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Compare and contrast: Obama video/McCain video

By thePoliticalCarnival

By GottaLaff

Compare and...

...contrast:

A rare video clip of John McCain from April 2006, trashing the work ethic of American workers. In it, he doubts that any American would pick lettuce, even if offered $50 per hour.

Anyone know any illegal immigrant who make that much? We've established these 3 words: Noun, verb, P.O.W. To this let us add 3 more: Out. Of. Touch.

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compare and contrast

http://www.miniclip.com/games/presidential-pounding/en/

By wmt62September 5, 2008 - 5:28pm

School Raps McCain For Using Image As Speech Backdrop

This is from Talking points memo but I can't get the link to post.

School Raps McCain For Using Image As Speech Backdrop Without Permission
By Kate Klonick - September 5, 2008, 4:32PM

Okay, the McCain-Walter Reed Middle School backdrop debacle is getting weirder by the second. Now the principal of the school is hammering McCain for using footage of the school during his convention speech without seeking the school's permission.

Here's the statement from Donna Tobin, the principal...

"It has been brought to the school's attention that a picture of the front of our school, Walter Reed Middle School, was used as a backdrop at the Republican National Convention. Permission to use the front of our school for the Republican National Convention was not given by our school nor is the use of our school's picture an endorsement of any political party or view."
One other interesting development: The California Democratic Party is actually holding a press conference in front of the school within minutes, where Dems will hit McCain for not knowing the difference between the school and Walter Reed Medical Center, which is believed to be the backdrop the McCain campaign really wanted.

Though multiple news organizations are asking for clarification, the McCain campaign is still refusing to comment on questions about whether it had hoped to use the medical center as a backdrop and accidentally used the school instead. Hard to blame them...

By f u bush2September 5, 2008 - 5:43pm

By f u bush2September 5, 2008 - 6:43pm

Jesus H., these motherfuckers are stupid. Or maybe McShitstain was trying to show his support for the future soldiers that he'll get killed or maimed if elected.

Support the Troops.
End the Occupation.

By Guy FawkesSeptember 5, 2008 - 10:49pm

Who was talking last night?

"...change is coming..."
"...we're bringing change to Washington..."
"...we stand for change and hope..."

These were all heard as part of a high-profile speech last night.

Who was speaking?

None other than Jet-go-Splat McJukebox.

I guess someone finally figured out that Obama's approach was working, and working well, so they hope to muddy the waters by adopting it.

McCain/Palin '08: the also-rans.

By nonexistent manSeptember 5, 2008 - 5:49pm

Alright already

I'll take the hit.
Sarah Palin is a cheating whewer and a poor mother and a shill for the oil companies
her little 17 year old daughter is a whewer and, if she marries that redneck hockey jerk, an idiot
John McCain is damaged goods that weren't so good to begin with and has NEVER been a maverick.
There!
If a Rush/O'Rielly/Carlson/Beck/Coulter.....existed for the left THAT is what he/she would say.
And I mean that, man!
Who can take a sunrise......
Sprinkle it with dew

By justintymeSeptember 5, 2008 - 6:11pm

actually I think they would

actually I think they would say that the Palin family is trailer trash minus the trailer. They would say that Sarah Palin can't even keep her daughter to the abstaining principle, and the idea that she could get it taught in schools effectively is farcical. I think they would take the self proclaimed "f#$!@ing redneck" apart piece by piece. They'd use the secession piece to de-patriotize the Palin family values. They would finish up with the idea that the stink of lies and abuses of power are already all over this woman, and since we've already seen 8 years of the abuse of power, enough is enough.

This family could be seen in the Green Room at Jerry Springer on any given day.

By DantebenutoSeptember 5, 2008 - 7:32pm

Compare and Contrast

John McCain speech draws record TV ratings

By Jill Serjeant
2 hours, 44 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain beat(1) Democratic rival Barack Obama in the crucial battle to attract U.S. television viewers during their race to the White House, according to figures released on Friday.

Nielsen Media Research said a record 38.9 million TV viewers watched McCain accept the Republican nomination on Thursday, slightly more than the 38.3 million people who tuned in for Obama's speech last week.

McCain's tally was believed to be the biggest commercial TV audience every for a single night of a U.S. political convention, Nielsen said.

The Republican convention in St. Paul also attracted more average viewers overall than the Democratic Party convention in Denver last week.

Nielsen said an average of 34.4 million people

watched the Republican convention over its main three days. The convention was scaled back on it's opening day as Hurricane Gustav made landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

An average of 30.2 million viewers tuned in to the four-day Democratic Convention in Denver, Nielsen said.

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By SheddSeptember 5, 2008 - 6:13pm

Huh?

Did you say something relevant?

*looks again*

Nope. I didn't think so.

McCain/Palin '08: the also-rans.

By nonexistent manSeptember 5, 2008 - 6:15pm

By nonexistent manSeptember 5, 2008 - 7:15pm

I think he was pointing out how McCain scheduled his speech right after the first NFL game of the season so people watching the game would find out about it and stick around to watch.

But really when you look at it he posted nothing.

By f u bush2September 5, 2008 - 6:49pm

Yes I Did...

...I was pointing out how the Democrats and the left got their butts thoroughly, methodically, and very painfully KICKED!

By SheddSeptember 5, 2008 - 6:47pm

how to win an election

not fundraising (we have a huge advantage)
not popular vote (we have a slight advantage)
not TV ratings (you win, you can have it)

You win by electoral votes. We're up on you by quite a bit there. As I see it, we win any 3 of the 12 or so battleground states there are to be had out there, and McCain is back to bashing Christians like he used to.

So I hardly see how having a bigger viewing audience means you "kicked the Dems butts".

Perhaps you haven't considered the idea that DEMS watched the GOP convention because we are openminded and want to know what you liars are up to, but GOPs did not watch the DEM convention because they don't care what anyone else has to say other than themselves, and aren't interested in the slightest.

Clearly to hear the things the republycanthropes are saying about how the conventions compare, my theory is correct. They didn't watch... they have no idea what the Dems are all about, the republycanthropes think they have the corner on the market of patriotism, Americanism, and just plain being right about things.

(queue rude awakening)

By DantebenutoSeptember 5, 2008 - 7:38pm

Kicked by what? Boffer?

It's pretty sad for the g0p when the only way they can get a ratings boost is to ride the NFL's coattails. The only way their ratings could have been better is if they'd scheduled Jet-go-Splat McJukebox's speech to run at the end of a NASCAR race...and that would only work if Earnhardt won.

What's REALLY sad for the g0p is that Obama STILL leads in the polls, even after the usual "post-convention bump". Just wait until the first debate, when McJukebox opens his trap...there won't be enough left of the g0p to fill a mouse's teacup!

McCain/Palin '08: the also-rans.

By nonexistent manSeptember 5, 2008 - 8:20pm

By Shedd September 5, 2008 - 7:13pm

Have they surveyed any of the 38.9 million viewers to see how many actually were able to stay awake during McCain's speech? I recorded it with my HDD and watched it the following afternoon. I can't remember how many times I had to rewind because I kept dosing off.

By ExpatinEUSeptember 6, 2008 - 2:10am

GOP orchestrated delegates' comments on Palin

GOP orchestrated delegates' comments on Palin
Day Four: The Republican convention
By David Lightman | McClatchy Newspapers

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Alaska delegates to the Republican National Convention got a strong message this week from Republican officials as the media swarm kept bugging them about Gov. Sarah Palin: "STAY POSITIVE when talking with reporters."

The one-page "Republican National Convention Talking Points" sheet provided to them added: "No one is better suited to deal with the largest issue on voters minds: Energy." If reporters asked about indicted Sen. Ted Stevens, it advised the delegates: "As long as he does not receive jail time, he is legally capable of serving."

Politicians and political parties have long tried to shape how they appear through the media's lens, to draw attention to their issues and to divert attention from possible trouble spots. The job is harder in the age of 24-hour news, Internet bloggers and partisan radio and cable talk shows than it was when Franklin D. Roosevelt could avoid having his picture taken in his wheelchair, John F. Kennedy's good looks helped him "win" a televised debate against Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan was able to use his amiable image to cushion some tough economic and foreign policies.

During the second Bush administration, however, the Republican Party has raised "message discipline" to a high art, issuing daily "talking points" and cutting the legs out from under any official — even Army generals — who got "off message."

Despite the fact that the Republicans met in Minnesota to nominate John McCain for president, there was more discipline than straight talk at their convention. Day after day, it was hard to find anyone who wasn't offering the same lines, and as delegates and officials headed home Friday, they were confident that they could answer any question about Palin or anything else quickly and cogently.

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By f u bush2September 5, 2008 - 6:24pm

Recession fears reignite as job losses hit 5-year high

Recession fears reignite as job losses hit 5-year high
By Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers
Posted on Friday, September 5, 2008

WASHINGTON — Recession fears are back with a bang and the economy is front and center in the political arena again after a Labor Department report Friday showed that the nation's unemployment rate leapt to 6.1 percent in August, employers shed jobs for the eighth consecutive month and revised numbers for earlier months showed even greater payroll hits.

Employers shed 84,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said, and the unemployment rate moved up by a larger than expected four-tenths of a percentage point. There were job losses across most of the broad spectrum of U.S. employment, especially in the manufacturing, retail and construction sectors.

The strong 3.3 percent economic growth in the second quarter of this year, led by solid U.S. exports, had eased recession concerns. But Friday's jobs numbers pointed to a serious slowdown and erased any confidence about the economy for just about anyone outside the optimistic Bush administration.

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By f u bush2September 5, 2008 - 6:26pm

Palin's stall

Palin's stall
Governor is stonewalling the Troopergate investigation
Published: September 5th, 2008 12:11 AM
Last Modified: September 5th, 2008 03:03 AM

Gov. Sarah Palin is taking the wrong approach to Troopergate. She should be practicing the open and transparent, ethical and accountable government she promised when running for governor and boasts about now that she's on the national stage.

Instead, Gov. Palin has begun stonewalling the Legislature's attempt to get the bottom of allegations that she, her family or staff violated ethical or state personnel rules.

As a result, the Troopergate allegations hang over Palin's future and cloud her candidacy for vice president.

The allegations are that she, her family or administration improperly pressured then-Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan to fire Gov. Palin's ex-brother-in-law, state trooper Mike Wooten, who had been in the middle of a custody dispute with Palin's sister.

In July, when legislators started talking about conducting an investigation, Palin denied any wrongdoing and said she welcomed an investigation.

"Hold me accountable," she said.

The Legislature took her up on that offer. But this week, she basically told the Legislature, "Never mind."

...

She could start by telling aide Frank Bailey he has to talk to the legislative investigator. She should fire him if he doesn't.

Bailey was caught on an audio recording of a phone conversation with a Public Safety Department official, in which Bailey pushed to get Wooten fired.

Bailey was put on paid leave, not fired. A spokeswoman for Palin said that while Bailey is on the state payroll, Palin can direct him to cooperate with the legislative investigation.

So why is Bailey still on the payroll, after he bailed on a scheduled interview with the legislative investigator Wednesday?

The Legislature hasn't given its investigator the power to subpoena, or compel, testimony of witnesses. Subpoenas appeared unnecessary, since it appeared the governor and administration would be cooperating.

That's over. It's time for the subpoenas.

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By f u bush2September 5, 2008 - 6:52pm

Is anyone going to the Joe Lieberman seminar

on teamwork?

By f u bush2September 5, 2008 - 7:05pm

More Compare and Contrast

Palin Power: Fresh Face Now More Popular Than Obama, McCain

Compare:

:A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% hold an unfavorable view of the self-described hockey mom...

...Perhaps most stunning is the fact that Palin's favorable ratings are now a point higher than either man at the top of the Presidential tickets this year. As of Friday morning, Obama and McCain are each viewed favorably by 57% of voters.

Contrast:

...Biden is viewed favorably by 48%.

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By SheddSeptember 5, 2008 - 9:23pm

By SheddSeptember 5, 2008 - 10:23pm

Pretty silly there dupper.

By f u bush2September 5, 2008 - 9:36pm

How odd...

...the projections still show Obama leading by over 60 electoral votes. And guess what...it only takes one to win.

Just wait until Jet-go-Splat McJukebox melts down during the first debate. And Whispering Joe isn't going to be there to provide him with the correct answers, either.

McCain/Palin '08: the also-rans.

By nonexistent manSeptember 5, 2008 - 10:39pm

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