Archive for October 3rd, 2008
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Debate analysis: Palin spoke at 10th-grade level, Biden at eighth
An analysis carried out by a language monitoring service said Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin spoke at a more than ninth-grade level and Sen. Joseph Biden spoke at a nearly eighth-grade level in Thursday night’s debate between the vice presidential candidates.
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Record audience tunes in for Palin-Biden debate (AFP)
AFP – A record US television audience tuned in for the one-off vice-presidential debate between Republican pick Sarah Palin and Democratic foe Joseph Biden, final figures showed Friday. -
President Bush Visits Midland, Texas
President Bush on Saturday said, “So it’s great to see our friends. You know, we got a couple more hard months to go, and obviously we’ve got to deal with this financial situation. Congress took a big step in the direction of at least giving us the tools necessary to bring some stability into the marketplace. Got to get credit for them of course so that people feel… comfortable about conducting business. So there’s a lot of work to be done. In the meantime it’s good to come back here to where it all started for us.”
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President’s Radio Address
In his weekly radio address President Bush said, “This week, Congress passed a bipartisan rescue package to address the instability in America’s financial system. This was a difficult vote for many members of the House and Senate, but voting for it was the right choice for America’s economy and for taxpayers like you. I appreciate their efforts to help stop the crisis in our financial markets from spreading to our entire economy. And I appreciate their willingness to work across party lines in the midst of an election season.”
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Palin questions McCain’s concession of Michigan (AP)
AP – Sarah Palin questioned Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s decision to abandon efforts to win Michigan, a campaign move she only learned about Friday morning when she read it in the newspapers. -
Illinois must notify voters of misleading ballot (AP)
AP – Every Illinois voter must be notified at the polls next month of misleading language on the ballot, a judge ruled Friday.
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Palin won’t be able to donate tainted money (AP)
AP – Gov. Sarah Palin promised last week to give $2,100 in tainted donations to charity, but that will only happen this year if she and John McCain win the Nov. 4 election. -
Palin tax returns for 2006 and 2007 released (AP)
AP – Sarah Palin is the breadwinner and husband Todd is, well he takes a lot of deductions for his fishing and snowmachine racing careers, according to 2007 and 2006 federal tax returns released Friday. -
Obama, McCain joust over economy as jobs plunge (AP)
AP – Democrat Barack Obama used word of the nation’s worst monthly job loss in over five years Friday to argue the policies of his Republican opponents “are killing jobs in America every single day.” Republican John McCain retorted that Obama’s tax and spending plans won’t solve the problem. -
What a pirouette – 58 House members flip to ‘yes’ (AP)
AP – The bill got better for some lawmakers. And back home, folks got scared after Monday’s stock market plunge. Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain stepped up the pressure, as did Capitol Hill bosses like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
