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Former "Law and Order" Star Hits His Mark In St. Paul

What an amazing thing that Fred Thompson did;
His speech lasted longer than his presidential bid.

A Few Helpful Words For Our Young People Regarding The Lessons Of Sarah Palin

It's now getting harder to ignore the fact
That vetting is best done before the fact.

VERSE CASE SCENARIO

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BARBARA'S DAILY BUZZFLASH MINUTE

Back in '99 and 2000, while extolling praises for Joe Lieberman, I met a man who belonged to the same congregation as Lieberman who said to me, "Joe Lieberman is a schmuck, he only cares about himself, don't be fooled by him"! At the time I thought the man wrong, today I know exactly what he meant!

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WINGS OF JUSTICE

Amy Goodman

BuzzFlash chooses to honor a heroine at the GOP convention in Minnesota. No, our choice is not religious right-winger McCain/GOP vice presidential pick Sarah Palin.

Instead we recognize Amy Goodman, journalist and patriot par excellence, who demonstrated heart, courage, and faith in the First Amendment in the face of arrest at the scene of protests in St. Paul on the first day of the GOP convention.

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I watched an Oscar-winning performance last night. No, not Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" but Fred Thompson as Fred Thompson in "Rally around the Old Guy."

This wasn't a Thompson we saw during his hiccup of a presidential campaign. As I was watching his speech last night, I figured out why that was. Yes, we all made jokes about his need for naps, but there was something different.
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One benefit of Sarah Palin's nomination is that we are learning more about Alaska. Well, other than Ted Stevens (indicted) and Don Young (investigated) are the state's senior politicians.

But we are also realizing what we don't know.

Steve Doocy, "Fox and Friends"

"But the other thing about her, she does know about international relations because she is right up there in Alaska right next door to Russia."

Cindy McCain on ABC-TV

"...the experience that she comes from is what she's done in government, and remember, Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia."

Let's help those two and anyone else with misguided geographic problems. Juneau is the capital of Alaska, where the governor works. The city is in the southeastern part of the state, situated within the Tongass National Forest. The forest shares its eastern border with the province of British Columbia, Canada.

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There has been a lot of talk about Sarah Palin and her influence as Governor of Alaska. But there is one area where she has tried to make an impact that has been virtually ignored by the press.

If you didn't know who Sarah Palin was a week ago, you may not know who Sean Parnell is. I wrote about Parnell in his quest to defeat longtime incumbent Don Young in the Republican Party primary on August 26.

On the same day Ted Stevens got 63 percent of the vote in the primary, despite being under indictment, the Young-Parnell race ended up being too close to call. Currently, Young is up by 151 votes but there are more than 25,000 absentee and questioned ballots to be counted.

What does this have to do with Sarah Palin? Well, Parnell is Alaska's lieutenant governor, and Palin pushed very hard to get Parnell to win the primary. Why? Well, Don Young is 75 and under investigation for his ties to Anchorage-based VECO Corporation, the Feds are looking into possible bribes, illegal gratuities, or unreported gifts.

If Young ends up winning the primary, two things appear clear. The Republicans will likely lose that seat to the Democrats, and Palin will look like she couldn't even deliver on an intra-party squabble. Technorati Tags: Be-Elected Chad Rubel Sarah Palin Sean Parnell Alaska Don Young VECO Ted Stevens Republican primary

How much have you thought about John McCain in the last few days? How much has the average voter thought about John McCain in the last few days?

Not much, I would imagine. After all, "Sarah Palin" has been on everyone's mind, deflecting criticism away from McCain. Anything that deflects attention away from McCain is good for McCain.

The problem (or joyous occasion, depending on your vantage point) is that McCain's judgment showed in picking Sarah Palin as his running mate. So her questionable judgments reflect on his questionable judgment.

This has nothing to do with Bristol Palin and whether she is pregnant. This is about Sarah Palin and only Sarah Palin.

I really don't care if Trig is Bristol's child or Sarah's child or whether Bristol is currently pregnant by a boy who doesn't want kids. And for those on the right-wing who are using Bristol's situation to attack the left should know this has nothing to do with a teenage pregnancy.
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