Today, the Obama-Biden campaign released a new 30 second TV ad, Destination, which highlights McCain?s trip to Bermuda where he pledged to protect tax breaks for American corporations that hide their profits offshore and in return, the grateful insurance company executives and their lobbyists who benefited gave McCain $50,000.
Archive for September 23rd, 2008
23 Sep
Joe Biden in Woodbridge, VA
Joe Biden on John McCain’s Support for “The most notorious tax loophole that exists in our law today” By Christopher Hass – Sep 23rd, 2008 at 3:19 pm EDT At a community gathering in Woodbridge, Virginia today Joe Biden addressed John McCain’s support for what Biden described as “the most notorious tax loophole that exists [...]
23 Sep
Senator Obama’s Plan To Protect Taxpayers and Homeowners
Obama HQ 9/23/08 3:44 PM Amanda Scott Comments Senator Obama just addressed the press about the proposed financial rescue package in Tampa, Florida. He issued the statement below on the proposal… Yesterday, the President said that Congress should pass his proposal to ease the crisis on Wall Street without significant changes or improvements. [...]
23 Sep
Count the Facts Sarah Palin Gets Dead Wrong on ABC Interview!
From Think Progress: In his interview with Sarah Palin that aired this morning on Good Morning America, ABC?s Charlie Gibson challenged the governor on whether she has any national security experience. Some highlights from the interview: On National Security Credentials: GIBSON: When I asked John McCain about your national security credentials, he cited the fact [...]
23 Sep
Palin’s “Road To Nowhere” Pork Barrel Project Exposed
CNN exposes Sarah Palin’s $26 million pork barrel “Road To Nowhere,” the three mile road that was supposed to lead to the “Bridge To Nowhere” — until Congress killed the earmark funding for the bridge in 2005. Also, I’ve got two other posts up at HuffPost, both on short video clips. First, CNN’s Ed Henry [...]
23 Sep
No Talk Express: Sarah Palin Bans Reporters from UN Meetings
The McCain campaign continues to keep a bubble around Sarah Palin, refusing to allow the press or voters to ask her questions for fear her lack of domestic and foreign policy knowledge becomes more evident. VIA AP: NEW YORK – Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who has not held a press conference in nearly [...]
23 Sep
BAILOUT OF BUSH ECONOMIC FAILURE NOT WARRANTED
OpEdNews Original Content at http://www.opednews.com/articles/BAILOUT-OF-BUSH-ECONOMIC-F-by-Allen-L-Roland-080923-887.html September 23, 2008 By Allen L Roland President Bush is now nationalizing US companies at a rate of $400 billion per month in an attempt to stop the inevitable depression caused by his Administration ~ which must now be held accountable for the financial chaos they have created. The [...]
23 Sep
An Unfair And Ineffective Bailout
thinkprogress.org ECONOMY The Bush administration’s initial plan to bail out Wall Street’s ailing financial markets was just three pages long. It called for Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to be given unprecedented and unilateral authority to buy up $700 billion in souring mortgage assets from the very financial institutions that “engineered the current crisis.” Section 8 [...]
23 Sep
We Can’t Afford McCain and Palin’s Anti-Science Beliefs
By John Tirman, AlterNet. Posted September 23, 2008. Their combined anti-science positions may be devastating for the economy, the environment and our health. One of the peculiar oversights of the Sarah Palin media blitz is her strong anti-science views. In keeping with her Pentecostal faith and alignment with the far right of the Republican Party, [...]
23 Sep
Bush Sets New Low With 19 Percent Approval Rating, Members of the 19 Percent Hard to Find Except on TV
Submitted by davidswanson on Tue, 2008-09-23 George W. Bush’s Overall Job Approval Matches ARG Low As 82% Say National Economy is Getting Worse http://americanresearchgroup.com/economy George W. Bush’s overall job approval has matched its low in American Research Group monthly polling as 82% of Americans say the national economy is getting worse, according to the [...]
23 Sep
Four Simple Things to Look for in a Bailout Plan That Isn’t a Taxpayer Rip-off
By Hillary Rosen, Huffington Post. Posted September 23, 2008. A quick take on the bailout if you don’t have time to read what all the economic experts are saying about the financial crisis. Lots of smart people with extensive financial and economic expertise will weigh in on the bailout legislation now winding its way through [...]
