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McCain flack defends McCain not talking about stock drop On MSNBC today, McCain campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds defended campaign manager Rick Davis's claim that McCain didn't mention the stock market drop yesterday or today because they don't want to turn the "campaign into a CNBC news show on the stock market." "John McCain talked about it today," claimed Bounds. MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell corrected him, noting that McCain never "talked specifically about the huge sell off on Wall Street." Tags: Think Progress John McCain Tucker Bounds CNBC Wall Street |
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O'Reilly claims he can't see color On the O'Reilly Factor last night, host Bill O'Reilly claimed that when he imagines "Joe Six Pack," the "immediate image that comes to mind is a guy of no color with a six pack of bud." Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill replied that O'Reilly "might be the only person in the galaxy who is able o imagine a raceless human being." Tags: Think Progress Bill O'Reilly Race Joe Six Pack Fox News |
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McCain repeats Bridge to Nowhere lie again During a townhall meeting today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) repeated the much debunked claim that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin "stood up against" the Bridge to Nowhere. Tags: Think Progress John McCain Sarah Palin Bridge To Nowhere |
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Doocy: Coaching girls is like hearding cats In an interview on Hugh Hewitt's radio show yesterday last night, Fox and Friends host Steve Doocy said that girls "really don't want to play" sports like baseball. "They just want to hang out. Being a coach for girls is like hearding cats," said Doocy. Tags: Think Progress Steve Doocy Hugh Hewitt |
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MSNBC's Pete Williams on Gitmo release NBC News Justice correspondent Pete Williams explains a federal judge's decision to release some Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay into the U.S. Tags: Think Progress Guantanamo Bay Pete Williams |
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Morris says Obama practically has a relationship with OBL On Fox News' Hannity and Colmes last night, Dick Morris argued that Sen. Barack Obama's tenuous connection to former Weatherman Bill Ayers is the "equivalent of having a close relationship with Osama bin Laden." Tags: Think Progress Fox News Bill Ayers Dick Morris Osama Bin Laden Barack Obama Hannity Colmes |
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Pfotenhauer claims the economy is McCain central issue On Fox News today, senor McCain adviser Nacy Pfotenhaeur claimed that the economy is the fulcrum of Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) campaign and it is the main thing he wants to talk about. Tags: Think Progress Nancy Pfotenhauer John McCain Fox News Economy |
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Ifill: Palin 'blew me of' during the debate. On NBC's Meet The Press this morning, vice presidential debate moderator Gwen Ifill said that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin didn't just not answer her questions, she "blew me off." http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/05/palin-ifill/ Tags: Think Progress Sarah Palin Gwen Ifill Debate |
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Palin tries to explain her views of the vice presidency During an interview with Fox News's Carl Cameron, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin attempts to explain her views of the vice presidency. Tags: Think Progress Sarah Palin Fox News Vice President Cheney |
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Palin on the authority of the vice presidency In the vice presidential debate last night, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said that she was "thankful the Constitution would allow a bit more authority given to the vice president if that vice president so chose to exert it working with the Senate." Tags: Think Progress Sarah Palin Vice President Dick Cheney Debate |
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Lieberman: Passing the bailout will help McCain On Fox News today, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) said that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is behind in the polls because of the economy. He then said that he hoped the House passed bailout legislation tomorrow because it would be "good for the country. And, frankly, it would be good for John McCain." Tags: Think Progress Joe Lieberman John McCain Fox News Economy |
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Bachmann claims Pelosi attacked the bailout in speech On CNN's Larry King Live last night, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) claimed that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) speech before the bailout vote was "attacking the bailout" and scaring conservatives from voting for it. Tags: Think Progress Michele Bachmann Larry King Bailout Nancy Pelosi |
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Rep. Steve King agrees with McCain on the fundamentals During an interview on Mike Gallagher's radio show today, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) explained his vote against the bailout legislation by saying that he agrees with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. Tags: Think Progress John McCain Economy Steve King Mike Gallagher |
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Prager on English-speaking countries and fighting evil. On his radio show yesterday, right-winger Dennis Prager asked former Australian prime minister John Howard, "why is it that English-speaking countries tend to share values and fight evil...more readily than it seems other countries." Noting that there are "many non-English-speaking countries that have fought evil," Howard said that it is because "nations like Briatain and America and Australia share a lot of values." He then noted that "many of those values are instinctive." Tags: Think Progress Dennis Prager John Howard English Evil |
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Dodd on WH meeting: This 'was a rescue plan for John McCain' In an interview on CNN today following a meeting at the White House, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) said that the meeting was "contentious" because after striking a deal with Senate Republicans earlier in the day, "some new core agreement" was introduced at the White House. "We're told it came out of the Republican House, we're even told at one point it was, maybe, John McCain was floating the idea, that Hank Paulson was considering it." Tags: Think Progress White House John McCain Chris Dodd CNN |
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Goodman says he was joking about America's uninsured In an interview on the Mike Gallagher Show today, McCain health care architect John Goodman claimed that he was just being tongue-in-cheek when he claimed that there are no uninsured people in America because people can go to emergency rooms. Goodman later claimed that it's not true that there are millions of Americans without health insurance. Tags: Think Progress John McCain Goodman Mike Gallagher Health Care |
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Boehner on housing and Bush's bailout On ABC News's This Week today, House Minority Leader John Boehner came out against providing protections for Main Street in the giant bailout President Bush has requested from Congress. Tags: Think Progress John Boehner Housing Financial Crisis Chris Dodd Bailout |
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McCain repeats Palin's 20% energy lie During an interview on Sean Hannity's radio show earlier this week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) repeated Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's false claim that Alaska is responsible for 20% of America's energy supply. "Who knows more about energy than the governor of the state that provides 20% of America's energy requirements," asked McCain. Tags: Think Progress John McCain Sarah Palin Energy Alaska Sean Hannity |
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Ron Paul tells MSNBC why he can't support McCain On MSNBC today, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) said he couldn't support Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) because he could "never support somebody who thinks that it's funny to say 'bomb bomb bomb Iran.' Tht to me is not somebody that I could endorse ever." Tags: Think Progress John McCain Ron Paul Iran |
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Bart Gellman on how Dick Cheney selected himself for VP In an interview on NPR's Fresh Air, Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman explains how Vice President Dick Cheney effectively chose himself for the job as the head of Bush's vetting team in 2000. Tags: Think Progress Dick Cheney Angler Barton Gellman Fresh Air NPR |