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At a Palin Rally: Country First (without McCain)
David Corn —
... odd: the dominant sign in the crowd was a blue campaign placard with the McCain-Palin effort's motto: "Country First." But the sign did not have McCain's name on it. Nor Palin's. Nor the campaign's website. Instead, underneath the motto, it said "GOP.com." Is the McCain-Palin campaign too poor to print up "Country First" signs promoting the campaign itself? Is the Republican Party trying to sell a motto and itself instead of its candidate? (On Tuesday morning, the home page at GOP.com barely mentioned John McCain.) ...
Shorter GOP: “John McCain? Never Heard Of Him.”
Firedoglake —
... What's missing from the GOP's web page? Well, with the exception of a link to McCain's campaign store and a stale link to volunteer for an event on October 25 -- any mention of John McCain. Quite a contrast from the ...
Protecting the Sacred from the Profane
Jesus' General —
... Mormon, I was always told that the reason the scriptures never mentioned God's wife, Our Heavenly Mother, was because God she was too sacred--God didn't want people mocking her or using her name in vain. That certainly makes since. One can imagine how bad Jesus might feel if people were running around dissing His mother with cries of "Heather H. Yahweh" every time they hit their thumbs with a hammer. I think that's also why John McCain and Sarah Palin aren't mentioned on the GOP home page. People would just mock them. ...
The GOP Has A Future... Kind Of
DownWithTyranny! —
... As a party, the Republican Establishment has written McCain off even before the votes are counted. Their interest in him as part of their future is reflected by his absence from their official website. ...
John Who?
Newshoggers.com —
... By Cernig
Why does GOP.com hate John McCain (and, presumably, America)?
A Tale Of Two Parties
Daily Kos —
... This pretty much says it all: while Democrats remain enthusiastic for Barack Obama, even the Republican Party itself is jumping ship on John McCain: McCain's nowhere to be found on GOP.com's home page, at least as of this morning. (h/t: Jonathan Stein) ...
Daily Digest: Is the Internet Reviving Old-Fashioned Politics?
techPresident —
... The Party Behind, Way Behind, the Candidate: What's missing from GOP.com?, asks Mother Jones' Jonathan Stein. The answer is: a guy by the name of John McCain. The Republican party site has, finds Jonathan, scant mention of their presidential nominee, beyond some outdated calls to action and a button to click if you want a McCain-Palin lawn sign. Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee's site features Barack Obama front and center -- including what is perhaps ...
Wednesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... " is. * And finally, Jonathan Stein made an interesting observation yesterday: while the DNC's site is heavily promoting Obama, the RNC's site doesn't feature McCain at all. I just checked a moment ago, searching the RNC's home page. It features Obama's name six times, and doesn't mention its own party's presidential nominee even once. Anything to add? Consider this an open thread.— ...
