Confirmation today from a story on Politico.com about Sen. McCain's sudden switch from respectable politician to nasty liar. As we suspected, the campaign's message of more of the same wasn't inspiring media attention or love from the Republican base, so McCain sold his soul and his reputation to go nasty and grab some headlines. Let's hope getting browbeat by Joy Behar on The View isn't his only penance.
My candidate for President breaks down the facts about this latest "outrage."
The refrain in the Van De Voorde household over the last few days has been, "That's not the issue." Whether it's stories about Palin becoming a grandmother, her newborn son, the fact she eats moose stew, her nasty sarcasm, or some Republican trixie from "The View" saying Michelle Obama had certain things she didn't want to talk about, that's not the issue. It's all designed to keep our eye off the ball of the economy, the war in Irag, the environment, etc. McCain's people know they can't win on those issues, so if they can get the media to cover something else, that's a win, because they're experts on spin and manipulation. The media is all too willing to play the game. It's must easier to write he said/she said stories of "Obama campaign says this/McCain campaign responds," instead of asking real questions and reporting on real issues. And, let's face it, most Americans would be bored with the issues. They'd much rather follow all the BS sports analogies, politics as bloodsport, "redmeat," etc., because it's easier to understand. Friends, keep your eye on the ball. Don't be distracted by glasses and teenage pregnancy and phony scandals.
Maybe this is why The Daily Show has become the primary news outlet for young people. While the big news networks are dispatching their top reporters to stand in the wind and rain, John Stewart and the staff at The Daily Show are uncovering the truth.
The LensCrafters model is even worse than I thought. That voice! That attitude! Those right-wing, book-burning values! Could her nomination be a ploy to make Americans forget about how much they hate Dick Cheney? It's working.
"You ever had a knuckle sandwich, old man?" 
