In the early scrabble of thoughts, The Atlantic’s Andrew Sullivan, The New Republic’s Michael Crowley, and McCain spokesperson Tucker Bounds, all take issue with the fact that in her speech Hillary Clinton didn’t address foreign policy and Obama’s preparedness as commander in chief. Sullivan: “To my mind, however, it was an average performance, not a […]

The Los Angeles Times goes cuckoo for “Hillary the _____” madlibs trying to nail a metaphor that aptly describes the role Sen. Hillary Clinton assumed during her speech tonight. First, a lawyerly lead from an article titled “Hillary Clinton takes the stage as Obama’s advocate”: Hillary Rodham Clinton put her presidential campaign behind her on […]

We just heard a rousing call and answer from Montana governor Brian Schweitzer, speaking right before Sen. Hillary Clinton tonight at the DNC. Like a good warm-up comedian, he got the crowd energized. Schweitzer: “Let me ask you something. Can we afford Four… More… Years?” Crowd: “NO!” Schweitzer: “Not bad. Is it time for a […]

According to Colorado magazine 5280 (if you remember your elementary school conversions, the title is a nod to the Mile-High city, which boasts an elevation of 5278 feet above sea level), there’s a sizable list of DNC-related events from which the media are excluded. A quick glance at the host committee’s public calendar shows that […]

DNC reporters rub elbows with corporate cash

Conservative commentator and CNN contributor Amy Holmes’s thoughts on the DNC’s first night: Sen. Ted Kennedy drew attention away from the Clintons and focused it on the Kennedy-Obama legacy pass-down; Michelle Obama successfully reintroduced herself; oh, and poaching from rival conventions is okay. Talking about McCain surrogate Carly Fiorina holding a press conference in Denver […]

The NYT books reviewer should have nixed her profile of Jon Stewart