Official Obama Blog – RSS FeedAs her public statements have made obvious, Sarah Palin is thin on knowledge, but fast to repeat the talking points (and the errors) of her tutors. Think Progress has picked up on some great articles explaining why some of her statements sound so familiar: Palin has been embraced by neoconservatives as the vehicle to move [...]
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That vaunted bastion of free-market economics, The Economist, has published an article outlining what McCain’s VEEP selection says about his poor decision-making. Mr McCain’s appointment also raises more general worries about the Republican Party’s fitness for government…. The Palin appointment is yet more proof of the way that abortion still distorts American politics. This is [...]
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Imagine you are on your third date with someone. After the waiter picks up the check, there is an awkward silence. You get the sense they probably like you more than you like them, and you don’t see much future. Can you just blurt out: “Do you see us going anywhere, I don’t.”??? No, of [...]
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Given that the McCain camp is manufacturing distortions and outright lies faster than most of us can keep track of, I thought I’d do a quick outline of the campaign’s top exaggerations of Palin’s FP Experience: 1) Alaska is close to Russia! 2) She has “command” over Alaska’s National Guard units 3) Negotiating fishing treaties [...]
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