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By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyWhile many in the mainstream press declared Sen. Joe Biden the winner of last Friday's vice-presidential debate over Republican Gov. Sarah Palin on the evening of the event, the light of day has begun to reveal that many of Sen. Biden's claims that night were often times at variance with the facts. The McCain campaign was quick to release a list of fourteen specific misrepresentations or factual errors that Biden committed during the debate, and segments of the media are beginning to notice.Surprisingly, Biden's misstatements came mostly in the area of foreign policy, supposedly his strong ...
Palin Performs
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyRepublican Vice-Presidential nominee, Gov. Sarah Palin, scored an upset victory over Democrat Sen. Joe Biden in the Vice-Presidential debate held tonight at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Palin has been derided in the media and by Democrats almost since the moment she was selected by Sen. John McCain as an unprepared novice. Palin herself has contributed to that impression with a series of halting performances in broadcast news interviews. But tonight, on the biggest stage of her career and with the most riding on a good performance, Palin came through, scoring clear win over a ...
Palin Perseveres Through Speech Problems
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyGovernor Sarah Palin's blockbuster speech to the Republican National Convention last night at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minnesota was not without its problems. The buzz on the ground in the Xcel Center this morning is that Palin's performance, remarkable and powerful as it was, was delivered without the aid of a teleprompter. The teleprompter operator scrolled through the applause lines in the speech, essentially stranding Palin on the stage in the middle of the biggest speech of her political career. Palin was unfazed by the technical problems, and was not thrown off stride by another, ...
Palin Speech to Feature Bio and Policy
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAlaska Governor Sarah Palin will address the Republican National Convention here at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, tonight at 10:30 eastern time. In what will easily be the biggest speech of her young political career, Palin will accept the Republican Party's nomination for Vice-President. No matter what she says or how she delivers the lines, however, one thing is clear. Judging from the reaction of the delegates to her selection, Gov. Palin will receive rock star treatment from the audience.Delegates arriving early for tonight's session seem universally confident that Palin will not ...
Another Question on McCain VP Choice
By Denise Williams - Politics DailyWhat happened to Christie Whitman?As one of those who doesn't "get" the selection of Palin (and apparently I'm not alone), I think Whitman would have been a great choice for McCain if he felt the need to go after Hillary Democrats. A relatively moderate and popular two-term governor of a large state and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Whitman has much more experience than Palin. She smart, a great speaker and would have (im my opinion) been a good draw for Clinton disaffecteds. She also carries the "Maverick" title in her refusal to bend to the Bush administration's will ...
The Vice President to Nowhere
By David Knowles - Politics DailyI read the news today, Oh Boy:ST. PAUL--A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Senator John McCain's choice as running mate, called into question on Monday how thoroughly Mr. McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican presidential ticket. The first rule of picking a Vice President is to "do no harm." Well, consider this mission not accomplished. Like a hybrid echo of all the lousy picks and appointments from the Bush years (Harriet Miers, Michael Brown), Sarah Palin's was put forth in stunning, "Father Knows Best" fashion. What's clear now is that McCain ...
Is Cindy McCain Making Fun of Palin?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyI just caught Cindy McCain's act on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," and I honestly haven't laughed so hard since Caleb Howe told me his preferences in libation.The gem of the bunch comes at the 2:21 mark, but it's all gold. She says that Sarah Palin has Presidential Foreign Policy Chops because her state is closest to the continent that Russia is on. You go ahead and laugh. I'll wait. I've got the mayor of Denver on the other line, telling me he should be crowned Prince of Space because of his city's elevation.Someone should also tell Cindy that when conservatives talk about "small ...
McCain/Palin a Reform Ticket
By Dave - Politics DailyAndrea Mitchell, From MTP yesterday: The interesting thing is that John McCain has--as Mike has said--has returned to the original John McCain, the maverick. We are told that he wanted to pick Joe Lieberman. They tested it. He wanted to throw that long ball, and having tried that and having been shot down by the conservative base, he still wanted to fight Washington, to choose someone who took on Ted Stevens, and to take on the public corruption issue, and to say, Washington is broken. They decided they've reached a ceiling. The experienced argument was not working. They had to adapt and take ...
Palin Shoots and . . .
By David Knowles - Politics DailyDepending where you reside on the political spectrum, the nomination of Sarah Palin for Vice President of the United States is either a stroke of genius, or a cynical, if not reckless, political ploy. Both sides in this national debate agree that Palin was selected to help woo disaffected supporters of Hillary Clinton. Both sides also agree that Palin was selected to appeal to the far right of the Republican party. Adding those two sentences together, however, exposes a fundamental disconnect: Hillary Clinton voters loathe the far right of the Republican party. So, in shoring up a base that ...
Blumenthal -- Rove, McCain Clashed Over Pick
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyFormer Clinton adviser Sidney Blumenthal reports that according to his sources, John McCain selected running mate Sarah Palin after Karl Rove pressured McCain to select Mitt Romney instead of Senator Joe Lieberman, McCain's favored candidate. Blumenthal also argues that the selection of Palin will allow McCain to court social conservatives before the convention. After the convention, when he is officially the nominee McCain will be "freer to move to the center." Jonathan Martin of The Politico reported last week that Rove asked Lieberman, who ran for Vice President in 2000, to withdraw his ...
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