Joe Biden on GOP Convention: “The silence was defeaning!”
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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