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Alec Baldwin and Jamie Lee Curtis Bash Palin at HuffPo
It's never a surprise when Hollywood stars hate on conservatives.And the stars are certainly coming out to bash Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.What better place to do so than at the fabulous Huffington Post? Up first was Jamie Lee Curtis with this Wednesday posting (emphasis added, readers are warned to prepare themselves for some truly insipid nonsense):
Convention Bounce: Gallup Has McCain Up By Three
UPDATE at end of post: McCain leads by ten amongst likely voters.New polling numbers just released by Gallup show John McCain and Sarah Palin getting a huge bump in support following the Republican National Convention.As media outlets seemed fascinated with Gallup's September 2 survey finding Barack Obama taking an eight point lead after his Party's convention in Denver -- a LexisNexis search…
Andrea Mitchell Changes Mind, Now Thinks Palin a Good VP Pick
You can now count NBC's Andrea Mitchell among the increasing group of people that believe Sarah Palin was a good choice to be John McCain's running mate.On Sunday's "The Chris Matthews Show," Mitchell, who last week felt Palin was not a good choice, told Matthews and his panel that the Alaska Governor gave an "A-plus" speech on Wednesday night, under extreme pressure, and that has led her to now…
Barack Obama's $1.1 Million Botanical Garden -- Er, $100,000 Gazebo (G
The media and the Obama campaign (but I repeat myself) are comparing the "experience" of'the Democrats' presidential nominee to that of the GOP's vice-presidential pick -- meaning, one must assume, that the debate over his experience vs. John McCain's is over, in McCain's resounding favor. Let's look back a couple of months at a post I put up on July 14 (with minor revisions) that gives a, uh,…
Sarah Has Frank in a Frenzy
Frank Rich expends his 1,500-words today ripping into Sarah Palin. Into John McCain for picking Sarah Palin. Into any members of the press who might not rip into Sarah Palin. What's got Rich so riled up? Cut to Frank's final line: "they just might pull it off." With props to the late Robert Palmer, Frank's got a bad case of not-loving Sarah Palin—but he's badly worried America will find her…
Joe Klein Calls McCain's RNC Speech 'Truly Offensive
Time's Joe Klein went on quite a tirade during Sunday's "The Chris Matthews Show" calling John McCain's nomination acceptance speech at the just-concluded Republican National Convention "truly offensive."Amongst other things, Klein was disappointed that McCain didn't talk about the 6.1 percent unemployment rate in the nation despite this being impossible as that economic news wasn't released…
NFL Week One Open Thread
With the first Sunday of football about to kickoff, I thought it would be interesting to get folks' views on the upcoming season. For instance, how will Brett Favre do in NY? Do the Giants have a prayer of repeating? What will be the biggest surprise this season? Who's going to win the Super Bowl?This week's full schedule appears below the fold. Let's get some analysis and predictions for this…
Matthews 'Worried' Obama Won't Win PA, OH, Flubs Deficit as Trill $/Yr
As Chris Matthews appeared as a guest on Friday's Tonight Show on NBC, while the MSNBC host did have a few positive things to say about John McCain and Sarah Palin, he also conveyed his feeling that he is "worried" that Hillary Clinton will not help Barack Obama win swing states like Pennsylvania and Ohio, because their "relationship" has not been sufficiently mended. Matthews: "I really worry…
Vanity Fair Offers 'Trig Palin Conspiracy Timeline
In the magazine world, Vanity Fair may be known as a glossy, trendy magazine for the rich and the aspiring rich. But conservatives know it as a hopeless, scandalous, left-wing Democratic rag with no journalistic principles -- it's Vanity Unfair. Exhibit A: Vanity Fair's website now hosts a supposedly "Authoritative Trig Palin Conspiracy Timeline," complete with "research" thanks to the Daily…