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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
OY ... LIVE MICS ARE SUCH DANGEROUS THINGS — Just watch (the voices are Mike Murphy and Peggy Noonan) ... And if you're interested, the transcript ...
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Noonan, Murphy trash Palin on hot mic: 'It's over' — After a segment with NBC's Chuck Todd ended today, Republican consultant Mike Murphy and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan were caught on a live mike ridiculing the choice of Sarah Palin. — “It's over,” said Noonan …
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The Swamp, Jonathan Martin's Blogs, The Huffington Post, Real Clear Politics and Taylor Marsh
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
A Clear and Present Danger To the American Left — Notes from the convention: — Drafts of John McCain's acceptance speech have been bopping around the inside of the campaign for at least a few days, and a question is whether or how much it will be changed to account for the hurricane in New Orleans and the Gulf coast.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
The War Against the Press — I've talked to many political professionals over the years who were mad at the media, or me in particular. — But I've never quite had a conversation like the one Tuesday night with Steve Schmidt. — He was absolutely furious as he unloaded on the journalistic community …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
RISK OF STATING THE OBVIOUS — The public discussion of the Palin nomination has settled into two contending storylines — Palin as trainwreck of a poorly vetted nomination and Palin sending base conservatives and right-wing evangelicals into ascending heights of reactionary delirium.
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MyDD
Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
To Palinize... Palinize: to slander and caricature a working-class female public figure for the noble advancement of liberalism. — Sarah Palin—self-made woman, and governor of Alaska—is being reducing by the left to a hickish, white trash mom of five, analogous to the manner …
ABCNEWS:
Another Controversy for Sarah Palin — Former Police Chief Says He Was Fired for Challenging Palin's Campaign Contributors — Gov. Sarah Palin is already facing ethical questions over her firing of the Alaska public safety commissioner, and now she faces questions over the firing of a longtime local police chief.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
PALIN REFUSES TO TESTIFY — It didn't take long. We've already brought you news of the official investigation into Gov. Palin's firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. Steve Branchflower, the lead investigator, began trying to arrange a deposition of the governor days before her veep selection.
Joe Klein / Swampland:
Angry Amateurs — The story of the day out here in Minneapolis is the McCain campaign's war against the press. This has been building for some time. Those of us who have criticized the candidate—and especially those of us who enjoyed good relations with McCain in the past …
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John Bentley / CBS News:
McCain Camp Knocks Down Enquirer's Palin Rumor — From CBS News' John Bentley: — (ST. PAUL, MINN.) - John McCain's campaign threatened legal action against the National Enquirer today for running a story about McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, allegedly having an affair with her husband's business partner.
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard Blog:Feisty McCain Tells Staff He's Indignant Over Palin Treatment
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:FINELY AGED WHINE
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Washington Post, Democratic Strategist, Kevin Drum, The Huffington Post, Media Blog and Think Progress
Los Angeles Times:
McCain had criticized earmarks from Palin — Three times in recent years, the Arizona senator's lists of ‘objectionable’ pork spending have included earmarks requested by his new running mate. — WASILLA, ALASKA — For much of his long career in Washington, John McCain has been throwing darts …
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Hope Ditto / Political Radar:
Dems Call Palin Experience Ad ‘Ridiculous’ — ABC News' Teddy Davis and Hope Ditto report: A McCain ad contrasting Sarah Palin's experience with that of Barack Obama was called “borderline ridiculous” on Wednesday by a top adviser to the Democratic presidential nominee.
Drlaura / Dr. Laura's Blog:
Sarah Palin and Motherhood — I am extremely disappointed in the choice of Sarah Palin as the Vice Presidential candidate of the Republican Party. I will still vote for Senator McCain, because I am very concerned about having a fundamental leftist, especially one who is a marvelous orator, as President.
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Salon
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“I'm the freaking Governor of Alaska. I didn't get there by just eating mooseburgers and popping out kids.” — This is brilliant. (You will hear “f**k”... once):
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Post Politics
Candace Rondeaux / Washington Post:
U.S., Afghan Troops Kill 20 in Pakistan — At least 20 people were killed in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday after U.S. and Afghan troops crossed from Afghanistan to pursue Taliban insurgents in an early morning attack that marked the first known instance in which U.S. forces conducted …
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Byron York / The Corner:
What Palin Will Do Tonight — I've been talking to a member of the McCain/Palin team this morning about what to expect from Palin's speech to the convention tonight. These speeches often feature a lot of biographical material, introducing an unknown candidate to the world.
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The Jed Report
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
CHOREOGRAPHY — Since there is widespread agreement that the children of candidates should not become topics of campaign debate, it behooves us to note that the McCain campaign has almost singlehandedly made Sarah Palin's daughter a central figure in the Republican convention.
Michelle Malkin:
The Us Weekly cover you didn't see — Reader Dave L. sends the Us Weekly cover that somehow didn't make it to print: — See what others have said — Note from Michelle: This section is for comments from michellemalkin.com's community of registered readers.
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