politicalwire.com - 11/11/2008
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"I'd never seen anything like that ad. Putting pictures of Saddam
Hussein and Osama bin Laden next to the picture of a man who left three
limbs on the battlefield -- it's worse than disgraceful. It's
reprehensible." -- Sen. John McCain, quoted by CNN , on the campaign ads used by Saxby Chambliss ...
dailykos.com - 11/13/2008
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dailykos.com —
Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 11/10-12. Likely voters.
MoE 4% (No special election trendlines) Chambliss (R) 49...
Martin (D) 46 We trail narrowly, but it's winnable. We had R2K poll the general election results, and they match up pretty well, ...
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GA-Sen: Another photo finish in the works?
huffingtonpost.com - 11/11/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Never one to let an opportunity to misled
the people of Georgia, Saxby Chambliss has requested that...
he actually be excused from the December 2nd runoff against Jim Martin and just be declared the winner. It is rumored that in private statements, ...
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James Boyce: Saxby Chambliss Seeks Deferment From Runoff ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/7/2008
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blogs.abcnews.com —
ABC News’ Rick Klein Reports: Forget Iowa. The
first round in the battle for 2012 is looking...
like it will be fought out in Georgia -- and much, much sooner rather than later. With the Senate race in Georgia headed...
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Battle for 2012 Starts in Georgia
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Georgia (and Jim Martin) on my mind
BlueOregon —
... wretch who is symbolic of all the patriotism questioning, Blackwater embracing, Bush-voting clap-trappery that brought this nation to the brink.
You can do it, Oregon. One more time--take that card out of your wallet. Click. Give Jim Martin $50. Or $25. Or even $10..but I think you can give more than that. And you'll feel better for doing it.
Think of it as your Veteran's Day gift to our country.
Update 8:50AM: I meant to add this, as well:
Historical Quote of the Day
"I'd never seen anything ...
McCain To Campaign For Saxby Chambliss; Will He Have Company?
Firedoglake —
... That would be one Senator John McCain, lambasting Saxby Chambliss for the ads he ran against Max Cleland.
And yet, today: ...
GA-Sen: Veterans' Day
Daily Kos —
... Here's what Senator John McCain - like Cleland, a man who suffered a horrific and crippling ordeal in Vietnam - had to say about Chambliss' ad: ...
Quote For The Day
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... "I'd never seen anything like that ad. Putting pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden next to the picture of a man who left three limbs on the battlefield -- it's worse than disgraceful. It's reprehensible," - Senator John McCain, on Saxby Chambliss's 2002 campaign for the Senate. ...
Chambliss Defends 2002 Attack Ad That John McCain Called ‘Disgraceful’ And ‘Reprehensible’
Think Progress —
... Republican is “locked in a tight runoff with Democrat Jim Martin that will be decided on Dec. 2.”
Chambliss won his Senate seat in 2002 by defeating incumbent Max Cleland (D), a veteran who lost both arms and one leg in Vietnam. Chambliss’s strategy at the time was to paint Cleland as soft on national security. As part of that strategy, he ran a television ad linking Cleland to Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. At the time, McCain condemned the ad in the strongest terms:
McCAIN: I’d never seen ...
John McCain, Saxby Chambliss, And A Shifting Definition Of 'Honor'
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... According to the historical record, when Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss first ran against and defeated Max Cleland, he ran some incendiary ads that drew the ire of John McCain, who said: ...
Hypocrisy, thy name is McCain
The Reaction —
By Michael J.W. Stickings Actually, hypocrisy is a nice name for it. Jon Chait explains: In another life, John McCain said this about Saxby Chambliss: I'd never seen anything like that ad. Putting pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden next to the picture of a man who left three limbs on the battlefield -- it's worse than disgraceful. It's reprehensible. ...
Chambliss: My 2002 Attack Ad On Cleland Was ‘Truthful In Every Way’
Think Progress —
... During an interview with Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) on MSNBC this afternoon, host Andrea Mitchell noted that John McCain is campaigning for him in Georgia today even though McCain had strongly condemned one of his 2002 ...
Dishonorable
Balloon Juice —
From a few years ago. John McCain:
“I’d never seen anything like that ad. Putting pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden next to the picture of a man who left three limbs on the battlefield—it’s worse than disgraceful. It’s reprehensible.”
That was John McCain, commenting on Saxby Chambliss’s ads while he compted with Max Cleland. John McCain is, today, campaigning for Saxby Chambliss in Georgia. He was a war hero. But politics has taken its toll. John McCain has proven he’ll do ...
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McCain stumps for Chambliss in Georgia
blogs.abcnews.com 11/14/2008 — ABC News' Bret Hovell Reports: John McCain campaigned Thursday for Senate colleague Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) who is in a runoff election for his job. It was McCain's first campaign appearance since losing the White House last week, and it's only...
McCain To Campaign For Saxby Chambliss; Will He Have Company?
firedoglake.com 11/11/2008 —
Quick quiz. Who said this in 2002?
"I'd never seen anything like that ad. Putting pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden next to the picture of a man who left three limbs on the battlefield -- it's worse than disgraceful. It's ...
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Sarah Palin is defending herself from the allegation that she thought Africa was a single country, and not a continent: "If there are allegations based on questions or comments I ...
Get Engaged for Saxby Chambliss
redstate.com 11/7/2008 —
Today there are three U.S. Senate races currently unresolved:
Norm Coleman faces a recount in his victory over Al Franken, Ted
Stevens has a narrow lead in his re-election bid, and Saxby
Chambliss faces a runoff on December 2 against his ...
Georgia (and Jim Martin) on my mind
blueoregon.com 11/13/2008 —
While our Senate race in Oregon is in the books, there's a runoff looming for the race in Georgia featuring Democrat Jim Martin and the vile Republican Saxby Chambliss . On this Veteran's Day, it seems especially appropriate to highlight this ...
The Amazing Story Of Saxby Chambliss' Bum Knee
huffingtonpost.com 11/18/2008 — Six years ago, Saxby Chambliss was able to win a seat in the United States Senate by deploying a series of highly personalized swipes at incumbent Democrat Max Cleland.
The attacks on Cleland's patriotism -- including running an ad that pictured ...
GA-Sen: Same Old Saxby
dailykos.com 10/31/2008 — Well, give credit where credit is due: Saxby Chambliss knows his base, knows his supporters, and knows how to fire them up. The New York Times ran a story this morning on black turnout in Georgia potentially endangering the senior Senator, as ...
Inside Opinion : Alaska Notebook: Palin's Georgia pal
community.adn.com 11/30/2008 — Posted by Matt Zencey, editorial page editor Posted: November 28, 2008 - 4:38 pm Comments ( 0 ) | This Alaska notebook will appear in Saturday's print edition, on the editorial page: by Matt Zencey Gov. Sarah Palin is putting her conservative ...
Palin Discusses Race for White House —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 11/11/2008
Susan Davis reports on reflections on the presidential race.
Sarah Palin may be gone from the presidential stage, but she is doing her part not to be forgotten. In a series of television interviews, the Alaska governor is giving her take on ...
Greene: John McCain's own transition —
CNN Political Ticker 11/11/2008
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CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN)– When John McCain talks to Jay Leno tonight, maybe he will discuss whether he watched on television President-elect Barack Obama's Monday visit to the White ...
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