"John McCain and Sarah Palin, you are playing with fire, and you know
it. You are unleashing the monster of American hatred and prejudice,
to the peril of all of us. You are doing this in wartime. You are
doing this as our economy collapses. You are doing this in a country
with a history of assassinations.
Change the atmosphere of your campaign. Talk about the issues at hand.
Make your case. But stop stirring up the lunatic fringe of haters, or
risk suffering the judgment of history and the loathing of the
American people – forever."
Frank Schaeffer, son of the late evangelist Francis Schaeffer and former McShame
supporter.
Showing posts with label Palin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Palin. Show all posts
Saturday, October 11, 2008
McShame's Shame Called Out
Read entire letter here.
Unfit to Lead
from Time mag
"But the Branchflower report still makes for good reading, if only because it convincingly answers a question nobody had even thought to ask: Is the Palin administration shockingly amateurish? Yes, it is. Disturbingly so."
from WashingtonMonthly
" The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election."
from HuffPost
"An Associated Press review of the Republican Vice President candidate's record as mayor and governor reveals her use of elected office to promote religious causes, sometimes at taxpayer expense and in ways that blur the line between church and state."
and don't miss this from a former Palin staffer - interviewed on Hardball
"But the Branchflower report
from WashingtonMonthly
"
from HuffPost
"An Associated Press review of the Republican Vice President candidate's record as mayor and governor reveals her use of elected office to promote religious causes, sometimes at taxpayer expense and in ways that blur the line between church and state."
and don't miss this from a former Palin staffer - interviewed on Hardball
Friday, October 10, 2008
Guilty of Abuse of Power
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/ny-uspalin1011,0,2713582.story
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner. The investigative report concludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan but says it likely was a contributing factor.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner. The investigative report concludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan but says it likely was a contributing factor.
The Republican vice presidential nominee has been accused of firing a commissioner to settle a family dispute. Palin supporters have called the investigation politically motivated.
Monegan says he was dismissed as retribution for resisting pressure to fire a state trooper involved in a bitter divorce with the governor's sister. Palin says Monegan was fired as part of a legitimate budget dispute.
More Repubs Fleeing McShame
William F. Buckley's son writes, "Obama has in him—I think, despite his sometimes airy-fairy “We are the people we have been waiting for” silly rhetoric—the potential to be a good, perhaps even great leader. He is, it seems clear enough, what the historical moment seems to be calling for.
So, I wish him all the best. We are all in this together. Necessity is the mother of bipartisanship. And so, for the first time in my life, I’ll be pulling the Democratic lever in November. As the saying goes, God save the United States of America."
Entire article here.
It should be noted that Buckley posted his endorsement on the Daily Beast, not the National Review because he doesn't have the stomach for a tide of hatred and vitriol such as that seen against Kathleen Parker for calling out SlickS as a disaster for the republican party.
Former Republican governor William Milliken of Michigan says that McShame isn't the man he previously endorsed and calls him out for his negative smear tactics.
"He is not the McCain I endorsed," said Milliken, reached at his Traverse City home Thursday. "He keeps saying, 'Who is Barack Obama?' I would ask the question, 'Who is John McCain?' because his campaign has become rather disappointing to me.
"I'm disappointed in the tenor and the personal attacks on the part of the McCain campaign, when he ought to be talking about the issues."
Article here.
I'm envisioning rats from a sinking ship.
UPDATE
Veteran Republican Congressman Ray LaHood criticized his party's vice presidential nominee Friday, saying that Sarah Palin's vitriolic campaign rallies
""don't befit the office she's running for." Story here.
Believe...
I heard this quote from Barack on NPR yesterday and loved it!
"I ask you to believe, to believe in yourselves, believe in each other. If we believe we cannot fail" -- Barack Obama
Barack in Ohio
to paraphrase... I can take 4 more weeks of John McCain's attacks, but America can't take 4 more weeks of his Same-as-Bush economic policies.
Hypocrisy Thy Name is Sarah
The McShame's newest attack-tic is to claim that Obama is ambitious...yes, he has ooooo so scary - ambition!! Aside from the racist undertone, this is a ludicrous charge from someone who paid a PR consultant $31,000 of Alaska's money to bring her to national attention. Can't imagine that it's true? Read here.
"I ask you to believe, to believe in yourselves, believe in each other. If we believe we cannot fail" -- Barack Obama
Barack in Ohio
to paraphrase... I can take 4 more weeks of John McCain's attacks, but America can't take 4 more weeks of his Same-as-Bush economic policies.
Hypocrisy Thy Name is Sarah
The McShame's newest attack-tic is to claim that Obama is ambitious...yes, he has ooooo so scary - ambition!! Aside from the racist undertone, this is a ludicrous charge from someone who paid a PR consultant $31,000 of Alaska's money to bring her to national attention. Can't imagine that it's true? Read here.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
The View from Putin
Thank you, Mara, for sending this along. Since Palin's never been to the western-most town in her state she has never seen Russia, let alone had any interactions that give her foreign policy experience.
UPDATE to blog:
Jon Stewart has given mainstream voice to something I felt the night of SlickS's speech at the RNC.
"Have you noticed how [Palin's] rallies have begun to take on the characteristics of the last days of the Weimar Republic?..."
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
So Glad Joe's Back! and My 2 Cents
I wish I could figure out how to embed this video. It's worth watching Joe talk about the debate and the tenor of the McShame campaign. What a class act!! Take a look.
Here are 2 perspectives on last night's debate. The first has been talked about a bit (especially on MSNBC last night), the second I haven't heard put in this perspective.
1. McShame's disdain for the people was evident in his leaving immediately after the debate while Barack and Michele stayed for at least 20 minutes talking, posing for photos, signing autographs. And who's the elitist?
2. McShame's disdain for the people was evident in his belief that he could talk to undecided voters in the same way he can pander to his base. If he had paid any attention to the opinions of undecided voters after the first debate he wouldn't have continued to attack on character, belittle Barack and be disrespectful.
Here are 2 perspectives on last night's debate. The first has been talked about a bit (especially on MSNBC last night), the second I haven't heard put in this perspective.
1. McShame's disdain for the people was evident in his leaving immediately after the debate while Barack and Michele stayed for at least 20 minutes talking, posing for photos, signing autographs. And who's the elitist?
2. McShame's disdain for the people was evident in his belief that he could talk to undecided voters in the same way he can pander to his base. If he had paid any attention to the opinions of undecided voters after the first debate he wouldn't have continued to attack on character, belittle Barack and be disrespectful.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
An Undecided's Guide to Voting: What is Leadership?
A post from Susan Colantuono
As an expert on leadership, I base my work on my definition of leadership, which is this:
"Leadership is using the greatness in you to achieve and sustain extraordinary outcomes by engaging the greatness in others."
I thought it worth offering in light of the recent and ongoing tenor of the two campaigns - and as a way of helping undecided voters assess the leadership qualities of the candidates.
Let's dissect the 3 elements of the definition.
On Extraordinary Outcomes
If you think that the savings and loan debacle, the current economic meltdown, the loss of medicare and medicaid benefits, unequal pay for equal work, an overall decline in the earning power of the middle class, increasing unemployment and more freedom for businessmen to get rich off the backs of the middle class are the types of extraordinary outcome you seek, vote McPalin.
If you think that a strong middle class, investment in infrastructure, green technology and education; access to healthcare, equal pay for equal work, regulation on the excesses and malfeasance of business and an energizing of everyday citizens are the types of extraordinary outcome you seek, vote Obama/Biden.
On Engaging the Greatness in Others
If you think that campaign rallying cries of "kill him" and "terrorist" is evidence of engaging the greatness in others, vote McPalin.
If you think that campaign rallying cries of "yes we can" is evidence engaging the greatness in others, vote Obama/Biden.
On Personal Greatness
If you think cynicism, superiority, simple-mindedness, being a pawn of your handlers, reliance on smears and reckless casting about are admirable attributes, vote McPalin.
If you think having a vision, believing in the power of unity, intelligence, surrounding oneself with brilliant advisers, authenticity and keeping on issue are admirable attributes, vote Obama/Biden.
Respectfully shared,
Susan Colantuono
As an expert on leadership, I base my work on my definition of leadership, which is this:
"Leadership is using the greatness in you to achieve and sustain extraordinary outcomes by engaging the greatness in others."
I thought it worth offering in light of the recent and ongoing tenor of the two campaigns - and as a way of helping undecided voters assess the leadership qualities of the candidates.
Let's dissect the 3 elements of the definition.
On Extraordinary Outcomes
If you think that the savings and loan debacle, the current economic meltdown, the loss of medicare and medicaid benefits, unequal pay for equal work, an overall decline in the earning power of the middle class, increasing unemployment and more freedom for businessmen to get rich off the backs of the middle class are the types of extraordinary outcome you seek, vote McPalin.
If you think that a strong middle class, investment in infrastructure, green technology and education; access to healthcare, equal pay for equal work, regulation on the excesses and malfeasance of business and an energizing of everyday citizens are the types of extraordinary outcome you seek, vote Obama/Biden.
On Engaging the Greatness in Others
If you think that campaign rallying cries of "kill him" and "terrorist" is evidence of engaging the greatness in others, vote McPalin.
If you think that campaign rallying cries of "yes we can" is evidence engaging the greatness in others, vote Obama/Biden.
On Personal Greatness
If you think cynicism, superiority, simple-mindedness, being a pawn of your handlers, reliance on smears and reckless casting about are admirable attributes, vote McPalin.
If you think having a vision, believing in the power of unity, intelligence, surrounding oneself with brilliant advisers, authenticity and keeping on issue are admirable attributes, vote Obama/Biden.
Respectfully shared,
Susan Colantuono
Monday, October 6, 2008
Final Word?
I thought a prior post had my final word on SlickS's coached stump speech
(non-debate) performance, but then my friend Eunice sent me this!
Thanks, Eunice.
GObama!!
(non-debate) performance, but then my friend Eunice sent me this!
Thanks, Eunice.
GObama!!
Laughter and Tears
Over at ThePoliticalCarnival, Gottalaff's father-in-law served up another bunch of jokes this week. My favorite about the debate:
Aides were concerned (Palin) might make a mistake as she did on the KATIE COURIC interview when she was asked a question about the Supreme Court. PALIN told them not to worry, she said, "I may not be an expert, but I do know DIANA ROSS was the one in the middle."
You can read them all here.
Barack and Joe are up in the polls seemingly everywhere!! Even the notoriously conservative Rasumssen poll:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Barack Obama attracting 52% of the vote while John McCain earns 44%. This is the highest level of support ever recorded for Obama and is his largest lead of the year. It also continues a remarkable twenty-five days in a row where the Democrat’s support has never declined by even a single point.
And, sadly, Jill Biden's mother passed away over the weekend. Condolences to Jill, Joe and all those who loved her.
Aides were concerned (Palin) might make a mistake as she did on the KATIE COURIC interview when she was asked a question about the Supreme Court. PALIN told them not to worry, she said, "I may not be an expert, but I do know DIANA ROSS was the one in the middle."
You can read them all here.
Barack and Joe are up in the polls seemingly everywhere!! Even the notoriously conservative Rasumssen poll:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Barack Obama attracting 52% of the vote while John McCain earns 44%. This is the highest level of support ever recorded for Obama and is his largest lead of the year. It also continues a remarkable twenty-five days in a row where the Democrat’s support has never declined by even a single point.
And, sadly, Jill Biden's mother passed away over the weekend. Condolences to Jill, Joe and all those who loved her.
Thank You Madeleine!
At a NEHRA conference several years ago I stood up and asked Madeleine Albright the first question - it was about the backsliding of women during the Bush administration. Within her response was the statement, "There's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." Knowing the context I was furious at SlickSarah's misuse and mis-statement of the quote to imply that because she's a woman other women should support her. Happily, Madeleine responded herself. Here's what she said to HuffPost:
"Though I am flattered that Governor Palin has chosen to cite me as a source of wisdom, what I said had nothing to do with politics. This is yet another example of McCain and Palin distorting the truth, and all the more reason to remember that this campaign is not about gender, it is about which candidate has an agenda that will improve the lives of all Americans, including women. The truth is, if you care about the status of women in our society and in our troubled economy, the best choice by far is Obama-Biden."
And in the spirit of keeping the discussion on substance not smears, enjoy this spoof. BillyMires
"Though I am flattered that Governor Palin has chosen to cite me as a source of wisdom, what I said had nothing to do with politics. This is yet another example of McCain and Palin distorting the truth, and all the more reason to remember that this campaign is not about gender, it is about which candidate has an agenda that will improve the lives of all Americans, including women. The truth is, if you care about the status of women in our society and in our troubled economy, the best choice by far is Obama-Biden."
And in the spirit of keeping the discussion on substance not smears, enjoy this spoof. BillyMires
My Sentiments Exactly!
From Michelle Goldberg of Britain's TheGuardian
"At least three times (Thursday) night, Sarah Palin, the adorable, preposterous vice-presidential candidate, winked at the audience. Had a male candidate with a similar reputation for attractive vapidity made such a brazen attempt to flirt his way into the good graces of the voting public, it would have universally noted, discussed and mocked. Palin, however, has single-handedly so lowered the standards both for female candidates and American political discourse that, with her newfound ability to speak in more-or-less full sentences, she is now deemed to have performed acceptably last night...
And so she preceded, with an almost surreal disregard for the subjects she was supposed to be discussing, to unleash fusillades of scripted attack lines, platitudes, lies, gibberish and grating references to her own pseudo-folksy authenticity.
It was an appalling display. The only reason it was not widely described as such is that too many American pundits don't even try to judge the truth, wisdom or reasonableness of the political rhetoric they are paid to pronounce upon. Instead, they imagine themselves as interpreters of a mythical mass of "average Americans" who they both venerate and despise.In pronouncing upon a debate, they don't try and determine whether a candidate's responses correspond to existing reality, or whether he or she is capable of talking about subjects such as the deregulation of the financial markets or the devolution of the war in Afghanistan. The criteria are far more vaporous. In this case, it was whether Palin could avoid utterly humiliating herself for 90 minutes, and whether urbane commentators would believe that she had connected to a public that they see as ignorant and sentimental. For the Alaska governor, mission accomplished."
"At least three times (Thursday) night, Sarah Palin, the adorable, preposterous vice-presidential candidate, winked at the audience. Had a male candidate with a similar reputation for attractive vapidity made such a brazen attempt to flirt his way into the good graces of the voting public, it would have universally noted, discussed and mocked. Palin, however, has single-handedly so lowered the standards both for female candidates and American political discourse that, with her newfound ability to speak in more-or-less full sentences, she is now deemed to have performed acceptably last night...
And so she preceded, with an almost surreal disregard for the subjects she was supposed to be discussing, to unleash fusillades of scripted attack lines, platitudes, lies, gibberish and grating references to her own pseudo-folksy authenticity.
It was an appalling display. The only reason it was not widely described as such is that too many American pundits don't even try to judge the truth, wisdom or reasonableness of the political rhetoric they are paid to pronounce upon. Instead, they imagine themselves as interpreters of a mythical mass of "average Americans" who they both venerate and despise.In pronouncing upon a debate, they don't try and determine whether a candidate's responses correspond to existing reality, or whether he or she is capable of talking about subjects such as the deregulation of the financial markets or the devolution of the war in Afghanistan. The criteria are far more vaporous. In this case, it was whether Palin could avoid utterly humiliating herself for 90 minutes, and whether urbane commentators would believe that she had connected to a public that they see as ignorant and sentimental. For the Alaska governor, mission accomplished."
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Funnies for a Sunday Morning and Obama on Healthcare
Tina Fey does it again!!! Here you go.
Brian Williams - I didn't know he was funny - with David Letterman
Bill Maher had me laughing out loud. Find the clip here at HuffPost.
Parts 1 & 2 of Obama on healthcare
What's Wrong With Healthcare
Why McShame Won't Fix It
Oh MY...I HAVE to show you this clip. Parts brought tears to my eyes. Hooray for the United Steel Workers!!!!!!! and Hooray for AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka
Brian Williams - I didn't know he was funny - with David Letterman
Bill Maher had me laughing out loud. Find the clip here at HuffPost.
Parts 1 & 2 of Obama on healthcare
What's Wrong With Healthcare
Why McShame Won't Fix It
Oh MY...I HAVE to show you this clip. Parts brought tears to my eyes. Hooray for the United Steel Workers!!!!!!! and Hooray for AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Don't EVER Cross David Letterman & More Laughs
Have fun with the above. Thanks, Dave!So, after days of dissing McShame for standing him up on false pretense, David Letterman takes well-deserved shots at Palin.
Here's what Alaskan focus group participants thought of the debate! Source.
Maryellen sent this along. I think I've seen it before so it's going viral (I hope).
POST TURTLES
While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old rancher, who's hand was caught in the gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Palin and her bid.
The old rancher said, "Well, ya know, Palin is a Post Turtle'".
Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a 'post turtle' was.
The old rancher said, "When you're driving down a country road you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a 'post turtle".
The old rancher saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he continued to explain. "You know she didn't get up there by herself, she doesn't belong up there, and she doesn't know what to do while she's up there, and you just wonder what kind of dummy put her up there to begin with".
ON A Serious Note
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Nighty Nite
My take on the debate...I'm stealing it from SatiricalPolitical. As Lou Grant said, "she's got spunk. I HATE spunk."
Palin was a scripted actress playing the VP role.
Her folksy, disdainful attitude happily turned off the independents who watched.
She had nothing but platitudes and campaign slogans to say.
Joe was awesome - knowledge, experience, real global impact; great at explaining why he and Barack are better for America and the middle class. Clearly differentiated their positions. Was bipartisan and respectful.
Good night... in all senses of the phrase.
Palin was a scripted actress playing the VP role.
Her folksy, disdainful attitude happily turned off the independents who watched.
She had nothing but platitudes and campaign slogans to say.
Joe was awesome - knowledge, experience, real global impact; great at explaining why he and Barack are better for America and the middle class. Clearly differentiated their positions. Was bipartisan and respectful.
Good night... in all senses of the phrase.
Early AM News and Notes
Facing another day behind closed doors and suffering from withdrawal from the news, I leave you with a few juicy tidbits for the morning.
The Obama campaign's latest innovation (his 2-minute ad about the economy preceded this) - it owns DISH Network channel 73. Reported by Politico
"The channel plays his two-minute ad laying out his economic plan on a loop, over and over. The only explanation: The media buyers think they can reach enough people per dollar to make it worth the odd buy."
ABC reports that 60% think SlickS is not ready.
"Skepticism about Sarah Palin has soared since she entered the national political stage, with six in 10 Americans now doubting her qualifications for office and fewer than half convinced of her grasp of complex issues...just 35 percent say Palin has the experience it takes to serve effectively as president, down a dozen points since early September; 60 percent think not, up 15. And just 46 percent think Palin "understands complex issues," while 49 percent think she doesn't -- a poor assessment on this most basic qualification."
BOY, what's with the 46% that think she does or might "understand complex issues"? What Kool-Aid are they drinkin'?
continuing from ABC: "Biden's ratings starkly contrast Palin's: Seventy-five percent say he understands complex issues, 70 percent say he has suitable experience to take over as president if necessary and just 13 percent say his selection makes them less apt to support Barack Obama."
If you're one of the 60% who is terrified by the prospect of SlickS being "one heartbeat away", this from Americablog won't quell your concerns. Writing about McShame's disorientation when trying to leave the stage yesterday a physician says
"Let me put it like this. If I had seen a 70-75 year old man do that in front of me in the emergency room - that gentleman would be immediately admitted for what is known as a TIA. This is a mini-stroke that often comes before a big huge one.,,I showed this video to 3 colleagues today - AND a neurologist - all of us agreed - this is concerning and should be immediately evaluated. It is, however, impossible to make medical diagnosis via a video - unless you are Bill Frist or Tom Coburn. I would caution you to be careful about making any insinuations about his medical condition based on just that alone. However, I am concerned enough about what I saw of Senator McCain today that he should be seeing a doctor immediately...Just talked to two more buddies - again - they totally agree - one of whom is ardent McCain supporter."
And this from ThinkProgress
"The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology reviewed the cancer taken off McCain’s head in 2000 and found it to be “highly suggestive of a metastasis of malignant melanoma and may represent a satellite metastasis.” Even with the most optimistic scenario, if McCain has a metastatic malignant melanoma, he has only a 38% chance of surviving past 2010."
The Obama campaign's latest innovation (his 2-minute ad about the economy preceded this) - it owns DISH Network channel 73. Reported by Politico
"The channel plays his two-minute ad laying out his economic plan on a loop, over and over. The only explanation: The media buyers think they can reach enough people per dollar to make it worth the odd buy."
ABC reports that 60% think SlickS is not ready.
"Skepticism about Sarah Palin has soared since she entered the national political stage, with six in 10 Americans now doubting her qualifications for office and fewer than half convinced of her grasp of complex issues...just 35 percent say Palin has the experience it takes to serve effectively as president, down a dozen points since early September; 60 percent think not, up 15. And just 46 percent think Palin "understands complex issues," while 49 percent think she doesn't -- a poor assessment on this most basic qualification."
BOY, what's with the 46% that think she does or might "understand complex issues"? What Kool-Aid are they drinkin'?
continuing from ABC: "Biden's ratings starkly contrast Palin's: Seventy-five percent say he understands complex issues, 70 percent say he has suitable experience to take over as president if necessary and just 13 percent say his selection makes them less apt to support Barack Obama."
If you're one of the 60% who is terrified by the prospect of SlickS being "one heartbeat away", this from Americablog won't quell your concerns. Writing about McShame's disorientation when trying to leave the stage yesterday a physician says
"Let me put it like this. If I had seen a 70-75 year old man do that in front of me in the emergency room - that gentleman would be immediately admitted for what is known as a TIA. This is a mini-stroke that often comes before a big huge one.,,I showed this video to 3 colleagues today - AND a neurologist - all of us agreed - this is concerning and should be immediately evaluated. It is, however, impossible to make medical diagnosis via a video - unless you are Bill Frist or Tom Coburn. I would caution you to be careful about making any insinuations about his medical condition based on just that alone. However, I am concerned enough about what I saw of Senator McCain today that he should be seeing a doctor immediately...Just talked to two more buddies - again - they totally agree - one of whom is ardent McCain supporter."
And this from ThinkProgress
"The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology reviewed the cancer taken off McCain’s head in 2000 and found it to be “highly suggestive of a metastasis of malignant melanoma and may represent a satellite metastasis.” Even with the most optimistic scenario, if McCain has a metastatic malignant melanoma, he has only a 38% chance of surviving past 2010."
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Rats from a Sinking Ship
Not much time today, so here are a few links:
Congressman Mark Kirk from Illinois is a bundler for the McCain campaign. He's the first elected official to publicly voice concerns about SlickSarah.
It's so common that it's not news any more, but McCain gets "testy" with the media...and mis-states (oops, lies?) yet again. HuffPost
In case you missed the fact that Maureen Dowd was banned from the McCain plane, here's an excerpt of her thoughts on the matter. Couldn't have said it better myself. Slick=Cheney in a skirt; McShame=Cheney in a shirt.
"It was disappointing because I didn't think John McCain would ever be as dismissive of the First Amendment as Dick Cheney."
Bill's smokin' (no, he didn't inhale this time)...
And though (Clinton) repeated his mantra that Democrats don't have to "say one bad word" about their Republican opponents to win the election, Clinton actually snuck in a dig against Sarah Palin.
Gotta run...check out HuffPost and ThePoliticalCarnival for other goodies including:
Congressman Mark Kirk from Illinois is a bundler for the McCain campaign. He's the first elected official to publicly voice concerns about SlickSarah.
It's so common that it's not news any more, but McCain gets "testy" with the media...and mis-states (oops, lies?) yet again. HuffPost
In case you missed the fact that Maureen Dowd was banned from the McCain plane, here's an excerpt of her thoughts on the matter. Couldn't have said it better myself. Slick=Cheney in a skirt; McShame=Cheney in a shirt.
"It was disappointing because I didn't think John McCain would ever be as dismissive of the First Amendment as Dick Cheney."
Bill's smokin' (no, he didn't inhale this time)...
And though (Clinton) repeated his mantra that Democrats don't have to "say one bad word" about their Republican opponents to win the election, Clinton actually snuck in a dig against Sarah Palin.
"So (Barack's) got a better philosophy. He's got better answers. He's got a better understanding, and better advisers on these complex economic matters. He's got a better vice presidential partner," More here.
Gotta run...check out HuffPost and ThePoliticalCarnival for other goodies including:
- McCain claims to look to Slick for foreign policy advice - now, THAT's reassuring,
- New RapeKit ad
- Being gay is a choice (SlickS)
- And more...
Monday, September 29, 2008
Poor Pitiful Palin
Love, Love, Love this photo!There's apparently some McShame campaign concern about the media being "too hard" on Palin and suggestions that they should go easier on her...be more deferential. Well, I think they're being too soft. But Gottalaff's father-in-law (who used to write for Alan King, Milton Berle and Jonathan Winters, just to name a few. And all those Dean Martin Roasts, too: Don Rickles, Red Buttons, Phyllis Diller, Sammy Davis, Jr., etc) has once again spoofed her among his other jokes. From ThePoliticalCarnival
"Vice Presidential nominee, SARAH PALIN's address to the United Nations was canceled, which was a shame. She was really ready to speak. She says she knows all about the UN because she can see the building from her hotel room."
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Obama Endorsed
Thousands hear Barack and Joe in Detroit. Crowds lookin' pretty impressive. View news clip here.
Breaking a long string of republican endorsements, The Record is endorsing Obama this year.
About Obama, they write
"Obama can inspire, and our nation desperately needs an inspirational leader. And he does not carry the deep scars of Vietnam, as do many of McCain's generation. He offers hope. A new way of doing business. And a belief that our system of government can be made to work. He's the clear choice."
About McShame and Slick they write:"mccain's selection of Palin as a running mate was appalling. The first-term governor is clearly not experienced enough to serve as vice president or president if required. Her lack of knowledge is being covered up by keeping her away from questioning reporters and doing interviews only with those considered friendly to her views."
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