William Hogarth: The Election I: An election entertainment (1754)
As near as we can tell, the 2008 presidential election first was referenced in the Post-Dispatch on Sept. 23, 2003, when then-New York Times columnist William Safire threw out the first name:…
Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks tonight at the Democratic National Convention. Will you watch? What do you expect her to say? If you’re a fervent Hill fan, what could she say to direct your loyalty to Sen. Barack Obama?
Come back after…
The Democratic National Convention begins, with protester, marches and concerts. Michelle Obama speaks tonight in a speech that is expected to “introduce” herself and her family as regular, middle-class Americans who know what it means to struggle, to achieve and…
In a Washington Times article sure to spark discussion around the blogosphere, conservative pundit Matthew Sheffield has a column today alleging that left-leaning blogs contain far more profanity than their counterparts on the right.
Using George Carlin’s “seven dirty words” as a…
[This is a bit of a follow-up to a previous post about disgruntled Hillary Clinton supporters and Democratic unity behind Obama.]
At a fundraiser, Hillary Clinton answered a question about allowing her delegates to vote for her at the Democratic Convention (echoing…
Apparently the Democratic party’s “unification” process is not yet complete. This YouTube video was added yesterday:
Also, check out the comments. There’s still a lot of anger simmering among ardent Hillary supporters, and a surprising number of…
If the economy is widely known to be the “#1 issue” in this election cycle, then the #2 issue could be energy. $4-a-gallon gasoline is routinely listed by voters as one of their top concerns. Recent polls have “energy” tied with…
Just about everyone is aware that President Bush’s approval rating has been hovering right around 30 percent for some time now. This is nothing new for most reasonably informed observers — Bush’s approval rating is cited in just about every single news story about the presidential race between Barack Obama and John…
Hill and Barry to appear together again next week, the NY Daily News reports.
Katie Couric plays funny, via Poynter’s Romenesko.
DNC calls for investigation over McCain and public financing, from Huffington Post. (My advice: Get over it and talk about issues.…
“Dems split on whether party is divided, energized” reports the Associated Press.
Can’t these people agree on anything?
