That was then; this is now
August 28th, 2008 at 01:18pm Pat Cunningham
 
There used to be a tradition in American politics whereby each party would pretty much lie low during its rival’s nominating convention.
But that was before the Republican Party was taken over by the uncouth likes of Karl Rove and his proteges, who seem to think of common courtesy as strictly for elitist wimps.
Consequently, we can expect the McCain camp, desperate to distract public attention from the more articulate and charismatic Democratic candidate, to pull some kind of stunt tonight in an effort to diminish the impact of Barack Obama’s acceptance speech.
As we see HERE, it might be a TV ad or a leak of McCain’s choice for a running mate. How pathetic.
But, of course, the networks stand ready to play along.
UPDATE: Upon reflection, I think we can rule out a willful leak of the veep choice. That would be politically stupid. The last thing the McCain camp should want to do is dilute the impact of its running-mate announcement by letting word out on the night of Obama’s big speech.
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1. the dude abides | August 28th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
…the networks, and newspaper bloggers, apparently.
2. SNuss | August 28th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Of course, the Democrats are as pure as driven snow, turning the Paul Wellstone memorial into a Democratic free-for-all, even going as far as to BOO those Republicans who came to pay their respects. And who can forget Howard Dean: “I hate the Republicans and everything they stand for,” Yes, those evil Republicans really don’t play nice. Especially when they point out that Obama is little more than an empty suit with a good speaking voice. And can you REALLY trust a CHICAGO politician?
3. Henry | August 28th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
You are right SNuss. Republicans are evil, and they don’t play nice. Why, they will even turn on their own. Remember W. putting out rumors that McCain fathered a black baby? That sure hit a nerve with all the GOP racists and won W. the South Carolina primary. Or the swift boat ads claiming that John Kerry didn’t get hurt enough to qualify as a war hero. What bullshit, coming from a bunch of draft dodging drunks.
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