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Vice President Joe Biden (via think4yourself)

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President Obama (via kateoplis)

One last quote for the night. 

(via think-progress)

shortformblog:

election:

The Words They Used At The National Convention

I’ve pointed out “women” because one of the bigger impressions I got from the DNC was that the Democrats clearly think they can use the divide on women’s rights (see: Akin, Todd) to their advantage. One of Obama’s biggest rhetorical flourishes last night involved a girl growing up to be president. Almost every speaker spoke to the issue of gender equality as it related to choice and occasionally as it related to equal compensation. I was surprised at how much they seem to feel they have the advantage pressing the attack there. The only thing that surprised me more (at least as far as speech content was concerned) was the repeated, frank mention of voter suppression — maybe a bit cynical on my part, but I assumed that was an issue the media would complain about but would not be spoken about on a national political stage. 

- Jason

This chart also includes a nice list of excerpts where some of the words were used. Pretty rad.

(via npr)

thedailyshow:

Larry David suggests you think about how f**ked you could have been without President Obama. http://www.thedailyshow.com/dnc

ryking:

Google Politics (@googlepolitics): “When @BarackObama’s #DNC2012 speech ended at 11:03 p.m. ET, @google searches for “register to vote” doubled nationwide. #googlepolitics”

#power

(Source: diadoumenos, via politico)

tinfoilandtea:

A man in Cape Coral, Florida on Wednesday was arrested for shooting and killing an unarmed door-to-door salesman on his property.

Kenneth Bailey Roop, 52, has been charged with second-degree murder for killing 30-year-old Nicholas Rainey.

A co-worker who witnessed the shooting said Rainey had knocked on Roop’s door, but received no answer. While Rainey was walking down the drive-way, Roop pulled up in his pickup truck and asked why Rainey was at his house. Rainey explained that he was selling steak and seafood. The witness said Roop then pulled out a black handgun and shot Rainey. As Rainey lay on the ground, Roop fired another bullet into the back of his head.

Another victim of ALEC.

Egregious.

(Source: yoursmadly, via themorgantown)

(via thebluthcompany)

alamilaw:

(Courtesy: welcomebaltimore.com)

Shock and surprise: in Baltimore, Maryland, city officials aren’t trying to kick out illegal immigrants; they’re trying to get them to stay. Baltimore has been in decline, both economically and demographically, since the 1970s. Once a pillar of…

think-progress:

Target’s awesome new ad for same-sex wedding registry.