mediamatters.org - 8/19/2008
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Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, in an
August 18 recap of the performances of Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain
at the August 16 Saddleback Civil Forum on the
Presidency in California, said she
thought "McCain was revealing a lot of his personal side" and
asserted that "he doesn't like to talk about when he was a
POW," repeating a false claim the media have advanced despite repeated ...
Rush Limbaugh on Prospect of Pro-Choice Veep Pick
thepage.time.com 8/19/2008 — “The drive-bys are just hoping for this. They are just hoping for it because they know it’s not just a few loud mouths in the base. They know the base will totally turn on McCain if this is the case… it’s about trying to persuade McCain to make a ...
Advisors Claim McCain Lacks Free Will
obsidianwings.blogs.com 8/19/2008 — by hilzoy
That's what David Brooks says , at any rate:
"McCain and his advisers have been compelled to adjust to the hostile environment around them. They have been compelled, at least in their telling, to abandon the campaign they had hoped to ...
RNC: McCain Won’t Choose Abortion-Supporting Running Mate
elections.foxnews.com 8/19/2008 — As speculation grows around who John McCain will select as his vice presidential running mate next week, Republican National Committee officials said Tuesday that McCain is no longer considering former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge.
Several sources ...
McCain Touts Drilling Agenda at Oil Rig —
FOXNews.com 8/19/2008
ABOARD THE CHEVRON GENESIS — Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited this oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday to call for increased offshore drilling that he claims would lower the cost of food and heating homes.
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Obama to Go On Offense at Democratic Convention —
FOXNews.com 8/19/2008
By Major Garrett
RALEIGH, N.C. — Barack Obama’s campaign plans to use the four-day Democratic National Convention next week to relentlessly portray John McCain as a carbon copy of President Bush, in a strategic shift foreshadowed by ...