DEMOCRATS
Gay Blogger “satisfied with the positions” Kerry/Edwards took in Boston
Friday, July 30th, 2004
Gay blogger Byron LaMasters of the Burnt Orange Report, whose attentions we’ve been trying to get since Monday, spoke with your guest editor this morning via Instant Messenger.
Bottom line: even though “gay” was never mentioned, the gays were happy with the convention. Although there was no ass-fucking in Boston (too busy!), the gays were “satisfied by the positions they took.” Sounds dirty to me!
Byron, who is famous-for-Austin for being “on top of” of the Gay Governor rumors–was able to get one major scoop at the Convention. When the Dallas Morning News reported its list of Texas Democrats Missing in Action at the Convention…they forgot that the Former state senator and Texas Supreme Court Justice mentioned had been dead for four years, noting, “It’s abundantly clear that Texas Democrats are running away from the Kerry / Edwards ticket!”
Edited transcript after the jump
Burnt Orange Report [BOR]
Convention Bloggers: You be the judge [Wonkette]
MEDIA
Media covers itself in absence of news at Democratoc Convention
Friday, July 30th, 2004
PERSONALITIES
Gossip Roundup: Media Maven Catfights Edition
Friday, July 30th, 2004
• Names: Buscemi: “Look, I support Bush. I even went to see that movie he starred in — ‘Fahrenheit 9/11.’” [BG]
• Reliable Source: Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom blocked from stairs at party. . . Lewis Black: “My focus is: At what point am I going to kill myself?. . . If you want to say I’m Bill O’Reilly on acid, that’s okay. . . I’m hoping it will be the segment in which I just burst into flame.”. . . Brit Hume: “Well, there you have it. Black Eyed Peas and their rendition of the song that is known to be widely popular with swing voters across America, especially that refrain when they go ‘ya, ya, ya, ya,’ that is believed by the Kerry camp to make an enormous difference in certain key states like Ohio, Missouri and so on.” [WP]
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: A Black Eyed Pea: “When I mentioned to Kerry that I wanted to make a song about America, he said, ‘Why don’t you go to Quincy Jones?’ It let me know that this person is no different than me.”. . . Sharpton overheard: “I ain’t payin’ for nobody’s hotel room! Y’all are full of s–!” [NYDN]
CAMPAIGNING
Election Recycling: Turn out the Lights, the Party’s Over Edition
Friday, July 30th, 2004
• Kerry accepts nomination: “We have it in our power to change the world again, but only if we’re true to our ideals - and that starts by telling the truth to the American people. That is my first pledge to you tonight. As president, I will restore trust and credibility to the White House.” [WP, NYT, BG, USAT, LAT]
• Focus on values and strength, with latter mentioned 17 times: “I defended this country as a young man, and I will defend it as president.” [WP, NYT, BG, USAT, LAT, LAT]
• DNC steps up with fundraising goal of $100 million, ad buy as KE04 is limited to federal funds. [NYT, BG, BG, LAT]
• Bush, Cheney to highlight domestic issues, results with intensive tour of swing states; proposal to increase availability of flextime. [NYT, WP, USAT, LAT]
• GOP response: “John Kerry missed an opportunity to help the American people understand his vote for the war in Iraq based on the same intelligence that the president viewed, his description of himself as an antiwar candidate and his subsequent vote against troops on the front lines. He’s right, America can do better.” [LAT]
• Giuliani joins Republican offensive: “Don’t tell me they aren’t on the far liberal wing of their party if they did [vote for the war, against the appropriations]. That’s pretty obvious, although they want to run away from it.” [NYT, USAT]
CAMPAIGNING
Remainders: Despite John Kerry’s Big Head he’s still a Minuteman Edition
Thursday, July 29th, 2004
• Vanessa Kerry: “Dad apparently has the world’s largest head.” And it’s not what you were thinking! [NYTimes]
• Reason’s Nick Gillespie: “On the big issues, Kerry and Bush are more alike than different…” Uh-huh. [Reason]
• Moore to bring cameras to FL Election [DemocracyNow]
• Emily’s List: “…women are swing voters who are looking for a little meat from Kerry…” [Washington Wispers, 6th item]
