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McCain Camp Didn't Search Palin's Hometown Paper Archives — The McCain campaign has gone to great lengths to present the selection of Sarah Palin as one made after a careful, meticulous vetting process. But evidence continues to suggest that the Arizona Republican made his VP choice with surprising haste.
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Things That Make You Go Hmmm — Questions for the McCain-Palin campaign: … It strikes me as likely that there are reasonable answers to these questions - more reasonable than the only one given so far - … and the rumors buzzing across the Internets and the press corps are unfounded and unseemly.
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BECAUSE OF THE HYPOCRISY! [NOW UPDATED WITH EVEN MORE DASTARDLY HYPOCRISYNESS!] — Time to keep a running list of Sarah Palin's sins — lovingly gathered, mostly in crazed speculative form — by members of the Church of Diversity and Otherness coddling. — 1) Alan Colmes: Poor prenatal care …
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Borderline — This is amazing: … The more I learn about this choice, the more it reminds me of Bush's choice of Harriet Miers. I don't think it's at all similar in its political ramifications — Miers' nomination was seen as a betrayal by social conservatives, the very people who are thrilled by Sarah Palin.
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DailyKos Embraces The Palin ‘Fake Pregnancy’ Rumor But Rejects The Edwards Story — Its the wackiest rumor about Sarah Palin or any other politician so far this election. It's making it's way all through the internet. And of course it came from DailyKos.
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GETTING REAL ABOUT PALIN — I've noticed some people who should know better claiming that bringing up Gov. Palin's troopergate scandal is tantamount to making a victim of or defending her slimeball ex-brother-in-law who allegedly once used a taser on his stepson. — That's awfully foolish.
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Palin attacks counterproductive as well as moronic — I hate to spend any more time or blog real estate on such grabastic buffoons who are digging up-well, making up-crap about Governor Palin, but let me add a comment to the second item Michelle mentioned here.
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Vice in Go-Go Boots? — The guilty pleasure I miss most when I'm out slogging on the campaign trail is the chance to sprawl on the chaise and watch a vacuously spunky and generically sassy chick flick. — So imagine my delight, my absolute astonishment, when the hokey chick flick came out on the trail …
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Palin: Surge? What Surge? — Among the tiny number of occasions …
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The Nation
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An Open Letter to God, from Michael Moore — The other night, James Dobson's organization asked all believers to pray for a storm on Thursday night so that the Obama acceptance speech outdoors in Denver would have to be canceled. — I see that You have answered Dr. Dobson's prayers …
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Republicans Drop Most Convention Action on Monday — ST. PAUL — Senator John McCain called a halt on Sunday afternoon to all but the most essential activities for the Republican National Convention on Monday, declaring that it was time for members of his party to “take off our Republican hats …
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EXPLOITATION — With news that Gustav is headed towards Louisiana …
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Washington Monthly, The Other McCain, Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, Outside The Beltway, Tom Watson, The Swamp and MyDD
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Palin touts stance on ‘Bridge to Nowhere,’ doesn't note flip-flop — When John McCain introduced Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday, her reputation as a tough-minded budget-cutter was front and center. — “I told Congress, thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere,” …
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Critics: Palin used ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ for gain
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CNN Poll: Obama 49, McCain 48 — ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — On the eve of the Republican convention, a new national poll suggests the race for the White House remains dead even. — A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Sunday night shows the Obama-Biden ticket leading the McCain-Palin ticket …
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Hot Air
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Dead Heat — From CNN/Opinion Research Center: — Obama 49, McCain 48 — Gov. Palin's approval: 38%, with 21% unfavorable and 41% never heard of her or have no opinion. — First poll with both tickets complete. … Read more from the poll here. — Get The Page delivered to your inbox.
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The Other McCain
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The Unsafe President — Joe Klein knows McCain: … We have had two big presidential decisions from both candidates - the first time we can clearly judge their decision-making skills. Obama's was prudent, cautious, thoroughly vetted, and serious about governing.
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Jack & Jill Politics
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The Palin effect: crowd size — 17,000+ today for the McCain-Palin rally outside of St. Louis, according to a Secret Service magnetometer count provided by the campaign. — As one veteran of Missouri politics said, that's the sort of crowd usually seen in October for a president — not in August for a candidate.