Palin on son's deployment: Either she's lying or she's putting soldiers at risk
When Palin was introduced as McCain's running mate, she stated that her oldest son enlisted in the Army on 9/11 of last year, and is deploying on 9/11 of this year. Not only is this an uncanny...
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I wrote a diary yesterday about Sarah Palin's 'loose lips' re: her son's deployment. Perhaps I should have waited a couple of hours.Last night, the McCain-Palin campaign demonstrated, through primetime...
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We've all been reading the diaries lately urging Democrats to get back on message, stop talking exclusively about Sarah Palin, turn the conversation back on McCain and Bush, and focus on the issues.We...
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I don't know if this is an acceptable diary topic for DailyKos, but I feel compelled to share this story. It isn't explicitly political . . . but then again, it is. If you want to get an idea of what's...
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Why Palin sounds so weird & how to make sense of her rambling "sentences"If you're anything like me, you love anything involving: 1) dialectal analysis of spoken American English, and 2)...
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True Confessions: One of my best friends is a Republican. (GASP!!!)Over the years, we've tolerated each other's politics with mutual respect (albeit with some good-natured ribbing).We have stuck by...
View ArticlePalin on son's deployment: Either she's lying or she's putting soldiers at risk
When Palin was introduced as McCain's running mate, she stated that her oldest son enlisted in the Army on 9/11 of last year, and is deploying on 9/11 of this year. Not only is this an uncanny...
View ArticlePoliticizing Our Troops: McCain-Palin Do It Again
I wrote a diary yesterday about Sarah Palin's 'loose lips' re: her son's deployment. Perhaps I should have waited a couple of hours.Last night, the McCain-Palin campaign demonstrated, through primetime...
View Article'It's the framing, stupid': McCain is the EX-CHANGE Candidate
We've all been reading the diaries lately urging Democrats to get back on message, stop talking exclusively about Sarah Palin, turn the conversation back on McCain and Bush, and focus on the issues.We...
View Article"Letters to the Next President" (my day in a high school classroom)
I don't know if this is an acceptable diary topic for DailyKos, but I feel compelled to share this story. It isn't explicitly political . . . but then again, it is. If you want to get an idea of what's...
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Fun with Linguistics - Thanks, Sarah Palin!
Why Palin sounds so weird & how to make sense of her rambling "sentences"If you're anything like me, you love anything involving: 1) dialectal analysis of spoken American English, and 2)...
View Article(UPDATED) Help, please: what to say to a GOP friend / undecided voter
True Confessions: One of my best friends is a Republican. (GASP!!!)Over the years, we've tolerated each other's politics with mutual respect (albeit with some good-natured ribbing).We have stuck by...
View ArticlePalin on son's deployment: Either she's lying or she's putting soldiers at risk
When Palin was introduced as McCain's running mate, she stated that her oldest son enlisted in the Army on 9/11 of last year, and is deploying on 9/11 of this year. Not only is this an uncanny...
View ArticlePoliticizing Our Troops: McCain-Palin Do It Again
I wrote a diary yesterday about Sarah Palin's 'loose lips' re: her son's deployment. Perhaps I should have waited a couple of hours.Last night, the McCain-Palin campaign demonstrated, through primetime...
View Article'It's the framing, stupid': McCain is the EX-CHANGE Candidate
We've all been reading the diaries lately urging Democrats to get back on message, stop talking exclusively about Sarah Palin, turn the conversation back on McCain and Bush, and focus on the issues.We...
View Article"Letters to the Next President" (my day in a high school classroom)
I don't know if this is an acceptable diary topic for DailyKos, but I feel compelled to share this story. It isn't explicitly political . . . but then again, it is. If you want to get an idea of what's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fun with Linguistics - Thanks, Sarah Palin!
Why Palin sounds so weird & how to make sense of her rambling "sentences"If you're anything like me, you love anything involving: 1) dialectal analysis of spoken American English, and 2)...
View Article(UPDATED) Help, please: what to say to a GOP friend / undecided voter
True Confessions: One of my best friends is a Republican. (GASP!!!)Over the years, we've tolerated each other's politics with mutual respect (albeit with some good-natured ribbing).We have stuck by...
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