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October 2008
- In Crisis, Ads Are Just Noise
  
  Washington Post | Oct 14, 08 2:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With the election weeks away, the airwaves are thick with campaign ads. McCain has gone almost completely negative, while Obama has used his huge war chest to unleash an unprecedented barrage of messages—and none of it matters, strategists tell the Washington Post. “Most people are looking at their 401(k)s,” said a former Edwards adviser, “and in between they're seeing the two candidates beat the living daylights out of each other and rolling their eyes.” More »
- McCain: Protect All Savings
  
  Associated Press | Oct 14, 08 12:18 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Republican John McCain says he would order the Treasury Department to guarantee 100% of all savings for the next 6 months as president. That provision is part of a $52.5 billion plan the presidential candidate laid out to address the nation's deepening financial crisis. "The moment requires that government act," McCain told a suburban Philadelphia audience. "And as president I intend to act, quickly and decisively." More »
- Guard: We Didn't Torture McCain
  
  Guardian (UK) | Oct 14, 08 11:39 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain’s claims that he was tortured while imprisoned in Vietnam are false, says the head guard at the prison where he was held. “On the contrary, we saved his life, curing him with extremely valuable medicines that at times were not available to our own wounded,” said the guard. He noted that conditions at the prison were “tough, though not inhuman,” the Guardian reports. More »
- Facing a Wipeout, McCain Tones It Down
  
  New York Times | Oct 14, 08 11:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Down in the polls and facing brutal criticism from his own party, John McCain is returning to an old persona: the "happy warrior" that won the GOP primary. Tempering attacks that have proven counterproductive, McCain presented himself as a prepared, tested leader who could bring forceful leadership to the White House, writes Elisabeth Bumiller in the New York Times . More »
- McCain's Down, But Not Out
  
  Salon | Oct 14, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With Obama pulling well ahead of the Straight Talk Express, "the 2008 campaign seems poised to enter its Harry Truman phase," writes Walter Shapiro in Salon. But a November comeback isn’t out of the question. Shapiro runs down four factors that could push McCain into the White House: The elastic electorate: There are likely more “undecideds” out there than polls show. Plus, "it is ludicrous to believe that public opinion will be frozen in amber" for the next 3 weeks. More »
- If Obama Were White, He'd Be Hit Twice as Hard
  
  Los Angeles Times | Oct 14, 08 9:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain isn’t stoking racism against Barack Obama. If anything, writes Jonah Goldberg in the LA Times , McCain is going easy on the Democrat for fear of appearing racist. When the GOP paints Obama as “different” or Sarah Palin says he doesn’t see America “the way you and I see America,” they’re using the same strategies they have for years—against white candidates. More »
- Fey 'Leaving Earth' if Palin Wins
  
  MSNBC | Oct 14, 08 8:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Comedian Tina Fey can't face four years of playing Sarah Palin and said she's quitting the planet if the GOP ticket wins. "If she wins, I'm done,” Fey tells TV Guide . And by ‘I'm done,’ I mean I'm leaving Earth.” Still, Fey had "fun" spoofing Palin, and considers her "fascinating." Elections are "always good" for SNL , and "this is a bonkers election," she said. More »
- As McCain Shaped Book, Book Shaped McCain
  
  New York Times | Oct 13, 08 2:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As recently as 1998, John McCain told Esquire that being introduced as a “great war hero” was enough to “make your skin crawl.” Today, however, his POW experience is a pillar of his presidential campaign, a change David Kirkpatrick of the New York Times attributes to the formative process of crafting his family memoir Faith of My Fathers . More »
- McCain Paints Ugly Picture, Touts His Experience as Fix
  
  Virginian-Pilot | Oct 13, 08 2:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain painted a dismal picture of the economy today at a rally in Virginia, comparing Barack Obama’s solutions to Herbert Hoover’s while declaring himself the right candidate to fix the mess, the Virginian-Pilot reports. McCain also raised the specter of his flailing campaign in an effort to invigorate voters, warning that Barack Obama is “measuring the drapes” at the White House. More »
- Artists' Complaints About Pols' Use of Songs Off-Key
  
  Washington Post | Oct 13, 08 1:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Political campaigns routinely use popular music to help shape voters’ perceptions about their candidate. And while the practice may hit a sour ideological note with some artists, there’s not much they can—or should—do to turn off the music, since both copyright laws and free-speech doctrine support it, Christopher Sprigman and Siva Vaidhyanathan write in the Washington Post . More »
- 'Dysfunctional' Campaign Must Go: Kristol
  
  New York Times | Oct 13, 08 12:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain’s campaign isn’t working, and if he’s smart, he’ll “junk the whole thing and start over,” William Kristol writes in the New York Times. McCain’s current “combination of strategic incoherence and operational incompetence has become toxic,” the high-profile conservative argues. McCain should pull all of his attack ads (“they’re doing no good anyway”) and go back to being a "cheerful, open" candidate. More »