Blog Buzz: John McCain's Mortgage Proposal Flops, New Bill Ayers Ad, NSA Wiretapping Report
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McCain's Mortgage Flop
John McCain's "Homeownership Resurgence Plan" continues to get flak today from liberal bloggers, who say it's another example of McCain's erratic behavior and poor judgment. Andrew Sullivan says that it's "worse than imagined," and Noam Scheiber at The New Republic explains why. Matthew Yglesias describes a major change in the plan that happened overnight. Barack Obama has released an ad attacking the plan; he also criticized it on the stump in Ohio. Conservative bloggers at National Review Online still aren't fans.
Bill Ayers's Mysterious Reappearance
Because of McCain's failure to mention Ayers during Tuesday's presidential debate, many assumed that the McCain campaign had dropped the issue and changed its strategy again. Apparently, that theory was wrong, as the McCain camp released a 90-second Web ad this morning on the subject of Bill Ayers. Liberal and pro-Obama bloggers call him a dishonorable coward and point out McCain's connections to some shady characters. One blogger says that to some voters, attacks like these are a "big green light" from the McCain campaign to "engage in all sorts of ugly behavior." Chris Cillizza explains the problems the Ayers attack poses for the McCain campaign. One conservative blogger explains why Obama needs to talk about this issue, but another thinks that the strategy is a "little odd." Meanwhile, Obama wonders why McCain won't bring up Ayers to his face.
NSA Listened for Terrorists, Phone Sex
According to an ABC News report, the National Security Agency's wiretapping program, whose aim was to intercept terrorists' calls, frequently eavesdropped on the private phone calls of Americans living abroad. The NSA abused its wiretapping power, often passing around particularly "salacious" tidbits from conversations. Bloggers are not surprised that this happened, even though Bush assured Americans that the NSA would protect civil liberties. They say that it's "another something for the 'I told you so' file." One conservative blogger notes some things the ABC report left out but acknowledges the "criminal misuse" of the NSA's resources.
—Gretchen Hannes
Reader Comments
WHITE WOMEN HAVE OBAMA TO THANK FOR WHITE REPUBLICAN'S MEN RESPECT
WHITE WOMEN HAVE OBAMA TO THANK FOR WHITE REPUBLICAN'S MEN RESPECT
Had it not been for the fact of Senator Obama running for President. There would have never been a white female Vice President. 43 white only male only Presidents and NEVER in the history of the country did a white Republican respect a white female for President or Vice President. Just think about it White America, all you had to do to get white presidents to respect a white female was to support a black American for President! Senator Obama is the only reason for Gov. Palin. Blacks are accuse of only voting for Senator Obama because he is black. This is so un-true and surly not base on black voting history. Black voted for Bill Clinton 89% and Jimmy Carter 87%. Blacks not whites fought and died to vote for white men. In 1920 the passing of the 19 Amendment gave white women the right to vote for white men. McCain's pick is affirmative action 101. A token female is a understatement.!!! But Obama is to thank for the first time in history a white women is finally respected by white male president candidate republican. Gov. Palin has no overseas experince.! She only been in elected office for 6 years. Four years as Mayor of about 9,000 and 2 years as Governor of Alaska population 700,000. She is a mother of five and under investigation for abuse of office! Another thing that the white pundits will not say. Never in the history of the country did a white male repubican candidate feel the need to respect a white woman for vice president! WHITE WOMEN....ALL TOGETHER..'''SAY''' THANK YOU OBAMA!
WHAT OUR FOUNDING FATHER DID NOT COUNT ON
The big problem in this country is Capitalism and the economic system . And the greatest thing in the country is Capitalism. How ?Capitalism and the economic system plus WHITE GREED has destroy the possiblilty of capitalism working properly. Remember Rev Wright he spoke of WHITE GREED. But he was hated for speaking the truth. Now all of America is living the results of WHITE GREED and the disrespect of capitalism. The mostly white government has taken advanage of all the American people in their position. After cheating lying discriminating murder and voting 43 white Presidents into office . Whites today find thereself in the same boat as non-white Americans. 4,187 Americans dead in Iraq both white and non-whites ( 90,000 injury). 275 Americans dead in Afghanistan whites and non-whites ( 14,000 injury) . 600,000 to a million American losing there homes whites and non-whites. Food and gas prices are just as high for whites as for non-whites. The real crazy thing is that less then 1% of American owns 90% of it's wealth. So McCain and President Bush and the republican party ideal of tax breaks for the rich.(DID NOT WORK)_ They are talking about taking care of 1% of America. See the republican party believe that the rich will spend there extra money and therefore jump the economy.WRONG! Reagan's trickel down system. Capitalism fails under the McCain Republicans system. In other words the rich get richer and poor gets poorer and middle class pays the bill. So many politician are in the pockets of big company. Politician can't say no to the freebee the company give away .And who suffers? ALL OF AMERICANS!
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Uninformed voters are unpatriotic
Joe Biden has been a respected U.S. senator for 36 years. You can't attack his character much, which is why we don't see him much in the press. He is just an honest man with integrity. After the VP debate, 87% of Americans polled (reported by CNN) said he was qualified to be president (that means he had most of the Republicans also to pull that kind of number). Now if Obama is a terrorist because he served along side of one, you must be saying that his VP must also take this view? Would anyone like to try to call Joe Biden a terrorist, after all he the running mate of one? Do you seriously think Joe Biden would sign onto this ticket if any of these claims had any truth to them?!?!? Do your research and then talk intelligently! Uninformed voters are unpatriotic!
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