I suspect that Fox and Dobbs handle McCain’s connections to ACORN by ignoring them. I can stand to watch neither, so I can only guess. Does anyone know how Fox and Dobbs handled the McCain/ACORN stuff?

McCain? ACORN? Wait wait, I know. Isn’t that what McCain feeds his chipmunks?

Oops. No, I’m sorry, that was Bradley Schlosman.

OT heads up.

Niewert’s on CNN covering AIP/Palin connection. They’re really drilling down. Did whole segment between last commercials and will continue after current commercials.

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Excellent — just got home from the kindergarten pick-up. For those of us who missed the first segment, can you give a summary?

McCain campaign has sent a written comment. “Are not happy that CNN is doing the story.”

I’m at work. Whaat a shame. Go git ‘em Dave!

Reporter was very well prepared. Asked Niewert all the right Qs about who was who and when and where. Started off by reading all the most inflammatory comments of the old head of AIP about hating the U.S.

“CNN is furthering smear with this report.” according to the McCain campaign.

Going to the video of Gov Palin addressing the AIP.

Palin attended 06 AIP convention. Members endorsed Sarah when she was running for gov.

Why does Niewert think voters should know about this story.
A: Has infiltrated other parties. Chair of AIP in 04 said Palin was the kind of person they wanted to work up in politics to infiltrate other parties.

Wow he did a great job

McCain could try this: Obama forced Palin to attend the AIP convention.

Pretty thorough coverage. Verry surprising.

Maybe this will be what finally causes Mc’s head to explode.

McCain campaign…“not happy that CNN is doing the story.”

I’ll bet…by 11/4, at this rate, they’ll be able to use a Piper Cub for a campaign plane, once they’re done barring reporters that have done stories they didn’t like.
They have no one to blame but themselves. They picked her and stood by her, now they can sink with her.

Bwahahahaha.

I hope McCain can last until the debate before he does that. It would be great to watch.

Lets see if anyone else picks up on it. The film of Palin’s code filled address is damning

I wonder how Niewert/Blumenthal got CNN to do it. Do they have connections?
Feedback: Mc supporter wants to know about this story.

Or maybe this: she was investigating rumors that Bill Ayers was behind the AIP.

just now saw David Shuster allow Tucker Bounds to run his mouth about ACORN . . .only so he could ask him about McCrazy’s appearance with same in 06 –

Tucker: “that’s completely different, that was on behalf of immigration legislation the Senator was sponsoring”

good one Tucker, remind the Malkins of this world that your boy is all about Unions and Reconquista !

Just got an email from Noriega. Clinton is doing a rally for him.

Dave has been working this story for quite a while, as has Max. Their latest report that they did for Salon was really well-received. I’d say that likely caught the eye of someone at CNN.

I remember the “Mickey Mouse” claim after the 2000 election and the 2004 election. I have no way of checking it out but some database of news ought to be able to find it. There’s probably been one occurrence and it serves as the BIG example forever.

somebody had a posy up here the other day…… sorry, can’t remember…… thers????….. they’re even starting to talk about conspriracyoes and RICO and criminal laws being violated and Obama, of course, is a co-conspirator or participamnt in RICO enterprise. A high crime, ya know. While the Dems have control of both houses there may well be impeachment noise from these knuckleheads. soon. and they’ll say Obama and the dems are covering up.

I think to some degree the media has perceived that they don’t have to be afraid of Republicans anymore, and we may be seeing something of a backlash-Keith, Rachel, now CNN, “in what respect” Charlie’s interview on ABC, Katie Couric’s interview…

The crows are gathering.

Friendly suggestion. Niewert should have some media training. He was clear but needs punchier lines and a little more engaging response. He seemed remote. Not to detract from a basically good job.

McCain’s been at this too long to have a public head exploding moment, i think. I didn’t see them, but on paper, he seemed a little irked about Obama calling him a chickenshit wus.

Shorter RonD: Media now sees the need to suck up to Ds.

Maybe this will take the focus off of Palin.

Lawmakers from both parties have concluded that President Bush engaged in a “legally unprecedented and inappropriate” use of his executive power authority when he intervened to scuttle a congressional inquiry into the White House’s role in outing former CIA agent Valerie Plame.

Of course, McCain won’t throw Bush under the bus so it probably won’t help him. He wants to be Bush.

Just inhaled my diet pepsi right out my nose…they’re unhappy?

F*** ‘em. If they could run interference for Bush/ Cheney for eight years, I never want to hear the word “impeachment” from a Republican again. It is to laugh wildly, or retch. It deserves no more dignified response than those.

I agree but he came across as genuine and fair as opposed to a rabid partisan.

Well…yes. As my wife says, I never use three words when ten will do. *g*

Some of them are probably drafting articles of impeachment to introduce on Jan 21, 2009 if Obama is President.

“Campbell Brown – so what if Obama is a Muslim ?”

it’s about GD time.

note to all: nothing with David over at the CNN site yet.

You didn’t have time to type a short comment …

IMO, Democrats tend to want the media to like them, and Republicans want the media to fear them. I suspect fear is the stronger motivator.

Yes, he did come across as genuine. That’s why I said “not to detract from a basically good job.” And with this kind of explosive story, it’s probably better to err on the side of underplaying it. Niewert’s dog whistle was using the word infiltrate twice at the end.

Oooh…question for McCain or Palin:

“Do you agree with the decision to out CIA officer Valerie Plame, and would you have done the same were you the President or VP?”

Fear and obeisance to their corporate masters.

Now, after her oblivious response to troopergate findings, she is defenseless.

A deliberate, set-piece advance has far less chance of a reversal than an attempt at a rapid exploitation.

looseheadprop upstairs

Nice vetting of a VP choice by McCain there.

Awww I missed Dave N on the telly? will someone post the vid soon?

just now saw David Shuster allow Tucker Bounds to run his mouth about ACORN . . .only so he could ask him about McCrazy’s appearance with same in 06 -

heh. Shuster’s been fucking with the repubs for a while now.

He was flat-out laughing in the face of one of the McSpinners yesterday….

Well spotted!

Song I can’t get out of my mind: McCain you’ve been telling me you are genius since you were seventeen. In all the time I’ve known you I still don’t know what you mean…

I think that’s the way it goes.