The election has boiled down to this, in my opinion: Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (F.U.D.) versus Hope.
The McCain/Palin campaign and right wingers sling the F.U.D. better than anyone. Remember, when you go to the polls next Tuesday that Barack is: black, an Arab, a Muslim, a terrorist, a friend of terrorists, a communist, a socialist, [...]
It seems the McCain camp is really having problems vetting folks these days (especially someone you are going to mention almost two dozen times at the final debate)... the AP is reportng that Joe the Plumber is not a licensed plumber AND he owes $1200 in back taxes.
The head of the local plumbers’ union says [...]
John McCain at last night’s debate:
“Just again, the example of the eloquence of Sen. Obama. He’s health for the mother. You know, that’s been stretched by the pro-abortion movement in America to mean almost anything. That’s the extreme pro-abortion position, quote, ‘health.’”
So, women’s health is extreme? Just goes to show you – if you are [...]
This one is a little shorter than my previous post!
Just wanted to point out that I am glad someone in the media finally called Joe Six Pack what it really is…
George Packer in the New Yorker:
No one with a sharp, clear image in her head of a hard-pressed American would use a term like “Joe [...]
No, I am not making predictions (now that McCain is participating), it’s an online ad running on the Wall Street Journal site… already. From the Washington Post:
Although the fate of tonight’s presidential debate in Mississippi remains very much up in the air, John McCain has apparently already won it—if you believe an Internet ad an [...]
So the first presidential debate is tonight and McCain is threatening to not show up, in order to work on the financial crisis. He’s even “suspended his campaign” (or not.)
First off, I have to agree with Obama on this one: Presidents should be able to handle more than one major task at one AND what [...]
