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Sarah Palin: Unfit for the Office of Vice President
Palin’s Power Play: Troopergate in AlaskaBy Dave Lindorff / August 30, 2008 There are many reasons why most Americans should be turned off by Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s last-minute choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate. She’s an … Continue reading
Fontaine Maverick : John McCain is no Maverick!
Former Texas Congressman and San Antonio mayor Maury Maverick — the real thing.McCain’s just talking ‘gobbledygook‘By Fontaine Maverick / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2008 I just got a call from my brother, Maury Maverick, who said that if … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, History, Marketing, Maury Maverick, McCain, Presidential Campaign, Progressives, Texas, Texas History
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Gov. Palin on Iraq : Hard to Tell What She Thinks
Team McCain. Photo by Mark Lyons/EPA.‘I’ve been so focused on state government, I haven’t really focused much on the war in Iraq’By Mark Benjamin / August 29, 2008 Presumably, John McCain would only select a candidate for vice president who … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran War, Iraq, McCain, Presidential Campaign, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Vice President
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What is McCain Thinking? One Alaskan’s Perspective
Lovely Downtown Wasilla, Alaska… Sarah Palin, former mayor.Sarah Palin for Veep: ‘Is this a joke?’By AK Muckraker / August 29, 2008 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — “Is this a joke?” That seemed to be the question du jour when my phone started … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, McCain, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, Vice President
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Jimmy Carter : McCain ‘Milking’ POW Time
Photo by Kate Patterson, USA Today.McCain is ‘milking every possible drop of advantage’ from vietnam experienceBy Alan Gomez / August 29, 2008 DENVER — Former president Jimmy Carter called Republican presidential candidate John McCain a “distinguished naval officer,” but he … Continue reading
Obama’s Grand Speech : Reason for Hope
Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images.‘A historic speech on a historic night’By David Corn / August 28, 2008 It was a historic speech on a historic night–in a remarkable setting. A crowd of tens of thousands of Americans, filling … Continue reading
William Greider on Sarah Palin : McCain’s Hail Mary Pass
‘You mean, if John McCain croaks, she becomes our president?’By William Greider / August 29, 2008 The news was so stunning I refused to believe it until I saw John McCain on the TV screen announcing his pick for Vice … Continue reading
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Tagged McCain, Presidential Campaign, Republican Convention, Republican Party, Sarah Palin
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US Presidential Politics: Really Only for Comedians
A “Papa and Daughter” Ticket?By Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog / August 29, 2008 I was delighted to find someone has already put my opinion of McCain’s pick (and reason for it) into a picture! McCain dumped his first … Continue reading
The DNC Sponsors List Is Rather Enlightening
The list I’ve posted here barely scratches the surface of what the Rocky Mountain News dug out of the public record. I note that this article was published on 12 May, but it is still very timely information. Such notables … Continue reading
Medea Benjamin: "Both Parties Have Kept Us Down This Militaristic Path and Neglected Our Basic Needs"
In this Oct. 24, 2007 file photo, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, is confronted by Code Pink member Desiree Anita Ali-Fairooz, her hands painted red, as she arrives to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)CodePink Faces … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
Eeewwwwhh, these guys look comfortable, eh??From a letter to the Editor in August 26, 2008 Boston Globe, If Barack Obama’s selection of Joe Biden as his running mate is ‘ceding the point that he doesn’t have the foreign policy experience … Continue reading
Frank Rich : Last Call for Change We Can Believe In
Drawing by Barry Blitt / NYT.‘It’s time for Barack Obama to dispatch Change We Can Believe In to a dignified death’By Frank Rich / August 24, 2008 AS the real campaign at last begins in Denver this week, this much … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Democratic Party, McCain, Media Bias, Obama, Political Strategy, Presidential Campaign
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