Archive for 'McCain'
I’m Watching
that ridiculous forum on public service where they interview Messrs. McCain and Obama, each for an hour, about “service” and other namby-pamby related stuff. I could have sworn that Mr. McCain said that if Mr. Obama had agreed to the town-hall meetings he wanted the campaign wouldn’t have gotten nasty. I think he […]
Posted: September 11th, 2008 under McCain, Obama, Rhetoric.
Comments: 2
Whose country first?
How did John McCain come to choose Sarah Palin as his running mate. For a cheeky but painfully accurate account, check out this video promoted by Lowell on Raising Kaine.
Posted: September 3rd, 2008 under McCain.
Comments: 2
On Governor Palin’s National Security Experience and Beyond
First we have Campbell Brown interviewing pwning Tucker Bounds on the Goveror’s national security experience. Seriously this one is worth watching.
And then the McCain campaign went all hissyfit pissy and cancelled Senator McCain’s appearance on Larry King Live. (ThinkProgress has the video of Wolf Blitzer making that announcement.)
Talk about cutting off your nose […]
Posted: September 2nd, 2008 under McCain, Palin, Whining.
Comments: 3
Day One Of The Republican National Convention
You can write your own caption without my help.
via Princess Sparkle Pony
Posted: September 1st, 2008 under GOP, McCain, Self-destruction.
Comments: none
The Republican National Committee Crumbles Before Our Eyes
Update below
I had planned to do my final post about what the choice of Vice Presidential nominees revealed about each of the candidates, but that seems to have been overtaken by events. Instead this will be about the Republicans using another tragedy for their own selfish interests.
Tomorrow the Republican National Convention will gavel […]
Posted: August 31st, 2008 under Do The Right Thing, McCain, Self-destruction.
Comments: 1
McCain’s Baked Alaska
This New York Times piece by Gail Collins is far and away the best response to McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin for VP that I have read today.This one, I kid you not, is worth copying and making a flyer of to send to everyone you know. Why use a bludgeon when the […]
Posted: August 30th, 2008 under McCain.
Comments: 5
Sarah Palin
America’s Hottest Governor, is reported to be John McCain’s pick for a Vice Presidential nominee.
Today John McCain is 73. Sarah Palin, age 44, has been the Governor of Alaska for less than two years. She has no other experience. (There goes the “Obama lacks experience” argument.) She is […]
Posted: August 29th, 2008 under Aargh, Ain't That America, McCain.
Comments: 25
Michelle Obama Rocks
Just saying.
Posted: August 25th, 2008 under Ain't That America, Iraq, McCain, Obama.
Comments: 2
McCain is a hero, so…
Over on Newsvine, I am asked if I believe that John McCain has lied about or embellished his experience as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. I reply (elaborating some thoughts previously presented here), as follows,
Lied? No? Embellished? Perhaps. Exaggerated the importance of? That, to me, is the critical point. My daughter and son-in-law both […]
Posted: August 23rd, 2008 under McCain.
Comments: 8
Finally the Attack Dog Appears
Starring John McSame and Ralph Reed.
Posted: August 20th, 2008 under Crooks, McCain.
Comments: 2