Appearing on MSNBC’s Hardball today, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) attacked the patriotism of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), based on his alleged relationship to former Weather Underground member William Ayers and the values of Obama’s former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. “I’m very concerned that he may have anti-American views,” said Bachmann. “That’s what the American people [...]
Archive for October 19th, 2008
19 Oct
The 5 McCain Videos Everyone Needs to See
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 press still [...]
19 Oct
Tell McCain to End the Politics of Hate
We’d like to talk about the pressing issues facing our country: the woeful economy, rising unemployment, the housing crisis, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But we can’t talk about them because John McCain and Sarah Palin have distracted us with the politics of hate and fear. Instead of discussing the real issues plaguing [...]
19 Oct
Over 7 Million See John McCain’s YouTube Problem!
By far the most successful video in the REAL McCain series, “John McCain’s YouTube Problem Just Became a Nightmare” just passed the 7 million view mark! An astonishing number, considering we only launched this video back in May. It is currently #14 on YouTube’s all-time most matched list of News and Politics videos; by comparison, [...]
19 Oct
Letterman Confronts McCain on Gordon Liddy Ties
From Jamison Foser at Media Matters: Finally, for the first time this year, a prominent media figure asked John McCain about his relationship with G. Gordon Liddy last night. The lack of media attention to the Liddy-McCain relationship is one of the clearest double standards in recent political history. McCain and the news media have [...]
19 Oct
Three Trends and a Train Wreck
ECONOMIC VIEW By TYLER COWEN Published: October 17, 2008 HOW did the world’s financial system get into such a mess? It’s tempting to blame specific politicians, decisions and laws (or the lack thereof), and leave it at that. David G. Klein While it’s certainly true that a great number of serious, identifiable mistakes have been [...]
19 Oct
How Voters See the Bailout
OFF THE CHARTS By FLOYD NORRIS Published: October 17, 2008 THE most important legislation passed by the current Congress almost certainly was the bank bailout bill. Whether it will do much good is still unclear, but there is little doubt that most Americans were not impressed, even though the bill was backed by Congressional leaders, [...]
19 Oct
The Next Administration: Obama
With Election Day Two Weeks Away, the Candidates Are Sketching Out Who Would Serve In Their Cabinets. Advisers Say Both Favor a Bipartisan Lineup Dominated by Veterans. (By Jahi Chikwendiu — The Washington Post) Buy Photo (By Jahi Chikwendiu — The Washington Post) Sunday, October 19, 2008; Page A12 The Washington Post If he is [...]
19 Oct
Arduous Transition Awaits Next President
Inherited Problems Bring Crushing Pressure By Michael D. Shear, Michael Abramowitz, Anne E. Kornblut and Shailagh Murray Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, October 19, 2008; Page A01 If Sen. Barack Obama wakes up as the president-elect on Nov. 5, he will immediately assume responsibility for fixing a shredded economy while the Bush administration is still [...]
19 Oct
Republicans Abuse Prosecutorial Powers to Intimidate Voters
By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. Posted October 17, 2008. From the FBI to Ohio county prosecutors, GOP-connected lawmen are seeking to scare new voters. (Editor’s note: This story was published late Thursday, before the Obama campaign counsel Bob Bauer addressed many of these same issues in a media conference call on Friday.) As the presidential [...]
19 Oct
Colin Powell Endorses Obama
BARACK OBAMA Updated 11:46 a.m. By Shailagh Murray and Ed O’Keefe washingtonpost.com Former Secretary of State Colin Powell crossed party lines this morning to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president, the most prominent GOP defection yet of the 2008 campaign. Obama has courted Republicans all along, but in Powell he gets party crossover plus military [...]
