Why did McCain assume a black questioner doesn't have a house? (Debate Final Analysis)

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Thursday October 09, 2008 · 8:01 AM PDT

2008/10/09 · 08:01

Everyone noticed "That one." and quite a few also noticed how McCain guessed a black debate attendee never heard of Fannie & Freddie before the economic downturn despite the fact the attendee had an economic question at a political debate, and was thus obviously interested in the subject.

What's gone unsaid is the assumption McCain goes on to make about this black man, Oliver. In answering his question about how the bailout helps everyday people, McCain points Oliver to Allen, the white guy from the 1st question, and speaks of how McCain will keep people like Allen in their homes. @2:20

"...and that way, Americans (finds Allen, points him out to Oliver) - like Allen - can realize the American dream and stay in their home."

One problem: Allen never said anything about owning a home.

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Wednesday October 01, 2008 · 6:01 AM PDT

2008/10/01 · 06:01

Clearly the WSJ isn't exactly fair & balanced. And clearly, Palin won't be coming up with a lot of factual support or citing specifics for policy change.

But do you really think the one with the best numbers/facts "wins"? Ask Kerry, Gore, or Dukakis...

For undecided voters, policy don't mean shit. That's why they're undecided, despite the vast differences in policy positions between these two.

For undecideds, it's about about personality & one-liners & who beat expectations. "Winsomeness" is Palin's bread and blubber. In the Alaska debates, former state legislator Andrew Halcro presented facts and figures to support his positions, but she dismissed him, saying he could be the state statistician.

From the WSJ: "With Andrew, she was saying, basically, 'Gee, all your facts and numbers are nice, but the voters just don't care.'"

Two years later, both men concede that they may have underestimated Gov. Palin's ease during the debates, or how disciplined she could be in staying on message."

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Sunday September 28, 2008 · 12:45 PM PDT

2008/09/28 · 12:45

Governor Palin is becoming a negative for McCain, as a prime example of his poor judgment. More & more, her readiness is being questioned.¹

I'd like create something to encourage donations to Obama or possibly any OrangetoBlue candidate, while bringing attention to the empty rhetoric of Palin & the McCain ticket. (props to Susan G & IBM & socratic)

Q1: How can this donation/highlighting best be accomplished?

Donation in exchange for online multiplayer Buzzword Bingo (a random buzzword, e.g., "straight talk," "maverick," or "reformer" in each square & users click to mark they're said. Prizes TBD.)

Donation for randomly generated Buzzword Bingo card to be printed.

Donation per utterance of a word/phrase, with a tally of which are said, to be tracked live on a website.

Just leave it to DKers to make a thread & some people can comment what word & how much.

Q2: What's a buzzword, talking point, or other 'verbage' Palin will say?

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Online multiplayer buzzword bingo in exchange for donation

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Randomly generated buzzword bingo card to be printed for donation

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Donation per utterance of a word/phrase, tracked live on a website.

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Just let DKers say what word and how much.

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something else entirely... (leave a comment)

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It's a bad/worthless idea.

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Sarah Palin as Scrappy-Doo: How to move beyond Palin...

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Friday September 12, 2008 · 2:27 PM PDT

2008/09/12 · 14:27

While I'm with those who want to "move back to the real issues", I think progressives have to first decide on how to deal with the media's interest in newcomer Sarah Palin, rather than just ignore it.

To me, she is nothing more or less than John McCain's jump-the-shark moment. While it's debatable what integrity McCain had after he ditched any & all 'principled' stances to gain the nomination, the transparency of pandering in his VP pick was startling.

Yet something about it struck me as familiar.

"When McCain added Sarah Palin as his VP pick, I thought it was a classic Cousin Oliver move – adding a new kid to the show in order to bring in viewers. Palin is Scrappy-Doo, no doubt about it, the annoying, peppy sidekick drawn in next to a confused old dog who can’t dig up any new tricks."- Chad Fifer at The Simon

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Wednesday June 04, 2008 · 5:35 PM PDT

2008/06/04 · 17:35

While I think Hillary to be McCain's 'dream' Democratic VP, for the last month or two I've been advocating that attacks on her character are divisive and counterproductive. Man, I'm praying Fineman's anonymous source is lying about this...

Newsweek has a "source who is personally close to the Clintons" saying that though Hillary personally doesn't want the nomination, she is asking that he not pick another woman for VP. "Hillary's supporters, and Hillary herself, can't stand the idea that he would pick another woman," according to the source.

Howard Fineman of Newsweek interprets the demand: "And why does Hillary care so much that Obama not pick another woman? Perhaps because Hillary has spent the last several months turning herself into the tribune of millions of working women. She deserves a lot of credit and respect for doing so. She is still their candidate, and she doesn't want to cede that to another Democrat of the same gender."

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Saturday May 03, 2008 · 6:48 PM PDT

2008/05/03 · 18:48

When he sits down with Hillary for an hour this Sunday, will Stephanopoulos discuss the centerpiece of Hillary's campaign over the last two weeks, Magnequench?

Again and again in campaign ads and stump speeches (that are now hilarious in hindsight - full ad here), she's come down forcefully on President Bush for compromising our national security and costing Americans their jobs by allowing Magnequench, an Indiana factory for smart-bomb parts, to be sold off to China.

As is now being (under)reported, it was actually President Clinton, not Bush, who approved the sale back in '95. The plant shut down and started shipping equipment to China in '99.

At the time of the sale, George Stephanopoulos was a Senior Advisor on Policy and Strategy. How can George claim to be objective on this when he interviews her on Sunday? To reveal her deception of blaming this on Bush, George'd have to implicate HIMSELF.

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