Today’s McCarthyism echoes the original

5 comments October 19th, 2008

The Jed Report has dug up a nifty video from 1954 of the infamous Joe McCarthy denouncing journalist Edward R. Murrow and accusing him of siding with “traitors” and associating with a “terrorist organization.”

Sound familiar?

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Rush Limbaugh says Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama was based entirely on race

12 comments October 19th, 2008

 

Big surprise!

Rush Limbaugh, poet-philosopher to bigots everywhere, FIGURES that Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama for president is based on their common racial heritage.

Dittoheads take note! You now know what to think. Stand by for further instructions.

McCain sounds almost resigned to defeat

Add comment October 19th, 2008

This hasn’t been a good Sunday for John McCain, and his tone during an INTERVIEW this morning on Fox News suggested that he’s psychologically preparing himself for defeat.

UPDATE: A composite of five daily tracking polls released today SHOWS Barack Obama leading by six percentage points.

UPDATE II: NBC’s Chuck Todd SAYS the McCain campaign is conceding the national popular vote and is concentrating instead on a win in the Electoral College.

But that’s a pretty tall order.

According to THIS ELECTORAL MAP at Pollster.com, even if McCain wins all the electoral votes in the states now considered toss-ups, he’ll lose the election by 35 electoral votes. That’s more than Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah combined.

Colin Powell endorses Obama

14 comments October 19th, 2008

How big is THIS?

UPDATE: More HERE.

UPDATE II: Here’s video of Powell on “Meet the Press”:

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