minx.cc - 8/18/2008
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They're claiming John McCain was so well-prepared and forceful in his answers that he must have heard Warren's questions for Obama first, thus giving him a head's up and time to prepare. While that's not altogether ridiculous, it does seem...
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Don't Look Now But Your Insanity Is Showing
Ace of Spades HQ —
... . Y'see, even though the McCain campaign has said that McCain didn't get to hear the questions early, the campaign has tellingly (according to Tapper) been silent on whether McCain aides could hear the questions. McCain's denial apparently wasn't broad enough for Tapper to think that it includes being relayed the questions by way of his aides. Cue the gotcha motif. I think Ace had this one right from the beginning. Someone in the McCain campaign was smart enough to anticipate questions about abortion and judges at a religious forum. By contrast, the Obama campaign is ...
But… But… That’s UnPOSSIBLE!
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler —
Faced with the uncomfortable realization that their arch-nemesis, McCain, made their Anointed Obamessiah look like the bumbling fool that he is by answering concisely and unambiguously to questions that made the Dalai Bama melt down into his usual massive displays of expressive dysphasia, the Cult of the One (including, but that goes without saying since they’ve been part of the Cult pretty much since Day One, the MSM) had to come up with an explanation. Which is, obviously, that McCain’s team ...
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