Monthly Archives: August 2008
Alaska You Again…
..Why should this woman be one heartbeat away from the Presidency? It’s a valid question, and one that many in Alaska are already asking. Including her mother-in-law. Faye Palin has confessed that she hasn’t decided how she’ll vote this November. … Continue reading
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A Whiter Shade of Palin
I guess you should always go with your gut. I knew when I made the Romney pick this morning that the early reports were probably true–that John McCain was going to choose Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. … Continue reading
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Denver Gauntlet
DENVER – If the riot police didn’t finish the week swinging, at least Barack Obama did. There were questions all week, all month, all summer about whether Senator Obama had lost his edge or his oomph after his long and … Continue reading
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There’s A Riot Goin’ Yawn
DENVER – I don’t know if the revolution was televised or not. I wasn’t near a television set all day. But they did set up a lovely parade. After the visible but relatively subdued police presence yesterday, we didn’t expect … Continue reading
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Rocky Mountain Heil!
DENVER – There are a number of irreplaceable lifetime memories that I regret having missed in my now rapidly-advancing years. I haven’t kissed a lover on a gondola beneath the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. I haven’t witnessed the birth … Continue reading
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OBIDEN!
And then there was one. I crawled out on a very wispy limb today to the ears of 150,000 drivetime listeners when I went on Portland’s Air America affiliate, KPOJ 620 AM, and declared that I was going back on … Continue reading
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Upon further reflection…
Well, I gave it a solid eight hours and a good night’s sleep, and I really have to reconsider my dead-on, rock-solid, take-it-to-the-bank-and-lock-it-up-in-a-96-month CD prediction–you know, when I said that Joe Biden would be Barack Obama’s VP choice, and I … Continue reading
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Veepstakes: The Money Shot
Oh, so much to catch up and so little time. But first, The Hour is upon us. Senator Obama is going to make his choice tomorrow and by this time tomorrow evening the losers will be having a tall libation … Continue reading
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