Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 at 2:31 pm by Dillon MacRae
Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin repeatedly has attempted to brand Sen. Barack Obama as a terrorist sympathizer due to his casual professional acquaintance with William Ayers, a present-day college professor who in the turbulent 1960s had been a militant anti-war activist. Annenberg Political Fact Check found the McCain campaign’s assertions “groundless, false, dubious…seriously misleading.” Palin has downplayed her own highly questionable and more recent associations, at least one of which — unlike the Obama-Ayers link — raises legitimate concerns about where her true allegiance lies.
Posted Monday, October 6, 2008 at 2:51 pm by Dillon MacRae
After meriting a couple of momentary mentions during the primary season, the “Keating Five” scandal — the 1980s savings-and-loan debacle that Sen. John McCain once called the biggest mistake of his career — now has surfaced again in all its ugly glory. As global financial stability today teeters on the edge of collapse, those looking for reasons leading to the present meltdown should take a close look at the Republican presidential candidate’s regulatory philosophy over his quarter-century in Congress and his role in the infamous S&L scandal.
Posted Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 11:15 am by Dillon MacRae
In what has become a satirical sensation, Saturday Night Live viewers expecting to be entertained once again by the show’s characterization of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin were not disappointed last night. Tina Fey returned for the third time as Gov. Palin — this time facing off against Jason Sudeikis as U.S. Sen. Joe Biden in a spoof of Thursday’s vice-presidential debate. Queen Latifah more than held her own as debate moderator Gwen Ifill of PBS.
Posted Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 10:21 am by Dillon MacRae
CBS News this week continued airing its ongoing series of interview segments with the 2008 presidential and vice-presidential candidates, whose answers when asked the same questions revealed much about their respective vision for governing the country. Viewers have a question of their own to answer: “How do these candidates’ answers match their past behavior — both during their careers and also in the way they have conducted their campaigns this year?” The three vice-presidential clips aired Wednesday-Friday. For those who did not view the earlier Sept. 18 and 24 segments featuring the two presidential contenders, they also are posted here.
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