In the Los Angeles Times, Meghan Daum writes of watching the GOP convention with pro-Palin friends:

As for Palin’s speech, we all agreed it was “incredible,” though they meant it as a compliment, whereas I was reminded of Nicole Kidman’s role in the movie “To Die For,” in which she plays an aspiring TV personality who murders her way to the top.

Ms. Daum is confused. One reason the crowd cheered her was that she didn’t kill somebody:

 

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