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McCain's RNC Backdrop: Walter Reed MIDDLE SCHOOL (2,939 diggs) Just when you thought Republicans couldn't get any more incompetent, John McCain gave a speech in front of a photo of Walter Reed MIDDLE SCHOOL in North Hollywood, California. We can only assume that they meant to use a stock photo Walter Reed MEDICAL CENTER

Palin's Speech Raises $1M for Republicans; $8M for Democrats (3,883 diggs) [Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] Sarah Palin ’s speech to the convention Wednesday night energized conservatives and inspired excited Republicans to donate a cool $1 million to the RNC's effort to elect John McCain. Bloomberg reported that Palin’s speech was even better for Democrats who got over $8 million in donations since Wednesday!

The Daily Show: RNC At Larry Craig's Bathroom (1,122 diggs) The Republicans are holding their convention in Minnesota for the clandestine gay sex. The Daily Show News Team reports from the Larry Craig bathroom, and Fred Thompson speaks at the RNC.

McCain, Palin use footage of 9/11 planes crashing in video (3,367 diggs) [Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] The Boston Globe has reported that decency and good taste have been abandoned by John McCain, Sarah Palin and the Republican Party after they aired footage of a plane crashing into one of the towers on September 11th, 2001 in one of the videos shown at the Republican National Convention. Continue on to read the obituary on common decency...

Troopergate: Did Sarah Palin Illegally Access Police Files (2,211 diggs) [Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] Ever since the Troopergate scandal broke one of the big questions is how exactly Palin could have legally gotten access to her ex brother-in-law's confidential police personnel file. Now the Alaska State Police Union is responding by filing a formal complaint against Palin, which may kick off another investigation into her conduct.

Unbelievable RNC 9/11 Tribute Video w/ Olbermann Commentary (2,421 diggs) Decide for yourself...but IMO this was pure filth. Exploiting the families of that tragedy was completely wrong and they should be ashamed. This is my first submit but I have to get this video out there for everyone to watch as soon as possible. I sure hope Obama bashes the McCain campaign and the RNC for this.

McCain Speech Interrupted by Iraq Vet Heckler (2,036 diggs) John McCain's acceptance speech got off to a rocky start on Thursday night when, on three separate occasions, he was interrupted by protesters, twice by the liberal group Code Pink and again by a Ron Paul supporter with the group Iraq Veterans Against the War.

Obama: Palin's Speech Had No Substance (VIDEO) (1,665 diggs) Barack Obama responded personally to Sarah Palin's harsh speech at the Republican National Convention in York, Pennsylvania. "You're hearing an awful lot about me, most of which is not true," he said. "What you're not hearing is a lot about you."

Community Organizers Respond To Palin’s Attack (1,807 diggs) Last night during her speech to the Republican National Convention, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) sought to play up her experience as mayor of a small town in Alaska by mocking community organizing:

Olbermann Smacks down the RNC over 911 Tribute (3,923 diggs) Republican convention exploits the memories of the dead on 9/11

A Palin Convert (2,981 diggs) Last night, Sarah Palin gave a speech that was in theory meant to get people like me excited about the Republican ticket. This was one that should have gotten me back on board and excited about the McCain/Palin platform. Instead, it sickened me in a very deep and personal way.

Legislative Experience: Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (2,037 diggs) You can get this information by logging on to the Library of Congress website http:// thomas.loc.gov/ and conducting a search under Barack Obama. This posting organizes and categorizes the Bills sponsored and co-sponsored by Senator Obama, and highlights those that have been passed into US Law. IL State Legislature accomplishments are summarized.

Joe Klein: Palin & Giuliani: "What a Shameful Performance." (3,172 diggs) [Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] Palin & Giuliani: Mocking & making fun of a young man's decision "to serve a cause greater than himself," in the words of John McCain. They were mocking McCain's favorite message. Obama served the poor for 3 years, then went to law school. To describe this service- first thing he did after college as anything other than noble is cheap and tawdry.

Palin Attended 5 Colleges In 6 Years (2,689 diggs) [Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] So.... She's on a par with "almost last out of 850" John "Huh?" McCain.

Nico Pitney: Obama Raises $8 Million After Palin Speech (2,120 diggs) Activists have frenetically picked apart Palin's record over the last week, and an Obama aide told the Huffington Post that the campaign has raised $8 million since her speech last night "from over 130,000 donors - on pace to hit $10 million by the time John McCain hits the stage tonight."

Barack Obama: I've been called worse on the Basketball Court (3,870 diggs) Good stuff. Obama talks to the press about the Republican convention

Democrats say Palin mimics Bush divisiveness (1,677 diggs) "The speech that [Alaska] Gov. Palin made was well delivered, but it was written by George Bush's speechwriter and sounds exactly like the same divisive, partisan attacks we've heard from George Bush for the last eight years," said Bill Burton, the campaign spokesman for Sen. Barack Obama.

Sarah Palin: Earmark Queen Of The Earmark State (2,088 diggs) [Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] In 2000, Sarah Palin, as mayor of the Alaskan town of Wasilla, hired a Washington lobbyist to secure federal earmarks for her community.

GOP Congressman Calls Obama Uppity (1,495 diggs) When asked to compare Michelle Obama with Sarah Palin,GOP Rep. Lynn Westmoreland said: "Just from what little I ’ve seen of her and Mr. Obama, Sen. Obama, they're a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they're uppity."

John McCain Cancels Habitat For Humanity Event (1,724 diggs) U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today announced that the McCain family's appearance at the Twin Cities Habitat For Humanity build site on Thursday has been canceled. How anti-press is the McCain campaign? They just canceled a Habitat for Humanity PHOTO OP because it has to do with "houses"? Go figure!

Obama Responds to Palin Speech (3,284 diggs) Says that it sounded the same as Bush speeches, because it was written by a Bush speechwriter.

Seth Colter Walls: Sebelius Accuses Palin Of Deceiving Voter (1,334 diggs) In a Thursday morning conference call for reporters organized by the Democratic National Committee, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius pushed back against the idea that Republicans have cornered the market on small-town America.

In a More Diverse America, the GOP Convention Mostly White (2,566 diggs) Only 36 of the 2,380 delegates seated on the convention floor are black, the lowest number since the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies began tracking diversity at political conventions 40 years ago. Each night, the overwhelmingly white audience watches a series of white politicians step to the lectern.

Out of Touch: Cindy McCain's Monday Outfit Cost $300,000 (4,971 diggs) [Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate] One of the persistent memes in the Republican line of attack against Barack Obama is the notion that he is an elitist, whereas the G.O.P. represent real working Americans. But when Vanity Fair priced out Cindy McCain's Monday Night Convention outfit, the total price was staggering to say the least.... between $299,100 and $313,100

What Noonan Wrote This A.M.- Before Her 'Live Mic' Disaster (1,397 diggs) Talk about flip flops! By now you have no doubt caught up with the Peggy Noonan (and Mike Murphy) "open mic" problem at MSNBC today, in which Noonan said of the GOP race "it's over" and referred to the "bullshit" narrative around Palin.