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Sarah Palin Receives Favorable Media Reviews

October 2nd, 2008 · 4 Comments

The cross-section of reviews below, from members of the news media coast to coast, show that Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin exceeded expectations and, according to many, won tonight’s debate with Democrat Joe Biden. * * * Luntz Focus Group Calls Palin The Winner: “I Think She Just Spoke To The People, The American [...]

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Sarah Palin Clearly the ‘Washington Outsider’

October 2nd, 2008 · 9 Comments

It took her almost an hour to get there, but Sarah Palin finally reached the point when she, the hockey mom from Wasilla, was able to distinguish herself as vastly different from Joe Biden, the six-term U.S. senator from Delaware. “Oh, yeah, it’s so obvious I’m a Washington outsider and someone just not used to [...]

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On One Foreign Policy Matter, I Trust Sarah Palin

October 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Given the choice between having Sarah Palin or Joe Biden make the decision about a little-publicized proposal for new construction in the nation’s 49th state, I’d choose the Alaska governor every time.  Why?  Because I’m convinced her foreign policy instincts are better than the six-term senator from Delaware. To date, only three construction projects in [...]

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Vice Presidential Debate Trail Leads to Bill Ayers

October 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments

In a post earlier today, I connected the dots between the location where the ROTC buildings once stood at Washington University in St. Louis to the St. Louis Athletic Complex, site of Thursday night’s vice presidential debate.  In short, I reported that the St. Louis Athletic Complex, the venue for the debate, was constructed upon [...]

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Blogger Offers Debate Advice for Sarah Palin

October 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments

Dear Sarah; I have some advice for you as you prepare for the vice presidential debate with Joe Biden tomorrow night at Washington University in St. Louis. First, as recommended by Rush Limbaugh during his radio program today, I recommend you quell some of the controversy surrounding debate moderator Gwen Ifill by using your opening [...]

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Americans Urged to Get Vaccinated Prior to Debate

October 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Before Americans pass post-debate judgment on Sarah Palin tomorrow night, I suggest they vaccinate themselves from “The Stockdale Syndrome,” a disease first introduced into the political arena by liberal members of the news media in 1992.  That vaccination is available in the form of an opinion piece, Debates Don’t Always Reveal Character, published in The [...]

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