Tonight's McCain-Obama debate at Belmont University in Nashville TN will be broadcast on MSNBC and C-SPAN and streamed live on msnbc.com, cnn.com and C-SPAN. NPR will fact-check. … [Read more...] about Watch Tonight’s McCain-Obama Debate
Scary Town Hall Debate
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Debate Night Media Alerts
UPDATED. I'll be the guest on the pre-debate festivities at The Rick Moran Show tonight at 8 pm eastern. After that, as previously mentioned, I'll be moderating a live debate chat at Hot Air, so stop by. (UPDATE: Ed Morrissey will be doing a live blog of the debate at that link tonight, so stop by and refresh often!) Once the debate is wrapped up, I'll be posting my take on … [Read more...] about Debate Night Media Alerts
C-SPAN Debate Hub: Blog Heaven! (Reprised)
If you haven't visited C-SPAN's Debate Hub you don't know what your missing. The site's garnering praise from both sides of the aisle... MyDD from the Left: C-SPAN has a real neat Debate Hub feature on their website which is a great place to watch and follow the debate, particularly for those without a television. The Hub is also tracking the blogs -- including MyDD, which … [Read more...] about C-SPAN Debate Hub: Blog Heaven! (Reprised)
The Politics of Smear in America: Kommersant, Russia
Is it reasonable to hear Russian criticism of U.S. election smears and mudslinging, when their national election, held recently, featured the outright arrest of opposition candidates? Judge for yourself by reading this op-ed article by Nikolay Zlobin of the Russian newspaper Kommersant, which appears to be in the form of a warning to Barack Obama: Zlobin writes in … [Read more...] about The Politics of Smear in America: Kommersant, Russia
John McCain: Articles of Mass Distraction
Today's MUST READ by the highly talented and perceptive Jerry Remmers, who like me has the San Diego Union as his newspaper alma mater... Be sure to read it before tonight's debate. … [Read more...] about John McCain: Articles of Mass Distraction
Gallup: Obama Opens 9 Point Lead Over McCain
The latest Gallup Daily Tracking poll shows Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama opening a 9 point lead over GOP candidate Sen. John McCain: The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking poll shows registered voters preferring Barack Obama to John McCain for president by 51% to 42%. The nine percentage point lead in Oct. 4-6 tracking matches Obama's highest to … [Read more...] about Gallup: Obama Opens 9 Point Lead Over McCain
Random Pre-Debate Thoughts That Might Be On Topic…
Since Governor Sarah Palin has blasted on the scene, I've been wondering how she would have done if she were running in the Republican primary. She would have stuck out like a sore big toe among that super-dull crowd of McCain, Thompson, Giuliani, Romney, and others (well Mike Huckabee was not that dull). Can you imagine the "Sarahcuda" on the debate stage hurling zingers at … [Read more...] about Random Pre-Debate Thoughts That Might Be On Topic…
Obama McCain Political Debate Context: Polls Still Show Volatile Race
When presidential hopefuls Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and GOP Sen. John McCain debate tonight, the growing conventional wisdom in some circles is that Obama is firmly on a path to victory -- but. in reality, polls still show a still-highly-volatile race. A race where a debate -- a gaffe, a well-delivered charge that strongly connects with people, a memorable prepared or … [Read more...] about Obama McCain Political Debate Context: Polls Still Show Volatile Race
The (Lost?) Vision of the Founding Fathers
In a thread yesterday, commenter JSpencer made reference to "the brilliant minds who conceived this country". Although the context was narrowly contemporary (the 2008 election), the comment spoke to something I've been thinking about a lot lately. Would the Founding Fathers recognize the system we're using today? Are we on the path they tried to set us on? If not, where do … [Read more...] about The (Lost?) Vision of the Founding Fathers
On the Air for the Next Debate (And Live Chat!)
Today (at a special time of 1:30 pm eastern, 10:30 am pacific) we'll be taking to the air once again for some pre-debate analysis on Mid Stream Radio where my partner Cindy and I will be joined by Ed Morrissey to answer the question of whether or not this election is really over, or what - if anything - John McCain can do tonight to reverse his fortunes. Shortly after that, … [Read more...] about On the Air for the Next Debate (And Live Chat!)
Is This What It Has Come Down To?
John McCain delivers yet another invective-filled stump speech, this one at a rally in New Mexico. He asks rhetorically: "Who is the real Barack Obama?" Someone shouts: "A terrorist!" The crowd cheers. McCain remains silent. Meanwhile, Sarah Palin is doing her part in Clearwater, Florida, telling a rally where reporters are herded away from the audience by … [Read more...] about Is This What It Has Come Down To?
Greetings from Tennessee
Tonight all eyes will be focused on my home state of Tennessee, where the debate will take place at Belmont University. While I'm not a native of this state - I was born in New Jersey, moved to Virginia as a child, went to grad school in Illinois and live here permanently - I can say a fair amount about the great Volunteer State. First of all, Tennessee is divided into three … [Read more...] about Greetings from Tennessee
The (Obama) Surge in Georgia
This state's so Red it would take a surge to beat McCain. Jim Galloway: Newly released figures from [Secretary of State Karen Handel's] office show that 406,379 new voters registered between Jan. 1 to Sept. 30. Four years ago, the number was 371,932. Overall, that’s a 9 percent increase from ’04 to ’08 — hardly surprising in a presidential race with no incumbent. Barack … [Read more...] about The (Obama) Surge in Georgia
Newest Obama Ad, “Subject” (As Predicted)
I pointed out yesterday why I felt that the new McCain tactic of attempting to shift the discussion to Bill Ayers wasn't going to work. Not only has the media responded pretty much as predicted (with the notable exception of Fox and Friends which I caught yesterday) but the Obama Campaign has fired back with no delay, airing the following ad in a number of swing states. Take a … [Read more...] about Newest Obama Ad, “Subject” (As Predicted)
A President for a Time of Panic
Barack Obama and John McCain will be debating tonight as the inertia that has always given American society stability, albeit at the price of slow social change, is endangered by a sudden plunge into economic turmoil and uncertainty. Ironically, neither of the voters' possible choices is designed to calm them. Not since 1932 has the electorate been so roiled by fear of the … [Read more...] about A President for a Time of Panic
McCain-Palin Mudslinging & The Season Of The Conservative Pundit’s Discontent
Times could not be tougher for the John McCain-Sarah Palin punditocracy. It's bad enough that the approval rating of George W. Bush, their hero of the last eight years, has reached a historic low. And, inconveniently for these Bubba-Bashers, Bill Clinton ended his second term with a robust 70 percent rating despite lying about sex. Or that the revolution fostered by … [Read more...] about McCain-Palin Mudslinging & The Season Of The Conservative Pundit’s Discontent
A Plea For More Issue Oriented Campaign 2008 Discussions In The Blogosphere
The Glittering Eye's Dave Schuler is one of the most thoughtful writers in the blogosphere (or as skippy would say in the word skippy invented, blogtopia...). And unlike an increasingly large number of Americans and bloggers, he remains undecided on who he wants for President. Meanwhile, Schuler -- like many Americans -- craves for a SERIOUS discussion of SERIOUS issues in … [Read more...] about A Plea For More Issue Oriented Campaign 2008 Discussions In The Blogosphere
This Just In!!
This just in from investigative reporter Andrew Borowitz: Palin Blasts Obama's Ties to Weather Channel ‘Palling Around with Meteorologists,' Guv Claims Alaska governor Sarah Palin went on the attack today, claiming that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama had longstanding ties to The Weather Channel. "What does it say about our opponent that he thinks … [Read more...] about This Just In!!
Press Now Barred From Talking To Palin Supporters
Yet another bar has been lowered in the 2008 Presidential political campaign -- or, in this case, the Vice Presidential campaign which in this case is controlled by a Presidential campaign: Constantly under the watchful eyes of security, the media wasn't permitted to wander around inside Coachman Park to talk to Sarah Palin supporters. When reporters tried to leave the … [Read more...] about Press Now Barred From Talking To Palin Supporters