2008 USP(G)ET pt. II: counting the days to 2012 primary thread 1

lol, xxxp

So are any Dem senators going to call McCain on his shit before 5 pm?

Barbara Boxer: "I don't just say, time out, I need, you know, to crawl up into the corner with my blanket, 'cause life isn't that way"

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=10131

Point/Counterpoint: Who named The Stranger

hahahahaha that's my girl

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"I'm delighted that John is expressing himself on this issue," said Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. "I have heard form Obama numerous occasions these last couple days. I have never heard from John McCain on the issue... I'm just worried a little bit that sort of politicizing this problem, sort of flying in here, I'm beginning to think this is more of a rescue plan for John McCain and not a rescue plan for the economy."

wau The Stranger does HTML like me circa 2000

so did his campaign actually suspend anything? doesn't look like it

it suspended participating in the debate, which McCain is still refusing to appear at. So lame.

and the letterman thing, which worked out well

Haley Barbour was still counting on it at least an hour or two ago.

i'm even more convinced now that this 'suspension' was a play to keep any further davis/freddie/fannie stories below the fold, and it's working

that won't work indefinitely. anybody smart will sit on the story until after the bailout package passes and then its on.

I'm more convinced than ever that Matt Millen was fired from the Lions so he could spend more time working for the RNC and helping out McCain/Palin.

I mean if there was any question as to whether John Boy has any fucking clue at all what he's doing in this race it's been pretty decisively illustrated that hell no

this suspension is playing like mccain and palin have the fear of actually coming up with answers to debate questions, whether or not it's actually the case. i saw some poll numbers that seem to indicate this mccain move is a bad idea.

pretty sure 'keeping davis below the fold' is a very bad strategy, since thats exactly the kind of 'scandal' that can be turned into a political ad for the rest of the campaign

i only note that because it was a poll that went with an aol newstory of all things and those poll numbers are usually one-sided in favor of anything mccain/palin does xp

(I am way, way over my fear that the GOP machine is somehow still a hyper-competent portrait of cunning and PR sleight-of-hand mastery)

the GOP machine didn't get much done in 2006, and now they've subbed in the B team

^^^more like the Z team

Jeez guys, LIGHTEN UP

it's been 16 hours here

hahahahahaha

wait, palin only did that 'well' with Couric because she was working from notes

The footage tomorrow night of Obama facing an empty podium is going to be so great.

Ole Miss chancellor was on the radio a few minutes ago saying "as far as I'm concerned, it's on."

it turns out AK gov can have lots of diplomatic contact with russia, but sarah palin chose not to get involved with any of those things...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008174647_palinrussia12m0.html

...and talk about bizarre randy shuenemann shit like putin rearing his head and keeping an eye on a powerful nation.

Halperin calls Jim Lehrer - the moderator of the debate - the most important person in the election right now who isn't McCain or Obama

Obama opens double-digit lead in Michigan

i am actually afraid of Palin vs. Putin

maybe he would kiss her belly as a friendly Russian greeting. or Bristol's or something.

i'm not saying the campaign suspension will be a successful campaign strategy -- i think the final analysis will take shape after the debate tomorrow and hashed out in detail on the sunday shows -- but it's a typical mccain attention-grab move, and one that has momentarily pushed the OTHER big story about mccain & the economy (ie davis) out of the way for now.

dude is so obsessed with 'honor' -- i hope at one of the debates obama will draw a sword just so mccain can run upon it out of reflex.

I wonder if Jim Lehrer will run out of questions and just open it up to the audience.

"As GOP presidential nominee John McCain put it in a recent interview: "Alaska is right next to Russia; Sarah Palin understands that."

Talk about setting bar low.

(probably not, of course, but I like the image of him swiveling uncomfortably in his chair a little, before he just gives up and starts calling on random students. 'You there, in the SEC sweatshirt!')

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maybe he would kiss her belly as a friendly Russian greeting. or Bristol's or something.

He might think licking his hand and smoothing down someone's hair is some sort of American show of affection and do that to one of the family. Hopefully not Todd.

dude is so obsessed with 'honor'

his belief in his great personal honor - and his ironic kibbitzing with his various boyfriends - is what gives him meaning against the gaping maw

lol @ Drudge: PAPER: Could Hillary still come back?

lol Hillary should volunteer to be the Republican nominee while McCain is off grandstanding!

just grab the crazy guy from the nearest bar and prop him up

(probably not, of course, but I like the image of him swiveling uncomfortably in his chair a little, before he just gives up and starts calling on random students. 'You there, in the SEC sweatshirt!')

I have never seen any human being on the planet earth whatsoever wear an SEC sweatshirt.

let's start a rumor that Palin is going to replaced with H. Clinton. Maybe we can get on snopes!

HOT POLITICAL RUMOR: McCain/Clinton????

btw GIS for "sec sweatshirt" takes 9 pages to get NSFW. That's about as "long" as I've seen to "get that far".

I have never seen any human being on the planet earth whatsoever wear an SEC sweatshirt.

Really? Michigan/Ohio has plenty of Big Ten shirts, I figured that other conferences would have the same.

I mean, there might be SEC sweatshirts for sale out there, but ain't nobody wearing them.

Well for one thing people actually care about the Big 10 as a gestalt entity; no one cares about the SEC en masse.

http://www.secstore.com/COLLEGE_SEC_Gear_Sweatshirts_And_Fleece/Reebok_Ash_Heisman_Hoody_Sweatshirt

lol this is the only sweatshirt in the SEC store

http://www.extrememortman.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/Chris%20Cox%20from%20New%20York%20Times.jpg

http://wonkette.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/mcainboehner.jpg

Now, if Leher leans back and says, "Yes, you in the Dixie Outfitter apparel..." the whole room might stand up.