No More Nomar

It's not all politics and post-politics in Beantown. If it's early August, it's also the middle of baseball season, which is why the trade of Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra has Sox fans all abuzz. Good riddance, say some, to a "weird duck." Others wonder, what were the Sox thinking? For some, at least, all the talk about baseball has them talking less about....

...Politics. And judging by BlogPulse entries in these post-convention days, politics is still hot and will remain so until November, whether it's an interview with the diner owner who re-fed the Kerry-Edwards bus after it stopped at Wendy's, or coverage of former First Lady Nancy Reagan's flat-out refusal to participate (or allow her late husband's memory to be mentioned) in anything related to the upcoming Republican National Convention. Among BlogPulse's key people, Democratic candidate John Kerry retains his lead over President George Bush, even though the convention created only a small bump for Kerry (if any) in polls...depending on which poll, and which bump.

Meanwhile, the Bush campaign is taking heat for asking the race of an Arizona newspaper photographer before giving her credentials to cover a campaign appearance by Vice President Dick Cheney. And in case you didn't know, anyone who appears at a Bush-Cheney event must get a ticket and sign an oath supporting Bush, which could explain the lack of protests at such events.

And on the "Oh, no...here comes another political movie front," here come Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the bizarre minds behind Comedy Central's South Park cartoon. This time, though, they're preparing to release Team America, a movie that promises to spoof everyone equally on the issue of America's war on terror. Or terrorism. Whatever. And right before Election Day, to boot. This one might make Stan and Cartman look like wussies...

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