republican national convention
Piper Palin, Superstar
In the opening pages of “Going Rogue,” Sarah Palin tells an anecdote about the Alaska State Fair that took me aback. Here’s the story:
Ahead, on my right, I saw the Alaska Right to Life (RTL) booth, where a poster caught my eye, taking my breath away. It featured the sweetest baby girl swathed in pink, [...]
Fox on the Run
Progressive activist Adam Green confronts Griff Jenkins — a Fox News “color” reporter who’s often assigned to cover left-leaning events in a goofy manner. Last year, he stumbled through a Republican National Convention protest yelling about the First Amendment when no one would talk to him. In April, he promoted the anti-tax “Tea Parties” by [...]
Palin Bests Obama, Biden, McCain in New Poll
It’s premature, misleading and beside the point. Stop reading now. We shouldn’t even be talking about it. Having cleared the caveats, this new Rasmussen poll will have politicos buzzing all weekend:
[F]ollowing a vice presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, [Alaska Gov. Sarah] Palin is viewed favorably by 58 percent [...]
McCain Plays to Strengths
Maverick McCain, criticizing policies of last 8 years, sought to present image of experienced statesman at Republican National Convention.
Ohio Boy No More?
St. Paul–Standing on the floor of the Xcel center last night made me embarrassed about where I come from. Born in Ohio to immigrant parents, with a father who came from nothing — meaning no shoes till he was nine — who then rose to the supposed academic elite, I’ve always played the role of [...]
Fred Thompson’s second chance
On a bus between Minneapolis to St. Paul–Where was this a year ago?
That was the only response I could ultimately come up with after watching former Tennessee senator and Republican presidential nominee Fred Thompson address his party’s national convention from a Cleveland hotel bar Tuesday.
He was folksy, direct, mean, authoritative–all of the things we were [...]
Minnesota police raid “criminal” RNC protesters
News of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Hurricane Gustav has eclipsed a series of police raids that took place in the Twin Cities over the weekend, in which FBI agents and local law enforcement detained six people on suspicion of conspiracy to riot at the Republican National Convention. The detainees have not been formally charged [...]
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