines to endorse a republican (or presumably 3rd party too) candidate would be … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged connecticut, convention, DNC, lieberman, McCain, superdelegates, zell miller
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