MeFi comment:
"TIME Magazine: Troopergate Report Shows Palin Administration "Shockingly Amateurish"" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
Almost 6 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Newsweek: Troopergate: Not Over Yet“McCain campaign spokeswoman Meg Stapleton dismissed the report as the product of ‘a partisan-led inquiry run by Obama supporters.’ But there could be more land mines ahead. Some weeks ago, the McCain team devised a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by furtive
7 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"And you know, some have suggested...
Ah yes, a classic turn of phrase employed by master rhetoricians such as Cicero, Quintilian et al. to imply a trend, movement, etc. that is often not backed up by facts...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing
9 hours ago
MeFi comment:
""Why do I have a feeling that poor Piper will be discussing being booed by thousands with a therapist in about 10 years?"" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nickyskye
11 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Amazingly, as a straight man, married to a woman, I have not noticed any ill effects on marriage by this ruling. How is this possible?
Barney Frank on "Real Time With Bill Maher":"I try very hard to be a responsible citizen and as..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by Goofyy, oaf, contessa, DU, ShawnStruck, scody
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"I'm curious, given Connecticut's existing domestic partner law, does this have any practical effect?
Yes it has many practical effects/benefits.
Benefits that married couples receive, and non-married couples don't."Filing joint income tax..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by zippy, exogenous, Belle O'Cosity
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"GOP strategist Ed Rollins who ran Reagan's campaign says "It's over...this is going to turn into a landslide [for Obama]."" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cgc373
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"‘Barack Osama’ appears on hundreds of absentee ballots in New York." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by finite
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"...will Hillary Duff appear and tell me to knock it off?
No. You'll get Wanda Sykes." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by longsleeves
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Video compilation of Palin reading from her notes during the debate." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jedicus
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Iraq and Afghanistan vet Brandon Friedman of VoteVets on McCain's "My Fellow Prisoners" comment." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by amyms, scody
4 days ago
MeFi comment:
"McCain talks a lot about his support for veterans, but many veterans who actually pay attention to how he votes on veterans' issues are... unimpressed, to put it charitably.
New VoteVets ad says McCain isn't putting country first...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
4 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Ah, unknown unknowns! Where have I heard that before
But, of course, you know!"As we know,
There are known knowns.
There are things we know we know.
We also know
There are known unknowns.
That is to say
We know there are some..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Mental Wimp, Richard Daly, vibrotronica
4 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I tink I'm offikally drubk...I've had a shot for each of McCain's "my friends," "earmarks," "special interests" and "nuclear...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by finite
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Hey, did you hear that McCain invented the BlackBerry?
"Asked what work John McCain did as Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee that helped him understand the financial markets, the candidate's top economic adviser wielded visual..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by MikeKD
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Has Sarah Palin Put a Target on Obama? -- "Robert F. Kennedy’s biographer says the GOP’s rhetoric is eerily reminiscent of the vile words that preceded RFK’s assassination."
BTW -- this article is from Tina Brown's new blog (The Daily..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Hutch
5 days ago
Ask comment:
"Another transcript from CNN.
BTW -- you might find this from MSNBC to be helpful:
Maverick? Kitchen table? Dissect the debate"Use our Video Analyzer to go the parts of the vice-presidential debate you want to see — and find out what words..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by TeachTheDead
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Joe Klein | TIME Magazine: "What A Desperate Empty Embarrassment The McCain Campaign Has Become."" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Madeline Albright explains her real quote to Palin:"Though I am flattered that Governor Palin has chosen to cite me as a source of wisdom, what I said had nothing to do with politics. This is yet another example of McCain and Palin distorting..." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by Megami, non sum qualis eram, Marisa Stole the Precious Thing, like_neon, chara, shitcock, clever sheep, amyms, shiu mai baby, scody, cashman, blueberry, Shepherd, Miko
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"The Obama campaign has released a 30-second spot tying McCain's involvement in the Keating 5 scandal to the current economic crisis.Obama-Biden communications director Dan Pfeiffer:"While John McCain may want to turn the page on his erratic..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by madamjujujive
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Fox News: Palin Won VP Debate Because She Had A Bigger Flag Pin"Steve Doocy...[pointed] out the fact that although both Biden and Palin were wearing flag pins, Palin’s was 'about three times the size of his. So I would say flag-pin wise, she is..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by like_neon, Lou Stuells, the_bone, blueberry, painquale, peacheater, clever sheep, contessa
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Oh, it's on.
Obama's new ad: McCain "erratic" and "out of touch".
Politico:Branding his opponent as “erratic in a crisis,” Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is preempting plans by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to portray him as having..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Blazecock Pileon, shiu mai baby, madamjujujive
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Todd Palin Agrees to (Troopergate) Board Interview. Hmmm.
It's important to note, however, that Todd Palin has agreed to an interview with the Alaska State Personnel Board (which is comprised of Sarah Palin appointees and is part of the state's..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Blazecock Pileon, blueberry, fourcheesemac
6 days ago
Ask comment:
"Bostonians mean serious business when they're walking on the sidewalks.
BTW in various studies (such as The Type A city: Coronary heart disease and the pace of life) Boston ranks highest/fastest in "pace of life" (e.g. walking speed,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by suncoursing
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"He's setting up an excellent argument that McCain's resorting to negative character attacks is desperate and erratic and unpresidential, and merely a trick to take the focus off the economy somehow."George Will made an excellent point this..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by fourcheesemac, blueberry
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Begala on CNN: McCain served on board of ultra right wing (anti-Semitic) group.
Heck, if the campaign is going to "smear-by-association," one need not go beyond Palin's own marital bedroom. Her husband was a registered member (until..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Palin's latest message to American women: If you don't vote for me, you're going to hell.
Palin Misquotes Albright: "Place In Hell Reserved For Women Who Don't Support Other Women"At a rally today in California, Gov. Sarah Palin offered..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cashman
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Frank Rich is out. Ice cold.
Rich also zeroes in on McCain's health in the column:The second bit of predebate news, percolating under the radar, involved the still-unanswered questions about McCain’s health. Back in May, you will recall, the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"A favorite Biden moment -- Biden: John McCain is No Maverick“Can I respond to that?
Look, let's talk about the maverick John McCain is. And again I love him, he's been a maverick on some issues but he's been no maverick on things that matter to..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Librarygeek, gladly
8 days ago
MeFi comment:
"All this moralizing is really silly.
Forget the moralizing. What about the legal consequences, as per above?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Blazecock Pileon
9 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Go back and watch some of George W's debates against Ann Richards...
Oh, how I miss Ann Richards!
'Poor George. He can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth...." [
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favorited 25 times, recently by tehloki, grapefruitmoon, Space Kitty, bitter-girl.com, schyler523, Pollomacho, Librarygeek, fourcheesemac, axon, Kikkoman, blueberry, dhartung, Dark Messiah, MikeKD, nosila, Nattie, swift, dejah420, silkygreenbelly, clarahamster, phatkitten, Senor Cardgage, Blazecock Pileon, rtha, madamjujujive
9 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Politico: “...on at least ten occasions, Palin gave answers that were nonspecific, completely generic, pivoted away from the question at hand, or simply ignored it: on global warming, an Iraq exit strategy, Iran and Pakistan, Iranian diplomacy,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by madamjujujive
9 days ago
