convention Archive

  • Couldn’t have said this better than Democracy Lover in response to this by Barry: I got out my super-secret Karl Rove decoder ring (which all wingnuts are issued) and learned...

    Jesus as community organizer

    Couldn’t have said this better than Democracy Lover in response to this by Barry: I got out my super-secret Karl Rove decoder ring (which all wingnuts are issued) and learned...

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  • Community organizers defended their work, and that of former colleague Barack Obama, as they fought back yesterday against a series of gibes by speakers at the Republican convention. Organizers described...

    Community organizers fight back

    Community organizers defended their work, and that of former colleague Barack Obama, as they fought back yesterday against a series of gibes by speakers at the Republican convention. Organizers described...

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  • John Rich and Gretchen Wilson are no Stevie Wonder in my book. He actually sounded a little flat to me while singing the National Anthem. But, this does remind me...

    Different parties, different music

    John Rich and Gretchen Wilson are no Stevie Wonder in my book. He actually sounded a little flat to me while singing the National Anthem. But, this does remind me...

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  • What’s with Republicans and backdrops? First it was the “green monster” standing behind McCain and now at this convention it’s “old man powder blue”. In my book, this powder blue...

    Republicans and backdrops

    What’s with Republicans and backdrops? First it was the “green monster” standing behind McCain and now at this convention it’s “old man powder blue”. In my book, this powder blue...

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  • USA Today previews Gov. Palin’s speech tonight by former White House speechwriter Matt Scully with this: Call it McCain’s Gamble. The Republican presidential candidate is pulling bigger crowds and a...

    Palin's big primetime speech

    USA Today previews Gov. Palin’s speech tonight by former White House speechwriter Matt Scully with this: Call it McCain’s Gamble. The Republican presidential candidate is pulling bigger crowds and a...

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