Daily Archives: October 9, 2008

Troopergate 101: Josh Marshall Sums Up Palin’s Breaking Scandal Nicely

Josh Marshall, of Talking Points Memo, nicely sums up Sarah Palin’s troopergate scandal: We rely on elected officials not to use the power of their office to pursue personal agendas or vendettas. It’s called an abuse of power. There is … Continue reading

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Breaking NY Times Story: Sarah Palin Seems to Have Had a Vendetta Against Her Ex Brother-in-Law, and She Tried to Use Her Public Office to Get Him Fired

Nixonian. This is the kind of “abuse of power” that we’re likely in for if Sarah Palin gets to the White House. She and her husband seem to think that they are above the law. The New York Times today: On … Continue reading

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Petraeus Agrees With Obama: “I do think you have to talk to enemies.”

If Obama becomes president, I get a sense that he will have a good relationship with General Petraeus. And I also get a sense, by the very fact that Petraeus answered the man’s question, that he is signalling that he … Continue reading

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McCain’s “Terrorist,” “Traitor,” and “Secret Muslim” Inuendos Yield Their Fruit: Angry Hysterics Now Flocking to McCain’s Rallies

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Here Comes the “L-Word”—But It’s Not the One That You Might Expect

Politico.com explores the possibility that Obama is heading for a landslide. Money quote: Three weeks of historic economic upheaval have done more than just tilt a handful of once reliably Republican states in Barack Obama’s direction. Democratic strategists are now optimistic … Continue reading

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Obama Zings McCain: In Erratic and Uncertain Times We Don’t Need “Erratic and Uncertain Leadership.” The Housing Crisis is Obama’s Example of McCain Offering Confused Leadership

I agree with Obama that McCain frequently flops around like a fish out of water trying to figure out what his positions are on issues, but I think that Obama needs to be careful here. He’s likely to be the … Continue reading

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America on Electroshock: Eight Years of George W. Represented in Perfect Graphic Form

I captured the chart below from ChillBabyChill.com’s blog. It is visually stunning, don’t you think? It looks like two nervy bolts of electricity crossing in Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory. George W’s presidency was America in electroshock—and this graph seems to mirror it. … Continue reading

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Let’s Talk Scary: A Sarah Palin Presidency

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More Great Polling Numbers for Obama Today. Even West Virginia Looks Like It Could Go Obama

Source: FiveThirtyEight.com

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A “one man terror cell” with terrorist “bloodlines”: Talking to Hysterical People in Line for a McCain-Palin Rally

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Feel the Love: McCain-Palin Supporters on the Sidewalk to Nowhere, Waiting to Enter a McCain-Palin Rally. An Angry and Hysterical Bunch

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Onward Republican Soldiers?: McCain-Palin Rallies Are Characterized by Emotional Hysteria Over the VERY THOUGHT of an Obama Presidency

Washington Post journalist Dana Milbank’s report on a McCain-Palin rally is disturbing. Read it here.

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What’s the Matter with Oklahoma? New Polls Show McCain Trouncing Obama—in Oklahoma! (But Nowhere Else.)

Latest polling numbers compiled at FiveThirtyEight.com. Yet another great polling day for Obama:

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Sign of the Times: Image of a Young Cell Phone and Lap Top Using Obama Volunteer in Columbus Indiana

Source: Brettmarty.com

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Obama: McCain Mouths Off About Me, But Why Won’t He “Say It To My Face”?

Great clip:

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“A big part of Obama’s appeal is his self-command.” Conservative David Frum, at National Review Online, Tells Conservatives To Calm Down and Imitate Obama’s Sense of Proportion

From David Frum’s blog today: Republicans used negative campaigning successfully against Michael Dukakis and John Kerry, it’s true. But 1988 and 2004 were both years of economic expansion, pro-incumbent years. 2008 is like 1992, only worse. If we couldn’t beat … Continue reading

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