Thursday Politics: My Friends, Stop Everything!
David Letterman Reacts to John McCain Suspending Campaign
David Letterman was quite perturbed by the fact that John McCain lied to him when the Arizona senator canceled his appearance at the last minute. Keith Olbermann ended up filling in. What really set Letterman off was that instead of rushing back to Washington like he claimed, McCain was doing an interview with Katie Couric — Letterman even had his people patch into the live feed. For the rest of the show Letterman mocked the news that McCain suspended his campaign in order to solve the economic crisis. Craig Ferguson even stood up for Letterman over the McCain snub.
ABC News: McCain: Scrap Friday Debate for Bailout; Obama: The Debate is On
Obama cites his ability to multitask as the reason Friday’s presidential debate should not be canceled.
ABC News: Ole Miss Official Says Debate Cancellation Would be ‘Devastating’
Apparently McCain hasn’t considered the economic impact of canceling the presidential debate. It would be more than a five million dollar loss for the University of Mississippi.
TPM: Despite “Suspension,” Two McCain Advisers Attacked Obama Today
Not only is McCain still running ads in multiple states but his surrogates and advisers are still actively campaigning. What suspension?
Rep. Barney Frank: “We’re trying to rescue the economy, not the McCain campaign.”
HuffPo: Palin Stumped On McCain’s History Of Supporting Regulation
Sarah Palin is completely oblivious. She’ll get back to you, Katie Couric.
TPM: Palin Explains Why Alaska Experience Gives Her National Security Credentials
No one seems to understand what Palin’s saying here.
Gov Track: John McCain missed 738 of 4104 roll call votes (18%) since Feb 4, 1993.
John McCain Record — an informative site where you can enter any issue and see McCain’s record on said issue. Also, three facts about John McCain every American should know.
Joe Biden gave an outstanding speech yesterday (and said “ladies and gentlemen” more than Daniel Plainview) where he blasted John McCain’s readiness to lead.
Odds & Ends
• Ever wonder what campaign ads would look like if the voting age was six?
• John McCain spent $5,583 on an American Idol makeup artist.
• Stephen Colbert asks Jon Stewart to join him in suspending their shows.
• Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert reenact The New Yorker’s controversial Obama cover.
