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7:05 PM ET, September 2, 2008

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
McCain Manager: ‘This Election is Not About Issues’  —  Rick Davis, campaign manager for John McCain's presidential bid, insisted that the presidential race will be decided more over personalities than issues during an interview with Post editors this morning.  —  “This election is not about issues,” said Davis.
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Arnab Datta / Political Radar:
Schlafly Chides McCain Camp for Palin Cancellation  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis reports: Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly is taking the McCain campaign to task for notifying her at the last minute that Sarah Palin will be a no-show on Tuesday when the Republican National Coalition for Life holds an event honoring the Alaska governor.
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog News:
Palin lied about visiting Ireland as part of her foreign policy experience  —  She didn't visit Ireland, which is what the McCain-Palin campaign claimed to Politico's Ben Smith on Saturday.  She had a short refueling stopover, which means at best her extensive Irish diplomacy amounted to buying …
Bloomberg:
Gramm Says Supporters of McCain Aren't ‘Whiners,’ Defends Palin  —  Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — Former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, who stepped aside as John McCain's campaign co-chairman in July after an uproar over comments that those worried about the U.S. economy are “whiners,” today revisited that sentiment.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Hullabaloo
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard Blog:
Thompson Speech Hits Media on Palin, Obama on Abortion
Discussion: Human Events, Hot Air and BlogHer
Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Fred Thompson rips NYT on Palin coverage
Discussion: Don Surber
Don Frederick / Top of the Ticket:   Sarah Palin a no-show at antiabortion event, sparking some ire
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:   Gramm Reiterates “Whiners” Argument
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Bush Speech to Praise McCain for ‘Courage and Vision’
Discussion: The Swamp, The Caucus and TIME.com
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Palins' Privacy  —  Here's a post that reads like it was …
Discussion: Upturned Earth
Megan McArdle:   Sarah Palin: the importance of being earnest
Kate Klonick / TPMMuckraker:
Todd Palin Was Registered Member of Alaska Independence Party Until 2002  —  The McCain camp today disputed rumors that presumptive vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was ever registered with the secessionist Alaska Independence Party by releasing years of voter registration history …
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Natalie Gewargis / Political Punch:
Another AIP Official Says Palin Was at 1994 Convention*  —  An intense “she said"/"she said" has emerged over whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was ever a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, the third-largest political party in the 49th state.  The AIP wants Alaskans to get an opportunity …
Byron York / The Corner:
Team McCain Hits Back on Palin, Vetting  —  Had a long talk this morning with a senior strategist in the McCain campaign.  I think it's fair to say Team McCain is seriously unhappy with a New York Times story, “Palin Disclosures Raise Questions On Vetting,” which came out this morning and is driving much of the coverage of the issue.
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Republicans Rush In  —  One of the great sights of American political life — a YouTube moment if ever there was one — was to see the doughboy face of Newt Gingrich as he extolled the virtues of Sarah Palin, a sitcom of a vice presidential choice and a disaster movie if she moves up to the presidency …
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Palin's husband was member of third party  —  Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, twice registered as a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, a fierce states' rights group that wants to turn all federal lands in Alaska back to the state.
Chris Orr / The New Republic:
The Case Against the Case Against Palin  —  A very good friend, who is a lifelong Alaskan and one of the smartest people I know, offers this word of caution to those (yes, like me) inclined to take Sarah Palin lightly: … —Christopher Orr  —  Related Articles:
William Kristol / Weekly Standard Blog:   Kristol on Sarah Palin, Hockey Mom
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
A Blogger, a Baby, a Cry of Concern
Discussion: Political Punch
Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Head for the High Road
Discussion: The Corner and Commentary
Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
This AIP Stuff  —  About this allegation that Palin was a member …
Discussion: BeldarBlog
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Hits 50% for First Time  —  Leads McCain by eight percentage points, 50% to 42%  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Aug. 30 through Sept. 1, finds Barack Obama leading the race for president with his highest share of support to date.
The Huffington Post:
Palin's Church May Have Shaped Controversial Worldview  —  Three months before she was thrust into the national political spotlight, Gov. Sarah Palin was asked to handle a much smaller task: addressing the graduating class of commission students at her one-time church, Wasilla Assembly of God.
Byron York / The Corner:
She Is a Small-Town Mayor.  She Is Not — Repeat, Not — the Governor of Alaska.  —  In an interview of Barack Obama last night, CNN's Anderson Cooper mentioned Sarah Palin's experience as a small-town mayor and as governor of Alaska.  Obama, hewing to his campaign's talking points, ignored the governor part:
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
THE GAFFE MACHINE ROLLS ON
Discussion: Don Surber and Fox News
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama's answer on experience: But I'm such a great campaigner!
Discussion: TIME.com and Commentary
Laura McGann / The Washington Independent:
Palin: The Iron-Fist Mayor?  —  WASILLA, Alaska — Earlier today, First Lady Laura Bush urged us to remember Gov. Sarah Palin's record as mayor of her hometown from 1996-2002 when assessing her experience.  I agree.  —  Driving around this city today, I decided it looks more or less …
Discussion: The Daily Dish, Salon and MyDD
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Laura McGann / The Washington Independent:
Vetting?  —  ANCHORAGE — I just got off the phone with the very helpful city clerk at the Wasilla City Clerk's office, Kristie Smithers, who is pulling some documents for me from when Gov. Sarah Palin was mayor.  —  I told her I appreciated her help, since I'm sure she's been bombarded with requests these last few weeks.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
The Huffington Post:
McCain Spokesman Stumped Trying To Explain Why Palin Is Ready To Be Commander-In-Chief (VIDEO)  —  So, I know that one of the reasons John McCain hastily chose Sarah Palin as his running-and-soul mate was because he thought that Palin would exude some general appeal to female voters …
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Martina Stewart / CNN:   Prominent Clinton supporter slams Palin, says she's not qualified
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' ...
Discussion: Lean Left
Michael Wolff / Vanity Fair:
Tuesdays with Rupert  —  Since buying The Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch has talked freely with the author about his business, his family, and the future.  (There was serious gossip, too.)  It's an unparalleled look at the 77-year-old mogul, transformed by his marriage to Wendi Deng, yet utterly, unapologetically himself.
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Pat G. / Wonk Room:   In Wall Street Journal, McCain Econ Advisers Claim McCain's Tax …
The Politico:
Documents detail Palin's political life  —  Sarah Palin may be new to most Americans, but she's not entirely new to the national Democratic Party.  —  Democrat Tony Knowles, her opponent in the 2006 Alaska gubernatorial race, put together a detailed, 63-page research document …
Roosevelt Room / White House:
President Bush Participates in Briefing on Hurricane Gustav, Discusses Energy  —  THE PRESIDENT: Members of my Cabinet have assembled here, and I thank you all for coming.  We recognize that the pre-storm efforts were important and so are the follow-up efforts — in other words …
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Ali / Think Progress:
Scarborough rips Bush for using Gustav to demand more offshore …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Reaction
Rasmussen Reports:
52% Still Have Favorable View of Palin, But Partisan Gap Widens  —  After a long weekend of Democratic criticism of John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate, over half of voters (52%) still have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of the Alaska governor.  Thirty-one percent (31%) view her very favorably.
Discussion: Hot Air and Stop The ACLU
 
 
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Palin's party  —  The McCain campaign posts Palin's voter …
Discussion: Hot Air and Ace of Spades HQ
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
‘You Are a Pathetic Human Being, and You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself’
Discussion: QandO and Ace of Spades HQ
Stephanie Nebehay / Reuters:
Clooney's Obama fundraiser in Geneva a sellout
Allison R. Hayward / Weekly Standard:
Shut Up, They Explained  —  The Obama campaign tries to suppress an ad.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Palin's stopover  —  I wrote the other day that a Palin spokeswoman …
Discussion: Emptywheel and Daily Kos
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
It's About McCain  —  As the Palin pick starts dominating …
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Holly Watt / Washington Post:
Donna Brazile Hit by Pepper Spray
Carrie Johnson / Washington Post:
Report: Gonzales Mishandled Classified Data
Discussion: TalkLeft
Sara Kugler / Associated Press:
Giuliani out, Thompson and Lieberman in for GOP
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Profiles In Poignancy  —  “I wish that the news about Palin's daughter …
Discussion: Eunomia
William Saletan / Slate:
THE INVISIBLE PREGNANCIES OF PRESIDENTIAL DAUGHTERS.
 

 
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