fivethirtyeight.com - 8/20/2008
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I caught Rick Warren on the re-broadcast of his Larry King Live interview right now. When pressed by King on the fact that John McCain had not in fact been in the so-called "cone of silence" during the first half-hour of Barack Obama's interview, Warren raised the point that McCain had been in the company of the Secret Service, and implied that the Secret Service would have informed him if ...
McCain On Reinstituting A Military Draft: ‘I Don’t Disagree’
thinkprogress.org 8/20/2008 — Today at a townhall meeting, an audience member praised Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for his vow to “ follow bin Laden to the gates of hell .” After a long question about veterans’ care, the questioner said she believed we needed to ...
Free Advice, Worth Every Penny
talkingpointsmemo.com 8/20/2008 — Don't ever demand someone stop attacking you. Doesn't work. Don't do it. Sounds weak. Sounds pathetic. And a lot else. Look at John McCain attacking my patriotism. It's sad what he's become. He'll do anything to get elected. Attack my patriotism. ...
Judgment and Patriotism
thepage.time.com 8/20/2008 —
The Obama camp will hold a 3:30 pm ET media call with senior foreign policy advisor Susan Rice and Richard Clarke discuss McCain’s judgment on the war and “his continued efforts to question Senator Obama’s patriotism.”
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Talking Points Memo | Obama Campaign: McCain Is A Reckless Hothead
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 8/20/2008 — In an apparent effort to regain the offensive, the Obama campaign launched a broad attack on McCain today, portraying him as reckless on foreign policy, a hot-head who's too willing to use force and not willing enough to apprise himself of facts on ...
McCain Again Questions Obama on Iraq —
FOXNews.com 8/20/2008
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — John McCain is telling voters that he’s not challenging Barack Obama’s patriotism, just the Democrat’s judgment on the war in Iraq.
During a town-hall meeting Wednesday in New Mexico, McCain repeated his ...
Obama appeals to middle class —
First Read 8/20/2008
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro A new Obama TV ad lays out his argument to working- and middle-class voters on why they should choose him over rival John McCain.
"John McCain’s tax plan: For big corporations -- $200 billion in new tax breaks," ...
Obama camp blasts McCain's judgment —
First Read 8/20/2008
From NBC/NJ's Athena JonesObama surrogates Susan Rice and Richard Clarke held a conference call this afternoon to talk about recent remarks by McCain about Obama's judgment and patriotism.
Rice, Obama's senior foreign policy adviser, said it ...