Economic Unrest Shifts Electoral Battlegrounds (1)
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Barack Obama’s strategy to make incursions into G.O.P. territory is gaining force, while John McCain is scaling back his efforts to capture Democratic states.
Sarah Palin: Homosexuality is a Choice (2)
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More gems from the Alaskan Governor: "As for homosexuality, I am not going to judge Americans and the decisions that they make in their adult personal relationships. I have...one of my best friends for the last 30 years happens to be gay and I love her dearly. She's not my gay friend, she is one of my best friends who happens to have made a choice that isn't a choice that I have made. But ...
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Brian said:
Uh... if i had a "best friend of 30 years," who thought my being gay was a choice I made, we wouldn't fucking be friends. RELIGION is a choice, not being gay.
Dan Savage Wants to Be Sarah Palin's Gay Friend (1)
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The Stranger's Dan Savage would like to be Sarah Palin's gay friend, since nobody has been able to find any of them. Savage says he can teach her kids about sex and gay marriage, and she and Todd could teach his kids about God and skinning mooses. Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP... Who Wants to be Sarah Palin’s Gay Friend? [the stranger]
Letterman Brutalizes John McCain For Cancellations *UPDATED With Video (2)
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Politico: (h/t Scarce for video) Per Drudge, some brutal late night shots at McCain, who cancelled on Letterman tonight: David Letterman tells audience that McCain called him today to tell him he had to rush back to DC to deal with the economy. Then in the middle of the taping Dave got word that McCain was, in fact just down the street being interviewed by Katie Couric. Dave even cut over to the live video ...
McCain Campaign Manager Paid Millions To Lobby Against Regulation On Behalf Of Fannie & Freddie (2)
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The Washington Post: Senator John McCain’s campaign manager was paid more than $30,000 a month for five years as president of an advocacy group set up by the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to defend them against stricter regulations, current and former officials say. Mr. McCain, the Republican candidate for president, has recently begun campaigning as a critic of the two companies and the lobbying army that helped them evade greater regulation as ...
Democrats Reluctantly Embrace Offshore Drilling (1)
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A Republican assault over domestic oil production and the threat of a backlash from financially pressed motorists have Democrats poised to embrace a fundamental shift in energy policy.
GOP seeks to contest voters from foreclosed homes (5)
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I think this might just backfire. The chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County Michigan, a key swing county in a key swing state, is planning to use a list of foreclosed homes to block people from voting in the upcoming election as part of the state GOP’s effort to challenge some voters on Election Day. “We will have a list of foreclosed homes and will make sure people aren’t voting from those addresses,” ...
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Beth said:
BTW, Bush is moving to outsource the GI bill before he leaves office. Nice.
Obama Responds to Lipstick Nonsense (1)
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Earlier today at a campaign stop in Norfolk, Virginia, Obama responded to the nonsense that's been spewing from the McCain camp. He later taped tonight's Late Show with David Letterman and they discussed the 'Lipstick on a Pig' distraction. ABC's Jake Tapper has a preview. Said Obama: "Look this is ... sort of silly season in politics –- not that there’s a non-silly season in politics. But it gets sillier, and it’s a common expression, ...
Op-Ed Columnist: Palin and McCain’s Shotgun Marriage (2)
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John McCain’s speed-dating of Sarah Palin reaffirmed that his decision-making process is impetuous and, in its Bush-like preference for gut instinct over facts, potentially reckless.
Your Turn, Sen. Obama (1)
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Arianna Huffington gives credit where due: Her critics like to say that Palin hasn’t accomplished anything. I disagree: in the space of ten days she’s succeeded in distracting the entire country from the horrific Bush record — and McCain’s complicity in it. My friends, that’s accomplishment we can believe in….Contrary to what we’re hearing 24/7 in the media, the next few weeks are not a test of Sarah Palin. The next few weeks are a ...
Sarah Palin Slashed Funding For Teen Pregnancy Programs (2)
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Washington Post: ST. PAUL — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee who revealed Monday that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, earlier this year used her line-item veto to slash funding for a state program benefiting teen mothers in need of a place to live. After the legislature passed a spending bill in April, Palin went through the measure reducing and eliminating funds for programs she opposed. Inking her initials on the legislation — ...
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Alex said:
I don't even know what to say about this other than "Wow."
The Grinning Corpse (1)
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Some people should not make a habit of smiling. On most people it looks good; some, though, seem not to have the proper face for the task. When John McCain smiles, the look is reminiscent of a skull wrapped tightly in a large wet sock. He smiles so rarely during speeches that it is disconcerting; he does it with such a pained grimace that it is very nearly frightening. If I were to come up ...
