Monthly Archives: September 2008

The Bailout in perspective

September 29, 2008 – 11:41 am

“We have decided to suspend our editorial activities today so we can adequately ponder the implications of the economic bailout program.” – New Hampshire’s “Keene Sentinel” newspaper.
Heh. Thanks Jeff.

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Young Jews unite for Obama

September 26, 2008 – 3:46 pm

Care of Daily Intel, Sarah Silverman urges the kids to get out the old Jewish grandparent vote.
After all, old white Jewish ladies in parachute tracksuits with big hair and a penchant for bling aren’t that different to your average African American male…

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VIDEO: Palin stumbles on McCain’s regulatory record

September 25, 2008 – 12:46 pm

Via Trevor Cook’s Corporate Engagement blog, this short but sweet video of Sarah Palin. As Trevor put it: “let’s face it, McCain is the cowboy capitalist candidate”.

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David Letterman responds to John McCain’s suspension of campaign

September 25, 2008 – 12:42 pm

This is Crikey’s video of the day. John McCain cancelled his appearance on David Letterman’s show last night as he’s decided to halt his campaign to focus on the Wall Street meltdown. Letterman’s response is worth watching. This was my favourite line: “What are you going to do if you’re elected and things get tough? [...]

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The West Wing’s President Barlet offers advice to Barack Obama

September 22, 2008 – 1:57 pm

West Wing creator does a little fan service with this column for the New York Times:
Aaron Sorkin Conjures a Meeting of Obama and Bartlet
OBAMA What would you do?
BARTLET GET ANGRIER! Call them liars, because that’s what they are. Sarah Palin didn’t say “thanks but no thanks” to the Bridge to Nowhere. She just said “Thanks.” [...]

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Meanwhile in midtown Manhattan …

September 19, 2008 – 10:07 am

A flash from Crikey’s Guy Rundle now in New York:
Crazy days world collapsing … In the midtown manhattan bars all the talk is of world financial instruments which no longer work … yr correspondent recorded an episode of insight last night and when the strongest mccain supporter there said the economy was sound he was [...]

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Picking the Palin scab

September 18, 2008 – 4:10 pm

You pick and you pick and you pick at it, and still it hangs there. It’s turning yellow, and it hurts, but you can’t look away. The Palin family is a little like that — the festering sore on the kneecap of America. A scab, only potentially more painful. But we just can’t let them [...]

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Pam breaks her silence

September 16, 2008 – 4:23 pm

Finally, American can exhale… One of the finest minds of our generation has broken her silence on Sarah.
Pamela on Palin:
Inspired by Pam’s brave decision to speak out, new lesbian Lohan and wife-to-be Sam Ronson added to the celebrity discourse, on their myspace page:
Lindsay- “I have faith that this country will be all that it can [...]

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Welcome to Crikey’s US Election 2008 blog

September 12, 2008 – 12:56 pm

Less than two months to go, and the US election trail has hotted up but good. This blog will feature our US correspondent Guy Rundle live blogging from the campaign trail, plus comments from the Crikey team and special guests.
In the meantime, here’s a roundup of Crikey’s US election coverage today.
VIDEO: Barack Obama on Letterman [...]

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