Archive for August, 2008
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008I’m not John McCain’s biggest fan and I still won’t be voting for him come November, but I’ll admit he could have done much, much worse when picking his running mate.
As most readers know by now, McCain surprised the national media with his selection of 44-year old Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his VP candidate. [...]
Thoughts on a Movie: Jamaica Inn
Thursday, August 28th, 2008I picked up our local newspaper yesterday, to find a picture of the beautiful Jane Seymour staring back at me. Her smiling face glowed from a half-page ad concerning some conference at which she would be speaking locally. (You can see the ad make a great impression on me.) What really caught my attention, however, [...]
McCain’s Abortion Record
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008Last weekend, John McCain stood in stark contrast to his democratic rival when he affirmed before evangelical pastor Rick Warren, and the whole United States, that he believes life begins at conception, and that he is solidly pro-life. No doubt such pronouncements tickled the ears of many conservatives, for whom abortion is (as it should [...]
McCain takes lead over Obama in poll
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008According to a Reuters/Zogby poll released today, Republican presidential candidate John McCain has taken a 5-point lead over Democratic candidate Barack Obama. This lead wipes out Obama’s secure 7-point advantage in July and is McCain’s first lead in the monthly Reuters/Zogby polls.
McCain has also taken a significant lead—49% to 40%—over Obama on the question of [...]
Merchandise mania
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008I spent three weeks this August working in a merchandise tent at the Minnesota Vikings’ football training camp. Training camp happens to be a fairly big deal here in Minnesota, and many people make long trips to attend it. Others camp out in frequently long lines that start forming around 8 a.m., or half an [...]
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