Republican Convention
Pit Bull With Lipstick
Well, now we know why she was nicknamed Sarah Barracuda.
Day Four at the RNC
John McCain tried to unify his party with his prime time acceptance speech. “We’re going to fix Washington,” McCain said.
Most delegates seemed pleased with his talk but not everyone was buying it.
Overheard at the XCEL Energy Center
(two guys at the bar) “I like the idea of a hockey mom. Kind of like a soccer mom with sharpened steel and a big stick.”
Maverick 2.0
The Republican National Convention may be the place where John McCain officially accepts his party’s nomination. But it’s Sarah Palin’s show.
The Problem With That Polar Bear Hating Palin Person
Tonight will determine if Sarah Palin’s Vice Presidential nod is unraveling like an old wool sweater during a brisk walk through a bramble patch.
Day Two at the RNC
Despite the so-called “enthusiasm gap,” delegates here are pretty fired up about McCain and Palin. The mainstream media and even some McCain advisers have been saying McCain’s pick was an attempt to woo Hillary supporters. But it’s McCain attempt to court the Christian conservatives within the party.
Benedict Joseph
Joe Lieberman is a traitor to his party, and to the causes that he has championed.
Call him Benedict Joseph.
The Roosting Storm
The Focus on the Family prayed for a storm of biblical proportions to disrupt Barack Obama’s outdoor acceptance speech, and bless their little hearts, they got one.
Repression Comes to St. Paul
Infiltrations, false arrest, preventive detention, suppression of dissident media—these are the hallmarks of authoritarian rule.
Right here in America.
11 Ways the Last Day of the Minnesota State Fair is Like the First Day of the Republican National Convention.
At the MSF, the Miracle of Birth Center features calves and lambs.
At the RNC, it’s more about the Palin brood.
Day One of the RNC
Even though it was blazing hot, the day seemed promising at first.
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