Posted in Politics, tagged debate, Election 2008, Guardian, Joe Biden, Politics, Sarah Palin on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This might be funnier if it weren’t so true:
It’s still quite funny regardless. I happened upon it at the Guardian reading an article a friend forwarded. Unlike the American Press, which is too timid to be candid, the Brits are showing no such restraint;
Palin, however, has single-handedly so lowered the standards both for female candidates [...]
Posted in Politics, tagged debate, Election 2008, Joe Biden, John McCain, Maureen Dowd, NYtimes, Palin, Politics, Sarah Palin, Vice President on October 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Courtesy of PoliticalWire:
If you didn’t watch the debate [you should], you won’t recognize just how apt this chart is. Frequently Palin simply ignored the moderator’s question and rambled on whatever topic she elected (or answered the question with a phrase and spent the remaining 85 seconds addressing a more comfortable topic like energy). The media, [...]
Posted in Politics, tagged debate, Election 2008, McCain, MSNBC, Obama on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wrap-up: This debate was a mixed bag. I’d give McCain a B/B+ and Obama a B- on their performances, primarily as a result of McCain’s strong close. This result isn’t all that surprising given that foreign policy is considered by some a weakness of Obama’s. Obama began stronger, but faded as McCain gained momentum following [...]
