Archive for September 1st, 2008

DNC Coverage Recap + RNC Coverage Forthcoming

dnclogo_t.jpgMissed some of our DNC coverage? We corral every last post for you here, plus a heads-up on forthcoming RNC coverage.

Amuse Bouche: The Facediss

facebookthumb.jpgIf you’ve ever been de-friended on Facebook, you can certainly identify with the depths of despair Chris Nelson experiences…

James Carville En Fuego On Larry King Live

UPDATE: YouTube video after the jump
When debating with a hapless McCain supporter in Rep. Michelle Beachman (R-MN) on Larry King Live tonight, James Carville unleashed the following response to her claim that Gov. Sarah Palin has actually “done something instead of running for president her entire life”:
Let’s go through the facts here.  There are [...]

Evening Nuggets: Daily News Roundup

Another distraction for McCain? It was reported today the 17-year-old daughter of John McCain’s running mate, Alaska governor Sarah Palin, is five months pregnant and out of wedlock. The news came while many eyes were already focused on FEMA’s response to Hurricane Gustav along the Gulf Coast, pulling even more attention from the Republican National [...]

The McCain Campaign’s Media Mastery

McCain appears in New Orleans in April with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
Sen. John McCain’s online experience may be limited to email printouts he receives from staffers and occasional glances at “The Drudge Report,” but don’t let his crotchety voice and snow-white hair fool you. This man — or at least his campaign — knows a [...]

American Teen: ‘The Real World’ Meets ‘The Breakfast Club’

americanteen.jpgTara Graham breaks down the new documentary “American Teen” and laments why it gets trounced at the box office by a bunny.

In Brief: How Republicans Responded to the DNC (from an Unaffiliated Voter)

With the DNC over and the temperamental limelight now hovering towards McCain’s more than slightly surprising VP choice and the impending (weather-based, obstacle ridden?) Republican National Convention, the GOP doesn’t seem to be having their expected grand old party lashing out against the Obama campaign…today. But the day is young and the elephants have [...]

Texas Hold ‘Em From Plain Sight

Soon, schoolteachers in a small town in Texas may be wielding guns along with their chalk and red pens. Though Texas law does not permit the visible possession of guns on school property, a legislature-created loophole now allows those bearing concealed handgun licenses to freely transport their weapons on campus.
The New York Times reported [...]

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