Aug 25, 2008 – It doesn't take a political genius to realize that Barack Obama needed to nominate a woman for vice president. … The Fox News poll indicates that only about half of those who backed Hillary Clinton in the primaries are voting for Obama and that … While not a national figure, she is attractive and articulate, and would have made a fine candidate.…

Aug 25, 2008 – For the last 18 months, Denver Post staffer Chuck Plunkett's beat has been next week's Democratic National Convention and the … The move to Ivesco Field also generated a lot of news stories. … Q: You were not really a political reporter when you started on this beat. A: That's correct.…

Aug 24, 2008 – It doesn't take a political genius to realize that Barack Obama needed to nominate a woman for vice president. … A Fox News poll indicated that only about half of those who backed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the primaries are voting for Obama and … While not a national figure, she is attractive, articulate and would have made a fine candidate.…

Aug 22, 2008 – An ABC News poll in March found that 92 percent of Iraqis felt that forced separation was bad for Iraq. … accommodation can occur at the national level. … It has laid the groundwork for political progress.…

Aug 22, 2008 – John Kerry arrived in Boston for the last Democratic convention, the TV news stars thought they'd died and gone to political heaven … The real difference-maker in the 2008 race was the Obama favoritism of the national media, led by the television networks. … "CBS Evening News" was almost as bad, with a 156-to-21 gap between positive stories and negative ones.…

Aug 21, 2008 – McCain picks his positions on national security based on politics or personal ambition. … I have not suggested it, because I believe that he genuinely wants to serve America's national interest. … NBC Political Director Chuck Todd reported that Team Obama has run a "stealth" negative ad campaign, by placing ads in key markets…

Aug 20, 2008 – Colombia's "leading insurgent army," the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), is a narcotics cartel with a residual political … David Petraeus, commander of Multi-National Force-Iraq, told me: "We have, in fact, put considerable emphasis on how al-Qaeda, in Iraq … Again, this isn't news.…

Aug 19, 2008 – Ridge, on "Fox News Sunday," also revealed his misapprehension of the importance of the life issue to a large percentage of Republican … On no issue besides national security is Barack Obama more vulnerable than abortion. … But if McCain picks a pro-abortionist, he will forfeit his moral authority and political advantage on the issue and might very well…

Sep 5, 2008 – I know there has been a lot of political pressure from the Obama campaign against you, but nonetheless you are standing strong and … It’s not you reciting another news story. You are the news story. … over the Web and so when he went on that interview and called us lying liars, he was really waving a red flag not only before National…

Sep 5, 2008 – National Review political reporter David Freddoso hasn’t thrown the first unfriendly book through the stained-glass windows of the … Q: In terms of his ideology or political beliefs, Sen. … Obama’s political career.…

Sep 5, 2008 – He has a wealth of leadership experience and demonstrable political accomplishments. … The news of her daughter's pregnancy evoked the ugliest media assault on a teenager in recent memory. … Unlike the media, he claims that he has been watching her political rise for years.…

Sep 5, 2008 – The biggest story to emerge from the Republican National Convention was the media's effort to destroy Gov. Sarah Palin. … Since when is the private life of a 17-year-old fair game in a political campaign? … Yet those same news organizations treat Obama's admitted -- and apparently heavy -- youthful drug use as if it were off-limits.…

Sep 5, 2008 – For McCain, the good news about Biden’s getting the nod, is that he can afford to take the high road during the campaign. … There are some people who claim that by selecting an old political pro, a man who has spent over half his life prowling the Senate … I, on the other hand, believe he has only managed to underscore his deficiencies when it comes to foreign affairs and national security…

Sep 5, 2008 – They handed the McCain campaign a political ammunition trifecta.  The blowback was almost instantaneous.  … Women from both sides of the political aisle expressed disgust over the sexist treatment of Palin by the media.  … A post-speech poll of U.S. voters showed that 51 % thought reporters were trying to hurt Palin with their news coverage, and 24% said…

Sep 5, 2008 – What a relief last week to go from the real world of Gustav to the unreal world of another national nominating convention, full … Well, if she's not a believer by now, she hasn't been reading the news out of Iraq for the past year. … Convention-watchers Tuesday night got a camera's-eye view of America's mixed-up political psyche.…

Sep 4, 2008 – They write, “And if the political storm over Barack Obama’s former pastor Jeremiah Wright is any indication, Palin may face some political … In his effort to marginalize Palin’s religious values, Pitney appears to be advancing a political agenda.  … ABC News Senior National Correspondent Jake Tapper posted a blog yesterday with the headline, “Web Site With Speeches and Sermons From…

Sep 4, 2008 – Labor Day and has continued ever since, is what's known as a media "feeding frenzy," a condition of non-abating bloodlust for political … prey (usually conservative political prey) that is strikingly similar to the agitated state of piranhas in a tank at feeding time. … "The campaign has been inundated by hundreds and hundreds of calls from some of the most respected reporters and news organizations…

Sep 4, 2008 – And when John Edwards was outed by the National Enquirer about his own affair, the cover-up and his own alleged "love child," he … When news breaks that the daughter of a Republican political figure is pregnant out of wedlock, the media quickly return to our Puritan…

Sep 3, 2008 – Excerpts: Remarks by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Vice Presidential Nominee to Address the 2008 Republican National Convention … Sarah Palin, the Republican Party’s vice presidential nominee, will address the 2008 Republican National Convention. … On why she is going to Washington, D.C.: "I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment.…

Sep 3, 2008 – News reports question how voters might feel about a mother of five serving in the White House. … She is so unlike the tolerant brainiacs who report America's news that they just have to comb through her personal life in search of … And please, spare me the outrage and expressions of disappointment in McCain's judgment, because he made a political decision when…

Sep 3, 2008 – Sarah Palin, the Republican Party’s vice presidential nominee, will address the 2008 Republican National Convention. … On why she is going to Washington, D.C.: [# More #] "I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment. … About the Republican National ConventionThe 2008 Republican National Convention will be held at Saint Paul's Xcel Energy Center from…

Sep 3, 2008 – The net result was a plus for the GOP in terms of the natural disaster’s political impact. … Jonah Goldberg, National Review columnist, said, “This is my sixth Republican National Convention, and I’ve never seen anything remotely … Not bad compared to the Democratic presidential nominee whose local political experience is limited to being a state senator and national…

Sep 3, 2008 – Last week, 40 million TV viewers watched Barack Obama become the first African-American nominee of a major political party. … And 24 hours later, Republican candidate John McCain set the political world on its ear by selecting a little-known woman governor … I am not telling you how to vote, but for once, I will urge you to watch the news and the political commentaries.…

Sep 3, 2008 – Sarah Palin's vice-presidential candidacy is the "news" that her unmarried daughter is pregnant. … Then, picking Palin just might go down as one of the most brilliant political plays in American history. … She got her start as a PTA activist and "hockey mom" who took on the corrupt Alaskan political machine.…

Sep 3, 2008 – It's the height of political correctness," railed John Ziegler, a California alternate delegate, Sunday after he heard the news that … John McCain was suspending the political part of the first night of the Republican National Convention.…