talkingpointsmemo.com - 8/7/2008
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To me, the presidential race reached a turning point last week when John McCain opted for a campaign of denigration employing racial stereotypes, sexualized talking points for surrogates (Obama as "internet date") and copious ridicule. It's made the curve that much of the media still uses to grade McCain's more obvious shortcomings all the more conspicuous and significant ... High-res version ...
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Mutterings and Stutterings
ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES —
... Josh Marshall has posted a video compilation of McCain's bloopers. The campaign must be hard work and I understand that the candidates must "misspeak" just because of fatigue. But I'm still a little bit concerned about the number of various types of errors McCain has made. ...
John McCain: Dazed and Confused
The Democratic Daily —
Compliments of TPM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWX5u69hmzY
God help us if this guy gets elected.
Tags: Compliments, Dazed And Confused, Dazed Confused, God, John McCain, Tpm, ...
Stumbles
Political Punch —
... Stumbles August 08, 2008 9:22 AM From the left….Talking Points Memo has compiled a low-lites video of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, appearing "dazed and confused" on the stump -- though it's what Brit Hume called a "senior moment," not cannabis, that Democrats suggest is at play. Watch HERE. From the right….Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, tells a 7-year-old Hoosier he’s running for president because “America is no longer what it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself: I don’t want that future for my children.” Watch ...
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Is the 'Exxon-McCain' hit fair? —
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From NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico MontanaroRecently, the Democratic National Committee has referred to "Exxon-McCain '08," hitting the presumptive GOP nominee for his ties to the oil and gas industry.
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Obama, McCain reveal pop culture favorites —
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