Archive for July 19th, 2008

Spinning the Web: Press releases and other official bullhockey: 07/19/2008

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

From the Obama Campaign, Iraq says Obama is absolutely right about the timetable that Obama would or would not support depending upon a variety of conditions: Statement from Obama Campaign’s Dr. Susan Rice in Response to PM Maliki’s Support for Senator Obama’s Iraq Plan
From the Obama Campaign, Listening to America Starts Today!  Now the same [...]

Forgive Us Our Debts-How Did it come to this?

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

“Forgive Us Our Debts” solidifies the notion that the United States has become a socialist country, and the way things look it’s only going to get worse. Andrew Wilkow once said that Americans want our needs to be provided by the government so we can take care of our wants. It began with FDR and [...]

Who do you trust on Iraq-General Petraeus or Senator Obama

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Do you trust the General with extensive knowledge of the conditions and the enemy? Or do you trust a one term US Senator who has done nothing but oppose the war and the surge? Newsbusters picked up on an interview of General David Petraeus on Hardball. When asked about Senator Obama’s 16 month plan for [...]

Press Release, John McCain: U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman To Participate in South Florida Town Hall Meeting

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

For Immediate Release
July 18, 2008 Contact:
U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman To Participate in South Florida Town Hall Meeting
TALLAHASSEE, FL — U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced that U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) will participate in a town hall meeting in Surfside, Florida on Monday, July 21st to discuss key issues affecting South Florida, [...]

Press Release, John McCain: Statement by Senator Phil Gramm

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

ARLINGTON, VA — Today, former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm issued the following statement:
“It is clear to me that Democrats want to attack me rather than debate Senator McCain on important economic issues facing the country. That kind of distraction hurts not only Senator McCain’s ability to present concrete programs to deal with the country’s problems, [...]

Press Release, John McCain: Statement by John McCain on Recent Iraq Progress

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain issued the following statement on recent progress in Iraq:
“Progress between the United States and Iraq on a time horizon for American troop presence is further evidence that the surge has succeeded. Most of the U.S. forces used in the surge have already been withdrawn. When a further conditions-based [...]

Press Release, GOP: This Week in Change VI

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Obama Continues Breaking Pledges And Shifting Stances In Search Of The Most Politically Expedient Position

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ON HIS OWN SHIFTS 
This Week, Obama Acknowledged A “Shift” On His Rhetoric And Positions:
Headline: “Obama Acknowledges ‘Shift In Emphasis’ On Issues.” “The Senator tells PBS’ Gwen Ifill he has shifted his focus on issues like faith-based initiatives and campaign finance.” [...]

Press Release, GOP: Obama’s Afghanistan Travel Guide

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

A Few Travel Tips Obama Should Keep In Mind As He Arrives In  Afghanistan
 
TIP #1: You Should Take The Opportunity To Learn About The Difficult Work Our Troops Are Doing, Before Assuming That They Are “Just Air-Raiding Villages And Killing Civilians” In Afghanistan:
Obama Said American Troops Were “Just Air-Raiding Villages And Killing Civilians.” Obama: “We’ve [...]

New John McCain Television Ad: “Troop Funding”

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

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ANNCR: Barack Obama never held a single Senate hearing on Afghanistan.
He hasn’t been to Iraq in years.
He voted against funding our troops.
Positions that helped him win his nomination. Now Obama is changing to help himself become president.
John McCain has always supported our troops and the surge that’s working.
McCain. Country first.
JOHN MCCAIN: I’m John McCain and [...]

Press Release, DNC: DNC Memo: Week Two of the Relaunch - More McCain Misfires

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Two weeks into the latest “relaunch” of his campaign and it’s more of the same for John McCain: more of the same bad news, bad reviews and campaign chaos. While the elevation of Steve Schmidt was supposed to tighten McCain’s message and organization, McCain was under fire from all sides this week - taking hits [...]

Press Release, DNC: McCain Watch: The Economy: John McCain is Not What America Signed Up For

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Last week, John McCain’s top economic advisor, Phil Gramm, echoed McCain’s comments that America’s economic problems were “psychological” by saying Americans are in a “mental recession” and that America had become a “nation of whiners.” While McCain distanced himself from Gramm at the time, Gramm is now back on board as McCain’s top economic adviser. [...]

Press Release, DNC: DNC to Hold Over 1,000 Platform Meetings In All 50 States

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Last week the Democratic National Committee and Obama for America unveiled Listening to America: The Democratic Platform for Change, a bold new initiative to involve the American people in the development of the Democratic National Platform, giving Americans the opportunity to organize and engage in Platform Meetings in all 50 states. Just a week after [...]