TAKE A LOOK!

For a quick look at a live webcam at Radio Row at the Democratic National Convention ... try radiorow.net. Every once in a while you'll catch a glimpse of The Talkmaster in the midst of an irrational rant.

RANDOM THOUGHTS

OK ... punish me, but Terry McAuliffe is actually a nice guy. OK .. so he's the DNC Chairman ... he's still a nice guy. Anybody who takes me to their private sky-booth at the convention for a drink is a nice guy. 

It's raining today in Boston. They confiscate umbrellas at security check points.

The Democrats are trying to convince voters that they aren't a bunch of far-left whiners bent on weakening America and growing government. But ... look at the speakers. Hillary, Bill, Howard Dean, Al Sharpton, Ted Kennedy. They claim a clean complexion while showcasing their zits.

Unions have an iron grip on catering and other services inside Fleet arena. You want a dozen bagels? Thirty bucks. How about the use of an extra chair at your table? Sixty bucks. People who are in the convention planning business know what a royal pain in the pocketbook unions can be. It's nice to see them nailing their Democratic keepers here.

I stopped by the Georgia delegation on the floor of the convention yesterday .. right when Ted Kennedy was speaking. They were thrilled to have a worthwhile diversion.

The people of Boston have been unfailingly nice during our visit. Charles, Condace and I have a bet as to whether or not we'll get an English speaking cab driver before we leave town.

I'm amazed that the delegates here are buying this "new Kerry" nonsense. You know ... the John Kerry who would be a perfect stud when it comes to fighting terrorism ... the John Kerry who shares our conservative values. But .. they're Democrats .. who can explain why they believe what they believe. In fact ... I think that quite a lot of people here are more caught up in being Democrats than they are in pursuing any particular political philosophy. They feel that they belong here ... no matter what ideological baggage they have to accept in the process.

THE POODLE SAYS HE CAN FIGHT TERROR BETTER

Anyway, back to sKerry's point about fighting the war on terror better. How does he propose to do this? What exact steps is he going to take that are "better?" Oh...that's right...he didn't say. Come on, Kerry! Tell us! Tell us how you will build a coalition where you say Bush didn't? How much are you going to weaken America to pull this off? How much of our sovereignty are you going to give away? Do you think giving the UN veto power of American troop movements would do it? Europe would certainly like that. The weaker America becomes, the stronger France and the Axis of Weasels becomes. You used to like this UN idea ... now you're not saying. Things are different when you have the nomination, aren't they?

Read between the lines, folks. Whenever you hear The Poodle talking about rejoining the community of nations, patching things up with our allies, not alienating the world, etc....those are all code phrases for one thing: appeasing the UN, along with Russia, France and Germany. That's what he's talking about. Along with the rest of the Democrats, The Souffle would like everyone to believe that we have gone it alone in the war on terror. Apparently Great Britain, Australia, Spain and Italy aren't countries. Myths, I guess.

So what else could he do better against terrorism? More appeasement? More subpoenas? More inaction? You see, we tried it their way for 8 years, and look where it got us. John Kerry has no interest in winning the war on terror, nor in fighting one at all in the first place.

As long as we make the U.N. happy...yeah, that's a better war on terror...not.

TERESA THE LEFTIST

Well, last night it was time for The Poodle's keeper (AKA Teresa Heinz Kerry Bonaparte) to take to the podium. She started off by addressing the convention in several foreign languages...which is appropriate, since her husband is French and she's African American.

If you didn't see it, you weren't missing much. The first part was excruciatingly boring...until she reverted to the same old worn-out, liberal talking points that the left has been peddling for months. But then she started talking about what her husband believes, and she said this:

"He believes that alternative fuels will guarantee that not only will no American boy or girl go to war because of our dependence on foreign oil... " Ah yes...the old blood-for-oil charge. Don't they ever learn? Let's count the ways to shoot this one down. If the United States were fighting the war in Iraq over oil, then why didn't we just take the oil? Why is the oil still there? Wouldn't it have been much easier to simply invade Iraq, seize the oil fields, and then just let the rest of the country go to hell in a hand basket? We didn't.... because the war in Iraq wasn't about oil, and that's not what American troops were sent there for. We keep reading she is a smart woman .. perhaps so. She's certainly smart enough to use the language of the left .. the language of irrationality.

It's particularly galling when liberals talk about our dependence on foreign oil when they won't lift a finger to correct the situation. The environmentalists throw a snit fit whenever we try to drill for our own oil, try and build a refinery or try to do any oil exploration. Oh yeah...we're all supposed to conserve...but something tells me The Poodle won't be turning in his private jet anytime soon. She also mentioned the government creating more jobs (which is not a function of government) and she brought up health care.

And what didn't she talk about? Well, she didn't talk about her previous statements that Teddy Kennedy was a "perfect bastard" and that Democrats were "putrid." She made those statements when she was sleeping with a Republican. Things change.

In other words, SSDD.

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HMMMM.....

This comparison just couldn't be helped.

THE STEM CELL RESEARCH MYTH

Then there was a speech last night from Ron Reagan, Jr. about stem cell research. He said that he wasn't there to make a partisan speech, then proceeded to make one anyway. So much for that.

He then went on to talk about the Bush administration's ban on stem cell research. Wait a second...that's not true. The Bush administration has never banned stem cell research...not in the least. Hasn't happened. It's an urban legend. What's got Ron's panties in a bunch is that the Bush administration has banned federal funding for stem cell research. The media has gone along with it, and has perpetuated the myth. So once again, follow me on this one...according to Ron Reagan, no federal funding equals a ban. Very interesting -- and quite typical. I guess it's an extension of the "you don't professionalize unless you federalize" idea put forth by Tom Daschle.

Now ask yourself...if these pharmaceutical and biotech companies thought there was so much promise in stem cell research that they could come up with a cure for Alzheimer's or diabetes or whatever, don't you think they'd be pouring billions of their own money into research for it? Can you imagine what a drug like that would be worth?

Besides...last time I checked, nowhere in the United States Constitution does it mention funding stem cell research.

DAN RATHER RIGHT FOR ONCE

This is pretty good, but you knew sooner or later somebody was going to say it, you just never would have expected it to come from an old lefty like Dan Rather. He said that the Democratic National Convention was dull. Dan's not too excited by what the Democrats have rolled out so far, mainly because he says it is scripted down to the nanosecond and the security outside is so tight. There's no suspense, and with the protesters locked in a cage across the street, there's no excitement there either. Bummer.

Then, he finally addressed the pathetic ratings the broadcast networks have achieved thus far from the convention: "We're very close now to putting on conventions only for people whose life's work is politics. And the audience has spoken by saying, 'This doesn't have anything to do with my life. I've got better things to do.' And he also said this, speaking about the single-hour nightly coverage: "If I were on for three hours a night, in a lot of places a test pattern would get better ratings."

Well Dan, that just might be true year-round.

A listener pointed out this gem on fark.com -- celebrities who are dead ass wrong for a super hero role.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

And now five reasons to fear the Democratic party, brought to you by Michelle Malkin.  You won't want to miss this one.

Robert F. Kennedy told an audience Monday that President Bush has brought fascism to America.  Byron York has his dictionary out, and explains further.

Michael Moore and Bill O'Reilly went at it in the Fox News sky box at the convention...here's a transcript.

The Democrats continue to shove aside former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis...fearing that him being associated with Kerry could be the kiss of death.  The GOP is hoping to take advantage.

Democrats and the Kerry campaign are all worked up over photos of The Poodle wearing a bunny suit while touring NASA.  It's sort of reminding people of the 1988 Dukakis-in-the-tank photo.

The excuse groundwork is already being laid in case the Democrats lose Florida again...this time they're worried the electronic voting machines might not work.

Think the Democrats are all about fairness?  Think again...a liberal political group tried to ban a reporter because he was a man, but he crashed the party anyway.  Matt Labash has the story.

The Democrats are hoping to take back the House of Representatives. Dream on, right?  Well...more like a nightmare. Consider this possibility: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.  Kate O'Beirne has the details.

Everything that's old is new again....the media is gushing over Bill and Hillary Clinton.  The Media Research Center has a report.

So why do we watch the political conventions?  Paul Greenberg has some valid reasons.

In his speech the other night, Bill Clinton blamed the economy on George Bush.  That's a cheap shot, says Larry Kudlow, considering George Bush inherited this economy from Bill Clinton.

The Democrats are bashing the Republicans for wanting to win...Jonah Goldberg talks about this and other observations from the convention so far.

USA Today wimped out on carrying Ann Coulter...apparently because they had never read any of her work before.  Ben Shapiro breaks down the situation.

The head of the largest union in the AFL-CIO has called the Democratic Party a "stale party of ideas."  Uh-oh...somebody's off the reservation.  Linda Chavez has more.

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