Archive for the '2008 Democratic convention' Category
Vindication Will Be Mine
Posted on August 13, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 Democratic convention, 2008 presidential election, Kathleen Sebelius, running mates | Leave a Comment
Jay Newton-Small runs through Obama’s VP options at Swampland, using the announced convention speakers to cross names off the list. It’s a sound method in theory1, but I think she makes a huge error in one instance. Sebelius, the first potential named, is immediately eliminated as a confirmed speaker. However, if you follow the link [...]
Unclear On The Concept Of “Authenticity”
Posted on July 15, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 Democratic convention, 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama | Leave a Comment
The Boston Globe has an absolutely atrocious “Barack Obama is so uppity. Did I say uppity? I meant, umm, elitist…” piece this morning. Peter Canellos’ “National Perspective” column attacking Obama for moving his nomination acceptance speech to Mile High stadium includes the following:
The answer seems to be that Obama, whose distinctive family background and upbringing [...]
The Obama Campaign: Still Really, Really Smart
Posted on July 7, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 Democratic convention, 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama | Leave a Comment
You’ve probably already heard about Obama’s latest gambit1: He will formally accept the Democratic nomination for president not in a 20,000 seat arena filled mostly with official Democratic party leaders and members of the press, but in a 75,000 seat open-air stadium filled with all of the people originally expected the convention plus 50,000 or [...]
No. Just No.
Posted on May 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 Democratic convention, DCCC, Paul Begala | Leave a Comment
Paul Begala, enticing me via email to donate money to the Dems so as to give myself a chance to win a trip to the convention:
Dear Andrew,
I’ll tell you this right out of the box. We’re gonna have more fun than Rush Limbaugh in an all-night pharmacy!
As I said: No. Just no.
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Things I Don’t Care About
Posted on May 21, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 Democratic convention, Things I Don't Care About, blogosphere | Leave a Comment
(Part fifteen in an ongoing series)
Some sort of dispute over which state bloggers get Super Awesome Blogger Credentials for the Democratic convention and which ones got regular average blogger credentials.
I guess it sounds like the DNC screwed up, and I guess it sounds like the people who keep writing about it have reasons to care. [...]
