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Republican Convention Returns to Normal

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

The 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul returned to normal by featuring a heavyweight lineup of speakers, including First Lady Laura Bush, President George W. Bush, former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee and Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut.
The photos below capture some of the flavor of tonight’s activities, all of which followed the [...]

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Republicans Announce Tuesday Night Events

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Republican Party officials announced tonight’s program of events at the 2008 Republican National Convention, highlighting speeches by U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson and saying that their remarks will reflect “Country First” as the convention’s overall theme and “service” as the theme for today’s events.
John McCain’s commitment to his fellow Americans, [...]

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‘COUNTRY FIST’ Appropriate Slogan for Obama

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

“COUNTRY FIRST” is the theme, appropriately enough, of this week’s Republican National Convention taking place at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.  Images like the one shown above will be buttressed by stories about John McCain’s heroic service to his country and testimonials delivered by people who know him well — people like [...]

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‘Robo-Call Candidate’ Pulls ‘a Lieberman’

August 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Two days after learning Michael E. Carter had lost his Democratic Party primary bid for Missouri’s lieutenant governor position, I thoroughly enjoyed writing the headline, Missouri Robo-Call Candidate Loses in Landslide. Today, however, my post-primary bliss turned to disappointment upon learning the “robo-call candidate” has reinvented himself and pulled “a Lieberman.”
Remember Lieberman?  Sen. Joe Lieberman [...]

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Great Designs by David A. Lunde on Display

May 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Hat tip to Debbie Schlussel for this one! While visiting her site, I happened across an example of David A. Lunde’s work and knew I had to share some of his latest inspirations from his web site, including — but not limited to — “Dirty Harry” Reid calling for the troops to be [...]

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