Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
John Kerry, our 2004 nominee, tore into John McCain tonight in his convention speech. He left no stone un-turned, he left as he pilloried John McCain with the “strongest language yet uttered from the convention podium.”
Seth Colter Walls notes on the HuffPo:
Kerry describes McCain as “insulting” and “desperate’ for questioning Obama’s patriotism, and “pathetic” for [...]
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Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
I’ll quote Ezra Klein on Bill Clinton’s incredible speech tonight, because Ezra says it all in his opening paragraph:
He left little unsaid. For all the talk of Bill Clinton’s anger, his resentment, his grudges, Clinton took the stage tonight and threw the full weight of his prestige behind Barack Obama. Leveraging that peculiar credibility that [...]
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Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Darrell Prows
The War on Terror has finally blended in to the War on Drugs to the extent that it is no longer possible to ignore the connection.
AFGHANISTAN: A DOWN YEAR FOR OPIUM PRODUCTION, BUT IS THE TRAFFICKING THREAT RECEDING?
Aunohita Mojumdar 8/27/08
A EurasiaNet Q&A with UNODC Afghanistan Country Chief Christina Oguz
Afghanistan experienced a 19 percent decrease in [...]
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Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
For all who were hoping for a floor fight today… Those hopes were dashed by a classy show of unity as Hillary Clinton called on the DNC to end the roll call vote and nominate Barack Obama by acclamation (emphasis mine):
Although there was some suspense over how the nomination process would play out, in the end, Senator [...]
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Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Jeralyn posted an “An Open letter to Hillary Clinton Supporters” on TalkLeft today that is a must read for all those Clinton supporters still threatening to vote for McCain or a third party candidate.
Here’s some excerpts:
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Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
CNN reports today that Barack Obama’s campaign said “that the details of a potentially contentious roll call had finally been hammered out after weeks of discussion with aides to Hillary Clinton.”
The New York senator’s supporters had successfully pressed for her name to be placed in nomination in Denver, and party leaders had feared that the [...]
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Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Here’s a couple of late night reads that I would have liked to find the time to post about, but didn’t:
At Kerry Fund-Raiser, Talk of Stolen Elections and Scurrilous Scumbaggery
Determined to Give Speech, Kennedy Left Hospital Bed
Hillary Clinton will campaign in South Texas for Obama
Stay tuned for more convention news on Wednesday…
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Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Darrell pegged it below, Hillary Clinton’s speech tonight was “amazing.” I was working late and missed it. But, I’ve just finished watching and in a word, it was awesome.
Hillary introduced herself a “proud mother,” a “proud Democrat,” a “proud American” and a “proud supporter of Barack Obama.”
“Whether you voted for me, or voted for Barack, the [...]
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