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Sheryl Crow - A Change Would Do You Good. 

What’s on your mind tonight, matey?

Sheryl Crow - A Change Would Do You Good. 

What’s on your mind tonight, matey?

Reconstruction After Katrina: Brazen Housing Discrimination Continues
White parishes are zoning minorities out of neighborhoods all over New Orleans.

McCain: The Foam on the Surge
The Columbus Dispatch has an interview with John McCain yesterday, in the course of which he doubled down on his bet that the only thing he has to say is smear itself: I will repeat my statement again, that [Obama]…

Obama In Berlin
The speech: Late Update: TPM Election Central analyzes the speech here….

Obama?s speech watched by 38 million viewers.
Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) acceptance speech last night reached a quarter of America’s households, according to Nielsen Media Research. In all, with over 38 million viewers, “more people watched Obama speak than watched the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final ‘American Idol’ or the Academy Awards this year.” The AP notes that “Obama’s audience […]

Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) acceptance speech last night reached a quarter of America’s households, according to Nielsen Media Research. In all, with over 38 million viewers, “more people watched Obama speak than watched the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final ‘American Idol’ or the Academy Awards this year.” The AP notes that “Obama’s audience might be higher,” since Nielsen didn’t estimate how many people watched on PBS or C-SPAN.

The Right Choice for McCain
The Republicans’ presumptive nominee for president, John McCain, could make an audacious and unprecedented statement Friday. He could electrify this already-historic presidential race by selecting a vice presidential nominee who possesses bona fide economic expertise rather than standard Washington dribble. He could pick a person who would inject curiosity and excitement and instantly shift the focus from Barack Obama to St. Paul, Minn.

Palin’s VP Selection Speech
Dayton, Ohio

OK I guess I will have to do this myself if I want to get anything done: I’m throwing my hat in the ring.
I’ve already been featured on the news, check it out. ( Press the play button to view)

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Hillary Clinton’s Speech Had Highest Ratings
Nielsen just released its ratings for the third day of the Democratic National Convention.  The key takeaways are:

• Bill Clinton and Sen. Joe Biden drew more viewers (24 million) than Michelle Obama (22.3 million) — but fewer than Sen. Hillary Clinton (26 million).
• Older viewers (age 55+) continued to dominate the TV audience Wednesday night, with 18.1% of all Americans in that age group — 12.5 million people — tuning in to the convention coverage.