August 28, 2008

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The Daily Buzz

Almost Done: The Democrats Lead Up to One More Big Moment

08/28/2008 - 06:38 am
Almost Done: The Democrats Lead Up to One More Big Moment Wednesday's lengthy floor session, the penultimate one of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, might be remembered by those relatively few individuals who experienced all of it -- mainly delegates and other direct participants -- as a fairly complete grab bag of styles, performances, and obligations. A larger audience may recall mainly the Dramatis Personae.

Hillary Night

08/27/2008 - 03:13 pm
Hillary Night Early on, it appeared that Hillary might actually be setting up for a grudge match with a rope-a-dope form of campaigning by referring to her list of reasons for seeking the Presidency and excluding all but one mentioning of Barack Obama. She quickly pivoted: “Were you in this campaign just for me?” At that moment, her “me” became an "us” ...

Live From Denver ... It's Chris Davis

08/27/2008 - 10:18 am
Here's a taste of what's happening at the Democratic Convention through the lens of Flyer writer Chris Davis:



"Chicken Journalists" Fear the Jews

08/27/2008 - 09:43 am
The letter began: "Chicken Journalists are absolutely afraid of the Jews." It went on to cite "Bruce VanWyngarden, Karanja Ajanaku, Chris Davis, Susan Ellis, Wiley Henry, Wendi Thomas, and Jackson Baker," among other local journalists, as being too "chicken" to take on the Jews in regards to their "hatred" of Jesus ...

Onetime Hillary Rival Jim Cooper Wants Love for Clinton Delegates

08/26/2008 - 06:39 pm
Onetime Hillary Rival Jim Cooper Wants Love for Clinton Delegates On Tuesday,just hours before Hillary Clinton was to speak to the Democratic National Convention Denver, 5th District congressman Jim Cooper addressed the Tennessee delegation at lunch. His main call was for party unity, as he held out hope that Tennessee, which has gone Republican in recent years, might end up in Obama’s column in 2008. He had nothing but praise for Clinton, his former bitter rival in the health-care debate, and predicted she'd have "a great career as a senator."

Teddy Says Hello... and Maybe Goodbye

08/26/2008 - 05:40 pm
Teddy Says Hello... and Maybe Goodbye In the minds of the American public, Kennedys do not grow old. Or sick and infirmed. John and Bobby are forever young. But last night, we saw the youngest and last of the Kennedy brothers slowly totter to the podium to deliver an emotional farewell, for he is quite possibly dying.

"Hillary Watch" in Denver

08/26/2008 - 04:34 pm
This afternoon, just outside Denver's Pepsi Center a group of Hillary Clinton hard-cases gathered, sporting posters with supportive slogans painted in red drippy letters that would have looked more appropriate outside a Halloween haunted house ...

Bianca Knows Best ... And Helps Save the Earth

08/26/2008 - 01:53 pm
Bianca Knows Best ... And Helps Save the Earth Dear Bianca,

I'm afraid my carbon footprint is huge! I've been in a long-distance relationship for several years, and that means driving several hours a few times a month. In the past four months, I've put 8,000 miles on my car ...


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Fresh updates on the Grizzlies, Redbirds, and the University of Memphis from our sports columnists... Frank Murtaugh and Chris Herrington.  Go directly to Herrington's Grizzlies Blog, Beyond The Arc.



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