Archive for August, 2008
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008I have to say the buzz surrounding this speech was that it was going to be ho-hum fluff, but Mark Warner came out and delivered an amazing balance of attack and positivity. He maintained the optimism and hope that’s at the center of Obama’s message, but was able to take McCain and Bush to task [...]
Casey: ‘That’s not a maverick. That’s a sidekick.’
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Senator Bob Casey came out and delivered a great speech. He addressed the elephant in the room, his difference in views on abortion with Obama and quickly delivered the line of the night:
“The people of Pennsylvania can’t afford four more years of Bush-Cheney economics, and with John McCain, that’s exactly what we’d get. John McCain [...]
Kucinich and Sweitzer: No Coverage, But Man…
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Though not covered by the networks or cable news to any degree, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Montana Governor Brian Sweitzer gave two amazing, crowd energizing speeches.
Now, no doubt Kucinich seems ‘out there’ and this speech is no exception, but damn if he didn’t get the crowd going. WAKE UP AMERICA!
I had never even heard [...]
Noun-Verb-POW
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008In an anti-climactic sideshow, John McCain appeared on the Tonight Show. Leno lobbed him a softball “For one million dollars, how many houses do you have?”
Well… McCain either still doesn’t know the answer or doesn’t need a million dollars, or both, because he resorted to his old standby:
Noun
Verb
POW
The fact is, he tried to tag [...]
Michelle Obama – The Closer
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Michelle Obama closed out the Democratic National Convention last night and gave one hell of an endorsement for her husband. Michelle was able to demonstrate their place in the American dream, their love of this country, and the task before us all. Great speech all the way around, I’m seeing a future candidate.
Also during her [...]
Ted Kennedy’s Speech – There aren’t words to describe
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Last night, in a moment that showed that, for all his faults, this he is a brave and resilient American icon, Ted Kennedy delivered a resounding speech that hearkened back to the promises delivered by his brother 38 years ago. I literally don’t have the words to describe the chills his very presence, fighting back [...]
Entire Obama-Biden speech from Springfield today
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008Obama and Biden appeared together for the first time this afternoon in Illinois.
Here is the entire speech from Springfield, IL today, courtesy of MSNBC:
Awesome speeches today! Great momentum going into convention week…
It’s Biden!
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008I just got the text message. As has been rumored for weeks, it’s Joe Biden for VP.
Letter to the Editor – Mississippi Sun Herald 8/21/2008
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Here’s a Letter to the Editor written to the Mississippi Sun Herald on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
They titled it:
Pork barrel spending vs. bringing home the bacon
The term “pork barrel spending” gets thrown around a lot. Sometimes justifiable, in many cases it is not. The billion dollar “bridge to nowhere” is an example of a frivolous [...]
Letter to the Editor – Waxahachie Daily Light 8/20/2008
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Here’s a letter I wrote in response to a previous letter. It was published in the 8/20 edition of the Waxahachie Daily Light.
Letter: Responding to Garrett’s letter
Published: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:52 AM CDT
To the Editor,
After reading June Garrett’s Aug.15 letter, “On energy crisis,” I think the people of Ellis County should know that a [...]
