Archive for October, 2008
Obama TV: Two post-debate ads knock McCain-Palin over health care
The Obama campaign wasted no time in going after McCain following last night’s vice presidential debate, releasing two new TV ads that hit the GOP nominee for proposing to tax health care benefits and Sarah Palin’s refusal to explain McCain’s apparent health tax package at the VP debate.
The ads, called “Prescription” and “Can’t Explain,” attack […]
House finally passes bailout; the candidates (and a relieved McCain) react
The messy and politically charged Fed bailout package passed the Senate yesterday and did finally get out of the House - after a quick retooling and added tax cuts - with the official “rescue plan” being signed into law by President Bush this afternoon. The voters were finally there for both Nancy Pelosi and the […]
Did we miss a Biden gaffe last night?
Guess you had to be a Wilmington, Delaware native to catch this full-blooded Biden gaffe during last night’s debate. Apparently he wants to take Sarah Palin to a Wilmington restaurant that closed in the ’80’s…
Towards the end of last night’s Joe Biden/Sarah Palin debate, Joe Biden said this: “All you have to do is to […]
McCain pulls out of Michigan, changing the race
Lost amidst the hoopla over last night’s vice presidential debate and the highly anticipated showdown between Biden and Palin was news that the McCain campaign has quietly decided to suspend all active campaigning and election efforts in the state of Michigan, pulling out staffers and pulling down ads. It’s a move that shocks when you […]
Biden vs. Palin: Liveblog
To the liveblog…
9:00 - Welcome to our liveblog of the hotly anticipated vice presidential debate in St. Louis between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. Fireworks are almost guaranteed as these two debate pros go at it. Tonight’s event is so hot that even moderator Gwen Ifill and her January book on Obama has become ensnared […]
Biden vs. Palin: Preview
Tonight’s vice presidential debate in St. Louis is being billed as something far more entertaining and explosive as any of the more staid and predictable presidential showdowns between McCain and Obama. This is supposed to be where Biden finally stick his foot in his mouth and where Palin makes a strong play for sexism and […]
McCain TV: McCain speaks directly about a bad “Week”
Brand new TV spot - called “Week” and airing “nationally” - from the McCain campaign has McCain himself speaking directly to the camera and to voters about the explosive week in the economy and the financial markets.
In a change from previous ads trying to attack Obama on the economy, the new spot is strictly a […]
Quinnipiac battleground polls have Obama up
The new Quinnipiac battleground polls for four states with some of the tightest races in the campaign have Obama surging ahead of McCain in each state, potentially taking advantage of voters willing to let the debates sway their votes.
In Colorado, where Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain 49 - 45 percent, a total […]
McCain TV: Two new web ads turn up the heat on Obama
Yes, these web ads put out by the McCain campaign are shameless propaganda that never occupy a paid TV slot but are only peddled by a highly caffeinated media. Yes, we are part of the whole mess by taking the bait and putting them up right here…
With that apologia out of the way, we can […]
