memeorandum: The myth that Sarah Palin “came out of nowhere” (Simon/Stubborn Facts)

11:55 AM ET, September 5, 2008

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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:

Highly Partisan Reception Greets Palin as V.P. Pick — Half Say Palin Doesn't Have Experience to Be President — Sarah Palin is receiving a highly partisan reception on the national political stage, with significant public doubts about her readiness to serve as president …

Discussion: Pajamas Media, Boston Globe, JammieWearingFool and Real Clear Politics

Rasmussen Reports:

Palin Power: Fresh Face Now More Popular Than Obama, McCain — A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters.

Discussion: TVWeek.com, Donklephant, Wizbang, Gateway Pundit and Patterico's Pontifications

David Bauder / Associated Press:

More than 40 million people see Palin speech — NEW YORK (AP) - Barack Obama apparently isn't the only “rock star” in presidential politics this year. — After days of intense media coverage about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's qualifications, more than 40 million Americans tuned …

Discussion: The Daily Dish, The Corner, The Everyday Republican, Soccer Dad, Jules Crittenden, Pajamas Media, Blue Crab Boulevard, AMERICAN DIGEST and Commentary

New York Times:

Obama Camp Turns to Clinton to Counter Palin — ST. PAUL — Senator Barack Obama will increasingly lean on prominent Democratic women to undercut Gov. Sarah Palin and Senator John McCain, dispatching Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to Florida on Monday and bolstering his plan to deploy female surrogates …

Discussion: The Politico, Right Wing News, Patterico's Pontifications, TPM Election Central, QandO, Althouse, Shakesville, The Strata-Sphere, FiveThirtyEight.com, Real Clear Politics and Connecting.the.Dots

David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:

Poll: Democratic bounce gone, race tied — A poll released today by CBS News reports that Barack Obama's post-Democratic convention bounce has been erased — and that for the first time, John McCain has drawn even with his Democratic opponent in the network's poll.

Discussion: Wake up America and www.redstate.com

Carolyn Lochhead / SFGate:
Obama Suddenly Riled

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Ace of Spades HQ, Commentary and Associated Press

Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
‘Change Is Coming,’ McCain Says

Discussion: The New Republic and New York Times

Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
JOHN MCCAIN, ALONE.

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
New McCain plan: Reclaim maverick image

Discussion: The Swamp

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

MYSTERY SOLVED! — A lot of people were asking tonight: what the hell was that mansion up behind John McCain tonight during the first part of the speech? As I noted below, the TV close-ups only showed McCain's head against the grass in the picture, which made it look like he was reprising his famed green screen performance.

Discussion: The New Republic, TownHall Blog, Open Left, Political Radar, Spin Cycle, Comments from Left Field, Bob Cesca's Goddamn …, AMERICAblog News, Daily Kos and Moue Magazine

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
SURPRISED — I wasn't sure what to expect from this speech tonight.

Discussion: Rising Hegemon and PSoTD

Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:

Angry readers dump Us Magazine over Palin — Plus: Britney's mom defends self in book; ‘Thunder’ is going down — Three celebrity weeklies — OK!, People and Us Weekly — featured Sarah Palin on their cover, but one of those magazines is reportedly losing subscribers because of it. — The Scoop

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, NewsBusters.org, The Corner, Mother, May I Sleep …, Ace of Spades HQ, Macsmind and Sister Toldjah

Drudge Report:

BIG DILEMMA: OPRAH BALKS AT HOSTING SARAH PALIN; STAFF DIVIDED — Oprah Winfrey may have introduced Democrat Barack Obama to the women of America — but the talkshow queen is not rushing to embrace the first woman on a Republican presidential ticket! — Oprah's staff is sharply divided …

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Oprah afraid of Palin?

Discussion: Marc Ambinder

Simon / Stubborn Facts:
The myth that Sarah Palin “came out of nowhere”

Discussion: Time and Patterico's Pontifications

Akmuckraker / Mudflats:

Palin Leaves Campaign Trail. Flees North. — Well this is interesting. Chuck Todd dropped a little bombshell this afternoon. … Hole up in Alaska? I was thinking to myself after her polished but snarky performance at the Republican National Convention, “I wonder who will get the first interview?”

Discussion: Firedoglake, Emptywheel, Hullabaloo and Dependable Renegade

MataHarley / Flopping Aces:
Trooper'gate: Different charges, new battlefield, and the planned October surprise

Discussion: The Jawa Report and Washington Post

New York Times:

John McCain's Acceptance Speech — The following is a transcript of Senator John McCain's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, as recorded by CQ Transcriptions. — MCCAIN: Thank you. Thank you all very much. Thank you. — Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans: the privilege of

Discussion: Don Surber, The Anonymous Liberal, The Moderate Voice, Comments from Left Field, LiberalOasis, The New Republic, Lawyers, Guns and Money, Outside The Beltway, BizzyBlog, Philly.com, Balloon Juice, Macsmind, Simply Left Behind, Booman Tribune, The Caucus, No More Mister Nice Blog, Kevin Drum and Shakesville

Joanna Burgos / 2008 Republican National Convention:
Full Text: Remarks by John McCain

Discussion: Weekly Standard Blog, Wake up America, michellemalkin.com, The Washington Note and Truthdig

CNN:
John McCain — (CNN) — Sen. John McCain spoke to the Republican …

Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots and Taylor Marsh

Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Employment Situation Summary — Technical information: — Household data: (202) 691-6378 USDL 08-1252 — Establishment data:(202) 691-6555 Transmission of material in this release — http://www.bls.gov/ces/ is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EDT), Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Friday, September 5, 2008.

Discussion: ATTACKERMAN, BizzyBlog, The Big Picture and Angry Bear

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Unemployment Rate Rises to 6.1%

Discussion: Matthew Yglesias, Balloon Juice and democracyarsenal.org

Sasha Issenberg / Boston Globe:

The death of a taboo — ST. PAUL — One of the most enduring taboos in American politics, the airing of graphic images from the September 11 attacks in a partisan context, died today. It was nearly seven years old. — The informal prohibition, which had been occasionally threatened …

Discussion: Shakesville, AMERICAblog News and Jesus' General

Jed Lewison / The Jed Report:
Did they just cross the line on 9/11? — I ask this as a serious question.

Discussion: Dr. Sanity and State of the Day

TMZ.com:

Republicans Lack Heart! — Ann and Nancy Wilson are pissed at the Republican Party and have fired off a cease and desist letter to the McCain/Palin campaign. — Specifically, the Heart women are upset that the GOP has used their classic “Barracuda” as a theme song for Sarah Palin.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, The Gun Toting Liberal, Campaign Silo, DownWithTyranny!, Snapped Shot, Hot Air, Little Miss Attila, QandO and Mother, May I Sleep …

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

The Resentment Strategy — Can the super-rich former governor of Massachusetts — the son of a Fortune 500 C.E.O. who made a vast fortune in the leveraged-buyout business — really keep a straight face while denouncing “Eastern elites”? — Can the former mayor of New York City, a man who …

Discussion: Three Wise Men, French Politics, ATTACKERMAN and Prairie Weather

Bill Sammon / Fox News:

EXCLUSIVE: In New Book, Woodward Says Bush ‘Failed to Lead,’ Even as Surge Succeeded — WASHINGTON — Bob Woodward, who wrote two books praising President Bush and then a third harshly criticizing him, is out with a fourth tome that renders a mixed verdict on Bush, lauding the president's surge …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Washington Post, TVNewser, Political Radar and Commentary

Steve Luxenberg / Washington Post:
Woodward: U.S. Spied on Iraqi Prime Minister

Discussion: New York Times, Guardian, Think Progress, The Moderate Voice, Los Angeles Times, NPR, On Deadline and The LA Times President …

David Kocieniewski / New York Times:

Rangel Failed to Report $75,000 in Income — Representative Charles B. Rangel has earned more than $75,000 in rental income from a villa he has owned in the Dominican Republic since 1988, but never reported it on his federal or state tax returns, according to a lawyer for the congressman and documents from the resort.

Discussion: New York Post, Washington Post, Betsy's Page, On Deadline and JammieWearingFool

Matea Gold / Los Angeles Times:

Media on the defensive over Sarah Palin coverage — After the GOP attacks the media over stories about the vice presidential nominee's family, TV networks and newspapers deny bias and say Republicans opened the door to coverage. — NEW YORK — News executives Thursday tried to shake off …

Discussion: The Other McCain and FishBowlDC

Jeralyn / TalkLeft:

Obama's Biggest Mistakes (So Far) — It's game on. 59 days until the election. I don't think this week's polls are indicative of much since both sides will be rallied by their respective conventions. I think we need two weeks before polls become reliable indicators of voters' intentions in November.