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2006-01
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Reviewing Mark Steyn.
2006-01-26.
[Originally posted January 5, 2006.]
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2006-02
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The Danger of Sheehan.
2006-02-01.
When Cindy Sheehan first arrived on the scene, I was touched by her story. How could anyone not be? I didn’t particularly think the President should give in and talk to her in Camp Casey–he already had once, after all, and that’s more than most Americans get–but she made a brave stand.
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Insensitive Mark Steyn.
2006-02-06.
Here’s another opportunity for me to review an article by Mark Steyn, ‘Sensitivity’ can have brutal consequences. I’ll summarize it so you don’t have to read it.
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Kookiness All Around.
2006-02-16.
It’s comforting to know that there are just as many kooks on the right as there are on the left. For liberals, there’s the kooky Michael Moore. For conservatives, there’s the kooky Ann Coulter.
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Okay Steyn, Now What?.
2006-02-27.
By Thomas Krehbiel *
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2006-03
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Coulter On The Oscars.
2006-03-03.
I think I’ve got Ann Coulter figured out now. My mistake was categorizing her as a pundit or analyst or journalist, when she’s really just a stand-up comic for conservatives. An insult comic, actually.
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Introducing Katrina Vanden Heuvel.
2006-03-17.
I’ve never heard Katrina Vanden Heuvel before, but I’ve often heard her name mentioned on conservative sites. Not very kindly, either. Now I understand why.
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Correction To Vanden Heuvel Sniping.
2006-03-22.
I must make a small retraction/correction. A while back I sniped at Katrina Vanden Heuvel for spreading rumors on CNN about “the slaughter possibly of innocent women and children” during that Operation Swarmer thing. I called her comment “purely inflammatory and completely baseless.” Well, today I came across this disturbing article on Daily Kos: Iraqi police report details civilians’ deaths at hands of U.S. troops.
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2006-04
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Liberals v. Conservatives.
2006-04-04.
I read this today: Dennis Prager: Who hates the other more - liberals or conservatives? The answer, according to Prager, is liberals, but I think he’s a little biased. From what I’ve seen the hatred goes both ways, but the means of expression is very different.
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Something For Everyone.
2006-04-11.
No matter which side of the political fence you’re on, you’ll find something to like in this post!
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2006-06
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The Fightin’ Seventh.
2006-06-02.
Well crap. Looks like I’ll have to start researching two more Congressional candidates. I had previously thought I wouldn’t have to worry about the 7th district because Eric Cantor didn’t have a challenger, but then I read this Breaking News about 7th CD on Virginia Centrist.
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Quick Demon Book Review.
2006-06-07.
I was reading the excerpt from chapter one of Ann Coulter’s new demon book (released on 6/6/06, get it?, hyuk hyuk) on Townhall.com: Ann Coulter: On the Seventh Day, God Rested and Liberals Schemed.
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WWJ[N]D?.
2006-06-09.
A quick note about our illustrious 7th district Rep. Eric Cantor: Last night, he voted against the Markey amendment protecting Net Neutrality (along with the majority of other Republicans). What Would James [Nachman] Do?
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Rove Fuels Childish Wingnuts.
2006-06-13.
It’s started. I guess this will be the story of the day: Let the gloating begin: Rove cleared in Plame case. This exemplifies why I think Malkin and Kos are two sides of the same coin: Childishness.
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2006-07
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Friday’s Random Links That Don’t Suck.
2006-07-07.
Yeah, I know, I’m being lazy today.
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Wednesday’s Informative Links.
2006-07-12.
I actually collected these yesterday and forgot to post them.
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Friday’s Informative Links.
2006-07-14.
Good behind-the-scenes info on Middle East happenings: Important overlooked news on latest Hezbollah attacks. It’s always fun to abuse Ann Coulter and televangelists: Jesusless: The Church of Conservatism. Is it humanly possible to be more narcissistic than this? Woman arrested after 911 call for ‘cute’ deputy. The preceding links have been deemed “not to completely suck” by Thomas Krehbiel’s patent-pending content rating system. The system rates the relative merit of Internet content in terms of originality, irony, non-partisanship, grammar, and educational or research value.
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2006-08
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If Ned Wins….
2006-08-09.
Blogspot readers: This is yet another post that didn’t get posted on the first try. Yes, Blogspot sucks that much. But hey, it’s free.
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It’s Pandemo-Ned-ium.
2006-08-09.
I haven’t read any news or commentary yet today, mostly because I don’t particularly want to hear anyone gloating about Ned Lamont. His primary win is pretty depressing news.
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All This Spin Is Making Me Dizzy.
2006-08-09.
I just dropped Media Matters from my news reader, thanks to this ridiculously insulting post-primary propaganda: Fox News’ Cameron misrepresented election returns to argue that Lieberman had support among “blue-collar” voters. I thought Media Matters was a media watchdog blog that pointed out instances of conservative bias, but as I’ve grown to suspect and as that post clearly shows, it’s really a media watchdog blog that highlights failures to promote liberal bias.
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People’s Republic Of The Democratic Party?.
2006-08-10.
There’s a lot of scary language in the discussions from Democrats about Lieberman running as an Independent. Everyone is basically calling Lieberman a scurrilous traitor for not succumbing to the will of the Democratic Party. It’s very disturbing – I think it’s because I always thought our elected representatives were supposed to represent The People, not The Party.
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2006-09
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Rush On The War.
2006-09-08.
Rush Limbaugh sounded off on Katie’s “free speech” segment last night, because if there’s one thing Rush Limbaugh needs, it’s a public forum to express his opinions. Overall I thought his spiel was okay, but he snuck in a couple of head-scratchers.
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Olberman Isn’t Above Spin, Either.
2006-09-13.
Keith Olberman’s This Hole In The Ground speech is making the rounds of liberal blogs. The Agonist went so far as to call the speech “true courage.”
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2006-10
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Foley Thoughts In Context.
2006-10-04.
Somehow, a Congressman’s instant messages are getting just as much attention as a madman shooting five Amish schoolgirls in the head, execution-style.
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Rush And Ann On Fox.
2006-10-30.
I saw somewhere that Rush and Ann were up in arms for being demonized over speaking up against Michael J. Fox’s commercial, because (according to them) part of the liberal strategy is to use people with disabilities to advance the liberal agenda so everyone will feel sorry for them and cave in.
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2006-12
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On Virgil Goode.
2006-12-28.
In an effort to get back “on topic,” I offer my 2 cents on Rep. Virgil Goode: I think he’s entitled to his opinion, and I don’t think his opposition to Rep. Keith Ellison swearing on a Koran is grounds for censure. I just think it makes him (Goode) stubborn and wrong. But he’s not my representative so it doesn’t really matter to me.
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Playing Catchup On The Debate.
2006-12-29.
I’ll admit I’m playing catch-up on this Virgil Goode story. Sorry, I haven’t really been paying attention to the blogosphere much, well, most of this month. :)
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A Dream Fulfilled.
2006-12-29.
My dreams of getting a mention on The Daily Whackjob have finally come true! (Just for the record, I know I was being redundant, but Mrs. Krehbiel relies on me to summarize the entire content of the blogosphere for her. :)
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2007-01
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On I’m Not Emeril’s Religion Of Peace.
2007-01-03.
Old Dominion Blog Alliance member I’m Not Emeril recently wrote a defense of Virgil Goode’s suspicions about the religion of Islam. Fellow ODBA member SWAC Girl wrote that it was a “well-researched article on the subject that needs to be read.”
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When Bloggers Attack Keith Ellison.
2007-01-03.
From the SWAC Pack
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The SWAC Defenders Of Freedom And Goode.
2007-01-04.
I’m continuing to monitor communications from the SWAC bloggers, because it’s fun, and, you know, Waldo censored them, so there’s no possible way for you guys to see their blogs anymore. Anyway, it’s pretty informative stuff. Pat Robertson revealed that God will allow a major terrorist attack on a U.S. city later this year–what revelations will come from the SWAC Pack?
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The Goode Position.
2007-01-06.
Virgil Goode and his supporters apparently want to keep the immigration debate on the front burner. So let’s take a peek at it.
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This Just In: Olbermann Is Annoying.
2007-01-13.
I don’t just hate Leftophobic propaganda from Staunton. For example, I also find Olbermann’s “special commentaries,” which should more accurately be described as, “angry, personal attacks against President Bush to get ratings,” really annoying. One expects those kind of rants from Rightophobic bloggers, but from the host of what is advertised as a “news” show?
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Nancy Pelosi and Big Tuna?.
2007-01-16.
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I actually saw something interesting on RightsideVA (one of the SWAC blogs) over the weekend: Congress starting to smell “Fishy” already… I’m surprised this issue isn’t getting more attention, but I guess “the surge” is eclipsing everything else right now. Not to mention the new season of 24.
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Frank Hargrove Defense Watch.
2007-01-17.
Hanover Delegate Frank Hargrove’s embarrassing remarks are well-documented. Supposedly they even made national news. I won’t repeat what he said because I wouldn’t want to be accused of “macacing” anyone, but I thought they were hilarious.
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I’m Not Emeril’s Religion Of Peace, Part 2.
2007-01-18.
For those that missed it, Alton Foley (“I’m Not Emeril”) left a comment responding to I’m Not Emeril’s Religion Of Peace on my creaky old home page last night. My response follows his comment.
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Frank Hargrove Defense Watch, Part 2.
2007-01-18.
Barticles, a blog which for some reason is now appearing as an opinion column on the Richmond Times-Dispatch web site (did I miss something?), wrote that “most responses support him [Hargrove].” I don’t know where he’s getting that information from, because so far I’ve only counted four clear Hargrove-supporting posts going through the BlogNetNews aggregator for the Virginia blogosphere.
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Silly Sketch Comic: Delegate Hargrove Mends Fences.
2007-01-21.
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Virgil Goode: Cervical Savior.
2007-01-25.
RICHMOND, VA - Pregnant women of America can sleep sounder knowing that Virgil Goode is the only Congressman willing to take a stand against the growing problem of Muslims slapping gynecologists. As reported by Spank That Donkey, a wave of Muslim violence directed at male gynecologists has recently spread across the country of France, with nearly a single incident being reported in one Paris hospital. In that incident, an enraged Muslim, upset that his wife was treated after childbirth by a male doctor instead of the female doctor that he requested, attacked his wife’s gynecologist, hurling verbal insults, and viciously slapping and shoving him.
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Olbermann Rhetoric Busting.
2007-01-31.
I saw another of Olbermann’s “Special Commentaries” last night. This time he tried to fact check the president’s SOTU claims of foiling four terrorist plots. One could almost imagine Olbermann’s outrage at the very idea of the president taking credit for any positive steps in the global war on terror, and his single-minded conviction to overturn those claims of counterterrorism success, no matter how far he had to stretch for evidence.
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2007-02
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Biden Announces, Shoots Foot.
2007-02-01.
Sen. Joseph Biden announced his official intention to run for president in 2008 and simultaneously ensured he will lose every Democratic primary all in one fell swoop: Biden Says He’s In…Again.
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Eric Cantor: Not My Fault.
2007-02-13.
Still in a busy work cycle, so not much time for blogging. I know it’s a bit late for this, but since Eric Cantor is my representative, I should probably make a comment about his antics on Hardball last week. My comment is: Don’t blame me – I voted for the other guy.
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2007-03
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Virginia Is For Ann Coulter Lovers.
2007-03-05.
This just screamed out for a quick post. Going completely against her character, Ann Coulter said something controversial, and some liberal bloggers are trying to organize a letter-writing campaign to her advertisers.
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Webb’s Bill And Iran.
2007-03-05.
I heard on the radio this morning that Sen. Webb (D-VA) introduced a bill that will prevent the President from going to war without Congressional approval. Of course, as the story unfolded throughout the day, it turned out that Webb’s bill will just prevent the President from using the 2002 Iraq authorization for action against Iran “in some cases,” which is quite a bit less bold than the 2-second morning radio sound bite led me to believe. (FOX News has more on the story.) I don’t disagree with the idea, though I have my doubts about it passing in the current political climate.
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Bush Scandals Need Help.
2007-03-26.
I’ve been meaning to write about this for ages. As dramatic political scandals go, I have to say that the Bush administration is falling far short of the entertainment goals established by the Clinton administration.
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Only In Virginia.
2007-03-27.
Only in Virginia will you find Republican bloggers criticizing a Democratic senator for carrying a loaded weapon around Capitol Hill…
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2007-04
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Bill Richardson Handicaps His Own Campaign.
2007-04-03.
So far, I like the second-tier 2008 presidential candidates a lot more than the first-tier candidates. One of them, Bill Richardson, has just signed a bill allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes in New Mexico, according to CNN. At the risk of sounding cynical, this sounds like something that will probably doom him to remain in the second tier.
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Dennis Miller’s New Radio Show.
2007-04-03.
Out of curiosity I listened to Dennis Miller’s first radio show over the weekend. I’ve always been a fan of his comedy, but I think he jumped the shark somewhere during the Dennis Miller Live show on HBO. (It was hip and edgy at first, but by the end he was doing that high-pitched giggling thing way too much.)
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Nancy Pelosi Talking To Syria??.
2007-04-04.
I’ve tried to give Nancy Pelosi the benefit of the doubt, since she’s the first woman speaker and all. I didn’t make much of a fuss over that Big Tuna incident where she allegedly exempted one of her constituents from having to pay the federal minimum wage. I didn’t say anything about her demanding a huge, expensive, gas-guzzling military jet for her and her entourage to fly around the country in.
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Followup On Nancy Pelosi In Syria.
2007-04-10.
I wanted to follow up real quick on Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Syria. I took Alice’s advice and read a little bit from Media Matters on this subject and did indeed find that Republicans and talk radio/talk blogs were (imo) blowing things way out of proportion. They probably still would be if it weren’t for the Don Imus “controversy.”
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2007-05
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Ron Paul Challenges People’s Thinking.
2007-05-16.
I watched the second Republican “debate” last night (I’ve seen all the debates so far), and a couple things jumped out at me. (I put debate in quotes, of course, because they are not debates at all in the traditional sense. I’m not sure what you’d call them.
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Coulter and Falwell BFF.
2007-05-17.
Hey, Ann Coulter stood up for Jerry Falwell.
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Early Retirement.
2007-05-30.
Cindy Sheehan has “resigned” as the face of the anti-war movement, two days after announcing that she left the Democratic Party.
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2007-06
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Has Jim Webb flopped?.
2007-06-23.
Summary
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2007-09
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The Larry Craig Irony.
2007-09-01.
Life is filled with irony. It is rather ironic that mere days after the untimely death of Richard Jewell, a man whose reputation was destroyed by the collective incompetence of the media after the Atlanta Olympics bombing in 1996 – a man whose untimely death was recently reported widely by the media almost as if they were trying to seek atonement for their previous misdeed – we now see Sen. Larry Craig’s reputation and career being destroyed by the exact same media.
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2008-01
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Stosch and O’Bannon Bills.
2008-01-10.
Like everyone else in the Virginia blogosphere, I’ve been getting a bunch of RSS items from Richmond Sunlight this week. Let’s see what my illustrious representatives are working on.
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The Outrage!.
2008-01-31.
I can understand why I wasn’t invited to the second annual Richmond Blogger’s Day. After all, I’m just, oh, a blogger who lives in Richmond. (Well, Henrico County – but close enough.) In response to this outrageous insult, I pledge not to vote for you, Lt. Gov.
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2008-02
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Slightly Different Analogy.
2008-02-03.
Ann Coulter: “Are you too busy boning up on Consumer Reports’ reviews of microwave ovens to spend one day thinking about who should be the next leader of the free world? Are you familiar with our ‘no exchange/no return’ policy on presidential candidates? Voting for McCain because he was a POW a quarter-century ago or Huckabee because he was a Baptist preacher is like buying a new car because you like the color.”
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2008-06
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Eric Cantor for VP!.
2008-06-26.
Lots and lots of reports completely unsubstantiated rumors are flying around that Eric Ivan Cantor could become John Sidney McCain’s running mate. As someone who lives in Virginia’s 7th district, I’d also like to urge the The Partisan Robot to leave… err… run.
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2008-07
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NanoPost: Whiners.
2008-07-23.
Phil Graham said we are “a nation of whiners.” So, um, what’s the controversial part again? Also: Doesn’t the very fact that everyone was whining about his comment sort of confirm his observation?
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NanoPost: John Kerry, Party Animal.
2008-07-31.
John Kerry partying with college girls? It’s hard to imagine a bigger buzzkill. Anyway, the Boston Herald provides a somewhat less sensational version of the story, if you’re interested.
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2008-08
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Never Trust An Accent.
2008-08-09.
I didn’t think it was still possible for me to be disappointed in elected officials… John Reid Edwards’ admission of an affair proves they can never be trusted. I was actually somewhat impressed by the improvement in his rhetoric in the 2008 primaries. I should never have fallen for that Southern Baptist-sounding* accent.
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Obama’s VP.
2008-08-19.
Three different scoops about Obama’s VP pick: One for Kaine, one for Bayh, and one for Biden. Take your pick.
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Obama’s VP Part 2.
2008-08-21.
One of the previously mentioned scoopers now has a new scoop: Hillary.
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Biden As VP.
2008-08-25.
I actually like Joe Biden. He is long-winded, yes, and I don’t agree with all of his policies, but he always seems to skip past the B.S. and get right to the point.
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Palin as VP.
2008-08-29.
I said before I thought Biden was an “interesting and bold choice” for Obama. Well, today McCain actually one-upped him. Gov.
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2008-09
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Prediction.
2008-09-04.
I am going to make a bold prediction that Republicans will praise Sarah Palin’s speech (probably using baseball metaphors), and Democrats will not.
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Common Ground.
2008-09-05.
I’m going to try to find some common ground with Gov. Sarah Palin.
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Secure Your Teleprompter Text.
2008-09-05.
I was scanning over Gov. Palin’s speech as it was pasted at Caroline County VA Justice (original source unknown), and stumbled over this part, which plenty of others have also noticed.
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Liberal Media Bias Again.
2008-09-05.
Here’s some more of that damn liberal media bias again. I’m glad conservatives are finally holding the media accountable for this foolishness.
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Comparison of VP speeches.
2008-09-05.
I thought it would be instructive to compare the tone of the personal attacks in the vice-presidential candidate speeches at their respective conventions.
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2009-07
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Quick Thoughts on Sarah Palin’s Resignation.
2009-07-04.
Blogs on the right are saying Gov. Sarah Palin resigned because the left’s smear tactics finally got to her, blogs on the left are saying Gov. Palin quit because she’s dumb and irrational.
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2010-10
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Read George Washington’s Farewell Address.
2010-10-28.
All those voting in the mid-term election next week (that’s everyone, right?) should take some time and read George Washington’s Farewell Address. Wikipedia also has a synopsis of the Address if your literacy skills are inadequate.
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2011-01
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George Allen Running For 2012 Senate.
2011-01-31.
So I saw that George Allen is running for Jim Webb’s Senate seat in 2012, which I suppose means we can look forward to another Virginia election cycle full of Democratic bloggers and consultants pushing “macaca” as their go-to strategy. Everything old is new again, or something.
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