Bob McCarty Writes

Today, I reached the conclusion that Barack Obama harmed his chances of being elected president when he selected his running mate.  In much the same way a certain weight-loss product gained notoriety for its potential side effects after being introduced last year, the “side effects” of his “alli-ance” with Joe Biden could derail Obama’s White [...]

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Asked during a televised news conference in Ohio this morning whether, in the wake of John McCain‘s campaign garnering so much excitement following his selection of Sarah Palin as a running mate, he regretted having not selected a female (i.e., Hillary Clinton) as his running mate, Barack Obama had this to say (paraphrased): “The notion [...]

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Though news sites and bloggers alike are scrambling to unearth every tidbit of information available about John McCain‘s just-named running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, I found a video (see graphic) that provides a fairly accurate — and humorous — video summary of the 44-year-old wife of a commercial fisherman, steel union member, oil field [...]

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In a move Forbes describes as “an out-of-the-box pick for McCain” and “a shrewd move by a campaign anxious to exploit the primary rift in the Democratic Party,” Republican presidential nominee John McCain made history this morning by introducing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.  In accepting the role, Palin became the first [...]

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Below is the text of a news release just issued by the John McCain campaign headquarters: John McCain Selects Alaska Governor Sarah Palin As Vice Presidential Running Mate ARLINGTON, VA – U.S. Senator John McCain today announced that he has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate and to serve as his [...]

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I count myself among the many Americans who believe Barack Obama‘s selection of Joseph Biden as his running mate was a huge mistake and will cause the Democratic Party presidential ticket to fall behind Republican John McCain before losing — and losing big.  That in mind, I decided to launch the Obama-Behindem 2008 merchandise line. [...]

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Everyone is speculating today about who Barack Obama will select as his running mate on the Democratic Party presidential ticket.  Because one individual who has received a lot of attention is Sen. Joseph Biden, I thought this an appropriate time to reach back into this blog’s deep file drawers and extract one of my favorite [...]

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