I caught this banner on the Huffington Post. Is this a hint, a leak or a coincidence? "Join our team" with a photo of Lieberman and McCain. I really hope it's Lieberman. It'll make next week very...
Author - Bob Cesca
Brokaw
Cranky pants: "When John McCain was sitting in a prison in Hanoi, Bill Clinton was writing letters to his ROTC commander trying to get out of the draft!" Where was Brokaw four years ago when the...
Morning Bastards
It's all "Greek pillars" all the time on Morning Joe. Even from Mika. They clearly haven't seen this and this. And Joe just said that the last thing Tim Russert did was to bring Mike Murphy to MSNBC...
Morning Awesome
President Bill Clinton's address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Midnight Awesome
Senator John Kerry's address to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Liveblogging The DNC – Day Three
7:36PM EDT Watching Pat Buchanan sincerely admit that today is an historic day. And then he pivots into a negative attack on the choreography of the roll call vote -- complaining that they should've...
The Democratic Nominee
It's official! At the risk of stating the obvious: What an amazing and historic moment with Senator Clinton and the New York delegation -- and a proud day for America.
When We Should Worry
There's definitely a palpable sense of panic out there. It's of course a byproduct of the old media script that's being repeated throughout the broadcast day: Democrats weak. Republicans strong...
Presumptuous Greek God McBush
One of John McCain's official photos -- in which he's posed among Greek columns. And... Or how about John McCain speaking at the 2004 Republican Convention -- at a podium that resembles a Christian...
Lies And Fear-Mongering
Senator McCain himself needs to be pinned down on the flagrantly dishonest claims in this ad. Who will step up and hold him accountable? Here's Senator Obama's actual quote: "Strong countries and...
Looking Glass Politics
I agree with this TPM reader: I've got a Masters in Political Science so I'm not a complete ignoramus - but my instincts seem to be at odds with so many others on this and many other issues. [...]...
Live Convention Coverage
Watch here. Enjoy and comment. (Bumped.)
Rachel Maddow Behind the Scenes
A day in the life of Maddow at the convention. And this one from Howard Kurtz.
Sidekick
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Senator Clinton's Address
Senator Hillary Clinton's address to the Democratic National Convention.
Three In Ten
Why have the Democrats won only three in the last 10 presidential elections? Partly because of the phenomenon we're seeing this week -- this Clinton vs. Obama mindscrew we're hearing from old media...
Question for Buchanan And Scarborough
What does John McCain have to do to win over the Ron Paul Republicans who will make or break him in November? Will he do enough? Will he do anything?
Morning Awesome
Governor Schweitzer's Speech to the Convention
Liveblogging The DNC – Day Two
7:38PM EDT Late start. Just watched the tail end of Governor Rendell's address and "the only thing McCain will recycle" are Bush's failed policies. Bam. 7:46PM For the record, I'm at home. I'm...
WTF?!
President Clinton today: "Suppose you're a voter, and you've got candidate X and candidate Y. Candidate X agrees with you on everything, but you don't think that candidate can deliver on anything at...