By Robert Parry, Consortium News. Posted September 15, 2008. McCain and Palin reach a new level of campaign dishonesty as they tell lies about their records and their opponent. But will they pay a price? Despite all the chatter about how “historic” Campaign 2008 has been, it is the McCain-Palin ticket that it is truly [...]
Archive for October 8th, 2008
8 Oct
Make-Believe Maverick
A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty. TIM DICKINSON Posted Oct 16, 2008 12:00 AM • VIDEO: Five Myths About John McCain • The Double-Talk Express • Mad Dog Palin: The Full Story • Karl Rove’s A-Team At Fort McNair, an army base [...]
8 Oct
When Their Supporters Call Obama a Terrorist and Demand His Assassination, McCain and Palin Remain Silent
Everyone has their threshold. I’ve just reached mine. Thanks to AmericaBlog for pointing me to this and this. Also a hat tip to TPM Election Central. John “Country Last” McCain and Sarah Palin held some truly hate-filled rallies on Monday. Here’s a montage from McCain’s hatefest 2008. During this rally, a McCain supporter answers [...]
8 Oct
Olbermann’s Special Comment Scorches Palin
Watch Keith Olbermann deliver a Special Comment smack down of Sarah Palin for her remarks that Obama was “pallin’ around with terrorists.” This video is also available onYouTube.
8 Oct
21 Reasons Why McCain’s VP Pick is HILARIOUS! (a work in progress)
Previously, I?d seen John McCain?s VP pick as a no-win situation. He couldn?t pick Joe Lieberman because he?s Jewish and pro-choice (angering evangelicals), couldn?t pick Mitt Romney because he?s Mormon (angering evangelicals), and couldn?t pick Mike Huckabee since he?s a religious fundamentalist (angering independents). Seemed like Tim Pawlenty would be a safe, boring choice that [...]
8 Oct
The McCain-Obama Post-Debate “Handshake”
John McCain and Barack Obama at the conclusion of the 2nd Presidential Debate, October 7, 2008
8 Oct
CNN Presidential Debate Poll: Obama Won by Double Digit Margin
CNN Presidential debate poll shows Barack Obama winning the debate by 24%, increasing his favorability ratings, while John McCain lost and flat lined on favorability ratings.
8 Oct
The destructive policies of President Bush
Globe Newspaper Company By H.D.S. Greenway October 7, 2008 IT IS HARD to believe how far this republic has fallen since President George W. Bush took office. Eight years ago, the United States had a budget surplus, peace and prosperity reigned, and America was universally respected. True, Bill Clinton had besmirched the office of the [...]
8 Oct
Veeps for unfettered power
October 7, 2008 VICE PRESIDENT Dick Cheney hasn’t just wielded unprecedented influence within the executive branch; he has also steered President Bush’s administration toward his own philosophy of unfettered presidential power. With Cheney and his proteges in the lead, the administration toyed with going to war in Iraq without congressional authorization. It has also asserted [...]
8 Oct
Is This Election the Major Historical Turning Point It Seems to Be? Yes
By Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com. Posted October 8, 2008. A small election victory won’t drastically turn around any of the darker challenges our country faces — only a massive victory can do that. In his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama called the forthcoming presidential election a “defining moment” in this country’s history. [...]
8 Oct
Obama’s Flimsy Ties to Bill Ayers
By Ari Berman, The Nation. Posted October 7, 2008. The McCain campaign is attacking Barack Obama for his minor ties in Chicago to former ’60s radical Bill Ayers — here’s the real story. In a last-ditch attempt to reverse its sagging poll numbers, the McCain campaign is attacking Barack Obama for his flimsy ties in [...]
8 Oct
A Country in Shambles, Under GOP Rule
By Glenn Greenwald, Salon. Posted October 7, 2008. The overarching reality of the country is that we’ve lived under unchallenged Republican rule, and the country has virtually collapsed on every level. Published on Saturday, October 4, 2008 by Salon.com There are few things that make political coverage more unbearable — and more distorting — than [...]
