And Cheney would have accepted. He would have chosen Donald Rumsfeld as part of his national security team as well. McCain said in 2001, “I think this is the strongest team…in terms of national security…that we’ve ever had.
LIVE coverage of the the 2008 Democratic National Convention, including Sen. Joe Biden’s speech accepting the nomination for Vice President.
Alan’s guests in Denver:
• Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
• Actress and activist Morgan Fairchild
• Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
• Daily Show correspondents Samantha Bee and Jason Jones
• Political analyst Keli Goff
The head of the Snohomish County, WA Republican party had to apologize Tuesday when they got caught selling three dollar bills mocking Obama in Arab headgear and featuring a camel, at their fair booth. The lovely creation also has mock signatures of Al Sharpton as “New Spiritual Advisor” and “Teddy” Kennedy “Chief Socialism Advisor”. Party officals blame volunteers and claim this does not represent the views of the party, itself.
Besides, if you’re going to do a “three dollar bill” joke, doesn’t that connote something entirely different?
We’ve heard enough lies about him. The Obama-haters paint George Obama as an abandoned and embittered family member, in attempt to portray Barack and a neglectful brother. The truth is, they met only once, and George Obama is proud of his half-brother. And, he is doing well in life with no resentments toward the man he hopes will be the next president of the United States.
“Life in Huruma is good. In other places you must lock yourself in to keep yourself safe,” he told The Times. “Here I am surrounded by friends and family and feel safe and secure.”
…He said that he was furious at subsequent reports that he had been abandoned by the Obama family and that he was filled with shame about living in a slum. “It seems there are people who want to destroy me and my family,” he said.
“They say I live on a dollar a month, but this is all lies by people who don’t want my brother to win.”
Rudy Giuliani is correct in this clip that Ronald Reagan spoke on the first day of the 1988 convention. But he snarkily suggests that Bill Clinton won’t get a prime time spot tonight in Denver. Clinton is due to speak in the 9PM ET hour which, as far as I know, is prime time.
h/t Think Progress
Here is the statement put out by the McCain campaign after Hillary Clinton’s Tueday night speech:
“Senator Clinton ran her presidential campaign making clear that Barack Obama is not prepared to lead as commander in chief. Nowhere tonight did she alter that assessment. Nowhere tonight did she say that Barack Obama is ready to lead. Millions of Hillary Clinton supporters and millions of Americans remain concerned about whether Barack Obama is ready to be President.” —Tucker Bounds, spokesman John McCain 2008
So we will hear all day, all night, all convention, all GOP convention, that Hillary didn’t sell Barack Obama, from those who want Obama to lose. And, if you are a Hillary suppoter who now wants John McCain to appoint Supreme Court Justices, you’re kidding, right?
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A 527 group with ties to McCain put out this hit piece on Obama, trying to tie him to William Ayers. Obama has now responded, and it’s laughable how his detractors claim he’s the one keeping this controversy going.
Here is the line-up for next week’s GOP Convention:
Monday, Sept. 1
Service
“Love of country, my friends, is another way of saying love of your fellow countryman.”
–Sen. John McCain
John McCain’s commitment to his fellow Americans, a commitment forged in service to his country, is one of the defining hallmarks of his life. Monday’s events will highlight John McCain’s record of service and sacrifice and reflect his commitment to serving a cause greater than one’s own self-interest.
Speakers will include:
President George W. Bush
Vice President Richard B. Cheney
First Lady Laura Bush
Gov. Tim Pawlenty (Minn.)*
Gov. Rick Perry (Texas)*
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Calif.)
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.)*
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (N.C.)*
U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman (Minn.)*
U.S. Sen. John Ensign (Nev.)*
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah)*
U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (Conn.)
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.)*
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.)*
U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (Fla.)*
U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake (Va.)*
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (Ill.)*
U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Calif)*
Maria Cino, President and CEO of the 2008 Republican National Convention*
Jo Ann Davidson, Chairman of the 2008 Republican National Convention Committee on Arrangements*
Tommy Espinoza*
Maj. Gen. Rick Goddard, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)*
Bill Gross*
Ashley Gunn*
Chris Hackett*
Doug Leatherdale*
Jay Love*
Cynthia Lummis*
Erik Paulsen*
Capt. Leslie Smith, U.S. Army (Ret.)*
: Remember - Obama may be the first partially black nominee, but he's also half white. What's really amazing is that he's the first nominee with a Chicago/Hawaii background with large ears two girls and a past
: It's gettin' cramped in this shack!
: Yeah, let's make a deal
: Anyone want to make a deal for some property?
: As for comedy, the lowest form is slapstick.
: Not a big deal with Fury.
: Sort of. Not feeling well.
: My Democratic Party is doing what it does best--commiting suicide!
: If I hear much of this muslim crap I might just become one myself.
: A few Repubs of questionable intelligence suspect, or claim to suspect, that Obama is a Muslim. But it is a fact, undisputed, that Romney is a Mormon.
