{"id":13721,"date":"2008-10-12T09:36:14","date_gmt":"2008-10-12T16:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/10\/12\/dave-does-the-election-emergency-quick-buffer-flushing-edition.html"},"modified":"2008-10-12T09:36:14","modified_gmt":"2008-10-12T16:36:14","slug":"dave_does_the_election_em","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/10\/12\/dave_does_the_election_em.html","title":{"rendered":"***Dave Does the Election – Emergency Quick Buffer-Flushing Edition!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A bit briefer than my usual analysis, but trying to get this out before I head off for 19 hours of flight (and another 8 of night time):<\/p>\n

MCCAIN<\/p>\n

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  1. Father Coughlin<\/a> – Pointing fingers on the economic problems.<\/li>\n
  2. McCain Blames Self For Economic Meltdown<\/a> – Well, no, not directly. But by implication …<\/li>\n
  3. Gettin’ Under His Skin?<\/a> – Testy, testy, testy.<\/li>\n
  4. Watchdog group seeks ethics investigation of McCain…<\/a> – Gambling winnings not reported? Hmmmmmm ….<\/li>\n
  5. Actually, Sen. McCain, He DOES Know About Fannie Mae…<\/a> – Why assume a member of the debate audience (a young black man for that matter) doesn’t know about Fannie and Freddies? <\/li>\n
  6. Look Him in the Eye and Say It, Buddy<\/a> – If Obama pals around with terrorists, why not confront him about it on national TV? Biden calls McCain on it.<\/li>\n
  7. Obama Called “Traitor” Again At McCain Rally<\/a> – No condemnation of the comments from the audience by the speaker.<\/li>\n
  8. Dishonor<\/a> – Variations on the theme.<\/li>\n
  9. GOP Former Gov: “He Is Not The McCain I Endorsed”<\/a> – People distancing themselves from a loser, or an attempt to actually not have the party dragged down into the mire?<\/li>\n
  10. McCain Walks It Back: Obama Is Decent, Nothing To…<\/a> – At last! Now, if only he’d pull down the negative ads still running and stop continuing on with the flimsy Ayers references. See also: McCain’s “Frequently Lurching Campaign”<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    PALIN<\/p>\n

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    1. Countdown to Truth – Sarah Proclaims Own Innocence!…<\/a> – Of course she does. So does her pet personnel board investigation.<\/li>\n
    2. THIS JUST IN: Sarah Palin not as bright as she looks<\/a> – Quel suprise.<\/li>\n
    3. Release Of Trooper-Gate Report Hangs On GOP Cooperation<\/a> – Remarkably enough, in the end, they *did* cooperate, which indicates this was not some partisan hack job.<\/li>\n
    4. Alaska Inquiry Concludes Palin Abused Powers – NYTimes.com<\/a> – Fascinating that a “total vindication” that the campaign is touting is also subject to such accusations (by the same campaign) of being a partisan hack job. Maybe because it rules that Palin’s actions were legal but unethical.<\/li>\n
    5. What the Troopergate Report Really Says — TIME<\/a> – That Palin’s “executive expertise” is clumsy and amateurish.<\/li>\n
    6. Ebert: Palin’s the “American Idol” candidate<\/a> – I think that nails it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      OBAMA<\/p>\n

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      1. \u2018Barack Osama\u2019 appears on hundreds of absentee ballots…<\/a> – But it was an honest mistake, of course, not a dirty trick. Honestly. Really. Trust us.<\/li>\n
      2. Obama Thanks McCain for Admonishing Supporters – The…<\/a> – Nicely said. Gracious, and followed up by campaigning on the issues.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        BIDEN<\/p>\n

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        1. Steven Petrow: Joe Biden’s Tears Remembered<\/a> – I’ve always thought Biden was too clever for his own good, but I’ll stack his character against his opponent any time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          GENERAL ELECTOIN<\/p>\n

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          1. The Gist of the ACORN Story<\/a> – Much ado about not much.<\/li>\n
          2. Norm Coleman Pulling Down All Negative Ads<\/a> – Another GOP pol realizes it doesn’t work.<\/li>\n
          3. Mayhill Fowler: Colorado Springs: Ground Zero for…<\/a> – An interesting analysis of presidential politics down in the Springs. I’m thrilled that Colorado looks to be going blue this year.<\/li>\n
          4. Whose Obsession?<\/a> – So who did send all those “Obsession” DVDs? The mystery deepens …<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            And that wraps it up for today’s edition. Next stop: India!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            A bit briefer than my usual analysis, but trying to get this out before I head off for 19 hours of flight (and another 8 of night time): MCCAIN…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elections-2008"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27845,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/09\/important-questions-are-in-the-eye-of-the-questioner.html","url_meta":{"origin":13721,"position":0},"title":"Important Questions are in the Eye of the Questioner","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 9-May-12 10:49pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Gee, I thought the GOP was all about making this election about social issues. 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