THE MOST watched speech of both conventions was the barn burner from Vice President Joe Biden. Nielsen ratings are out and New York Daily News has the story. Nielsen has finished compiling the ratings from all the networks that covered the conventions, right down to C-Span, and a higher percentage of the total TV universe [...]
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New NBC/WSJ Numbers Show “Bill Clinton Bump”
“… Who made that long case for ‘look, it may not feel good yet, but this is the right path’? Who is making that argument moreso than the President? It’s Bill Clinton. It’s hard not to look at this as the Bill Clinton bump.” – Chuck Todd [on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports] ON ANDREA MITCHELL [...]
Damage Overload: Did Mitt Romney Just Elect Barack Obama?
“He looks like Richard Nixon.” – Peggy Noonan AFTER A BLOODY primary season, where his Republican opponents revealed Romney’s lack of talent in the political arts, the Bain Captial attacks, which were launched by the lonely pro Obama SUPER Pac created by Tim Burton and Paul Begala, started filling in the man that is Mitt [...]
Ann Romney’s Complaining in Interviews Reveals Team Romney Ineptitude
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “Anyone else find it odd that Mitt’s pollster put out a state-of-the race memo this morning that was almost entirely devoid of polling data?” – David Axelrod ANN ROMNEY DESERVED better. But after what happened with Sarah Palin, who made plenty of mistakes [...]
Conservative Trolling Pushed Cable Stories
DURING THE Democratic convention, the trending articles continually were written by right wing blogs, with conservatives following along, before the cable networks caught wind. I noticed this myself when looking at Memeorandum, that it looked like conservatives were swarming over stories and successfully making them float, but didn’t think all that much about it. The [...]
Joe Scarborough, Jim VandeHei and the “Very Progressive” Democrats in Charlotte
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy WHAT IS IT with “Morning Joe”? This week Joe Scarborough started using the phrase “very progressive” like it was an epithet. Politico’s Jim VandeHei was also on the show, which resulted in the same type of buddy act that Scarborough often does with [...]
TOP STORY: Obama’s Message Breaks Through In Heartland
THE BUZZ is big after President Obama closes his convention. Democrats also set a tweet record: 9,500,000. Andrew Kaczynski of Buzzfeed collected the morning papers in the swing states. Two words: mission accomplished.
What Happens Outside the Convention Center and Why It Matters
Instead of watching the Charlotte convention live, I spent some time watching the live streaming of protestors and activists in the streets of Charlotte. The largest crowd estimate size I saw was for the March on Wall Street South, 1000 to 2500. On the other times I was watching, it was much smaller, 50 to [...]
Obama Approval Up in Three-Day Gallup Snapshot
PRESIDENT OBAMA has been running even on approval/disapproval numbers. In the latest Daily Gallup Tracking Poll taken during the three days of the Democratic National Convention, President Obama’s approval number is up, 52% approval to 43% disapproval. It also should be noted that in some national polls, which I don’t cite because this is an [...]
Democrats Salute Veterans
JOHN KERRY ripped Mitt Romney for neglecting to thank our veterans in his acceptance speech. Then the above video played.
Jennifer Granholm Channels Ann Richards
WE NEED TO get at figuring out how we can get Jennifer Granholm to run for president. Too bad she was born in Canada.
Queer Talk: Rainbow Coverage of the Dem Convention
I know, I know: this is what political party conventions are supposed to do. I still think it’s very strange to spend staggering amounts of money for scripted cheerleading sessions. The Advocate posted PHOTOS: Gay Moments From the DNC’s First Day, which begins: Democrats not only passed the most LGBT-inclusive party platform ever, the convention’s [...]
TOP STORY: A Talk Only Bill Clinton Could Deliver [full remarks]
“It takes some brass to attack a guy for doing what you did.” – President Bill Clinton PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON was on a mission and he was going to leave no fact unfurled. Coaxing the audience, “Now, listen to me now,” he continued to bring everyone ’round to hear his pitch. It was vintage Clinton. [...]
Jonah Goldberg on Elizabeth Warren: “What a charming squaw!”
“I sure never dreamed I’d be the warm-up act for President Bill Clinton.” – Elizabeth Warren THE PROGRESSIVES progressive has a different style. She’s earnest and grounded in purpose. No high-falutin rhetorical arcs for Warren, she speaks softly and carries a big cause that the people hear, because they’re living it. It’s been a long [...]
News Desk: Secy. Clinton Watches Bill, Beaming
A photo released by the State Department shows Secretary of State Hillary Clinton watching her husband deliver remarks Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention. Hillary Clinton didn’t watch the speech live because she was busy meeting with leaders of the tiny nation of East Timor, 9,963 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. According to reporters [...]
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