{"id":218,"date":"2008-09-02T15:44:19","date_gmt":"2008-09-02T15:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/stevenwaldman\/2008\/09\/whos-that-noname-in-the-fourth.html"},"modified":"2008-09-02T15:44:19","modified_gmt":"2008-09-02T15:44:19","slug":"whos-that-noname-in-the-fourth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stevenwaldman\/2008\/09\/whos-that-noname-in-the-fourth.html","title":{"rendered":"Who&#8217;s That No-Name In the Fourth Paragraph?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The press release from the Republican National Convention tells you all you need to know about the McCain campaign&#8217;s view about the utility of the current president.<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s a headline announcing featured speakers &#8212; Fred Thompson and Joe Lieberman. The first paragraph repeats the news about Thomspon and Lieberman and spells out the theme (Country First). 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