Slog - Comments on The Spin in Des Moines http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines Ah, the spin room... I wasn't there long before a woman from the League of Conservation Voters approached me and pushed a press release into my hand. It decried Barack Obama's decision yesterday to start turning down invitations to debates and forums not sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee. (The League wants Obama and all the other Democrats to say yes to a forum on energy and global warming that would be held in California later this fall.) I asked top Obama strategist David Axelrod what was up. He told me: We've done eight debates and we're going to do... Copyright 2008 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:30:38 -0800 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:06:06 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by adrian! eli, quit working on sunday...it is an afront to the lord.

]]> adrian! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786093 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786093 2008 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:45:56 -0800 Comment by Eli Sanders @ adrian!: My boss doesn't believe in God.

]]> Eli Sanders http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786095 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786095 2008 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:51:15 -0800 Comment by Christian Communism Our God doesn't believe in bosses.

]]> Christian Communism http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786096 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786096 2008 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:53:59 -0800 Comment by The General I think The Stranger should send Eli to every political event for the rest of the election season. I love the coverage.

]]> The General http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786100 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786100 2008 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:08:14 -0800 Comment by Gomez They're right, Eli. Debates are mostly presentational dog and pony shows for you political bloggers and analysts.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786121 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786121 2008 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:03:01 -0800 Comment by ChrisB "I don’t think it numbs voters at all."

Of course not! Some of us were made numb the first time we saw the CNN graphics for "America Votes 2008" back in January.

]]> ChrisB http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786134 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786134 2008 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:22:31 -0800 Comment by N in Seattle Hey, I'm a political junkie, and I haven't watched a millisecond of the candidate debates on either side.

Have any of them said anything that's both meaningful and novel (i.e., not on their "issues" page) in any of the joint press conferences, I mean "debates"?

]]> N in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786476 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/the_spin_in_des_moines#c786476 2008 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:49:50 -0800 Comment by lawrence clark Politicians can be really boring.

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