Palin Was Director Of Stevens’ 527 Group (4)
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So much for fighting for reform, eh? Sarah Palin built her political capital in Alaska by throwing in with none other than Ted Stevens Palin’s name is listed on 2003 incorporation papers of the “Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc.,” a 527 group that could raise unlimited funds from corporate donors. The group was designed to serve as a political boot camp for Republican women in the state. She served as one of three ...
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Maurice said:
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Senior Republicans Question McCain’s Judgment (3)
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The London Times’ US editor, Gerard Baker - as reliable a Republican booster as it is possible to find - reports that senior GOP greyhairs are worried. While Republican delegates here rave about Sarah Palin, and angrily denounce the salubrious media coverage of her daughter’s pregnancy, a number of the party’s elders are in a state of high anxiety. … Some Republicans are plainly upset that in an election campaign which Senator McCain himself has ...
Crooks and Liars » Sarah Palin, July 2008: I don’t even know what the Vice President does (5)
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Republican VP candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin told Larry Kudlow less than two months ago that she can’t answer whether or not she would accept the VP offer because she has no idea what the Vice President does. Download | Play Download | Play “As for that VP talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does ...
Ready to Lead?: McCain taps Alaska Gov. Palin as VP (5)
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Wow. This one came out of left field. Sen. McCain today chose first-term governor Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential running mate. Download | Play Download | Play The choice is problematic for McCain on a number of fronts. Palin is the least qualified and experienced running mate in the history of the office, having served a total of 20 months in office, and none on the national level. Does anyone really want Sarah Palin ...
Daily Show: Has Michelle Obama sufficiently proven her patriotism? (5)
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Jon Stewart examines the media’s bizarre obsession with questioning Michelle Obama’s patriotism in the context of her amazing convention speech. Download | Play Download | Play “She’s got to [prove her patriotism]! She’s a Democrat. She must prove she loves America, as opposed to Republicans who everyone knooows love America. They just hate half the people living in it.” Of course Karl Rove disagrees, writing in the Wall Street Journal that Michelle “could have done ...
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Priceless: “She’s got to [prove her patriotism]! She’s a Democrat. She must prove she loves America, as opposed to Republicans who everyone knooows love America. They just hate half the people living in it.”
Sen. Casey Blasts McCain, Calls Him Bush’s “Sidekick” (2)
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Senator Bob Casey came out swinging Tuesday night and landed a few direct hits on the jaws of the “Bush-McCain Republicans.” Download | Play Download | Play “John McCain calls himself a maverick, but he votes with George Bush 95% of the time. That’s not a maverick. That’s a sidekick.” “The Bush-McCain Republicans inherited the strongest economy in history and drove it into a ditch. They cut taxes on the wealthiest of us, and passed ...
Chuck Todd: Don’t believe the PUMA hype (2)
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Chuck Todd makes an observation Monday night that many of his colleagues fail (or refuse to) acknowledge: That the influence of the PUMA crowd is greatly exaggerated, and the Republicans have their own “PUMA problem” with Ron Paul and his supporters. Download | Play Download | Play “I think what’s happening is we’re in our Denver bubble. There’s 1/3 of the Democratic establishment here who would be big time players had Clinton won, and they ...
Dennis Kucinich At The DNC: Wake Up America! (6)
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Download | Play Download | Play Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich spoke at the Democratic National Convention today and there is little doubt his was the most enthusiastic and hard hitting speech thus far. Dennis always comes armed with truth and facts, and today was no exception. From illegal wiretapping, Iraq and high gas prices to playing the fear card, he blazed through the laundry list of Bush hackery and crimes and pounded the message home ...
John McCain’s Evolution on Abortion (1)
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Back in 2000, during a debate with George W. Bush, Senator John McCain chastised the future President for embracing a Republican platform on abortion that didn’t include exemptions for rape, incest or the health of the mother. Eight years later, and now the GOP nominee for President, McCain has abandoned his own convictions, and is taking a “hands off approach” to the drafting of the new party platform, which will of course not include those ...
Teddy! Teddy! Teddy! (1)
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Download | Play Download | Play (9:45) Undeterred by his ongoing treatment for brain cancer, Senator Ted Kennedy walked on to the stage tonight at the Democratic National Convention and gave one hell of a speech. As the crowd chanted “Teddy!” he inspired and captivated the audience with all the fire and passion we’ve come to expect from him over the years. “…Nothing - nothing is going to keep me away from this special gathering ...
Face The Nation: The Democrats Stay On Message! (1)
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Download | Play Download | Play Bob Schieffer interviewed three Democrats on Face The Nation this morning and all of them were able to cut through the GOP talking points with ease. Governors Ed Rendell, Kathleen Sebelius and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. did a fantastic job of speaking the truths about John McCain, his elite, lavish lifestyle and how out of touch he is with average Americans. Schieffer plays a clip of John McCain being ...
Will Joe Scarborough Finally Drop The “Latte Sipping Liberal” Garbage Now? (1)
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GOP hack Joe Scarborough hasn’t been on the air for nearly two weeks thanks to the Olympics and a lot has happened in that time. He and the Morning Joe crew will have a lot of ground to cover when they return to the airwaves, but unfortunately for Joe, one of his favorite wingnut memes has been blown to smithereens while he was away — the stereotypical, elitist, latte sipping liberals. Now that we’ve learned ...
AP’s Ron Fournier Strikes Again - Writes Hit Piece On Obama’s VP Pick (1)
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We learned last month that the Associated Press’ DC bureau Chief Ron Fournier (pictured above, right, enjoying donuts with John McCain) is a huge fan of Karl Rove and the Bush administration and considered taking a job with the McCain campaign so when he stepped up to the plate for the GOP candidate this morning, it came as little surprise. The headline of his article says it all: Analysis: Biden pick shows lack of confidence ...
Susan Eisenhower Leaving GOP For Good, Cites McCain’s “Rove-Style” Politics (8)
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National Interest: I have decided I can no longer be a registered Republican. For the first time in my life I announced my support for a Democratic candidate for the presidency, in February of this year. This was not an endorsement of the Democratic platform, nor was it a slap in the face to the Republican Party. It was an expression of support specifically for Senator Barack Obama. I had always intended to go back ...
Limbaugh: Obama’s Nomination “Really goes back to the fact that nobody had the guts to stand up and say no to a black guy.” (3)
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Audio and more from Media Matters: On the August 19 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh said that “it is striking how unqualified [Sen. Barack] Obama is and, and how this whole thing came about with, within the Democrat [sic] Party. I think it really goes back to the fact that nobody had the guts to stand up and say no to a black guy.” Limbaugh went on to say: “I think ...
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BREAKING: Threatening Letters Containing White Powder Sent To McCain Offices In CO & NH (1)
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AP: CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Authorities say a threatening letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to a John McCain campaign office in the Denver suburb of Centennial, and a similar letter was sent to a McCain office in Manchester, N.H.A hazardous materials team was trying to determine if the powder found in Colorado is harmful. It wasn’t immediately known if the New Hampshire letter also contained a powder, said Jeff Sadosky, a spokesman with ...
Sullivan: Bush & Cheney Don’t Believe John McCain Was Tortured (3)
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Andrew Sullivan at The Atlantic hits it right on the head. John McCain has gone back on his word not to play up his POW experiences during the presidential campaign, so this is absolutely fair game. He’s not just exploiting his time as a POW, he’s lifting other people’s stories to gain sympathy. Couple that with his vote in the Senate to allow Americans to use the same torture “enhanced interrogation techniques” that were used ...
McCain can’t remember how many homes he owns (2)
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Only non-elitists have trouble keeping track of all their multi-million dollar houses. Politico: (audio available here) Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own. “I think — I’ll have my staff get to you,” McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. “It’s condominiums where — I’ll have them get to you.” Is McCain’s memory so shot that he genuinely can’t remember? ...
Joe Lieberman Will Speak At GOP Convention - How soon can we kick him out? (2)
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AP: Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate in 2000 and now an independent who is one of John McCain’s strongest supporters, will speak at the Republican National Convention, an official said. Lieberman will deliver a speech when Republicans gather in St. Paul, Minn., to nominate McCain for president, a party official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The official requested anonymity because a formal announcement had yet to be made. Lieberman’s ...
Obama hits back at McCain cheap shots in VFW speech (1)
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Just as McCain did Monday, Barack Obama addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars today, and didn’t pull any punches in his response to McCain’s attacks, especially when it came to the cheap shot that he would rather win the Presidency than win the war. It’s welcoming to see a Democrat eager to go before traditionally Republican-friendly audiences and knock it out of the park. Download | Play Download | Play (HT: David) In the run-up ...
