Archive for August, 2008
Surprisingly, there is a good summary in the Washington Post of the selection process that the McCain camp went through which ended with Governor Palin. The entire article is here. Some interesting excerpts:
"Their first encounter was last February at the National Governors Association meeting in Washington. Sarah Palin was one ...
The announcement of Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate has been followed by the typical analysis from both sides of the aisle on the opportunities and threats posed by Governor Palin. Clearly, the issue that is drawing the most attention is the amount of years that she has spent ...
For one of the few times in my very recent blogging history, I disagree with the gentlemen over at Powerlineblog.
The selection of Sarah Palin as the Vice Presidential nominee by John McCain is an exciting one, risky yes, but exciting. It has taken many, including the Obama campaign, by surprise. ...
Remember the TV series 'The West WIng'.
It was impressive to see speeches delivered without a hitch--speeches written by Hollywood writers, delivered on a Hollywood stage and read by Hollywood actors.
All of the quick-witted bantering between White House personnel without a flub or a missed fact--written by Hollywood writers, delivered on ...
It takes a lot of self confidence to effectively deliver the message in this new advertisement from Senator McCain:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4KIvRTg6KQ[/youtube]
Stanley Kurtz, Steve Diamond and the American Issues Project have hit a nerve. The Obama campaign has chosen not to debate the facts surrounding the relationship between Barack Obama and Bill Ayers. They are currently using soft intimidation tactics as is evidenced by the display during Stanley Kurtz' appearance on ...
The McCain campaign continues to run quick clear and unmistakeably effective advertisements. This latest ad is great and closes with Barack Obama questioning his own readiness for the presidency:
Peter Kirsanow over at National Review Online brings us up to speed on the other firsts for Barack Obama that you won't be hearing about tonight:
* the first presidential nominee known to have a terrorist as a friend and working associate.
* the first presidential nominee to vote against a measure ...
There will be a rebound in the polls tonight after Barack Obama's speech. Even given the amount of pre-event scorn that the Greek Amphitheatre stage is getting, the theatrics and build up for tonight's speech will provide enough media attention and follow up to drive a small bounce. It will ...
What once seemed like a sure bet, Barack Obama winning the presidency, now seems far less likely.
Senator Obama had a chance to unite his party and produce an extremely strong electoral ticket with the selection of Hillary Clinton as his Vice Presidential Nominee. He chose not only to exclude her ...
