President Carter's Speech to the DNC

At stake is nothing less than our nation’s soul. In a few months, I will, God willing, enter my 81st year of my life, and in many ways the last few months have been some of the most disturbing of all. But I am not discouraged. I do not despair for our country. I believe tonight, as I always have, that the essential decency, compassion and common sense of the American people will prevail.

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Politics and tongues

For bloggers, it hasn?t been a bad few days. Elections always provide good grist. We?ve gone from Dick Cheney?s potty mouth to the first daughter giving reporters some tongue from the back of a Presidential limousine.

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