Monthly Archives: September 2008

“Commander” Palin

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Mash

The McCain campaign has been calling Sarah Palin the Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard as a way to give her some semblence of credibility on national security issues. It has been a claim difficult to swallow for rational human … Continue reading →

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Deep Thoughts

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Mash

[Via TPM] Republican insiders Mike Murphy and Peggy Noonan go off message. The comedy is brought to you courtesy of a live mic on the MSNBC set: Chuck Todd: Mike Murphy, lots of free advice, we’ll see if Steve Schmidt … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin: National Security #1 Issue For Candidates

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Mash

Governor Sarah Palin appeared on the Charlie Rose Show with Governor Janet Napolatino last October. On the show, Charlie Rose asked what the most important issue would be that candidates would face that would appeal to independent voters in the … Continue reading →

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Documenting The Meltdown: Part II

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Mash

If you are keeping score at home, John McCain has cancelled his scheduled interview with Larry King of CNN to protest CNN questioning McCain’s spokesman last night about Sarah Palin’s qualifications. The interview that Senator McCain thinks is out of bounds is … Continue reading →

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Lawyering Up And The Vetting – A Timeline

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Mash

In my previous post I noted the timeline of Governor Palin’s lawyering up. However, since CNN is tonight beating the drums on the air, and in print – based on information from the McCain campaign – that Palin hired the … Continue reading →

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