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A Noun, a Verb, POW
Hoffmania! — ... God bless them, there are too many former POWs out there who don't have a home, no less too many to count.

Hullabaloo — A Noun, A Verb and POW by digby HuffPo: Facing a Democratic Party positively giddy over his recent admission that he didn't know how many houses he owned, John McCain quickly returned to a political trump card: his POW experience. Speaking to the Washington Post, aide Brian Rogers, in full damage-control mode, acknowledged that his boss had "some investment properties and stuff," but added: "This is a guy who lived in one house for five and a half years -- in prison." I'm frankly a little bit surprised ...

McCain’s Housing Crisis Worsens; Campaign Responds With References To Vietnam, Hawaii, 9/11
Firedoglake — ... level of whining and shrieking is an indication of just how bad a day it's been for Multimansion McSame. First, the campaign hastily played the Hawaii/arugula/bitter card while tossing in the fact that the Obamas made $4 million last year. Ooops. They forgot that McSame had previously defined that income as middle class. Then, the RNC screamed "Rezko!" Like we haven't heard that before. And finally, McSame mouthpiece Brian Rogers played always effective POW card: ...

There’s No Place Like Homes
The Mahablog — You’ve probably heard that McCain couldn’t remember how many homes he owns. This graphic explains. The gnome is a nice touch. The Right prepares to fight back. They’re going to release a hard-hitting ad linking Barack Obama to former 1960s radical Bill Ayers. Does anyone who is not a wingnut bleeping care? The other response from McCain — he was a POW.

FMB - Friday McBush Bashing
Discourse.net — ... House flap manna from heaven for Obama, Dems Carpetbagger, The temperament question comes roaring back Carpetbagger, A noun, a verb, and ‘prisoner of war’ Jeb Report, McCain: Still ‘The One’ For Lobbyists, McCain’s limp response to the “homes” flap: McCain Camp Plays POW Card On House Gaffe (via HuffPo) McCains Bought Second Beach Condo At Around Time McCain Said ...

A noun, a verb, and P.O.W.
Political Animal — ... of Rick Warren's recent candidate forum. The Huffington Post's Sam Stein went a little further , noting that McCain also emphasized his background as a prisoner of war while railing against earmarks and again when talking about his taste in music. After all of this, for the first time, McCain is actually starting to face some media ...

Dancing Queen Priority
Matthew Yglesias — ... to politics. However, she writes: As Sam Stein notes in The Huffington Post: “The senator has even brought his military record into discussion of his music tastes. Explaining that his favorite song was ‘Dancing Queen’ by Abba, he offered that his knowledge of music ‘stopped evolving when his plane intercepted a surface-to-air missile.’ ‘Dancing Queen,’ however, was produced in 1975, eight years after McCain’s plane was shot down.” Sam Stein did indeed note this, but I believe my man Spencer Ackerman deserves priority on this story. ...

Presidential Debate Open Thread
Crooks and Liars — The first Presidential Debate is supposedly tonight at 9 Eastern on the usual outlets. We’ll be posting clips this evening as available.  While we certainly do not condone excessive drinking, The Seminal has created the Presidential Debate Drinking Game: Every time John McCain mentions his POW experience, praise his courage and drink a kamikaze. This one is only for the heavy drinkers. Every time Obama says “change” everyone has to switch seats and drink ...

The P.O.W. card makes a comeback
Political Animal — ... but rather, wanted to remind Americans about "toxic language" that can lead to "destructive behavior." Regardless, for those keeping score at home, the McCain campaign has now referenced the senator's P.O.W. background in response to questions about McCain's marital infidelities ; his healthcare plan ; his opinion of Pittsburgh ; his response to allegations he may have heard the questions in advance of Rick Warren's recent candidate forum; his distaste for earmarks ; and his taste in music . What's more, in late August, McCain appeared ...