Archive for September 3rd, 2008
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Giuliani: Obama has ‘never led anything’
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani continued the barrage on Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama on Wednesday night, calling him a “celebrity senator” with no leadership experience.
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McCain camp says media out to get Palin
Republicans launched a full-throated counterpunch at the media’s scrutiny of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Wednesday and accused the media of wanting to “destroy” John McCain’s vice presidential pick.
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Palin wows GOP, puts Dems on notice (Politico)
Politico – ST. PAUL, Minn. — In her first national address, vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin wowed the Republican convention using wit, sarcasm, charm and ridicule in a full-scale assault on a now familiar cast of GOP targets: an elitist adversary, biased media and high taxes. -
NYT: McCain driven to serve, succeed
As he accepts the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday night in St. Paul, John Sidney McCain III, of Arizona, stands at the pinnacle of a career defined by a singular ambivalence about his own ambition, and success. -
Palin Blasts `Washington Elite,’ Praises McCain and Vows Change (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg – Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — Alaska Governor Sarah Palin cast
herself as a family-centered public servant from small-town
America who will help Republican presidential nominee John
McCain vanquish the Democrats and bring change to Washington. -
McCain Officially Nominated for President (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com – Delegates to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul on Wednesday night overwhelmingly nominated Arizona Sen. John McCain as their candidate for president of the United States.
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John McCain: the “maverick” fights his ultimate battle (Reuters)
Reuters – He has been called a maverick, a hero,
a survivor. John McCain, the longtime Arizona senator adds a
new title on Thursday: Republican presidential nominee. -
Palin speech is latest in GOP’s media spat
Analysis: Day Three of the Republican convention was the latest chapter in what is an old, old story: the Republicans’ conflict with the news media, a clash the GOP seems to revel in. -
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced that he has named two people to serve in his Administration: Melissa Bennett and Linda Gambatesa.
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Palin provides a ‘perfect populist pitch’ (AP)
AP – With a forceful speech that served as her introduction to millions of Americans on Wednesday, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin seduced many on television who had spent days doubting her candidacy.
