Previously lazy media finally wake up

4 comments September 15th, 2008

HERE’s a handy collection of 25 media responses to the McCain-Palin campaign’s tawdry record of recklessness with truth and honesty over the past few weeks.

This suggests that the Republican ticket is going to face a more skeptical and vigilant press corps over the final seven weeks of the presidential campaign.

Putting it another way, John McCain’s “base,” as he used to call the media, is no longer as reliably pliant as it once was. And the change is coming at the worst possible time for him.

Dick Cheney “doesn’t do touchy-feely”

12 comments September 15th, 2008

Imagine my surprise at reading THIS.

How did Megyn Kelly ever get a job at Fox News?

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Borrowing a page from the playbook of CNN’s Campbell Brown (remember THIS?), Fox News Channel’s Megyn Kelly calls out Tucker Bounds, a spokesman for the McCain campaign:

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“I will not take the low road”

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New McCain ad focuses on “economy in crisis”

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Obama campaign adopts harder tone

6 comments September 15th, 2008

 

Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has shifted its dominant theme from one of hope to a less optimistic message suggesting that dangers lay ahead if Republicans retain control of the White House.

This less sunny approach includes harsher attacks on John McCain and George W. Bush.

Carrie Budoff Brown surveys the situation HERE.

The Applesauce Challenge

6 comments September 15th, 2008

 

(This post from last Thursday morning has been bumped to the top to gain wider attention from readers, and I’ve extended the deadline indefinitely.) 

Here’s a political exercise for all you Applesaucers — regulars and newbies alike: Tell me which presidential ticket you expect to win in November, and tell me how.

No political rhetoric, please — just numbers. There are 538 electoral votes, 270 of which are needed to win. Tell me how those electoral votes will be divided between the McCain-Palin and Obama-Biden tickets.

Don’t just guess at the totals. Rather, assign the electoral votes from each state to one side or the other. For example, you might want to assign Alaska’s three votes to McCain and Illinois’ 21 votes to Obama. Don’t stop when one side reaches 270 votes. Assign all the votes.

Your ballot may look like this: McCain: Alabama (9); Alaska (3); etc., etc.  And then, Obama: California (55); Colorado (9); etc., etc. At the end of each candidate’s list of states, put a total of electoral votes.

The balloting will remain open until a few days before the election.

NOTE: Any political rhetoric or lack of state-by-state assignment of electoral votes will result in deletion of your ballot. Don’t waste your time and mine.

Here are the states and their electoral votes: