Random, "Conventional" Thoughts?

? One of the fun things about being at the convention has actually seeing Russ in action (didn't see much of Terrance at all -- he was so busy elsewhere at the convention).

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McCain Veep meltdown - he's unqualified to serve

If the first decision a presidential candidate makes about who will succeed him/her in an emergency is an indication of overall judgment, John McCain is unelectable.

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Palin?

In an August 2006 the Anchorage Daily News reported on the social policy positions of the candidates then running for governor, including GOP Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, Of particular interest are Palin's positions on gay marriage and state benefits for same-sex partners.

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So, as we wait for McCain's Veep choice...

UPDATE: 8:35 AM MT: CNN confirms that it's one-term Alaska Governor Palin. This will be fun. What a desperate Hail Mary.

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Pigs are flying - pundits on Obama's speech

The bacon gained speed trotting down the runway and improbably soared, aloft in the clouds -- the reaction to Barack Obama's acceptance speech earned glowing reviews all across the political spectrum: MSNBC Pat Buchanan - "It was a genuinely outstanding speech.

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Speeches, speeches... including Barack Obama's

(NOTE: The live blog of the events at Invesco, along with photos and video, is here. )

I'm posting some of the speakers' speeches as I receive the dispatches.

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Republican Sex Scandal Du Jour: This One's Hetero

From the Houston Chronk:

U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent was indicted Thursday on charges of abusive sexual contact and attempted aggravated sexual abuse, making him the first federal judge to be charged with federal sex crimes and the first in Texas to be indicted in recent history.

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Thursday's CoverItLive Blend DNC coffeehouse is open

Home base baristas Daimeon and Julien are ready to party hard in the coffeehouse tonight as the convention moves to Invesco field; join them!  Click the icon below to participate.

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Finally at Invesco, feeling like a sardine (but happy to be here to witness history)

4:30 PM: What an adventure getting into here this was. After meeting up with Chris Rabb of Afro-Netizen, we waited in line outside of the Hyatt to catch a delegate bus to the stadium.

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Noam Chomsky on the Election Coverage

"The campaign is run by the same people who sell toothpaste, exactly the same PR agencies. And when they sell a candidate they do it the exact same way they sell a lifestyle drug.

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