Rep. Lewis clarifies controversial remarks about McCain, Palin
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Georgia Rep. John Lewis said Saturday that controversial remarks he made comparing the feeling at recent Republican rallies to those of segregationist George Wallace were misinterpreted. Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, and Sen. John McCain traded tough statements Saturday. The civil rights icon issued a statement Saturday evening which said a "careful review" of his remarks made earlier in the day "would reveal that I did not compare Sen. John McCain or Gov. Sarah Palin t

McCain not laughing over Tina Fey’s Palin impersonations
Washington, Oct.11 (ANI): Television star Tina Fey?s humorous impersonations of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live (SNL) may be no laughing matter for Palin?s running mate, Senator John McCain, says Lauren Feldman, an expert on the political effects of late-night comedy. ?When audiences are exposed to political humor or satire, they are less likely to oppose the information in the message or question whether it is fair or accurate,? says Feldman, an assistant professor at Americ

McCain campaigns for Obama at McCain event?
At this late stage in the election, Republican nominee for President John McCain would undoubtedly prefer not to promote rival Barack Obama at one of his own campaign rallies. That’s what he had to do yesterday. More than once. State of the campaign There’s plenty of criticism that McCain brought this on himself because of his campaign’s tenor over the last two weeks. Then there are others who believe that questions about Obama’s past dealings with questionable characters are l

MCCAIN’S ANGRY MOB PUSHBACK, PT. 2
The other big news of the evening, besides the finding that Sarah Palin abused the power of her office in the Troopergate scandal, is that John McCain, for the first time, after a full week of media coverage, has finally weighed in on hate-filled, sometimes murderous rhetoric that has been heard at McCain-Palin campaign events this week. I’ll have more thoughts on this over the weekend.  Till then, the video — kind of a must see – of McCain asking his supporters to “be respect

Alaska Ethics Probe: Sarah Palin Abused Her Power
U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin abused her power as the state’s governor, according to the claim of Alaska ethics inquiry on Friday. This claim seems to cloud over John McCain’s controversial choice of running mate for the November 4 election. At the same time, John McCain shifted his campaign strategy. After a week in which his campaign tried in vain to seize the momentum from Democrat Barack Obama with fierce personal attacks, he adopted a conciliatory tone, callin

Alaska panel finds Palin abused power in firing
AP - Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday. The politically charged inquiry imperiled her reputation as a reformer on John McCain’s Republican ticket. Investigator Stephen Branchflower, in a report by a bipartisan panel that investigated the matter, found Palin in violation of a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from using their offi

McCain Rally Minister: Non-Christians Praying For Obama
Why is John McCain in Iowa when polls show him trailing? Will he again defend his opponent Barack Obama from personal attacks as he did Friday? What is his response to an Alaska legislative report charging his running mate Sarah Palin with abuse of power? Iowa Independent's John Deeth was live...Full Article @ huffington post Comment Share Email Post Your Comment say s

MCCAIN-PALIN ‘08: MAKING HISTORY
“Now that Sarah Palin has been found to have abused her powers, violated state ethics, and lied about it, I did a little digging and found an interesting historical footnote. The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election. McCain, of course, was admonished by Senate Ethics Committee “for exercising ‘poor judgment’ for intervening” with federal regulators on behalf of C

Sarah Palin will appear on SNL as herself
The internet has been buzzing with speculation that Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin may show up in a skit on Saturday Night Live. The Alaska governor, who is rapidly becoming what John McCain hates the most- a “celebrity”- has breathed new life into the venerable sketch show, thanks to the spot-on impersonation of her by SNL alum Tina Fey. Palin has been scheduled to appear on the Oct. 25th broadcast, playing herself, and not Fey as some outlets were reporting. SOCCER moms and Joe Sixpacks, listen

Alaska Panel finds that Sarah Palin “Unlawfully Abused Her Authority”….
Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper. That is the conclusion of the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel. The politically charged inquiry could devastate her reputation as a reformer on John McCain’s Republican ticket. Investigator Stephen Branchflower, in a report by a bipartisan panel that investigated the matter, found Sarah Palin in violation of a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from

Hank Williams Jr. Performing at McCain Rally in Virginia
Hank Williams Jr. will appear with John McCain and Sarah Palin during a political rally next week in Virginia Beach, Va.

Congressman says McCain ’sowing seeds of hatred’
AP - Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere that segregationist Gov. George Wallace fostered in Alabama in the 1960s. Republican candidate John McCain on Saturday called Lewis’ remarks "shocking and beyond the pale." The Obama campaign said the Illinois senator doesn’t believe McCain or his policy criticism is at all comparable to Wallace and his segregati

John Lewis, Civil Rights Leader: McCain "Playing With Fire"
Civil rights icon and Georgia congressman John Lewis is accusing John McCain and Sarah Palin of stoking hate, likening the atmosphere at Republican campaign events to those featuring George Wallace, the segregationist former governor of Alabama and presidential candidate. "What I am seeing reminds me too much of another destructive period in American history," Lewis said in a statement issued today. "Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this host

Hank Williams Jr. Performing at McCain Rally in Virginia
Hank Williams Jr. will appear with John McCain and Sarah Palin during a political rally next week in Virginia Beach, Va.

It’s Official: Sarah Palin Will Play Sarah Palin on ‘SNL’
According to the New York Post’s very own Cindy Adams, Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is heading to NBC’s weekend comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live to play herself, and she’s doing it willingly. Cindy says: “Sarah Palin is doing ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Not Tina Fey doing Sarah Palin doing ‘Saturday Night Live.’ But the Sarah Herself. She has already OK’d it. She’s booked. It’s confirmed. Done deal.

Sarah Palin as Sarah Palin on SNL!
CONFIRMED! Sarah Palin WILL appear on SNL! Sarah Palin will appear as Sarah Palin, not as Tina Fey, playing herself on SNL Saturday Night Live! Sarah Palin’s SNL sketch is written and here are the details! Sarah Palin will take a caribou ride onto the SNL stage on when? … October 25.!That will be a Saturday broadcast, as LALATE first told you, not a Thursday prime time slot. Palin will also as LALATE reported appear right before the election. Palin is not doing a sketch as Tina Fey as som

Palin report a sting for McCain
It wasn't technically an October surprise -- because it should not have been, by any definition, a surprise to the GOP presidential ticket -- but an Alaska investigator's declaration that Gov. Sarah Palin abused the power of her office was still ill-timed for Sen. John McCain. For the second time in as many months, McCain's choice of running mate risks undermining his attacks on Democratic rival Barack Obama. "It's just an awful end to an awful week for McCain," said John Pitney, a political science pro

LET THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES BEGIN: BARACK ‘OSAMA’ ON BALLOT IN NY
In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots with the name Barack Osama.  Commisioners say they regret the error and that it is a typo, which it could very well be.  But… Just take a second and look down at your keyboard and tell me how close the ’s’ and the ‘b’ are and how massively blundering your titanic hands would have to be to make this kind of accidnetal mis-type. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)NY election mix-u

POLITICIANS OR MOB BOSSES? PT. 7
The fury and loathing of Obama being whipped up largely by McCain-Palin-GOP rhetoric about the Illinois Senator is now spilling into down-ticket races, specifically the battle between GOP incumbent Saxby Chambliss and his Dem challenger: Thursday’s debate took place in front of a highly partisan crowd in the GOP stronghold of Middle Georgia. Chambliss supporters waved “Saxby” signs and offered up a sustained “boos” when Martin mentioned Democratic presidential nominee Barack

ONE VIDEO TO RULE ALL THE OTHERS
Yep, Obama saw it coming, right down the line. So the answer to that question is “Yes,” the Republicans have been this predictable. It’s also called knowing your enemy’s move before they do. But what people may not remember is that when Obama gave this speech, back in July, in which he basically laid out the [...]

The CC Weekly Weigh In: If I Were President…
The election is less than 4 weeks away, which, obvi, everyone knows since the campaign commercials/ mailings/ phone calls/ SNL skits are EVERYWHERE. All the time. I even hear “I am Barack Obama and I approve this message,” in my freaking SLEEP. It’s crunch time and Barack Obama and John McCain are popping into new cities every day to tell Americans what they plan to do when they move into the Oval Office. Which got us thinking. We know that we could never run for president (there are w

Ohio Poll Released by Strategic Vision: Barack Obama 48%, John McCain 46%
Ohio Poll: John McCain 46%, Barack Obama 48%.

Obama To Go Prime Time Before Election
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Barack Obama has purchased a half-hour of prime time television just before the presidential election, Access Hollywood has confirmed. According to documents viewed by Access, the Democratic presidential candidate spent $891,250 at NBC and $961,000 at CBS for a half-hour of airtime starting at 8 PM on October 29. The election is November 4. VIEW THE PHOTOS: Celebs At The DNC When contacted by Access Hollywood, ABC could not confirm if they had also been approached. Fox told Access t

"Kite Runner" Author Blasts McCain, Palin: They Lack "Moral Courage"
I prefer to discuss politics through my novels, but I am truly dismayed these days. Twice last week alone, speakers at McCain-Palin rallies have referred to Sen. Barack Obama, with unveiled scorn, as Barack Hussein Obama. Never mind that this evokes -- and brazenly tries to resurrect -- the unsavory...Full Article @ huffington post Comment Share Email Post Your Comment

TV this week: "Samantha Who?" and "Eli Stone" return, "My Own Worst Enemy" and "Crusoe" premiere
The week's most important program will be the third and final presidential debate between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama. Coverage starts at 9 p.m. Wednesday, and CBS' well-respected Bob Schieffer is the moderator. Best way to learn more about the candidates? Try PBS' "Frontline," which contrasts the two men in "The Choice." The two-hour program starts at 9 p.m. Tuesday. And it follows a fine "Nova" report at 8: "Space Shuttle Disaster" examines the Columbia cat