Bob McCarty Writes

The Los Angeles Times and other media outlets are reporting that Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin owns a tanning bed.  It seems owning a tanning bed is newsworthy only when it’s owned by a white female presidential running mate.  Talk about a double standard.
Has anyone asked Barack Obama if he owns a tanning bed?  [...]

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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 that [...]

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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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