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Hillary Photos and Full Video of Speech
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She hit it out of the park
Hillary Clinton did what she needed to do and more.
From her speech there were several hits that I KNOW the Obama Campaign will use, including the title of this post.
But it was her delivery and hitting the points of why you must vote Democratic.
One thing I noticed while watching some of Morning Joe this morning, the Republicans are livid. Some indicating that she did not do what she needed to do, but only to cover her "you know what" to run in 2012.
I agree to some points. Hillary had to do what she had to do. I know that she had to clear the air, especially with McCain running those shameful ads, using her as their ploy with her words. But, Hillary nailed this, delivered and we will see what happens next.
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McCain's slips, and Reagan's
With Democrats on the precipice of raising the age issue against John McCain, Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont seemed to cross the line completely, then immediately backtrack, my colleague Ken Vogel reports.
Leahy told Vogel yesterday the media has given McCain a free pass on flubs including mixing up Middle East geography, Shiite and Sunni Muslims, and referring to Russia's relationship Czechoslovakia — a country that hasn't existed for 15 years.
"It was the same way with Ronald Reagan in the last few years he was president," Leahy said, referring to the belief that Reagan experienced early signs of Alzheimer's disease late in his presidency.
The press "let Ronald Regan get away with" slips, Leahy said, though he denied he was suggesting that McCain was experiencing mental decline.
"No, I'm just saying he gets a free ride," Leahy said.
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obama at a convention watch party in billings, montana
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Governor Brian Schwitzer
Mark Warner was the "keynote speaker" but it should have been Brian Schwitzer. He.lit.it.up.
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part two
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Biden is wrench in McCain's VP choice
Democrat Barack Obama’s selection of Joe Biden as a running mate is complicating Republican John McCain’s analysis of his prospective vice presidential contenders.
Biden will make his formal debut Wednesday with a primetime address. McCain is expected to announce his pick after Obama accepts his nomination here on Thursday.
Some insiders are pressing McCain to make a strategic selection, one that beefs up his economic strength, enhances his chance to grab a state or amps up the partisan firepower.
“McCain knows Biden well. He knows how good he is as a knife fighter. He’ll take McCain apart,” said one Republican operative.
But a review of the much-rumored McCain shortlist clearly exposes the weaknesses each person on it might bring if matched up against the six-term senator from Delaware.
• The star of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney seemed to be rising this summer in tandem with voters’ increasing anxiety about the economy.
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But a McCain gaffe over how many homes he owns — he told Politico he didn’t know the exact number — would take on new life if multimillionaire Romney became his running mate.
Democrats already have calculated that the two men own a dozen homes between them, valued at a total of about $35 million. continue
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and..........................
Mark Warner's keynote speech, here........................................
Spike Lee witnessing history.......................................
Governor Ed Rendell rips into McCain........................................
Filmmakers ask anti-Obama ad maker to 'cease and desist'.........................
Bill Clinton and Joe Biden are up next to the podium this evening...........
Another attack ad by McCain..........sigh...............................
and women behind Joe Biden
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