Entries tagged “Biden”
The Gift of Low Expectations
By Sarah Scully on 10/02/2008
By Sarah Scully What if the Biden-Palin debate showdown is not the "thrilla" the Washington Post is expecting? The Vice Presidential debate is arguably more anticipated than all of the McCain Obama debates combined but not because people hope to see a thought provoking, in depth interaction on policy. No, the reason most people are looking forward to this debate is pure schadenfreude. Sure, a few are hoping that the candidates will make up for their respective goofs over the last few weeks and surprise everyone by elevating the political discourse but most are eagerly anticipating seeing either Sarah Palin... MORE »
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Debating Debating
By Sarah Scully on 09/24/2008
[Updated] The McCain campaign is now proposing that the Mississippi debate be canceled and instead the St. Louis VP debate be used in its place with Biden and Palin rescheduling for a later date... Hmmm. This is either a rather sensible solution or a really convenient way of giving Sarah Palin more prep time. That is not to say that she particularly needs more prep time but this is the cynical assumption made by many who, in lieu of any evidence to contradict it (or any interaction at all) assume that Palin is cramming like crazy for her first big... MORE »
Sarah Barracuda & The Red Meat Ramblers
By Sarah Scully on 09/04/2008
By Sarah Scully Given the amount of red meat dished out last night, it seemed best to let it digest overnight before attempting to blog about it. Last week, Barack Obama reinforced his bridge across the aisle by trotting out various Republican supporters and honoring McCain's military record. He tried to strike a balance by appealing to Independents and moderate Republicans with an attack that was less about party identity than singling out the bad apple that is the Bush administration. The GOP took the opposite tack on Wednesday night, with a line-up of Red Meat Ramblers who revived the... MORE »
Reactions to Palin Pick
By Sarah Scully on 08/30/2008
By Sarah Scully Given the disparity between mainstream media interest in Obama's VP selection versus McCain's, is it any wonder the Republican candidate made such a bold move? The publicity factor was clearly not the central reason for selecting Sarah Palin, but she has managed to shove Obama off of center stage for the time being. With a "maverickish" track record of her own, an intriguing life story and a face resembling Tina Fey's, the MSM may have just found a new crush. The criticism leveled at news organizations suggesting that their disproportionate coverage of Obama is a result of... MORE »
JOE BIDEN SELECTED AS OBAMA'S RUNNING MATE (We guessed right)
By Sarah Scully on 08/23/2008
After days of anxiously awaiting the news, manically checking The Page and Drudge, constructing unscientific formulae for determining the most likely choice and gripping our cell phones as we slept so as not to miss the moment the Obama campaign sent the text to announce the VP selection, it's finally official: Joe Biden (whose Intrade stock has gone up and down like a rollercoaster over the past few days) will be Barack Obama's running mate. At last, we can all get some rest before the convention. Will as much drama surround McCain's announcement next weekend? MORE »
An Unscientific Experiment
By Sarah Scully on 08/21/2008
By Sarah Scully Try typing the names of different potential VP choices with "Obama" into a Google Shopping browser... -Obama-Kaine products are hard to find. -Obama-Bayh gear is a little more prevalent. You can even find a dog t-shirt. -Obama-Biden tuns out a lot more results of official looking hats, t-shirts and pins. -Obama-Clinton will generate the most results, though many of the items fall into novelty category and generally look pretty bootleg. -Obama-Hagel baby bibs retail for around $10 and buttons may be purchased in bulk but very little merchandise otherwise. Now try it with McCain -McCain Romney gear... MORE »
Latest Update: Biden says "Not"
By Sarah Scully on 08/19/2008
A few late breaking items to confound your expectations: -Obama's announcement may not come for a few more days. -Joe Biden has told reporters: "I'm not the guy." -Nader thinks Hillary will be picked. -ABC's Jake Tapper notes Obama's usage of a masculine pronoun in referring to running mate. -John Kerry has been added to the list of speakers in Denver, on the very same night the VP candidate is making an address. Stay tuned... MORE »
Veepstakes: Obama Sidin With Biden? McCain Mysterious.
By Sarah Scully on 08/19/2008
By Sarah Scully In the frenzy over VP speculation, the venerated AP overlooked a one letter error that has resulted in referring to Joe Lieberman as a "prick" by mistake. Speculators are being driven to the brink of madness with word from Obama's camp that his announcement will take place in the next 24 hours. Biden is at the top of Intrade and making appearances on Drudge and Halperin's Page. Pundits are having a harder time narrowing down McCain's potentials with Ridge, Romney, Pawlenty and now Portman in the mix. This is one of your last chances to guess... You've... MORE »
IFC LIST MONTH: The 12 Worst Gaffes of the 2008 Election
By William Rabbe on 07/15/2008
Filed under: ListsBy Sarah Scully and William Rabbe Every candidate makes mistakes every election cycle -- but in 2008, with the popularization of online video, they're more noticeable. The following is a list of the top 12 worst gaffes of 2008 (so far). 12. Lightning Strikes Rudy Giuliani While Former Candidate Rudy Giuliani was explaining his pro-choice position on abortion, lightning strikes, disrupting the audio from his microphone. The lesson? Candidates should remember that God is always watching. 11. Barack Obama's Botches Tornado Death Toll Numbers Barack Obama vastly over-stated the number of deaths resulting from tornados in Kansas, saying 10,000 people... MORE »
