Posts from ‘September, 2008’

The McCain campaign has been criticized for keeping Sarah Palin from reporters. A lot of people (myself included) have unfairly concluded that she was being sequestered because she’s stupid and might embarrass herself and the campaign, hurting its chances in November.  Well, she showed us:

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Reader AG says:

On [Bill] Maher’s show last week, Andrew Sullivan made a big show of defending religion and expressing contempt for Maher’s movie, Religulous. [The exchange begins at around 6:45 -- GB]:

But today, Sullivan says, “[e]ven I am a little shocked by this video from Palin’s church. Asking God to protect her from witchcraft?”

I don’t [...]

Left-wing propaganda machine CNN reports that it appears the McCain campaign is keeping Sarah Palin away from reporters.  The people, of course, don’t need to see her conduct a news conference to know that she’s qualified for office. She’s a hockey mom who hunts moose, for God’s sake. What else do we need to know? Give [...]

Lost in the news of the “suspension” of John McCain’s campaign is the interview given by Sarah Palin to Katie Couric tonight.  If you were wondering whether Palin is able to give an answer she hasn’t rehearsed, the answer is no:
Sarah Palin: My understanding is that Rick Davis recused himself from the dealings of the firm. I don’t [...]

In case there was any doubt that John McCain’s decision to suspend his campaign is a cynical attempt to rescue his sinking quest for the presidency, the media tonight got ahold of the official McCain-Palin talking points distributed to supporters describing what to say about…suspending the campaign.  The campaign is not pleased that what was meant [...]

Speaking to the nation about the danger faced by “our entire economy” tonight, George Bush invited John McCain and Barack Obama to the White House tomorrow to help work it out.  This invitation comes, coincidentally, just a couple of hours after John McCain, struggling in the polls, announced the “suspension” of his campaign, his desire to [...]

Via CNN:
Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign to return to Washington and focus on the “historic” crisis facing the U.S. economy.
McCain said it was time for both parties to come together to solve economic crisis.
The Arizona senator called on his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, to do the same. [...]

Obama 282, McCain 256 is still what matters, but a lead this significant nationally will translate into movement in various state polls:

The poll found that, among likely voters, Obama now leads McCain by 52 percent to 43 percent. Two weeks ago, in the days immediately following the Republican National Convention, the race was essentially even, [...]

From last night’s Election Center:

Substantively, I’m not sure I agree that the McCain campaign’s treatment of Sarah Palin is sexist.  His campaign is keeping her from the press not because she’s a woman, but because she’s an ignoramus. If Palin were a man and this unqualified for office, I’m sure the McCain campaign would be [...]

Headline in today’s New York Times: “McCain Aide’s Firm Was Paid by Freddie Mac Through August.”  It goes downhill for McCain from there:
One of the giant mortgage companies [Freddie Mac] at the heart of the credit crisis paid $15,000 a month from the end of 2005 through last month to a firm owned by Senator [...]