Author: michael o. allen
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From the weekend . . .
New York Times Op-Ed columnist Gail Collins had interesting thoughts on Sen. John McCain selecting Sarah Palin as his running mate: It is conceivable that some people will think John McCain picked Sarah Palin to be his running mate because she is a woman. I know you find this shocking, but I swear I have…
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That Dog Won’t Hunt . . .
Our friend, Eileen Davis of the DAVISReport, sent us this message: Say hello to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, John MCCain’s VP select ,the governor of a state where its citizens by birthright get checks sent to them up to a couple thousand a year, that represent oil profits gained on state owned land. Yes Virginia,…
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Thoughts on Sarah Palin
Longtime readers will remember that Sarah Palin was on my early short list for McCain. I said back in June that she might be a good pick if McCain found himself behind in the polls and needed a Hail Mary pass. Now that he’s made the pick, how does it look? First, Palin is undoubtedly…
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What’s wrong with this picture?
Have you seen People magazine’s exclusive photo of the McCain and Palin families? Four members of the McCain and Palin familes are absent from the photo. Palin’s eldest son, Track, and McCain’s youngest son, Jimmy, are in the military and on deployment. McCain’s older son, Jack, is at the Naval Academy. Where’s Bridget McCain? Bridget…
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A master stroke
Let’s give the McCain campaign credit for one thing: They sure know how to steal the Democrats’ thunder. Democrats dominated the nation’s attention this week with their convention, culminating with their historic affirmation of Barack Obama as the first African-American to nominated for president by a major political party. Sen. Obama punctuated that with what…
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Bernie Sanders’ note from Denver
As I sat on the convention floor and watched the television monitors showing CNN and other corporate media outlets, I saw the presidential campaign being treated as if it were a football game, an academy awards ceremony or a beauty contest. That’s unfortunate, because this campaign is not really about John McCain or Barack Obama.…
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Majestic
OBAMA: Thank you so much. (APPLAUSE) Thank you very much. (APPLAUSE) Thank you, everybody. To — to Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin, and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation, with profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for presidency of the United States. (APPLAUSE) Let me —…
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Biden, beginning to fight
(CNN) — Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, Barack Obama’s choice for vice president, accepted the nomination Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. He was introduced by his son Beau Biden, Delaware attorney general. Sen. Joe Biden: You know, folks, my dad used to have an expression. He’d say, “A father knows…
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Bill, again
You know, I–I love this, and I thank you, but we have important work to do tonight. I am here first to support Barack Obama. And second — and second, I’m here to warm up the crowd for Joe Biden, though as you will soon see, he doesn’t need any help from me. I love…
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A bit of Kerry . . .
Senator John Kerry at the 2008 DNC I love Sen. John Kerry’s speech from last night. For the full speech watch the above video, is here but here’s an excerpt: I have known and been friends with John McCain for almost 22 years. But every day now I learn something new about candidate McCain. To…