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Category Archives: National News
The Palin Interview Part Two
The Governor seemed to give tacit approval to the United States using cross border attacks into Pakistan without the permission of the Pakistani government. When Barack Obama indicated some months ago that he as President would authorize such raids McCain … Continue reading
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Talk about everything but issues.
The McCain campaign continues in the attack mode, launching wave after wave of attacks. Want to talk education? No lets talk about sex education. Want to talk about economic policy? Lets talk about pigs wearing lipstick. The onslaught continued with … Continue reading
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The Battleground States- New Hampshire
New Hampshire, with four electoral votes, is a state that has been trending Democratic but that remains to close to call in the Presidential election. Our neighbor to the north has a very high profile Senate race this year, with … Continue reading
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Obama attacks on education
An ad dealing with education by the Obama campaign, highlighting some differences between the candidates. Effective? Whether you like this ad or not Obama must go to the strength he has, and not allow this election to be fought out … Continue reading
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The False Maverick
Obama hits back on the change theme, pointing to the lobbyists working for the McCain campaign, as well as his solid record of support for George Bush. And Governor Palin will be dinged here as well, with the charge that … Continue reading
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McCain:Obama more of the same
McCain again hammering Obama on the change theme, trying to hip tie him to a Congress with very low approval ratings. He even says that Obama represents “more of the same.” Where have we heard that before?
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Who represents change?
The McCain campaign released a new ad, selling the ticket as the real agents of change in Washington. With a post-convention bounce on this issue McCain will keep hammering away in this fashion. The numbers show that it is having … Continue reading
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The Palin effect
With both conventions over and the VP process complete some of the dust is begining to settle as far as political impacts, and the McCain campaign has come out with a surge and some momentum. A new Washington Post/ABC News … Continue reading
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Anchors Away
MSNBC will shift gears in future election coverage, dropping the central roles of Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann as event anchors, moving them to analysts and bringing in David Gregory to handle anchor duties. Tensions have been flaring at MSNBC … Continue reading
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Battleground Michigan Part Four
The fight for Michigan, a tight battle, is highlighted in the Wall Street Journal. The Journal article puts up some real warning signs for the Obama campaign, focusing on some demographics, Obama’s lack of participation in the primary, and the … Continue reading
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