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Just When You Thought There Was Nothing to Laugh At … from Bernie Heidkamp @ PopPolitics.com 31 Aug 2008 9:16 am

[politics] [ Humor] [ Media] [ Gender] [ Campaign 2008] [ John McCain] [ Stephen Colbert] [ running mate] [ Sarah Palin] [ political ploy]
My two favorite takes so far on John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin for his running mate: Stephen Colbert accuses nay-sayers of missing the significance of the moment: “A lot of people are saying that Sarah Palin is being used as a cheap political ploy. That is such petty cynicism. This is historic. For the first [...]

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posted 9:16 am at PopPolitics.com

The Waiting is the Best Part from Bernie Heidkamp @ PopPolitics.com 22 Aug 2008 5:41 pm

[politics] [ Barack Obama] [ Campaign 2008] [ Web/Blogs] [ Obama] [ Deanna Zandt] [ Grittv] [ Mary Schmich] [ Rick Astley] [ running mate] [ text messages] [ vp candidate]
As we wait for Barack Obama to announce his vice-presidential running mate, everyone is having a bit too much fun with the fact that anyone can sign up to be “the first to know” — through a text message (text “VP” to 62262) or e-mail sent directly from the Obama campaign. Our friend Deanna Zandt over [...]

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posted 5:41 pm at PopPolitics.com