RNC Convention Day 4: John McCain: “A Party of One”

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Schizophrenic. It is the only way to describe the Republican National Convention.  On day one, it was "we’re all Americans" today, followed by two days of hyper-partisan red meat attacks on anyone not a Republican, then on day four John McCain tried to reassure us that he is a post-partisan candidate who … Read more

Professional Women: Palin Is An Insult

by Marlene H. Phillips There wasn’t anything subtle about John McCain’s vice presidential selection. With the selection of Sarah Palin, Republicans clearly believe that adding a woman, any woman, to the ticket will lead women to vote for them. I decided to find out if they were right. I interviewed professional women ranging in age … Read more

How John McCain became a POW in the Christian Right culture war

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Republicans and the McMedia echo chamber want us to believe that John McCain reestablished his "maverick" credentials by selecting Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate — a Christian Right conservative who is comfortably at home within the Republican conservative base. How maverick-y. McCain’s selection of Governor Palin actually represents a major … Read more

RNC Convention Day 3: Sarah Palin overshadows McCain’s convention

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Monday the Republican talking point was today "we take off our Republican hats and put on our American hats."  (Funny, I thought our American hats never come off.) On Wednesday Republicans checked their American hats at the door and put on their partisan Republican hats. The RNC was serving up red … Read more

Open Mic Night: So tell us how you really feel…

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former McCain campaign advisor Mike Murphy and conservative pundit Peggy Noonan got caught by an open mic during a commercial break speaking honestly about how they really feel about John McCain’s choice of Governor Sarah Palin, just after lying to Americans from the GOP talking points memo during their interview. Finally some … Read more