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The Manchurian Candidate: Avoid it.

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Vanessa and Alexandra Kerry both comported themselves well before the convention and the millions watching at home. Actually, they looked more comfortable speaking than their father did.
I’ll give you my take on Kerry’s speech late tonight.

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It looks like the kos-ians are trying to stuff the ballot. “Screw ‘em” and make sure the hottest women win.

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I know nothing about Kerry’s speech other than the convention gave the Dems a five-point lead in a Zogby poll. On the more interesting Iowa Electronic Markets Bush and Kerry are virtually dead even in the Presidential Vote Share Market, and Bush took back the lead in the Winner Takes All Market. There’s no big [...]

Here’s my theory of what will happen tonight: With Clinton, Obama, and Edwards setting the bar high, the expectations are that John Kerry will look lifeless compared to them. However, he will deliver a good speech. The man has been public speaking since he was a high school debater. However, the talk will be that [...]

While not having the quality of the Bush twins, the Kerry sisters and Cate Edwards make up for it in quantity. Will we be seeing any of these lovely political daughters inside the pages of Maxim? We know it won’t be before Election Day.

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More powerful than a link from a sex weblog, even more powerful than an Instalanche is a link from CNN. TAM’s “suffering” under one right now, and it’s all about my juvenile (yet important) question: “Who’s Hotter?”

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Being the married man with kids, I’m not surprised Kevin noticed Cate Edwards. (I see a little of Jackie O. in her. The delegates must have swooned over her.) I wish I could give you pictures of Alexandra and Vanessa Kerry, Karenna and Kristin Gore, as well as Cate. Instead, I’ll give you this story [...]

Here’s more proof that what’s happening outside the Fleet Center is more interesting than what’s happening inside:
The next day, the pantomime Gongsters are gone from Copley Square. In their place are shoes–thousands and thousands of shoes. Multitudes of boots are arranged carefully on the lawn, with a sign explaining, “These 907 pairs of boots represent [...]

Well, well, well. Kerry Edwards is subdued about the effect of the convention on the polls.
Former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen told the group that her daughter graduated from USC Law School and that her son-in-law had been stationed at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter. She thanked the delegation for the state’s hospitality to [...]

I wonder what the strongly anti-war delegates thought when hearing these words from Sen. John Edwards:
John understands personally about fighting in a war. And he knows what our brave men and women are going through in another war — the war in Iraq.
The human cost and extraordinary heroism of this war, it surrounds us. [...]

What’s happening outside the Fleet Center is much more interesting than what’s going on inside. Andy Carvin’s coverage (with audio and pictures) of an anti-war rally tops everything I’ve read from the credentialed webloggers so far.
“Speeches, Songs and Arguments at Copley Square”

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Kerry speaks.

This is another special edition of your favorite condiment connection, Kerry’s House of Ketchup.
Is it just me or are the convention webloggers just offering mildly interesting pictures and “what I did today” stories? So far, not so good when David Weinberger considered covering the convention via C-SPAN instead of the Fleet Center.
John Kerry: [...]

Alright! If I wanted to only consume pro-Republican music I found an artist I can listen to: Sammy Hagar.

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I downloaded the PDF version of the Sep. 11 report, but it sits on my computer untouched. I’m waiting for more copies of the bound version to get back into my store. An HTML version sounds much better for linking from this weblog.
“Techies Reshape 9/11 History” [via A Small Victory]

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