Barack Obama Kicks 3 Major Newspapers Off Campaign Plane
Barack Obama and and his campaign team have kicked three major newspapers (New York Post, Dallas Morning News and Washington Times) off of his campaign plane according to Drudge.
The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane for the final days of its blitz across battleground states — and all three endorsed Sen. John McCain for president!
The NY POST, WASHINGTON TIMES and DALLAS MORNING NEWS have all been told to move out by Sunday to make room for network bigwigs — and possibly for the inclusion of reporters from two black magazines, ESSENCE and JET, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
Sphere: Related ContentDespite pleas from top editors of the three newspapers that have covered the campaign for months at extraordinary cost, the Obama campaign says their reporters — and possibly others — will have to vacate their coveted seats so more power players can document the final days of Sen. Barack Obama’s historic campaign to become the first black American president.
Erica Jong Predicts Second Civil War Blood Bath if Obama Loses
Feminazi writer Erica Jong is predicting that there will be riots, blood in the streets and a second American Civil War if Barack Obama doesn’t with the Presidency on Tuesday.
Sphere: Related Content“If Obama loses it will spark the second American Civil War. Blood will run in the streets, believe me. And it’s not a coincidence that President Bush recalled soldiers from Iraq for Dick Cheney to lead against American citizens in the streets.”
L.A. Times Surpressing Tape of Obama Praising Palestinian Terrorist
The L.A. Times has admitted that they are in fact suppressing a 2003 videotape from a banquet where Barack Obama heaped praise on pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activist Rashid Khalidi.
The Times today issued a statement about its decision not to post the tape.
“The Los Angeles Times did not publish the videotape because it was provided to us by a confidential source who did so on the condition that we not release it,” said the newspaper’s editor, Russ Stanton. “The Times keeps its promises to sources.”
Khalidi has been tied to and associted with the terrorist Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).
The Times had this to say about the tape in the article titled, ‘Allies of Palestine See a Friend in Barack Obama’, back in April of 2008.
A special tribute came from Khalidi’s friend and frequent dinner companion, the young state Sen. Barack Obama. Speaking to the crowd, Obama reminisced about meals prepared by Khalidi’s wife, Mona, and conversations that had challenged his thinking.
His many talks with the Khalidis, Obama said, had been “consistent reminders to me of my own blind spots and my own biases. . . . It’s for that reason that I’m hoping that, for many years to come, we continue that conversation — a conversation that is necessary not just around Mona and Rashid’s dinner table,” but around “this entire world.”
Billy Ayers, Rashid Khalidi, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Karl Marx, Tony Rezko and Nancy Pelosi? A very disturbing group of influences on young Barack-O.
I am starting to think the MSM wants Obama elected so they will have plenty of material and controversies to cover during the next four years.
Sphere: Related ContentVideo Tour of Jeremiah Wright’s American Mansion
A tour of Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s suburban Chicago mansion and neighborhood. It looks to me that Barack Obama spread all the wealth’ straight into Jeremiah’s humble abode.
At least the chickens have a nice place to roost.
Only in America baby!
Sphere: Related ContentBarack Obama Hand Picks His Marxist Friends
Barack Obama can’t claim the right is wrong in comparing him to a Marxist when his own words from his memoir say just that about those he chose to hang around and learn from.
“To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully,” the Democratic presidential candidate wrote in his memoir, “Dreams From My Father.” “The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists.”
Obama’s interest in leftist politics continued after he transferred to Columbia University in New York. He lived on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, venturing to the East Village for what he called “the socialist conferences I sometimes attended at Cooper Union.”
And the hits keep coming against the previously untouchable Obama. Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, Marxism, ’spreading the wealth around’ and the Supreme Court not doing enough during the Civil Rights Movement to redistribute wealth.
Sphere: Related ContentLawrence Eagleburger Agrees World Will Test Obama
FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE LAWRENCE EAGLEBURGER ON TERRORISTS READYING TO TEST BARACK OBAMA:
I’m scared of it. I really am. I’m frightened by it. And partly because he doesn’t know international affairs. And I’d be interested to see how Colin Powell can reconcile to his positions, that is Barack Obama’s positions on Iraq, Afghanistan and so forth. But I think the world is going to be, as Senator Biden indicated, it’s going to be tough time! And I would far rather have Senator McCain, who I know, knows foreign affairs, and knows where he’s going. I think Obama is going to be a real problem until he gets his feet on the ground, and that’s going to take some time.
Sphere: Related ContentColin Powell Stabs GOP with Obama Endorsement
Colin Powell turned his back on his Republican party on Sunday morning and announced strongly that he was endorsing Democrat Barack Obama for President.
“This is the time for outreach,” Powell said, saying the next president would have to “reach out and show the world there is a new administration that is willing to reach out.”
In particular, he said, he welcomed Obama’s president to “talk to people we haven’t talked to,” a reference to Obama’s controversial statement that he would be open to direct diplomacy with Iranian leaders.
“I think that [Obama] has a definite way of doing business that will serve us well,” Powell said.
The move actually came as little surprise since Powell has been advising Obama for weeks and has previously heaped mounds of praise on the Illinois senator. The endorsement will help but a bit cowardly of Powell to endorse when the election is more than likely already decided. If Powell had endorsed two months ago this election would likely be a landslide for Obama by now.
Sphere: Related ContentJoe Biden Can’t Count to Four (Video)
Joe ‘Gaffe’ Biden clearly shows all of America that counting to four can sometimes be more difficult than it seems. Biden refers to Barack’s three letter word as J-O-B-S. Check out the video above for a good laugh. Can you imagine if Sarah Palin would have done this and the hammer the MSM would have slammed down on her?
Sphere: Related ContentLive Blogging John McCain vs. Barack Obama #3
Live blogging of tonight’s third and final 2008 Presidential debate between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. The debate will get started at 9:00pm EST and will be moderated by Bob Schieffer from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
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10:30pm - The most lively debate so far. McCain landed a good bit of punches early on. Obama got into his talking points half way through the debate and was able to find a zone that seemed to do the same to McCain. Joe ‘The Plumber’ Wurzelbacher was a big star. He was mentioned initially by McCain and then Obama several times as well. Again the best debate so far. I think McCain won the first half and the second half was probably a draw with Obama maybe winning by a nose at the finish for the second half. Overall McCain’s best performance and Obama gave the same performance he has in all three debates which is mostly his talking points we are all well familiar with by now.
10:29pm - Obama’s closing statement: Worst economic crisis since the Great Depression….same polices of the last eight years…fundamental change…..brighter days still ahead….have to invest in the American people again….it’s not going to be easy or quick……convinced we can do…ask for your vote…..thank you very much!
10:27pm - McCain’s closing statement: America needs a new direction….I have a record of reform…..health care affordable for all…..quit the spending……examine my record and proposals for the future of this country….I would be honored and humbled to be your President.
10:23pm - McCain uses DC as example of where vouchers have worked. He says spending more money is not always the answer. That a lot of things need to be looked at and fixed. I agree! Most public schools are good at one thing and that is wasting money. Basically McCain is in favor of vouchers and Obama is against them.
10:17pm - Question: U.S. spends most on education but trails most countries in the world. Do you feel this threatens national security? Obama says it will take more money and reform to fix the U.S. school systems. Barack says college has to be affordable. He goes on to say that it is dependent upon parents as well. McCain says education is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. McCain says there must be choice and competition and that this has been proven in New Orleans and NYC with charter schools. He believes charter schools arent the only solution. Barack thinks the federal govt should become more involved with the public schools. Barack says he agrees with McCain on charter schools and booting bad teachers.
10:06pm - Roe v. Wade (abortion): McCain says he has never had a litmus test on who should be on the Supreme Court. He believes the issue of abortion should belong to the states not the government. He believes nominees should be nominated to the SC based on their merit not a litmus test. McCain believes a strict interpretation of the constitution. Obama agrees there should not be a litmus test. Obama believes Roe v. Wade was rightly decided and abortion is a moral issue.
10:03pm - Barack again comes across knowing the most about health care. I am not sure who to believe here, but I don’t trust the government with anything much less my health care. Barack responds by repeating his plan.
9:57pm - Health care premium freeze? Barack says this is the most important. Barack looks straight into the camera and goes into his health care talking points. He says with his plan you can keep your doctors and will pay less. If you don’t have health insurance then you can buy into the same federal pool that Obama and McCain use since they are Senators. If you want more about this then read my last two live blogs. It’s verbatim. McCain says health care records should be put on like the VA. He says there should be physical fitness and nutrition programs in the schools. McCain is basically reporting his same health care points as well. He does bring up Joe the Plumber again. Obama claims there will be no fines for not having insurance.
9:51pm - McCain says Obama is so smooth you have to look closely at his words and that we can drill now offshore…not just “look closely at it.”
9:47pm - How much can foreign oil imports be reduced in first term? McCain says we have to reduce imports not just from Middle East but from Venezuela as well. McCain says in 7-10 years. Obama says in 10 years we can have it where we no longer import oil from the Middle East. Obama 1. Expand domestic production, 2. well he never got to any more points I noticed. He mentioned the automobile industry.
9:42pm - Next: Why is your running mate better than the others? Obama says Joe Biden is one of the most Patriotic and respected Americans. He mentions Joe’s Violence Against Women’s act. He believes Biden will make a great President. McCain says that Sarah Palin is a reformer and mover. She gave money back to the tax payers of Alaska. McCain calls Palin “a breath of fresh air,” and will do so much for special needs kids. McCain goes on to say that Biden has been wrong time and time again on foreign policy.
9:39pm - This debate is almost too entertaining to blog. McCain fires back that Ayers and Obama gave $230,000 to ACORN and started his political career in Ayers living room.
9:36pm - Barack finally answers about Bill Ayers. Obama says Ayers is a professor. Barack again says he was 8 years old when Ayers bombed the Capital and Pentagon. Barack says he will not accept advice from Ayers. He then addresses ACORN and says he is not involved with them. He only says he represented them 10+ years ago.
9:25pm - The next question is about the nasty ads and campaigns so far. Wow! McCain just unleashed one of the best things I have ever heard. He just went off on Obama for lying about accepting public campaign financing. He brought up Congressman John Lewis and the nasty words Lewis used to compare McCain to George Wallace. Obama basically says thats part of the game and brings up economics once again. He claims McCain went negative to change the topic off the economy. McCain is mad but he is funneling it into great lines. McCain again points out that Obama didn’t apologize for Lewis’ words. McCain continues to hammer at Barack and Barack continues to not repudiate Lewis’ remarks. Obama goes straight back into his talking points.
9:18pm - McCain responds to Barack’s Bush comparison by saying he is not Bush and if he wanted to run against Bush he should have run four years ago. Barack responds by comparing McCain to Bush once again. Barack has been knocked a bit off balance so far by McCain. McCain responds with about 10 instances of his fighting against the Republican party.
9:14pm - The next question is about the federal deficit and how each candidates plans will add $200 billion to the deficit. Won’t some things have to be trimmed/eliminated? Barack says he is pledging to pay as he goes with his programs. Isn’t that what those cheap pay cell phones at Target are like? McCain so far has skirted the answer and responded about going energy independent. McCain says he would have a spending freeze which is a hatchet then he would get out a scapel. McCain says he would fight for a line item veto. Obama responds that he is against a spending freeze and a scapel is needed.
9:10pm - McCain fires right back with Joe the Plumber and how Barack wants to ’spread the wealth around.’ McCain says he wants Joe to spread the wealth around not Barack (govt.). Barack again goes into 95% of people getting tax cut. McCain is sharp so far tonight. Hopefully he has a couple of Red Bulls ready.
9:05pm - McCain responds to Obama by bringing up Joe the Plumber and his question to Barack yesterday where Barack answered he planned to redistribute wealth. Barack responds with his talking points and that 95% will get a tax cut (again 95% don’t pay taxes). Barack claims 98% of small businesses make less than $250k.
9:00pm EST - And here we go! Moderator Bob Schieffer is telling us the rules for tonight’s showdown. Both men have entered the stage. The first question is about each man’s new financial proposals this week. McCain is big on helping home owner’s out. And my connection goes out. Looks like I am going to have to wrestle this internet again tonight.
Sphere: Related ContentLive Blogging: McCain vs. Obama Round 2
Live blogging of the second Presidential debate from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.
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10:35pm - Quick Recap: It was a good debate. It wasn’t that exciting but there were good points made by both candidates. I believe McCain was better than he was in the first debate. Obama, to me, seemed about the same and reiterated most of the same talking points from the first debate. McCain did a much better job of answering the questions posed. Obama did a better job in dominating the time of possession. If you watched or listened to the debate then you will very likely know who won or lost it in your opinion. I believe one network will say candidate X won and another will say candidate Y won. I would say McCain did better with the economy tonight and might have won it on his closing remarks regarding just that. There were no knockout punches.
10:30pm - What don’t you know and how will you learn it? Obama says his wife can give a much longer list (few laughs). He says its the challenges you don’t expect. He totally dodges the question and goes into a stump speech about, you guessed it, CHANGE, fundamental change!! McCain says he doesn’t know what is going to happen here and abroad about the economy. McCain says he doesn’t know what the unexpected will be but he is prepared for it. Strong finish by McCain trying to make the claim that he understands what most Americans are going through. He says he wants the honor to be President and that he will always put his country first.
And that concludes this second Presidential debate of 2008.
10:26pm - Terry asks, as a retired Navy officer, if Iran attacks Israel would you pledge troops to defend Israel or would you attack without UN approval? McCain says he would not wait for the UN Security Council. He says that Russia and China would be huge hurdles with the Security Council. I have to say the UN does remind me a lot of the IRS. Obama pledges as McCain that Iran can’t get a nuclear weapon. Barack is not saying it directly but it seems he believes in going through the UN Security Council.
10:21pm - How do you monitor Russia without starting another cold war? McCain doesn’t believe there would be another cold war. Believes in showing moral support for Georgia and Ukraine and help them get into NATO (I once learned about NATO in 3rd grade, free info). McCain is very jagged in his answer and says Russia is a challenge. Obama says that the resurgence of Russia is a central issue for the next President and that he agrees mostly with McCain. In a mind blowing statement he says we have to help finance in rebuilding Georgia’s economy. Don’t we need to get our own economy going first?
10:19pm - Sorry too much tea! Missed that last question about Afghanistan. One too many Middle East questions in my opinion.
10:09pm - Katie asks about respecting Pakistan sovereignty in tracking al Quada into Pakistan? Obama believes we have to change our policies with Pakistan. He says he will encourage democracy there and insist upon them going after this militants. He then basically says if bin Laden is there that he won’t respect that sovereignty. McCain says Barack talks loudly (carries small stick). JM believes in getting the support of the peole in Pakistan to turn around the Taliban not by attacking them but by working with them. There should never be follow-up questions. Its just more of the original answer. Although BO might have scored a couple of points in his follow-up here. McCain kind of made BO look like a kid in his rebuttal as all. The best follow-ups of the night. I knew I could jinx them into saying something worthwhile.
10:05pm - Brokaw asks for an explanation of the Obama Doctrine and McCain Doctrine in using force? Obama believes in working on concert with allies. McCain goes back to Iraq and calling Obama on the carpet about not supporting the surge that worked. McCain believes we have to do what we can to help others but only to the beneficial of our abilities. McCain is now scoring points as his experience is shining through about the “precious asset” that is American blood into dangerous situations.
9:59pm - Phil Elliot asks the boys how the economic stress will affect U.S. ability to be peace maker in the world? McCain is patriotic in his answer but I am not sure what is answer to the exact question is. Barack responds by bringing up Iraq again and not understanding why we attacked a country that didn’t attack us (Iraq). He says it was the wrong judgment. Obama believes Iraq has put an enormous strain on our troops and budget. Obama is doing a really good job answering this question and likely scoring points with voters.
9:50pm - Lindsay asks about the selling of health care as a commodity? Obama pledges to work with employer to lower costs of premium up to $2,500 a year. He pledges that if you don’t have insurance he will make it available for those to get the same insurance that he and McCain get as federal employers. McCain is standing up as BO speaks. Maybe he will stiff up if he sits too long. Maybe he wants to stay on the ball. McCain makes the claim that Obama will fine you if you don’t have insurance or your employer will be fined if he doesn’t provide it. He also believes you should be able to travel across state lines for health care. McCain believes health care in America is a responsibility. Obama thinks it should be a right to have health care insurance. Barack can’t see those lights that tell him to stop. He is controlling the stage as far as time goes.
9:47pm - Should we fund a Manhattan project to fund new energy? McCain says the government should help in early stages then turn it over to the private sector once it goes into the production stages.
9:43pm - Ingrid Jackson asks the two men what they would do to make sure Congress acts fast on economic crisis and green jobs. McCain goes first states that he disagreed with Bush firmly on the environment. McCain says nuclear power must be pretty safe because it powered the navy ships he was on. His 96-year-old mom must have drank it as well. Obama says that he is in favor of nuclear power as well. He believes that new energy can create millions of jobs to help fuel the American economy much like the computer did the past two decades.
9:39pm - Obama avoids pledge to fix social security in two years, but says he would like to in his first term. He goes back to taxes and tries to explain his position and pledge to give 95% of Americans a tax cut. Obama is scoring some points with several body shots in a row about average CEO getting a $700k tax cut under McCain’s plan. McCain says he will answer the question and that he will fix social security. He says medicare will be tougher to figure out. He wants Congress to get out of it, too many special interests there, etc.
9:36pm - McCain hits Obama on taxes and how it will kill the already dead horse economy. He makes it clear that he plans to add major double tax exemptions for children, etc.
9:34pm - Still a rather lame debate so far. Hopefully there will be some cussing and punching at some point.
9:29pm - What sacrifice would you ask of Americans to restore the American dream? McCain says he would ask Americans to eliminate some programs. Kind of the same answer Barack gave to the last question. He then singles out defense spending. He reiterates that he is in favor of a spending freeze across the board. Senator Obama brings up 9/11 and the sacrifices we made then. He is kind of stumbling around. He finally fingers energy but mentions increased oil production not any sacrifice. He kinda of sums it up in Americans serving in different services.
9:23pm - McCain believes that alternative energy, health care, and social security can all be worked on at the same time. Obama responds that we have to prioritize and puts energy at #1. He is really stealing this issue from McCain and Johnny is letting him. Health care is his #2. He then puts education at #3. No mention of social security. BO steals more of McCain’s thunder claiming he wants to look at the budget and eliminate programs one by one that aren’t working.
9:19pm - Teresa asks how we can trust either “of you with our money?” Barack continues to hit away at George W. but is not really laying out any plans. Barack is sounding more and more like McCain the past two weeks. He is even using some of lines about ceasing sending funds to the Middle East. McCain tells Teresa to look at their records and tells her that he is the biggest fighter against earmarks and spending. Overall this debate is pretty lame so far. I think its better when the candidates are having to stare each other down.
9:17pm - Obama says the economy is not going to get worse before it gets better. He says we need regulations, regulations and more regulations. He wants, as McCain, to help Americans stay in their homes. McCain says he is not sure the economy will get better before it gets worse. He thinks it depends on what we do.
9:12pm - Obama’s turn to explain the rescue package to Oliver. Great question from Oliver by the way. Neither candidate has done a good job of explaining what the plan actually does. Obama is claiming that he was warning everyone two years ago as well and painting John as “John the Maniac Deregulator.” He is prepared for this attack from McCain and attacks him right back. It is going to be fun tonight.
9:10pm - Oliver asks what in the bailout package will help Americans out? McCain goes first and makes the point that he suspended his campaign (good point?). He then goes straight to Fannie Mae and ties Barack to them. McCain makes sure to point out that he stood up two years ago to change Freddie/Fannie. He states that Obama got the second most money in “history” from Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac.
9:06pm - McCain responds that Americans are angry, upset and fearful and that he has a plan to fix this problem with energy independence. Plans to keep taxes low for all. He wants to do something about prices of homes. He wants to help people make their payments and stay in their homes. My dad has been preaching a version of this instead of the Wall Street bailout. Pledges that he knows how to get the economy working again. Barack responds then McCain does again with his crush on Meg Whitman of eBay for Treasury Secretary. Barack recommends Warren Buffet, who is one of his supporters. Obama pledges tax cuts for 95% of Americans again (only about 65% even pay taxes).
9:04pm - Barack won the coin toss and gets to go first. I missed the question but it is about the economy. BO blames it on the Bush admin and tags McCain to that as well. Step 1: Rescue package, Step 2: Rescue package for middle class to stay in their homes. Fix health care system, etc.
9:03pm - Are both candidates lefties? Lot of white baldies in the audience…could be bad news for Obama.
9:00pm EST - Looks like we are ready to begin. Welcome to all of those tuning in here tonight. Moderator Tom Brokaw announces that tonight is in fact a town hall debate. Two minutes to respond with one minute follow-ups.
Sphere: Related ContentLive Blogging VP Debate: Sarah Palin vs. Joe Biden
Live Blogging of tonight’s Vice Presidential debate between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Sarah Palin from St. Louis, Missouri. The debate is being moderated by PBS host Gwen Ifill.
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10:35pm - Both candidates seemed overall to do a great job and get in points at each times. I think Palin won the debate and that might be in part that expectations were so low for her coming in. Joe came across as a politican. Sarah came across as someone learning and challenging. I think she won for the same reason most people said Barack won last week….that being they are the new kid on the block. She more than held her own. Biden is hard to dislike. If he was my uncle I would mow his yard for free and let him tell me stories about growing up in Scranton.
10:32pm - Gwen closes the debate and it’s over. Joe and Sarah shake hands and Joe looks like he tries to feel her up. The open mic leaves Gwen heaping praise on Biden. She nearly jumped out of her seat onto her broke ankle. The open mic couldn’t catch what she and Palin said to each other…but it did catch Palin thanking her.
10:29pm - Closing Statements: Palin starts by saying she wishes she had more debates and didn’t have the mainstream media filtering and changing what she says. She like the opportunity to talk directly to the American people. Biden starts by reaching back and bringing up Bush and the past eight years and a need for fundamental change. It is about the 10th time he has said “fundamental.” He also brings up the neighborhood he grew up in again!! Joe closes in blessing us all and our troops. Amen!!
10:26pm - Joe says fundamental change is not questioning other people’s motive. Palin says you do what she did and appoint people of both parties to your administration.
10:24pm - I didn’t understand the question but it was something about what is something that has changed in your political policy. Biden mentions the appointment of judges. Palin mentions “quasi-caving” on a couple of budgets.
10:20pm - 10 minutes to go! And its a good thing because Palin and Biden are starting to cause server problems for PK.
10:14pm - The question asks Biden about him saying he didn’t want the job of Vice President and Palin about saying she didn’t know what the job entailed before she was nominated in the spring. She says she was kidding and assumes Joe was too. She says she will work on energy and towards children and special needs. Biden says he would be Obama’s point person in dealing with the legislature. Biden says he will be in the room for every decision Obama makes. We will see about that Joe. I think Barack might banish you to the VP house.
10:11pm - Palin is pretty personable whether you like her or want to kill her. She gives shouts out to her family of teachers. And to her brother, who is a teacher, and tells the kids from his class watching that they get extra credit for watching.
10:08pm - How would Biden admin. be different from Obama tragedy? Biden says he would carry out Obama’s policies and make sure everyone gets a fair break. I think this is a sly attempt by moderator Gwen Ifill to put the thought in viewers minds about McCain dying early and Palin taking over. Palin says she won’t agree 100% with McCain but as a team of Mavericks things would keep on for the most part if she became President. She says she would continue the good work of JM and put government back on the side of the people.
10:06pm - Genocide in Darfur? Biden goes back into Iraq and tying McCain to Dick Cheney. I am not sure he is connecting. Maybe he is. Palin responds again that she watched the debates and Biden’s opposition to Obama.
10:05pm - 25 minutes to go! Oh wait Palin is speaking. Let me see if my southern upbringing can help me interpret.
10:03pm - I think Biden is tuning people out. I really can’t remember the last time Palin spoke or the last thing Biden said (and he is speaking).
10:01pm - I think Biden got about .10mm too much of botox in his forehead tonight. Does anyone else notice that? It is smoother than a baby’s butt until it meets his hairline on the sides where it wrinkles up in a weird way.
10:00pm - 30 minutes to go…who is winning? I think both are in different ways!
9:56pm - Nuclear Weapons? Palin says it will be the end-all and kill way too many people for it to be in the hands of evil people. She brings up Afghanistan and using a surge like strategy there. Biden responds surge won’t work according to generals and that the infrastructure must be build up. Biden seems to know John McCain’s record better than his own.
9:51pm - I am bored! The question is about Israel and Palestine. Palin says she will support Israel on a two-state solution. Biden attacks Bush and the administration for the current situation in Israel. Biden says he will change the policy and back Israel and let them negotiate with them. Palin is snippy and hits Biden across his botoxed forehead about looking backwards and pointing fingers at the Bush administration.
9:45pm - Greatest Threat: Nuclear Iraq or Unstable Iran? Biden says both are a grave concern. He goes on to say Iran is not close to getting a nuclear weapon. Biden has rambled on so far on his answer that I lost the main point of what he was saying. Palin says both are dangerous as well. She then says the central front on terror is in Iraq per al Quada and Peatrus. Palin is a bit too mechanical and quotes McCain several times from last weeks debate about preconditions and Iran.
9:40pm - Withdrawal from Iraq? Palin calls out Barack for not funding and supporting the troops. She then uses Biden’s words againt Obama where Biden called Obama out on it during the democratic primaries. Biden promises to end this war. Palin calls Biden out again for saying “Obama wasn’t ready to be commander in chief.” She also reminds Biden that he said he would love running with John McCain before he got the VP nomination.
9:36pm - Same sex benefits to couples? Biden says absolutely! Palin says she is fine with it as well as long as it doesn’t grow to infringe upon the traditional definition of marriage. Palin agrees with Biden but says she doesn’t support gay marriage. Biden responds that him and Obama don’t support gay marriage.
9:30pm - Climate change? Palin is struggling hard with this answer. She used about 13 big words too many in a row. She goes on to say reduce emissions and that she was first state to put committee together to address climate change. She uses the question to slip back into energy and an ‘all of the above’ solution. Biden responds that the climate change is completely due to man made causes. She calls Biden on not supporting clean coal technology.
9:27pm - Biden brings up again that Obama was warning of subprime lending crisis two years ago. He goes on to claim McCain was clueless. Biden seems to be making up a good number of facts. Palin responds in 3 seconds that she disagrees and uses the remainder of her time to talk about energy and how they differe from Obama/Biden on energy. Palin is using tonight to say whatever the hell she wants to the shagrin of Gwen.
9:25pm - I am starting to have a hard time keeping up. It will be interesting to see the fact check on both candidates tonight.
9:22pm - Biden is now saying they will cut wasteful spending, stealing one of McCain’s loudest mantras. Palin brings up energy and Barack voting for tax decreases for big oil companies and how she didn’t stand for that in Alaska and gave the tax break money to the citizens. Biden attacks McCain but then says he and Barack want to do what she did in Alaska with windfall taxes.
9:20pm - Biden is getting wound up a bit. He responds saying the health care tax incentive proposed by McCain is made up for by a tax on businesses.
9:18pm - Palin hits Biden with his “paying taxes is patriotic,” saying her and Todd are middle class and paying more taxes is not patriotic. The first landed jab of the night. She scores a few more points about Barack wanting to nationalize health care stating that nobody she knows wants Washington managing anything much less health care.
9:14pm - Palin says she is going to correct Biden as much as it takes. She says she is going to talk to the American people and let them know her track record. Ifill’s next question is a different question for each candidate. I am scratching my head about it. Oh well I am just glad I am not having to answer either question.
9:11pm - Sub-prime lending fault? Biden again says McCain is a good man and puts the fault on McCain and deregulation. Biden says that Obama was warning everyone about the sub-prime lending problems. Biden also brings up that McCain was recently quoted about deregulating health care. Palin responds by telling that Barack had 94x to vote against tax increases or for a tax cut and voted against it 94x. Biden says its not true.
9:09pm - Sub-prime lending fault? SP blames the predatory lenders for talking Americans into buying $300k house when they could only afford $100k house. She says there must be strict oversight and reform in D.C. and on Wall Street. And that we must also take personal responsibility.
9:07pm - Joe is claiming that he can reach across the aisle and has as many Republican friends as Democrat friends. LOL! Small points for Palin in rebutting Biden’s attack on McCain’s “fundamentals of the economy are strong,” stating that McCain was talking about the American working people.
9:05pm - Palin responds breaking it down into asking a parent at a soccer game on Saturday. SP must be one nervous person tonight. It has to make her wish she was shooting caribou in Alaska. We will see if she is a true fighter tonight or if she folds.
9:03pm - First question goes to Trader Joe about how well did Congress handle the bailout bill. He passes the blame on the Bush administration. Anyone taking bets on the over/under of Biden gaffes? Joe has the script memorized pretty well so far. Hopefully Palin will be a bit more personal.
9:00pm EST - Gwin Ifill is giving her introduction and making it clear all the questions were prepared by her and nobody else has seen them.
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PBS host Gwen Ifill is one of the moderators of this Thursday’s Vice Presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. There is just one really big problem. Ifill has written an Obama praise book, Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, that is scheduled to be released on inauguration day.
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