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republican national convention
The End Of The Conventions: What I Forgot To Mention During the RNC
So, speeches are over, the balloons have dropped, the Republicans have abandoned Minneapolis-St. Paul with almost as much alacrity as they once did New Orleans and it's time for another listicle of shit I wish I'd found a reason to write about before now. More »
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By MeganComment by ubetterwork: well, I know I'm boycotting anything made by Kraft forever. Generic mac n' cheese, here I come... 12 Responses | Other threads
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unconventional behaviors
We Laughed, We Cried, We Threw Things At The Television: The Conventions And Commentary
I'm sitting here in the Minneapolis Airport, having a beer (or two) and catching up on all the many, many, many comments I missed this week because my internet connection was tenuous at best and instead of reading you guys, I went drinking. So, this afternoon, I decided to combine the two activities I did the most this week — writing and drinking — and shout out some of my favorite comments from the threads Anna told me I just had to read.
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By MeganComment by Penny: Great summation, Megan. Don't you just love airport bars? Also, I appreciate the sentiment about toning down the name-calling. Thanks Megan,... 17 Responses | Other threads
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john mccain convention speech
Liveblogging John McCain (And Cindy Lou Who)
Stop! It's Maverick time! Cindy will introduce the film to introduce her husband who will apparently talk forever and a day but I am such a dedicated blogger that I will mock the thing in its entirety while the energy brought to me by my bag of Twizzlers and my double cappuccino slowly dies, like the light in my eyes and the hope in my heart.
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By MeganComment by Penny: Was that Maria Whatsherbutt? I am already drunk. 23 Responses | Other threads
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republican convention speeches
Liveblogging The Boys of Republicana
In order to make my life worth living and the liveblog tenable, I stopped for a double cappuccino and missed Mel Martinez speak. Actually, I didn't "miss" him so much as I looked up and realized — unlike the rest of the crowd — that he was speaking. The rest of the crew, though, I paid attention to andmy liveblogyour conversation starts after the jump. More »
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By MeganComment by Political Party Girl: Poor Megan. I bet all she wants to do is go curl up in bed or drink or drink in... 21 Responses | Other threads
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republicans and abortion
Hey Carly Fiorina, Who Exactly Is Holding My Uterus Hostage?
Last weekend, McCain surrogate Carly Fiorina told women to stop allowing the Democrats to win their votes on the issue of abortion, saying, "The Democratic Party has done a disservice to women by trying to hold women hostage to the issue of Roe v. Wade." In Carly's world view (and in her speech last night), the issue is the economy, not abortion. Carly might have been the only person at the RNC last night for whom abortion isn't that important an issue. More »
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By MeganComment by Elizabooth: As a Canadian watching with keen interest, it strikes me as strange that the Republicans are so fixated on an... 18 Responses | Other threads
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roberta mccain silenced
Dear McCain Handlers, Please let Roberta McCain talk to reporters again. Not because she'll lose her son the Presidency — we think he might be able to do that himself — but because the campaign is more fun for everyone, including your candidate, when it's not all scripted and boring. It'll totally fit with your meme that John speaks his mind, and Roberta can tell charming stories about buying cars in France and when Johnny was naughty as a kid and Paris Hilton and we can hate him marginally less because we like cool old ladies. In fact, can you work with Biden's people to get Mama Biden and Roberta to do their own talk show? [Raw Story]
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By MeganComment by emsigh_the_second: hp nvr rch hr g. dn't wnt t lk lk th crypt kpr. 16 Responses | Other threads
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sarah palin
Conventional Crap: Vice-Presidential Viagra? Palin Stiffens The Dick Of The RNC
This conventioneering thing is almost done, and, sadly, so am I. Despite the barn burning, roof-raising, political cock-stiffening speech that Alaska governor Sarah Palin gave at the Republican convention last night, I am still tired (and slightly late to my own crappy party) this morning. Luckily, HuffPo blogger Jason Linkins always waits for me and has funny things to say; after the jump we talk Palin, Rudy, Palin, McCain, Palin, Huckabee, and more Palin.
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By MeganComment by J.D.Regent: oh and while i am bitching, why is the PTA worth a standing ovation but community organizing a joke? ... 37 Responses | Other threads
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sarah palin acceptance speech
Liveblogging Sarah Palin's Acceptance Speech
Sarah Palin is taking the stage tonight to give the most important speech of her political career. And if the shouting crowds (and my utter lack of a internet connection as I type this) are anything to go by, there's not going to be an Eagleton moment. Anyway, it seems like I'll apparently be posting this after it's over, what with the complete lack of internet access that started when she took the stage, but that's the way the Internet crumbles. (UPDATE: A hard restart, um, restarted my modem! This bitch is back, too!) More »
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By MeganComment by moogybaby: Bounding in- well, it's really an unfair criticism of my posting style. I've worked carefully to match the level of... 51 Responses | Other threads
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rudy giuliani convention speech
Liveblogging Rudy Giuliani, Ferret-Hater Extraordinaire
The bitch is back, baby! The Secret Service has cleared all ferrets from a 10 block radius, the word "9/11" waits for its opportunity to shine and somewhere, Judith Nathan lies in wait to sink her claws back into her sugar daddy. Or mommy, whatever. More »
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By MeganComment by Political Party Girl: Megan: What are they chanting? Hero? 16 Responses | Other threads
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mitt romney convention speech
Liveblogging Romneybot 3000
Mitt Romney once seemed poised to be John McCain's Number 2, and not in the poopy way, but Sarah Palin reportedly got Joe Lieberman's sloppy seconds and Mitt Romney was left holding his balls after trying to curry favor for months with the guy he hated and who hated him. But enough people love their Mitt that he got a convention speaking slot to... accomplish whatever it is these speaking spots are supposed to accomplish Those accomplishments, or lack thereof, are after the jump. More »
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By MeganComment by marin79: I know this probably means I'm nuts & take all this politics stuff way too seriously, but I actually spend... 13 Responses | Other threads
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whitman and fiorina convention speeches
Liveblogging The Businesswomen Of The RNC: Meg Whitman And Carly Fiorina
The start of Ladies' Night at the RNC is here, and it's a CEO sideshow, with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina speaking right off the bat to a half-empty convention center. I'm one of 3 people paying attention to the speeches, if the loud conversations and lack of working reporters are any guide. But, hey, I'm here and I can't find any booze, and they are two of the few women addressing the RNC during "prime time," so here's your first Ladies Night live blog, back here staring at famous people's asses again. More »
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By MeganComment by TRexstasy: Totally OT: My mom found a dead body in one of the rooms at her bed and breakfast this morning. ... 14 Responses | Other threads
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greta van susteren interview
Greta Van Susteren On The Empowering Nature Of Apathy
Greta Van Susteren is one of Fox News' anchors and even after I kvelled all over Bill Hemmer last week, she was still willing to sit down for an interview. So I trekked over to the Fox News tent at the RNC yesterday to talk to Greta about all the gender issues going on in politics and the media. I was going to ask how the response was different to Fox at the RNC than it was at the DNC, but when I got there, I had to be cleared through security to go into the tent, which was set up to allow RNC delegates and attendees to walk through and gawk at the anchors anchoring and reporters reporting — I also passed a gauntlet of interns handing out plastic hats and McCain's head on tongue depressors — so I didn't really end up having to ask. From her presence and her obvious intellect on the air, I was figuring on her being tall and statuesque, if only because I assume that pretty much all strong, smart women are taller than me — but she ended up being short, petite and a complete force of nature.
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By MeganComment by J.D.Regent: It's so sad how Megan looks all happy and real and Greta can't smile with her eyes because of the... 11 Responses | Other threads
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sarah palin the feminist
Sarah Palin: Feminist? Victim Of Sexist Smears? Or All Or None Of The Above?
Sarah Palin stands in opposition to most of the policies promoted by the average feminist — in particular, reproductive choice. Some conservative pundits have taken to calling her a feminist (not that we should allow Rush Limbaugh to start deciding who is and who isn't a feminist). But it does bring up an interesting question: what qualifies one as a feminist? Is reproductive choice the litmus test? More »
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By MeganComment by GOPG8R: Right on, Megan. For you "feminists" who are critical of her going back to work after she had a special needs... 46 Responses | Other threads
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phyllis schafly event
Phyllis Schafly, she who led the fight to make sure that the rest of American womanity wouldn't have the benefits of a constitutional amendment giving us equal rights, has her granny panties all in a bunch because the McCain campaign canceled a scheduled appearance by Sarah Palin at Schafly's event yestserday. Schafly, whose relevance in the Republican party has waned since it finished using her as a figurehead for why women don't need equality, thinks that someone higher up in the McCain camp should've called her to cancel Palin's appearance now that she's the VP nominee and has to prepare a speech. We're surprised she can get 800 people to cough up $100 a pop to see her give the same speech about how great it is to be unequal that she's been giving for 30 years. [ABC News]
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By MeganComment by unpopular: 1. The "disowned" gay son lives in her house. 2. She's got 100,000 followers that love her and get their... 5 Responses | Other threads
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crappy hour
Conventional Crap: Joe Lieberman Is Made-Up But Not Imaginary
Another endless day that starts in Crap dawns in St. Paul, but luckily my soon-to-be-embedded friend Spencer Ackerman is (virtually) here to help me understand why some GOP makeup artist slathered Joe Lieberman in this much pancake foundation and — worse — how I spent 20 minutes staring at his ass instead of his made-up mug. That, plus at least 2 dick jokes, one blow job reference and nearly as much torture as Fred Thompson brought to his speech, are after the jump. More »
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By MeganComment by MegSpencer: Oi! Did anyone else notice halfway through the "not about issues" piece this line: "As for the speech itself, Davis... 150 Responses | Other threads
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joe lieberman convention speech
Liveblogging Joe Lieberman's
Joementum is in the house! The man that helped elect Al Gore to office and eight years ago addressed the Democratic convention as its Vice Presidential nominee is flipping off the people who voted for him across this country and many of the people who voted for him in Connecticut. You know you want the blog. More »BetrayalSpeech
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By MeganComment by dvs: i know this might be off topic, but i've been super busy the last 5 days...so, anyway...THERE IS NO FUCKING... 31 Responses | Other threads
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fred thompson speech
Liveblogging Fred Thompson's Speech
I spent much of George Bush's speech messing with my crap Internet connection and staring at him smirking on TV, so let me recap: he and Laura like John McCain. The new drinking word is "hero." I'm back in the media stands staring at everyone's butts: Laura's seemed perfectly nice. Apparently, the mean old lefties won't break John McCain's spirit. It's too bad I'm without Diet Coke because Fred Thompson could put anyone to sleep that survived the "inspirational" Ronald Reagan tribute video. My attempts to remain awake are after the jump! More »
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By MeganComment by Sev: Does anyone else hear that one man YELLING (on CNN)louder than everyone else during the standing ovations? 8 Responses | Other threads
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crappy hour
Conventional Crap: The Protests Are On And Randy Scheunemann Is Worse Than You Think
The thing about living in Washington is that you run into famous-for-DC people all the time because it's a relatively small place and everyone goes to the same 10 restaurants for work functions. Between that and being a lobbyist, I've met a lot of Republicans, big and small, and rarely are they ever less than gracious. Last night was the first time in nearly 10 years that I met someone who wasn't — Randy Scheunemann, McCain's foreign policy adviser and lobbyist for foreign interests that don't necessarily have America's best interests at heart. Luckily, I have fellow Glamocracy blogger Asma Hasan to assuage my hurt feelings this morning. More »
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By MeganComment by SarahMC: I'm doing this!: Whoa, is it true that Bristol dropped out of h.s. due to her pregnancy? 14 Responses | Other threads
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crappy hour
Conventional Crap: The Sun Is Already Setting On The RNC
The Republican National Convention hasn't even officially started and already it's being scaled back due to Republicans not wanting to look like insensitive assholes (again) when a hurricane hits the Gulf Coast. In the absence of hangovers, parties or Madonna concerts to discuss this week, Kay Steiger of Campus Progress (still Conventionally blogging at Pushback and RH Reality Check) and I discuss hurricanes, Sarah Palin, polar bears, drilling for oil, Carly Fiorina, how we won't be voting with our vaginas and the most desperate need of our time — that Kevin Costner never star in another science fiction movie. More »
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By MeganComment by farmersdaughter: I have a very liberal friend from Alaska. She loves Sarah Palin, and keeps telling us not to underestimate... 15 Responses | Other threads
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