Video: Murphy, Noonan Caught on Live Mic Dissing Palin
Filed under: Presidential Campaign 2008, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin
Neither Mike Murphy nor Peggy Noonan are known for being anything other than Republican stalwarts. Listen to what they have to say about Palin in a moment of candor.
Thoughts on McCain’s Veep Pick …
Can you say Gimmick?
- Is he trying to go out and win the presidency — or does he think he’s just helping Barack Obama and the Democrats lose? Today’s pick is transparent pandering to the PUMAs. The only problem is it’s becoming more apparent that in the words of Donald Rumsfeld the PUMAs are down to a few “dead-enders.”
- Is this pick about mollifying the right-wingers on the abortion issue? First of all, could John McCain be any more anti-choice? Of all the Republican anti-choicers, is Sarah Palin the one who is also most ready to be VP — or P?
- Did he pick her because she’s smokin’ hot? Definitely the potentially hottest VP in history.
- If picking a woman were so important, are John McCain and the Republicans saying that Sarah Palin is the most qualified Republican woman in the country to potentially be the president of the United States. Albeit Kay Bailey Hutchison is a Barbie Doll wind-up toy - vapid - she’s a party favorite. What about McCain’s economic advisor, Carly Fiorina? A former Fortune 500 CEO, Fiorina would have been a bold choice and shored him up on the economy.
- Sarah Palin seems like a wonderful woman, a capable governor of a small state, and a genuine American story. Her choice as a running mate to McCain just leaves me scratching my head.
Transcript: Sarah Palin Speech in Dayton, Ohio
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This is an excerpt from a CNN transcript of ‘CNN Newsroom’ August 29, 2008. Entire show transcript here.
(MUSIC)
(APPLAUSE)
GOV. SARAH PALIN (R), ALASKA: Thank you so much.
And I thank you, Senator McCain, and Mrs. McCain, for the confidence that you’ve placed in me. Senator, I am honored to be chosen as your running mate. I will be honored to serve next to the next president of the United States.
I know that when Senator McCain gave me this opportunity, he had a short list of highly qualified men and women. And to have made that list at all, it was a privilege. And to have been chosen brings a great challenge. I know that it will demand the best that I have to give. And I promise nothing less. Read more
Transcript: Sen. John McCain Introduces Sarah Palin as Running Mate, Dayton, Ohio
Filed under: John McCain, Presidential Campaign 2008, Sarah Palin
This is an excerpt from a CNN transcript of ‘CNN Newsroom’ August 29, 2008. Entire show transcript here.
(APPLAUSE)
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you.
AUDIENCE (singing): Happy birthday to you…
MCCAIN: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thanks for reminding me. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you for that wonderful welcome. And thank you.
Let me tell you, I’m very happy.
AUDIENCE (singing): Happy birthday to you.
MCCAIN: Thank you. Twice is enough. Thank you very much. That’s three times.
Thank you. Thank you.
I’m very happy. I’m very happy today to spend my birthday with you and to make an historic announcement in Dayton, a city built on hard, honest work of good people.
(APPLAUSE)
Like the entire industrial Midwest, Dayton has contributed much to the prosperity and progress of America. And now, in these tough, changing times, after all you’ve done for our country, you want your government to understand what you’re going through, to stand on your side and fight for you. And that’s what I intend to do. Read more
McCain Picks Sarah Palin — UPDATE WITH VIDEO
Start checking all connections to Sen. Ted Stevens …
- Surprise choice in Palin - New York Times
Transcript-Full Text: Sen. Joe Biden Acceptance Speech, Democratic National Convention
The prepared remarks of Sen. Joseph Biden in Denver at the Democratic convention.
Beau, I love you. I am so proud of you. Proud of the son you are. Proud of
the father you’ve become. And I’m so proud of my son Hunter, my daughter
Ashley, and my wife Jill, the only one who leaves me breathless and speechless
at the same time.
It is an honor to share this stage tonight with President Clinton. And
last night, it was moving to watch Hillary, one of the great leaders of our
party, a woman who has made history and will continue to make history: my
colleague and my friend, Senator Hillary Clinton.
And I am honored to represent our first state-my state-Delaware.
Since I’ve never been called a man of few words, let me say this as simply
as I can: Yes. Yes, I accept your nomination to run and serve alongside our
next President of the United States of America, Barack Obama.
Let me make this pledge to you right here and now. For every American who
is trying to do the right thing, for all those people in government who are
honoring their pledge to uphold the law and respect our Constitution, no
longer will the eight most dreaded words in the English language be: “The vice
president’s office is on the phone.” Read more
Text: Couric Interview With McCain from ‘Face the Nation’
The following was taken from the transcript of CBS News’ Face the Nation from August 24, 2008:
On Joe Biden as Obama VP Pick:
KATIE COURIC reporting:
Senator, first of all, what is your reaction to the selection of Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s
running mate?Senator JOHN McCAIN: Well, I think he’s a good selection. Joe and I have been friends for
many, many years and we know each other very well, and so I think he’s probably made a very
wise selection. I know that Joe will campaign well for Senator Obama, and so I think he’s going
to be very formidable. Obviously, Joe and I have been on different philosophical sides, but we
have been–I consider him a good friend and a–and a good man.
On the Question of Not Knowing How Many Houses He Owns:
COURIC: This week you were roundly criticized for not being able to…
Sen. McCAIN: Mm-hmm.
COURIC: …remember the number of homes…
Sen. McCAIN: Mm-hmm.
COURIC: …you own.
Sen. McCAIN: Mm-hmm.
COURIC: How is that possible? How could you not be able to recall that?
Sen. McCAIN: Well, first of all, let me say that I am grateful for the fact that I have a wonderful life. I spent some years without a kitchen table, without a chair, and I know what it’s like to be blessed by the opportunities of this great nation. Cindy’s father barely finished high school, went off and distinguished himself in World War II in a B-17, and he came back with practically nothing and realized the American dream. And I am proud and grateful for that. And I think he is a role model to many young Americans who serve in the military and come back and succeed. So the fact is that we have homes and I’m grateful for it. We spend our time primarily in Washington, DC, where I have a condominium in Crystal City; here in this beautiful Sedona that I’m blessed every moment I can spend here; our condominium in Phoenix, Arizona; and a place over in San Diego. The others are also for investment purposes, so all I can say is I am blessed to have the opportunity to continue to be part of a country where you can succeed and do well.
Sunday Papers – Dispatch Poll: McCain Ahead (barely), Tubbs-Jones, Paying fines with Pennies, Voting Machines, Frank Russo, First Solar, Biden Pick, GM Lordstown, Economy, New Poll, Al Qaeda
Filed under: Barack Obama, Cuyahoga Corruption, Energy Policy, Faith & Politics, Gov Strickland, Iraq, Ohio Economy, Paid Sick Days, Presidential Campaign 2008, State of Ohio Govt, Terrorism, U.S. Congress, U.S. Economy
Ohio News
- So far, voters in Ohio like McCain a bit more (Dispatch Poll) – Columbus Dispatch
- Obama needs to use this week to unite his party – Columbus Dispatch
- Op-Ed, Jonathan Riskind: Loss of Tubbs-Jones felt on both sides of aisle – Columbus Dispatch
- Man tries to pay fine with pennies – Columbus Dispatch
- Editorial: Dropped, then caught – Columbus Dispatch
- Communities rethink benefits of drilling for gas – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Russo’s son closes business – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Op-Ed, Thomas Suddes: Strickland works while legislators sleep – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Editorial: Strickland must lead sustained campaign against sick leave initiative – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Patients suffer as care, coverage limits collide – Toledo Blade
- Editorial: Sunny news for a change – Toledo Blade
- Local Ds and Rs like Biden for different reasons – Dayton Daily News
- New stars for Ohio Dems at convention – Dayton Daily News
- Local delegates see convention as time to unite – Dayton Daily News
- Editorial: Only Obama can make the case for Obama – Dayton Daily News
- Local Dems cheer Biden – Cincinnati Enquirer
- Editorial: News is good at GM Lordstown – Warren Tribune Chronicle
- Editorial: Ohio plays crucial role in GM Lordstown – Youngstown Vindicator
National/World
- In Obama’s choice a ‘very personal decision’ – New York Times
- Obama’s pick adds foreign policy expertise – New York Times
- A senate stalwart who bounced back – New York Times
- U.S. and global economies slip in unison – New York Times
- A teacher on front line as faith and science clash – New York Times
- A courteous call and a quick strike from McCain – New York Times
- Fear keeps Iraqis out of their Baghdad homes – New York Times
- At conference on risks to earth, few are optimistic – New York Times
- Poll: Support for each candidate holds steady – Washington Post
- Obama calls pick a statesman and fighter – Washington Post
- Al Qaeda masters terrorism on the cheap – Washington Post
Full Text: Obama Speech Introducing Joe Biden as Running Mate, Springfield IL
Nineteen months ago, on a cold February day right here on the steps of the Old State Capitol, I stood before you to announce my candidacy for President of the United States of America.
We started this journey with a simple belief: that the American people were better than their government in Washington – a government that has fallen prey to special interests and policies that have left working people behind. As I’ve travelled to towns and cities, farms and factories, front porches and fairgrounds in almost all fifty states – that belief has been strengthened. Because at this defining moment in our history – with our nation at war, and our economy in recession – we know that the American people cannot afford four more years of the same failed policies and the same old politics in Washington. We know that the time for change has come.
For months, I’ve searched for a leader to finish this journey alongside me, and to join in me in making Washington work for the American people. I searched for a leader who understands the rising costs confronting working people, and who will always put their dreams first. A leader who sees clearly the challenges facing America in a changing world, with our security and standing set back by eight years of a failed foreign policy. A leader who shares my vision of an open government that calls all citizens – Democrats, Republicans and Independents – to a common purpose. Above all, I searched for a leader who is ready to step in and be President. Read more
Obama Makes the 3 a.m. Call
Filed under: Barack Obama, Bush Foreign Policy, Presidential Campaign 2008
All of our attention here at C&C has been focused on the presidential race and Ohio politics this week. From time to time I scanned an article or two about Russia’s ongoing aggression against Georgia and found that it seemed to be Groundhog Day for about a week. A typical headline read over the past week: ‘Despite Cease Fire Russians Not Budging.’
Well, today they seem to be moving more of their forces north although some Russian checkpoints persist in Georgia. If you want to read one great article on the situation, read this from today’s New York Times.
Americans who are frustrated by U.S. incompetence in handling this situation over the first vital weekend of the crisis and our ensuing incompetence in having any positive effect on the outcome of the situation, should look forward to November.
I’ll leave it to the historians, but living in these times it seems that there has never been a presidential administration that has weakened America’s standing in the world more than the tag team of George Bush and Dick Cheney. Bush, with his incurious nature and lack of awareness has allowed Cheney’s dark, paranoid view of the world to overly influence policy and make the U.S. the new Evil Empire to many.
There has been no strategy for the long-term in Bush-Cheney foreign policy. Their short-term strategies have been ill-thought and unfounded and executed poorly on the tactical level. Diplomacy has taken a back seat at every turn.
If you are inclined to vote for Sen. Barack Obama this November – or still on the fence – you should take heart in the candidate’s choice for running mate. Sen. Joe Biden brings decades of foreign policy experience to the ticket and is seen by Democrats and Republicans in Washington as highly educated and clear thinking on America’s role in the world. For those who have criticized Obama for ‘lacking experience’ – we don’t hire a president to micro-manage. We hire a president to make decisions. George Bush famously referred to himself as “The Decider,” only his decisions have been shown to very often not really be his own and those decisions have had disastrous consequences for our economy and security.
Obama, today at 3 a.m. did not answer “the call.” He made it. Today at 3 p.m., he will formally introduce the world to the O-Biden ticket. I’m hopeful again already.
Bayh, Kaine out of running
Keith Olbermann just reported that Andrea Mitchell is reporting that Evan Bayh and Tim Kaine have been told they’re not to be selected as running mate.
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