October 7, 2008
Yesterday, I (and many others, I imagine) were surprised to discover how polarised American politics really is. Tactical explanations of the vote abound--Mark Thoma points to Bloomberg's report that explains the Republican anti-vote as `Because somebody [Nanci Pelosi in her speech to Congress] ...
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I thought Governor Palin did pretty well in the debate. Biden was very caereful not to be too condescending. her performance was not brilliant, but I think she was very competent. I was flipping between channels , so I didnt see the whole debate. Biden again said paying taxes was a patriotic duty. i...
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OK, so I’ve just watched it in full, and I think my ears are bleeding. The headlines as far as I’m concerned - and I’m going into issues of delivery, style and manner here rather than content (mainly because you can take it as read that I don’t agree with anything Sarah Palin...
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The international press may be on the fence when it comes to calling last night's winner in the vice presidential debate, but the New York right-wing tabloids have an unsurprisingly clear favorite. I just spent the morning reading the New York Sun's total endorsement and celebration of Sa...
go to article »October 6, 2008
Full Palin-Biden debateIn case you missed it watching the Canadian debate. For the record, I think Biden clearly won this debate. No major gaffes by Palin though. It looks like Obama is starting to open up this race in national polls and with a slight lead in most of the major swing states.-Darry...
go to article »October 5, 2008
America has always been a land of new frontiers. From the time that Columbus first set foot here, to the time that pioneers set out to settle the West, to the time that Americans set out for the moon, there has always been a sense here that there are new frontiers to explore. And yet, America now fi...
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There was a lot of talk today about how tonight’s debate moderator, Gwen Ifil, recently wrote a book about Barack Obama that reportedly shows him in a pretty positive light. These people were concerned that this was proof she’d be unfair in tonight’s debate. I have only one wor...
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