Kermit
September 5, 2008
Why does the McCain campaign insist on repeatedly doing this to their candidate?
Fareed Zakaria: Palin is Ready? Please.
Newsweek editor Fareed Zakaria—whose appearances on the Daily Show consistently make for my favorite episodes—takes on McCain for the “fundamentally irresponsible” choice of Sarah Palin as Vice Presidential candidate:
Can we now admit the obvious? Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president. She is a feisty, charismatic politician who has done some good things in Alaska. But she has never spent a day thinking about any important national or international issue, and this is a hell of a time to start.
Karl Rove says McCain lies too much
“In case anyone was still wondering whether John McCain is running the sleaziest, most dishonest campaign in history, today Karl Rove—the man who held the previous record—said McCain’s ads have gone too far.”
Heart to McCain/Palin: Back off on ‘Barracuda’
“Sarah Palin’s views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women. We ask that our song ‘Barracuda’ no longer be used to promote her image. The song ‘Barracuda’ was written in the late 70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. (The ‘barracuda’ represented the business.) While Heart did not and would not authorize the use of their song at the RNC, there’s irony in Republican strategists’ choice to make use of it there.”
Ouch.
One of the most enduring taboos in American politics, the airing of graphic images from the September 11 attacks in a partisan context, died today. It was nearly seven years old.
Live Mic
September 3, 2008
This is just entirely too rich—Republicans Mike Murphy and Peggy Noonan were on MSNBC discussing the Palin VP pick with Chuck Todd, and inadvertantly got caught telling the truth about the nominee. This gem from Noonan:
The most qualified? No! I think they went for this—excuse me—political bullshit about narratives … Every time the Republicans do that, because that’s not where they live and it’s not what they’re good at, they blow it.
Talking Points Memo provides the full transcript. I want to make Peggy Noonan saying “It’s over” my ringtone.
Because Alaska is Close to Russia
September 2, 2008
This is simply beyond hilarious. Watch as Cindy McCain bends herself into a pretzel suggesting to George Stephanopoulos that Sarah Palin has foreign policy experience because “Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia.” Ahh, leave it to Mrs. McCain to make Laura Bush look like a Rhodes scholar by comparison. The McCain campaign might consider keeping their prospective First Lady at motorcycle rallies and NASCAR races where she can best connect with their base—commenting on foreign policy doesn’t seem to suit her so well.
A theory on Sarah Palin Creepy only because it makes more sense than John McCain actually wanting her on the ticket.
McCain campaign takes umbrage at Madonna concert
Campaign officials for U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate John McCain have shot back at Madonna for a segment of her just-launched new concert tour.
So now, when asked “just how behind-the-times is the McCain campaign?” you can now confidently answer: about 25 years.
McCain weighs a Lieberman surprise
GOP sources say McCain and his close friend Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) still haven’t given up hope on making what some believe would be a game-changing decision by tapping Lieberman.
Just the faintest glimmer that this might be possible gives me goose bumps. John McCain picks a washed-out pro-choice former Democrat who both liberals and conservatives despise as his VP? Please tell me Santa’s coming early this year.