tagged w/ 2008 Presidential Debates
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Network news executives said they are preparing for an unusual Election Night challenge: How to be honest with the audience, and still keep them tuned in, if the race between John McCain and Barack Obama is effectively decided before most Americans have finished dinner.Network news executives said they are preparing for an unusual Election Night... more
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One of the best moments has to be when Dave asks McCain about Sarah Palin's competence to be president in a "9/11-type" crisis. He is very clearly uncomfortable. Hilarious.One of the best moments has to be when Dave asks McCain about Sarah Palin's... more
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People's regard for the Republican presidential nominee has deteriorated across-the-board since September, an Associated Press-Yahoo! News poll showed Friday, with McCain losing ground in how favorably he's seen and in a long list of personal qualities voters seek in White House contenders.
Perceptions of Obama have improved or remained steady. Beyond views of the two rivals' character traits, McCain faces another problem — Obama is more trusted on the economy, the contest's commanding issue, including a 15-percentage-point edge for better grasping how the raging financial crisis is affecting people.
Obama's image has been sturdy even as voters' views of the overall campaign have tumbled downhill since September. The portion of people saying the contest excites them has sunk to 32 percent while those calling it frustrating have grown to 41 percent — and in both cases, six in 10 of those whose feelings have worsened are McCain backers.
People's regard for the Republican presidential nominee has deteriorated... more
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John McCain just hung his entire presidential debate on an Ohio plumber his campaign never even vetted.
And while we're on the subject, how does a guy who made $40,000 last year, and has a tax lien and no plumber's license buy a company worth $250,000?
Sounds like the same old lies we've come to expect from McCain-Palin. And it only took the mainstream media a few hours to figure it out.John McCain just hung his entire presidential debate on an Ohio plumber his campaign... more
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Now, tell me again how a guy who made $40K last year, and has a tax lien, AND, has no plumber's license, is going to buy a company worth $250K?
Sounds like more republican B.S. to me. And it didn't take long for the mainstream media to dig it out.Now, tell me again how a guy who made $40K last year, and has a tax lien, AND, has no... more
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Sarah Palin and John McCain - spreading hatred and violence everywhere they go.
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It seems picking the embarrassment known as Sarah Palin for his running mate and throwing his party under the bus in the process, just wasn't enough for John McCain to establish himself as the single biggest idiot in politics today.
Here he is doing his best imitation of an elderly man who's off his meds, in his last presidential debate.
Seems to fit right in with the folks who attend his rallies doesn't it? Only there's no beer can, or a car up on cinderblocks in the backyard, or a rifle to shoot at "revenuers."
What an idiot.It seems picking the embarrassment known as Sarah Palin for his running mate and... more
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Fact Check eack "fact" that each candidate says as they said it....
Helpful.
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Gareth Porter dissects foreign policy debate.
On Friday presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain squared off in Oxford, Mississippi for the first of three presidential debates. Following the debate, Real News Senior Editor Paul Jay spoke with Investigative Reporter and Historian Gareth Porter about the foreign policy aspects.
Gareth Porter is a historian and investigative journalist on US foreign and military policy analyst. He writes regularly for Inter Press Service on US policy towards Iraq and Iran. Author of four books, the latest of which is Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam.Gareth Porter dissects foreign policy debate.
On Friday presidential hopefuls... more
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For those who missed it or would like to see it again.
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And you wonder why she doesn't get on TV very often...
She talks about the things most Americans don't want to think about. And you wonder why she doesn't get on TV very often...
She talks about the... more
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Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), the former GOP presidential contender, appears with third-party candidates during a press briefing at the National Press Club. Rep. Paul is joined by Libertarian Bob Barr, Independent Ralph Nader, Constitution Party's Chuck Baldwin and Green Party's Cynthia McKinney.
Shouldn't we have more options? What do you think?
If you haven't had a chance to find out more about the other candidates, here's your chance!
http://www.bobbarr2008.com/
http://votetruth08.com/
http://www.baldwin08.com/
http://www.votenader.org/Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), the former GOP presidential contender, appears with third-party... more
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One Democratic Presidential debate has been scratched becuase of the ongoing writer's strike. As we barrel down into the stretch run, will the continued writer's strike have a much larger political effect than anyone can predict?One Democratic Presidential debate has been scratched becuase of the ongoing... more
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If American politicians would get over their deeply embedded fears and threw down like the House of Commons, we might finally have an honest forum for citizens to see the real deal. As it stands, our safe and tranquil debates give us little more than unmemorable moments of brief pause.If American politicians would get over their deeply embedded fears and threw down like... more
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