September 5, 2008

On an AP story…

September 5, 2008 – 2:35 pm
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From the AP: Obama sends supporters to blunt Palin’s impact

The McCain campaign, keenly aware of the potential of their nontraditional pick, immediately used any criticism of Palin as a sign of sexism.

Come on. Legitimate criticism has been offered against Palin, but there have also been sexist remarks about her fitness to be a mother and a VP (not to mention the terribly unfair remarks about her pregnant daughter). I have yet to hear any McCain folks lump all criticisms into one pile (Palin herself certainly didn’t), and without any corroborating citations, this assertion at the end of the article seems - dare I say it? - less than objective. At the very least it’s sloppy reporting.

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September 4, 2008

James Fallows on Sarah Palin

September 4, 2008 – 6:20 pm
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James Fallows on Sarah Palin

…Both Reagan in 1964 and Obama in 2004 were effective because, apart from their personal skills, they added something to their party’s constituency that had not been there before. Reagan began recruiting the “Reagan Democrats,” starting with white Southerners. Obama tried to recruit people tired of divisive partisanship.

Sarah Palin, at least tonight, did not seem interested in bringing anyone new into the fold. A speech that was great in the convention hall. We’ll see how it affects the electoral lineup.

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Obama sans teleprompter

September 4, 2008 – 12:43 pm
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The poor guy. His convention speech was amazing, but while trying to figure out how many teleprompters Bill Clinton used at the convention (5 maybe?), I ran across this video.

99% of us would stumble more than Obama does in this situation, but given how much I love Bushisms, I thought an Obama gaffe would be fun to share.

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