Okay, no more photos of stuffed elephants — let’s get serious here in the Twin Cities! The National Education Association, the country’s largest teachers’ union, has released a statement saying they are “pleasantly surprised” by John McCain‘s choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate. Why? Palin is on the record as opposing private school […]
Dana Goldstein
Dana Goldstein, a former associate editor and writer at the Prospect, comes from a family of public-school educators. She received the Spencer Fellowship in Education Journalism, a Schwarz Fellowship at the New America Foundation, and a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellowship at the Nation Institute. Her journalism is regularly featured in Slate, The Atlantic, The Nation, The Daily Beast, and other publications, and she is a staff writer at the Marshall Project.
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RNCC DOES MALL OF AMERICA.
With delegates and journalists wondering whether Hurricane Gustav will delay the proceedings here in the Twin Cities, we’re all doing what any sane person would when bored in Minnesota — going to the Mall of America, which is filled with all kinds of GOP-themed stuff. Here is probably the only Republican who can accurately be […]
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THE RNCC, BROUGHT TO YOU BY GENERAL MILLS.
Here is the gift box presented to me by the RNC welcome team upon my arrival at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport this afternoon. Corn subsidies, anyone? — — —Dana Goldstein
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WHEN IT COMES TO PALIN, LET’S STICK TO THE ISSUES.
The blogosphere has been awash in suggestions that Sarah Palin will be widely viewed as politically inexperienced, a lightweight beauty queen, and even a bad mother. But today polling is out, and it shows Palin has made a great first impression on the American public; she is viewed favorably by 78 percent of Republicans, 26 […]
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IT’S GOOD THE CLINTONS AREN’T HERE.
Barack Obama has taken the stage. I worried that it would be divisive for Hillary and Bill not to be here tonight — and they certainly aren’t, as Obama just hailed Clinton, but no shot of her face was shown on the jumbo screens. Yet somehow, it feels appropriate, and much less distracting. The past […]
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GORE ZINGERS.
“The carbon-based interests, oil and coal, have a 50-year lease on the Republican Party — and they’re drilling it for everything it’s worth.” “Some of the best marketers have the worst products, and this is certainly true of today’s Republican Party.” You know, Al Gore is the first major speaker this week to say very, […]
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THE MUSIC OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Is apparently folk-rock, funk, and songs Mark Schmitt danced to at his high school prom. The sun has finally receded from beating down directly on my back, so I’m beginning to enjoy this. Sheryl Crow is currently performing. I wonder if the fact that she’s a Democrat and Lance Armstrong is a Republican was a […]
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SIGHTS FROM INVESCO.
Dana and Ezra on the Invesco Field security line. Volunteers phone bank for Obama inside the stadium — asking folks to tune into his speech tonight. —Dana Goldstein
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JOHN KERRY. YES.
It’s easy to forget, amid the frustration with his weak-kneed 2004 campaign, that John Kerry is actually a very talented politician. He is offering up exactly what this convention has been missing. Strong linkages between McCain and Bush. Humor. And a great refrain that has become a call and response with the audience. “Who can […]
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HARD TO BELIEVE EVAN BAYH WAS THE SECOND-PLACE GUY.
The Marine wife who just spoke about veterans’ issues had about 10 times Bayh‘s energy. —Dana Goldstein
