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Report: McCain has picked running mate, will announce Friday at 11 AM ET

Posted by: ST on August 27, 2008 at 10:18 pm » 11 Comments

The NYT reports: WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain has decided on his running mate, two Republican strategists in contact with Mr. McCain’s campaign said Wednesday. He is expected to reveal his choice at a rally at a basketball arena in Dayton, Ohio, at 11 a.m. Friday. Mr. McCain’s decision is known only to his small [...]

 

Another view of Obama’s temple

Posted by: ST on August 27, 2008 at 10:05 pm » 8 Comments

This is a screencap from a YouTube video filmed by an insider to the goings-on at Invesco Field who goes by the online name “SeeSwan.” It gives a much closer view than the previous picture we’ve seen:

 

Denver – Day 3: Roll call, Bubba, and Biden (UPDATE 5: OBAMA MAKES APPEARANCE, UPDATE 6: VIDEO OF BIDEN’S SPEECH ADDED)

Posted by: ST on August 27, 2008 at 7:43 pm » 3 Comments

It’s day three of the DNC in Denver, and there is lots to report, but first, the usual obligatory first links. Here’s a link to tonight’s schedule. The biggies, of course, will be Bubba making his big speech at 9. Obama’s VP pick Joe Biden will make his speech at 10:30 (Eastern time for both). [...]

 

Infighting going on between MSNBC’s hotshots

Posted by: ST on August 27, 2008 at 12:15 pm » 7 Comments

The NY Post has a story today, complete with a photo of an irritated-looking Joe Scarborough, on how there is some internal brawling going on between MSNBC’s show hosts Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, David Shuster, and Scarborough: ANIMOSITY among MSNBC anchors has reached a mile-high peak at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, with on-air [...]

 

Photo of Obama’s “temple”

Posted by: ST on August 27, 2008 at 10:28 am » 21 Comments

Last night, I wrote about reports of what Barack Obama’s stage at Invesco Field would resemble: A Greek temple.   Today, Fausta, who sees a Star Trek connection, has posted a photo of it that does for the imagination what mere articles about it couldn’t: John McCormack at The Weekly Standard blog notes the McCain camp’s reaction: “Is [...]

 

FactCheck: It’s the NRLC, not Obama, telling the truth on BAIPA

Posted by: ST on August 27, 2008 at 8:51 am » 3 Comments

During the weekend of the Saddleback Civil Forum, Barack Obama did an interview with Christian Broadcast Network’s (CBN) David Brody in which the junior Senator of Illinois got steamed up over attacks on his Illinois State Senate record on the Born Alive Infant Protection Act.  In the interview, he outright accused the NRLC of “lying” about his [...]