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Alice as Sarah Palin
Oct 27, 2008 | 2:59 PM PST
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Political
This past weekend my husband and I attended a Halloween party dressed as Sarah Palin and her Secret Service agent. I thought it was too easy a costume (also too common) to garner any attention, yet we ended up WINNING the costume contest at the party! I made a few speeches in my best Alaskan accent while my husband shielded me from intrusive elite media questioning. Here are a few pics:
Fun? You BETCHA!
Posting Long Articles
Oct 6, 2008 | 4:04 PM PST
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Political
Come ON, people.
Please do NOT cut and paste entire articles that are pages and pages long. I'm asking this because two people did it to the SAME Rolling Stone article in the space of twenty minutes.
Instead, why not provide a paragraph or two, (or better yet, a brief analysis) and the link for those who might want to read it?
Your fellow bloggers will thank you, and the moderators won't be forced to edit you.
Grand Slam?
Sep 4, 2008 | 10:07 AM PST
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Political
Sarah Palin's speech had delegates hanging on the edge of their seats and the Xcel Center electrified, but will it be enough to put the McCain-Palin ticket over the top?
I think her speech was terrific -- she was poised, smooth, strong, and knowledgable. She achieved something that women in politics often can't: she challenged her opponent without seeming bitchy.
Palin may have tapped an overlooked voter group: parents of special-needs children. There are 400,000 people with Down syndrome in America according to the National Down Syndrome Society, and up to 1.5 million Americans affected by autism. There are countless other children with genetic disorders who need special attention. Having an advocate in the White House could sway exhausted parents who may have been on the fence politically.
She did what she needed to do: introduce herself and her family to the voters. And I loved the hockey mom joke.
I also liked Huckabee's speech, though it had more pointed barbs at the Dems. But I liked the Lava soap story. Huckabee is a great speaker.
"Knock It Out of The Park"
Sep 3, 2008 | 12:45 PM PST
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Political
"Knock it out of the park" --- that's what Republican delegates and elected officials alike say Gov. Sarah Palin is going to do tonight with her speech at the Republican National Convention. If she's going to gain the trust of millions of voters, she's going to have to hit the ball like Josh Hamilton.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison today called Palin a "maverick" who is a political "soulmate" to John McCain. An Alaskan delegate told me she's tough and tenacious and wasn't afraid to slash the state's budget, line by line. But the rest of America has seen little but a few video clips of a woman with upswept hair and Tina Fey glasses smiling next to John McCain. Who is Sarah Palin really?
She'll have just 20 minutes tonight to let voters find out. And I bet it will be the highest ratings of the convention.
For true chocoholics
Sep 2, 2008 | 6:49 PM PST
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Political
Behold, the $5 Republican National Convention commemorative chocolate bar:
On sale at an RNC concession stand near you. And yes, they were selling beer (Bud and Bud Light.) Not sure how much the brew was, but I talked to a couple from Anchorage who paid $26 for two sandwiches and one bottle of water.
It ain't cheap being a Republican.
RNC Tonight
Sep 2, 2008 | 3:26 PM PST
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Political
The Republicans are back up to speed today, and will gavel in their regular session this evening around 6:30pm. Tonight's speakers include:
President George W. Bush (via satellite)
First Lady Laura Bush
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.)
Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson (Tenn.)
U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio)
U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman (Minn.)
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.)
Robert M. "Mike" Duncan, Chairman of the Republican National Committee
Jo Ann Davidson, Co-Chairman of the Republican National Committee and Chairman of the 2008 Republican National Convention Committee on Arrangements
I attended a daylong concert/rally/festival today called the Ripple Effect with fellow myFOX correspondent John Wise. It seemed to be made up of the more peaceful of the protesters from yesterday. Everyone was very pleasant but some needed, quite frankly, a shower.
I'll be headed over to the convention hall in the next few hours to get more sound with delegates on how they think McCain will beat Obama on healthcare, in today's installments of "I am Barack Obama." Be sure to check out the convention page!
Karl Rove is just like me...
Sep 2, 2008 | 10:38 AM PST
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Political
He's addicted to Starbucks...
Or maybe "addicted" is too strong of a word for him. (Not for me.)
Day 2 just getting underway here. the delegations are still having their breakfast meetings. There's a concert/protest at the Capital at 12:30 (maybe more broken windows?) and later tonight a Ron Paul rally in Minneapolis. Look for more coverage by clicking http://media.myfoxdfw.com/special/politics/conventions
-2008.html
Busy, sort of...
Sep 1, 2008 | 5:10 PM PST
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Political
Quick look inside the FOX EXPERIENCE here at the RNC:
This is John Wise, my partner in crime from New Yawk:
Yeah, sorry about that aspect thing there. You'll have to tip your head sideways.
It's not super busy because of the hurricane, but you'd never know it. There are tons of delegates inside the Xcel center and all over St. Paul. Should be a lot of fun. Be sure to check our special coverage page for "I am Barack Obama" (quotes to see how people would beat Barack Obama) and the 30-second protests, plus more! Right here:
http://media.myfoxdfw.com/special/politics/conventi
ons-2008.html
A look at the RNC stage
Aug 28, 2008 | 6:01 PM PST
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Political
Next week I'll be blogging and posting videos from St. Paul from the RNC. Here's kind of a cool video from inside the Xcel Center -- a timelapse of the Republican National Convention stage preps. I include it here because I love time lapse videos.
Hope you guys will tune in and check our special coverage!
Preparing for Denver
Aug 21, 2008 | 6:56 PM PST
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Political
Convention Special Coverage
Aug 11, 2008 | 3:49 PM PST
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Political
The MyFOX national team will be providing special team coverage of both political conventions this year, and I have the honor of being included.
I'll be blogging for ALL sixteen myFOX O&O ("owned and operated") stations for the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul starting September 1. I'm not sure if I'll be posting under my personal blog or a catchall FOX blog, but I'll be sure to let you know. I'm really looking forward to it and it should be a lot of fun.
My counterpart Dennis Kraniak of Detroit (Kraniak the Maniac:
http://community.myfoxdetroit.com/blogs/Kraniak_the_Ma
niak ) will be hosting duties from Denver. He's really Mr. Politics, so it should be good. We'll both be working with national editor John Wise, who has a flair for politics and a great headline.
The national folks in New York have already put together one special page at:
http://media.myfoxdfw.com/special/politics/index_conve
ntions.htmlBe sure to check out John's blog, (link on page above) especially a post from earlier in July where he spells out his political beliefs. See if you agree with him. Gotta admit, he's got guts to lay it all out there.
