As you know, the three of us are off to Denver tomorrow as the Massachusetts member of the DNC's State Blogger Corps. We will keep you updated on the goings-on at the convention in (at least) two ways: of course we'll be writing … [Read more...]
Archives for August 23, 2008
How Many Homes Do you Own?
I'm not so concerned that McCain has 7, 8, 10 homes. What concerns me more is that he did not answer the question when asked. I believe his response was "ask my staff". So what are the possibilities? A) He really did not know how many homes … [Read more...]
Joe Biden issues statement on Russia’s invasion of Georgia on August 18, 2008
The Bush administration has left an inheritance of a devastated domestic economy, the worst excesses in deficit spending ever seen in this country - and an international situation where our armed forces are over extended, our diplomatic … [Read more...]
Obama and Biden to be live online at 3:00 PM 8/23/08 [ie. 2pm CDT]
Here is the announcement: In a message dated 8/23/2008 6:27:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, info@barackobama.com writes: Deborah -- I have some important news that I want to make official. I've chosen Joe Biden to be my running mate. Joe and … [Read more...]
Some thoughts on framing
Note that these ideas are not fully worked out (except for the last one). Emphasize the strengths and diversity of Obama's experience compared to McCain's. For example, paint McCain as a Washington Insider for over two and a half decades, … [Read more...]
Biden Flashback: “What do you say to those troops?”
BIDEN: We shouldn't be there, Chris. We should not be there now. We've got to get out of there. Look, Chris, on my way back, I was supposed to fly out this last Friday on a C-130. And on that flight, they placed what they … [Read more...]
The Southern Republican Attack Machine
This email landed in my in-box from a gay-friendly pal of my Mother's in rural Mississippi. Although I hesitated before posting this racist rant, I felt progressive folks should know the depths to which discourse is sinking among some on … [Read more...]
Meet Patrick McCabe tomorrow, Sunday 8/24!
The Patrick McCabe campaign will be hosting a house party/fundraiser tomorrow evening at 5pm. The address is 4 Sawyer Street, Medford MA 02215. Join us for light refreshments and the chance to meet Medford and Malden's next State … [Read more...]
It’s 3:00 AM, and somewhere, cell phones are ringing…
So I got the text message announcing Joe Biden as the official VP pick about 20 minutes ago - and the irony of the moment didn't strike me until I saw it pointed out in the open thread over at DKos - 3:00 am!! Where were you when you … [Read more...]