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NEWSWIRE--A CNN host says the McCain campaign's decision to shield Sarah Palin from the media is sexist.

"She's a bird of a whole different feather," they whoop,
"With her plumage and pluck, we'll prevail."
Yet the vultures and hawks and the doves in the coop
Have her pigeonholed more as a Quayle.

www.newsandverse.com
Light verse, ripped from the headlines

These Republicans are in love with the "crisis" and it gives them the ability to suspend the U.S. Constitution, wipe out checks and balances and obliterate the rights of citizen's while they steal their hard earned money. That's good ole crony style governance!

McCain is so impulsive that in his fits and tantrums he'll throw all reason and sense out the window and begin making horrible decisions. Palin being an good example of one of his most flighty acts of whim. Now they can't even let their Trophy Vice go out in public alone or answer questions.

I hope McCain's impulsive crisis mentality is making itself evident by his own actions and rather than by the daily spin Steve Schmidt wants to put on it to explain his odd 180 degree changes in direction.

There must be numerous sound reasons for McCain suspending his campaign. But...."I'll check on that and get back to ya."

Merkle's Boner 100 years ago Tuesday.

McCain is leading in a crisis.

The Obmasiah says "my staff will get back to you'.

It's beyond comprehension that our guy Bri would interpret this as McCain being a "a scared weinie". Obama knows zero about foreign policy.

But I think we know the depths of the liberal fear that is gripping the throats, and addling the blood flow to the brains.

I am waiting for Bri to repsond to the WSJ illumination of the Ayres / Obamasiah relationship.

You know, vis a vis the rabid and rather quite ridiculous fixation on Palin non-issues such as the bridge, "troopergate", etc.

The MSM ignoring the fact that Obama consorts with known domestic terrorists is prima facie evidence of their "in the bag" bias and irrelevance?

But our elitist guy from Edina, (er, Montevideo), Bri, blithely looks the other way.

Breathtaking!

(As an aside, I hope Brauer is looking into the Petters situation).

BRIAN LAMBERT is a treasure. A brilliant and insightful writer, he not only speaks his mind, but does so with clarity and decency. He always calls it as he sees it - sparing no one, and never deliberately hurting anyone just because he has the forum. He is at his best regarding politics because he is so studied. Brian writes the sort of stuff that causes lots of conversation - something we need a great deal more of in these terribly troubled times. THANK YOU FOR BRIAN LAMBERT.

LAMBERT: And that's why I love Nancy.

Lambo: Did you not see Letterman last night?! OMG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjkCrfylq-E

Letterman: McCain's Cancellation Not Funny

By Bill Carter
Senator John McCain may have disappointed many expectant voters and debate viewers with the decision to suspend his campaign, but none more so than a late-night talk show host on CBS.

David Letterman was so unhappy that Mr. McCain canceled his scheduled appearance on his show Wednesday night that he spent much of the first segment assailing the senator's decision and suggesting "something doesn't smell right" about the Senator's plan to go to Washington to work on the financial crisis.

Mr. Letterman told his audience that Senator McCain had called him directly on short notice Wednesday, to tell him he had to cancel his appearance. After expressing his admiration for Mr. McCain and his sacrifice as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, Mr. Letterman said, "When you all up at the last minute and cancel, that's not the John McCain I know." He repeated that "something smells right now" and he suggested "somebody must have put something in his Metamucil."

Mr. Letterman said Mr. McCain had said the economy was "about to crater" which necessitated that he get to Washington right away. Mr. Letterman then suggested that McCain should not be suspending his campaign at all and that he could have "sent in the second-string quarterback," his vice presidential running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, to fill in for him. "You don't quit," Mr. Letterman said.

After suggesting that Ms. Palin should be prepared to step up and "be ready," because "the poor guy is getting a little older," Mr. Letterman reconsidered and said of Ms. Palin's readiness, "Don't get me started."

Even after Mr. Letterman brought out Keith Olbermann, the MSNBC host and vituperative Republican critic as the substitute guest for Mr. McCain, he continued to assail Mr. McCain for the decision to cancel the appearance. His critique reached a high point when he learned that at the very moment Mr. McCain was supposed to be on the couch next to him being interviewed, the senator was at the CBS News center three blocks away in Manhattan, getting ready to be interviewed by the CBS News anchor, Katie Couric.

Mr. Letterman ordered his director to put on a live feed from that location, which showed Mr. McCain getting made up to go on with Ms. Couric. "He doesn't seem to be racing to the airport," Mr. Letterman observed.

After listening to some questions from Ms. Couric, Mr. Letterman said, "Hey, John, I've got a question: You need a lift to the airport?"

He then asked Mr. Olbermann if he thought this was all Mr. McCain's fault, or whether other factors had come into play.

"He ditched you," Mr. Olbermann said.

LAMBERT: Brutal.

Nothing really beats the daily re-posting of the McCain-Palin talking points by Bertram with the morning coffee.

Say Bertram, why don't you post the next set in tongues like Palin and her witchcraft-obsessed pastor?

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/the-anointing-o.html

Some other interesting quotes from Pastor Muthee and reports from those attending his church:

"The second area whereby God wants us, wants to penetrate in our society is in the economic area. The Bible says that the wealth of the wicked is stored up for the righteous. It's high time that we have top Christian businessmen, businesswomen, bankers, you know, who are men and women of integrity running the economics of our nations. That's what we are waiting for. That's part and parcel of transformation. If you look at the -- you know -- if you look at the Israelites, that's how they work. And that's how they are, even today."

On the first night of services, Muthee implored his audience to wage “spiritual warfare” against “the enemy.” As I filmed, a nervous church staffer approached from behind and told me to put my camera away. I acceded to his demand, but as Muthee urged the church to crush “the python spirit” of the unbeliever enemies by stomping on their necks, I pulled out a smaller camera and filmed from a more discreet position. Now, church members were in deep prayer, speaking in tongues and raising their hands. Muthee exclaimed, “We come against the spirit of witchcraft! We come against the python spirits!” Then, a local pastor took the mic from Muthee and added, “We stomp on the heads of the enemy!”

LAMBERT: Bertram's service here is to spend vast amounts of his time consuming junk information ... so you don't have to.

If you actually believe your own tripe, you are more delusional and biased than I thought. The scheduled debate is on foreign affairs, commonly considered to be McCain's strong suit. Obama is the foreign affairs neophyte. Telling somebody to call me if you need me is not leadership. That is something less than voting present.

LAMBERT: I don't see Obama fearing any comparison of foreign affairs judgment.

Regarding Merkle's Boner: see the discussion of same in the current issue of Newsweek (the one with King Henry).

LAMBERT: What? I hate getting ripped off.

Does this mean he'll put the country on hold every time a family crisis comes up?

LAMBERT: "I need new tires. So no government today."

McCain's having problems with his Metamucil dose. If nothing else about his actions is clear, that certainly is... you can see it in his facial expression.

LAMBERT: Laugh, but even the guy's physical demeanor has changed to more tense and controlled.

You know that old political saying Brian; If you've lost Letterman, you've lost middle America.

LAMBERT: He's our 21st century Cronkite.

I bet Obama wishes he could muzzle Biden considering JB's gaffes. Imagine Palin making those mistakes. BL would be all over her like stink on ..... His adjectives would be quite predictable. Just like his silence on Biden.

LAMBERT: What "gaffes"? Saying he didn't care for the ad about McCain's internet abilities? Biden understands Russia is a bit more complex than a place you can see from an island in Alsaka.

Observations:

1. The bailout is anathema to free-market-capitalism politicians.

2. The bailout is a necessary strategy for free-market capitalists.

3. The bailout will cost the taxpayers billions.

4. No bailout will cost the taxpayers billions.

5. People on Main Street don't understand the financial catastrophe that will ensue with government inaction.

6. People on Wall Street did not understand the financial catastrophe they would bring about thanks to government inaction.

7. Bertram Jr. can be blamed on Bill Clinton.

LAMBERT: Some things really are as simple as they appear.

Thanks for remembering Lee Atwater, father of current-generation Rove-ian campaign politics. Please also recall that he realized the error of his ways just prior to his too-early death and that he apologized (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Atwater#Atwater_apologizes).
A documentary about Atwater's life has just been released -- Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (http://www.boogiemanfilm.com/). I truly hope one or more of the movie houses in the Cities will show it.

LAMBERT: I expect no such deathbed remorse from Rove.

The Best F*#@ing News Team in the business had a couple of Biden doozy's:

http://www.thedailyshow.com (Scroll to Joe vs the Volcano)

Also, Ms. Palin's performance on tonight's portion of the Couric interview will help explain the campaign's desire to keep her in the proverbial bunker. A clip about Russia's proximity to Alaska equaling foreign policy experience was posted earlier today on the CBS website. Part one was not a great Palin performance, but this is truly stunning.

LAMBERT: More to my point., this isn't getting any better. In fact she's closer to being a historical punchline than VP.

Re: BL's Biden blind spot (say THAT 3x fast!):

"He's clean and articulate" (regarding Obama's racial identity)

"You need an Indian accent to work at 7-11"

Either of which would have been virtual career enders if emitted by a Republican.

Yet there he is, hairplugs and all!

It's so very, very rich.....

Letterman demonstrated the fatal vanity of the elitist media, the chattering class.

He also disrespected a man that has done more to serve his country than a ponce like Letterman could even begin to imagine doing.

It's disgusting.

I'm certain Moonves is not pleased.

LAMBERT: Do I even want to know who you think is NOT the "elitist media". Larry the Cable Guy?

Then there was BL's recent comment about FDR and TV. That was a two-fer. Mistatements about Obama's coal and AIG position. Small things no doubt, but to wild-eyeds like BL, they would have drawn and quartered Palin. Gee whatever happened to that plagiarism thing by JB? BL you are the local Olbermann. Heavily discounted commentary.

LAMBERT: Thank you for reading.

(Letterman) "He's our 21st century Cronkite"

Your kidding right? At least Cronkite had ratings.

LAMBERT: It's a credibility thing with elitists.

BL, not to fast, Palin did answer one question last week in her millionith photo op--she told the press what ice cream flavor she and each of her dear family members were eating. Fascinating! Intriguing! Oh so important!! That is exactly the kind of information I am wanting to hear as my 401k is being snorted up the nose of some ex-CEO sitting on the beach in St. Lucia.

LAMBERT: As I say, Obama doesn't have to say anything right now. But I want to see a thick stack of indictments coming out of the next AG's office.

Hey, have a little sympathy... running a huge financial institution to bankruptcy in order to qualify for huge government bail outs without oversight can be exhausting work.

A vacation in St. Lucia and snorting weasel dust might be just what the doctor ordered for these CEOs need to amp for their return so they can collect their hefty bail out checks and go back to work consolidating, merging, and bloating companies even further and give themselves an even bigger shield under the "too BIG to fail" blanket.

Henry Paulson is an old pro at this, he was CEO at Goldman Sacks where his executive compensation was $37 million in 2006. Arguably, in 2006 he left the company in worse financial shape than when he inherited it. Now, pretend for a second that you are a loan officer at a bank or credit union and Paulson came to you wanting a 700 billion dollar loan... would you ask to see his previous record of performance?

Republicans deliberately pick people with records of incompetence, conflicts of interest and/or failure to do important jobs. Good example: Sarah Palin.

On the other hand, Robb the Bolshevik and several million apparently mentally challenged advocate for an empty suit who consorts with felons and terrorists (whose family background is uh, "non-existant").

Fascinating.

re: Merkle's boner. Read Jim Rasenberger's recent book "America 1908". It has great retelling of Merkle's boner.

Bertram, you better watch what you say about having ties to bad people--if I read it right--7 of Palin's aids failed to appear in court today UNDER SUBPOENA in a refusal to testify. Gee, that doesn't look suspicious....

Nerdy:

Is there no shortage of irony that you, and others, even THINK there is any thing realistically worth "investigating" about Palin, compared to the Ayers / Rescko/ Wright et all fiasco that is Obama - THE PRESIDENTIAL Candidate?

Who fought against the regulation of lending standards, leading to the sub-prime meltdown?

Barney (male callboys)Frank.

Who demanded, with activist organization ACORN, that banks make loans to (mostly) minorities in bad neighborhoods in Chicago who could not afford them, contributing to the mortgage crisis?

Barry Hussein Obama.

Who was a reformer in Washington after seeing the results of the S&L problem forsthand in the 80's?

John McCain.

Who is the VP candidate that has more actual, successful governing and business experience than the opposing side's Presidential candidate?

Sarah Palin.

Any questions?