Wizbang: August 2004 Archives

More Franken Pics

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (12)

Full Size I caught up with Al this evening and asked him about the incident. I asked him if it was a fight with the Ingraham producer about, and he said it was. "First he lied, then he lied again... He he lied several times before this" Matt Margolis has... [Full Story]

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Enough of the Bullshit!

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (18)

I'm watching "The Daily Show," and they're doing a bit on the Republicans exploiting 9/11 at their convention. I've heard this theme repeated over and over. Am I the only one who remembers just how the RNC happened to end up in NYC? After 9/11, I recall Guiliani (or possibly... [Full Story]

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Lemme Sum up the Arnold Speech

Posted by Paul · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (24)

Arnold Schwarzenegger just delivered another state for Bush. I don't know which state but Bush can count one more in his column due to a single speech. Maybe even two.... [Full Story]

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RNC, Night Two -- the view from Cow Hampshire

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (6)

OK, it's 10:00 and here comes The Governator... I'm reminded of one of the more tasteless political jokes I ever heard. "Do you know why Arnold Schwarzenegger married Maria Shriver?" "They're trying to breed a bulletproof Kennedy." I don't think the Dems have anyone with as much popular appeal as... [Full Story]

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Attack on Chris Matthews???

Posted by Paul · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (13)

Drudge: Attack Attempt On MSNBC Chris Matthews... Live On Air... Street Set Outside Convention... Hooded protester jumps security line ... Police move in immediatly... Guard Tackled... Bush/Cheney supporters gathered near show set at Herald Square were pushed and spat on by protesters, fake blood thrown while Matthews remained on air...... [Full Story]

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RNC Gossip Edition

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (22)

Matt Drudge reports that Christie Todd Whitman and Chris Matthews were attacked by a black hooded protester at their Herald Square location. The National Debate has more on the story (with screen caps). NYPD is advising that it's "hats and bats" night. In a Wizbang exclusive, pictures of Al Franken's... [Full Story]

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Quote of the Day

Posted by Paul · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (2)

Via video linked at Powerline "Hey- Ya know what... I know what John Kerry's against. I'm having a little trouble figuring out what he's for." General Tommy Franks, getting to the heart of Kerry's campaign problem. ... [Full Story]

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GOP Babe Of The Day [RNC Edition] Day 2

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (10)

The Bush ladies lead things off... Congressman Steve King's press secretary, Melissa McKay: See Full Picture Dana Glover, who performs this evening at the convention. See Full Picture... [Full Story]

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Gen. Tommy Franks Endorses Bush

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (11)

By quirk of schedule General Tommy Franks met with RNC blogger before every other media outlet. Shown blogging the words, "CONSISTENCY, PERSISTENCY, CHARACTER...GEORGE W. BUSH" on Scott Sala's laptop. Then he announced that he was supporting the reelection of President Bush, something he has not to this point done. Group... [Full Story]

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Washingtonienne Won't Die

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (7)

Jessica Culter is back, and Playboy has her. Via The National Debate, where there is much more detail. Update: One low resolution thumbnail available below (mildly not safe for work).... [Full Story]

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How The Media Works

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (4)

In some quarters the bloggers covering the RNC are getting abuse for not doing professional journalism. Given that we are 15 strong in a space of maybe 7 feet by 30 feet, I think we're handling ourself pretty well. ... [Full Story]

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Swift Boat Group Offers To End Ads

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (9)

Sean Hannity is reporting the the Swift Boat Veterans For Truth have offered to end their media campaign, if Senator Kerry meets a few criteria. The main point is that Kerry apologize to the nation and veterans for his 1971 Senate testimony. The Swift Boat Vets press release site doesn't... [Full Story]

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Protests Turn Violent

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (6)

Late Monday night there was an isolated incident of violence by protesters. Cable networks have been hyping is pretty heavily.NEW YORK (AP) - Relations between Republican National Convention protesters and the thousands of New York City officers assigned to police them turned ugly Monday when a march from the United... [Full Story]

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Bonfire of the Vanities - Week 61

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (0)

The Bonfire of the Vanities is hosted at mypetjawa this week. Visit The Bonfire If you want to be reminded to enter the Bonfire each week via e-mail, subscribe to the Bonfire mailing list, and judging by the number of entries this week more of you need reminders. If you... [Full Story]

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Swifties don't let up

Posted by Paul · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (17)

It is, of course, too early to tell, but it looks more and more like the same antics that propelled John Kerry to the national stage in the early 70's will be the thing that ultimately limits his potential. For all the protestations of the Kerry campaign, it was not... [Full Story]

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"Get it out of my head!"

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (20)

A little while ago a friend at work got a song stuck in his head. Worse, it was Michael Jackson's "Beat it." The only way he could get rid of it was to replace it with a different song, so the rest of us all contributed other songs that tend... [Full Story]

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"Gimme all your money and 50 copies of my resume!"

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (1)

A little while ago I wrote about Fleet Bank acting less and less like a friendly bank. Apparently I wasn't the only one who had a misperception about Fleet. Here's the story of a would-be bank robber who couldn't tell the difference between a Fleet Bank branch and a copy... [Full Story]

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What Scares An NYPD Officer?

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (2)

Terrorist? Protesters? Anarchists? Nope... It's this guy: That's Triumph the Insult Comic Dog from the Conan O'Brien show (Robert Smigel), and a producer prowling the street across from The Garden. I saw New York cities finest heading the other direction, fast, saying something to the effect, "Oh man, NO WAY..."... [Full Story]

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RNC Day One - Hot Repubs In The City

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 31, 2004 · Comments (2)

The word of the day at the Republican National Convention was "sweat". I present for your consideration the security screening line circa 7:45 PM: Only Full Size Does It Justice Given the fact that the line was nearly 1 hour long, in the stiffling heat (think 85 degrees and 95... [Full Story]

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GOP Babes Of The Day

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 30, 2004 · Comments (14)

The hostesses at the Cablevision Suite - smokin' hot. Super Size Them Mrs. America 2003, Erika Harold (interview audio) - Real World San Francisco star (and new mother - see the family in line) Rachel Campos Duffy. I missed Bo Derek by about 50 feet. In a throng of delegates... [Full Story]

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RNC, Night One -- the view from Cow Hampshire

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 30, 2004 · Comments (13)

Well, it's 9:30 and I'm watching the RNC on C-SPAN. First one I noticed, was former NYC Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who praised President Bush's reactions to 9/11 and stuck in a few veiled cheap shots at Kerry. That was followed by a couple Bush union endorsements -- one from... [Full Story]

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Another Poll says Bush is Pulling Ahead

Posted by Paul · Published: August 30, 2004 · Comments (3)

Polling is, by definition, an inexact science. What is more important than any single poll is using them to identify trends. The country is trending toward George Bush. Today we have another data point. Advantage: Incumbent At the Opening of GOP Convention, Currents Shift Toward Bush Aug. 30, 2004� The... [Full Story]

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Have Mercy On The Bloggers

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 30, 2004 · Comments (5)

We're headed into the prime-time session of night one of the convention and I've got a couple of observations: 1) Blogging a convention is hard. It might not seem so, given your proximity to politicians and spin meisters, but the din of activity really impedes a central tenet of blogging... [Full Story]

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Checking In

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 30, 2004 · Comments (0)

Good evening, folks. Just letting you all know (mainly Kevin) that I'm home and ready to start covering the convention speeches. I wasn't really planning on this, but since Kevin so graciously volunteered Paul and me to do so to the Wall Street Journal and I had no other plans,... [Full Story]

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The New York (Behind the) Times

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 30, 2004 · Comments (4)

Yesterday The New York Times (The Paper Of Record, "All The News That's Fit To Print") published an unsigned editorial calling for the abolition of the Electoral College. The more cynical among you might question the timing of this opinion, as John Kerry's numbers drop lower and lower, but instead... [Full Story]

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