Georgia on His Mind

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Did McCains Guy Abduct Ossetians

post from transparentgrid.com on 24 August 2008 05:06:16 PM. © transparentgrid.com

Putting all of McCain’s pro-Georgia bluster aside, one can see that Saakasvili set out to what looks like ethincally targeted violence when he launched his military escapade against South Ossetia. It is only through McCain’s revisionist history that one can forget that Georgia started it:Georgian troops arrived Khetagurovo on August 8 in a storm [...]

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BET & TV One deny being Obama cheerleaders

post from Let's Talk Honestly on 24 August 2008 05:00:05 PM. © Let's Talk Honestly

AMID the crush of media at next week’s Democratic National Conventionwill be two relative newcomers to the election scene: TV One and BET, apair of cable networks that court an African American audience. As allmedia outlets, the pair must meet the usual programming and logisticaldemands of convention coverage, but they also face a question that [...]

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NBC Censors Sexual Orientation Of Openly Gay Gold
Medalist Diver

post from Think Progress on 24 August 2008 05:00:00 PM. © Think Progress

According to OutSports.com, of the 10,708 athletes at the Olympics this year, just 10 have identified themselves publicly as being gay. Of the 10, Australian diver Matthew Mitcham is the only male gay athlete.

Yesterday, Mitcham won the gold in the in the 10m platform diving event, scoring an upset over the Chinese team, which was heavily favored to win. But as Maggie Hendricks at Yahoo’s Olympics blog notes, NBC never mentioned Mitcham’s orientation:

NBC did not mention Mitcham’s orientation, nor did they show his family and partner who were in the stands. NBC has made athletes’ significant others a part of the coverage in the past, choosing to spotlight track athlete Sanya Richards’ fiancee, a love triangle between French and Italian swimmers and Kerri Walsh’s wedding ring debacle.

In his press interview after the event, however, Mitcham stood with both his mother and his partner, Lachlan, thanking them for the support they’ve provided. Watch it:

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Mitcham first came out in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald on May 24. Mitcham said that they couldn’t afford for Lachlan to attend the games, so had applied for — and was awarded — a grant through the Johnson & Johnson Athlete Family Support Program to send him to Beijing.

According to the LA Times, the first thing Mitcham did when meeting with journalists after his win was “hug the reporter who handled the story with particular sensitivity.”

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Biden Approval Stats

post from Moue Magazine on 24 August 2008 04:51:25 PM. © Moue Magazine

Nate at Five Thirty Eight has up some Biden related stats that are interesting. The data comes from Ramussen approval ratings that show how various vice presidential picks would’ve played with the general population, divided by political[...]

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A Pre Convention Day in Pictures

post from Taylor Marsh on 24 August 2008 04:47:11 PM. © Taylor Marsh

BY TAYLOR MARSHReporting from DenverBREAKING NEWS FROM CNN’s Jessica Yellin: Clinton will reportedly release her delegates as early as tomorrow a.m., for sure by Wednesday. Shep[...]

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Clinton Response To McCain "Passed Over" Ad

post from TalkLeft on 24 August 2008 04:44:00 PM. © TalkLeft

CNN reports:

Clinton’s team immediately dubbed the ad misleading. "Hillary Clinton's support of Barack Obama is pretty clear,” said Clinton spokeswoman Kathleen Strand. “She has said repeatedly that Barack Obama and she share a commitment to changing the direction of the country, getting us out of Iraq, and expanding access to health care. John McCain doesn't. It's interesting how those remarks didn't make it into his ad."

By Big Tent Democrat

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Welcome to Denver

I'm in Denver driving from the airport, and man in the drive flat. I ran into Sam Powers and[...]

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Pew's "Convention Backgrounder" Highlights Dems
Strengths, But With Note Of Caution

Kicking off its "Convention Backgrounder" [PDF], the Pew Center for the People and the Press[...]

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Weekend News Digest

Weekend News Digest is an Open ThreadFrom Yahoo News Top Stories1 Pakistan's ruling coalition on verge of collapseBy ASIF SHAHZAD, Associated Press WriterSun Aug 24, 9:20 AM ETISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's ruling coalition teetered on the brink of[...]

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