The Real McCain 2 reached an astonishing 4 million views last week, just as the McCain campaign was trotting out lie after lie at the Republican National Convention. Coincidence? We don’t think so. To us, this unprecedented number suggests that the public is desperately seeking the truth about John McCain — a truth the corporate [...]
Archive for September 9th, 2008
9 Sep
Lies To Nowhere
thinkprogress.org ETHICS Lies To Nowhere On August 29, when Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) introduced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) as his running mate, he touted her as “someone who’s stopped government from wasting taxpayers’ money.” Following McCain on the stage, Palin claimed that she “told Congress, ‘Thanks, but no thanks,’ on that Bridge to Nowhere.” “If our state [...]
9 Sep
The Sarah Palin I Know
Posted by Anne Kilkenny, AlterNet at 5:01 PM on September 8, 2008. A long-time Wasilla resident who has known Palin for 16 years shares her own views on the Vice Presidential candidate. EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an email missive probably read by millions of people by Anne Kilkenny, a long-time resident of Wasilla Alaska, who [...]
9 Sep
McCain’s Convenient Untruth
By Sebastian Mallaby Monday, September 8, 2008; Page A17 Washington Post When it comes to fighting wars, John McCain stands up and calls for sacrifice. “We never hide from history; we make history,” he declared in his convention speech. But when it comes to taxes, McCain is unwilling to demand even a teensy bit of [...]
9 Sep
Sarah Palin’s 9 Most Disturbing Beliefs
By AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. Posted September 8, 2008. It’s time to shift the discussion about Palin to what really matters: her far-right views on the issues. Let’s forget for a moment that Sarah Palin likes to kill moose, has lots of children and was once voted the second-prettiest lady in Alaska; that’s all part of [...]
9 Sep
The War Within
The inside story of how President Bush’s team dealt with its failing Iraq strategy � The War Within | Rift Outmaneuvered And Outranked, Military Chiefs Became Outsiders Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, September 8, 2008; Page A01 At the Joint Chiefs of Staff in late November 2006, Gen. Peter Pace was facing every chairman’s nightmare: [...]
9 Sep
Lakoff: Palin Appeals to Voter Emotions — Dems Beware
By George Lakoff, AlterNet. Posted September 1, 2008. The initial Democratic response to Palin indicates that many Democrats have not learned the lessons of the Reagan and Bush years. This election matters because of realities — the realities of global warming, the economy, the Middle East, nuclear proliferation, civil liberties, species extinction, poverty here and [...]
9 Sep
The War Within
thinkprogress.org IRAQ The War Within In his “fourth insider account from the Bush White House,” The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008, veteran journalist Bob Woodward “tracks the growing alarm in the White House in 2006, as U.S. casualties mounted during Iraq’s plunge toward civil war.” Based on “more than 150 interviews,” including conversations [...]
