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How To Talk Like Laura Bush & Sarah Palin
Watching the banality with which Laura Bush recently voiced her support for Sarah Palin inspired our rhetorical analysts to take a break from annotating and help readers translate ordinary English into the language of Laura — and other prominent Repubs. More »Committee Approves Sotomayor Nomination
The Senate Judiciary Committee — including a previously critical Lindsey Graham — voted 13-6 in favor of Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. She now needs just a full Senate vote (possibly next week) to take office. [Washington Independent]"3 Days Of The Sotomayor"
"SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM: Judge, before I read a string of anonymous comments about your temperament problem, I'd like to make you repeat that wise Latina remark again just for the heck of it." Ha! Gotta love Gail Collins. [NY Times]Graham In Translation: A Field Guide To Condescension In The Sotomayor Hearings
Obama Can See America From Cairo
- Barack Obama gave his long-awaited speech in Egypt this morning, giving a thumbs-up to democracy, a thumbs-down to new Israeli settlements and some recognition to the fact that America fucks up some times. [NY Times]
More »Republicans Insist On Not Calling Sotomayor Racist, Call Her Racist
Predictable: Sarah Palin, Carrie Prejean New BFFs
- Sarah Palin has issued a statement backing Carrie Prejean and saying she knows what it's like to experience "the liberal onslaught of malicious attacks." [Politico]
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