The 2008 Vice Presidential Debate from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, starring Senator Joe “The Shark” Biden and Governor Sarah “Barracuda” Palin; moderated by Gwen Ifill
Sarah Palin has the upper hand this evening, considering how low expectations are for her following weeks of disastrous interviews. It should be noted that Palin is [...]
CNN compares the SNL Couric/Palin interview with the real interview.
Newsweek: Fareed Zakaria: Palin Is Ready? Please.
“McCain says that he always puts country first. In this important case, that is simply not true.”
Salon: The Sarah Palin pity party
“Everyone seems to be oozing sympathy for the fumbling vice-presidential nominee. Please. Cry me a freaking river.”
Salon: McCain, the [...]
This new ad reminds me of the Onion News Network report on Diebold leaking the results of the election early. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Read more »»Even though John McCain has already won the debate he is putting the country first tonight and going through with it anyway. What a patriot!
The Commission on Presidential Debates has the official rules & debate format.
FINAL THOUGHTS: While many of the pundits on various channels were quick to anoint John McCain the winner, [...]
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 [...]
In light of the financial crisis, John McCain just announced that he is suspending his presidential campaign. He has also asked Barack Obama to postpone Friday night’s debate.
It sounds to me like McCain is trying to stop the bleeding, not the economy’s but his own struggling campaign. It’s a risky ploy [...]
Dennis Kucinich on the economic crisis:
“The double standard is stunning: their profits are their profits, but their losses are our losses.”
CNN: Ron Paul Commentary: Bailouts will lead to rough economic ride
The former GOP Presidential candidate and the only one who did not endorse John McCain seems to understand the economy better than McCain and Obama.
Real [...]
Politico: McCain camp criticism rife with errors
The McCain campaign held a conference call to ask reporters to stop calling him a liar and proceeded to lie during conference call.
CNN: Palin’s town charged women for rape exams
I’ve said this before but I’ll say it again: Sarah Palin will be a step back for [...]
Newsweek: All the Candidates’ Cars
Barack Obama — the elitist — owns one car. John McCain owns thirteen cars, which is fewer than two cars per house. Now, in McCain’s defense, I doubt he knows that he owns that many. And if asked about his cars, I’m sure McCain would play the POW [...]
CNN Fact Checks
CNN is doing a rare public service in journalism these days: fact checking.
• Is Obama against nuclear power?
Verdict: False
• Did McCain oppose helping women get equal pay?
Verdict: True, but incomplete. McCain said he opposed it, did not actually vote against it. And the legislation is more complicated than Obama’s comments may suggest.
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