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5:35 PM ET, September 12, 2008

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James Fallows:
The Palin interview  —  It is embarrassing to have to spell this out, but for the record let me explain why Gov. Palin's answer to the “Bush Doctrine” question — the only part of the recent interview I have yet seen over here in China — implies a disqualifying lack of preparation for the job.
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ABCNEWS:
Excerpts: Charlie Gibson Interviews GOP Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin  —  Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sits Down for First Exclusive Interview … And watch Gibson's exclusive interviews with Palin tonight on “World News” at 6:30 p.m. ET, a special “20/20,” at 10 p.m. ET, and “Nightline” at 11:35 p.m. ET
Jay Nordlinger / The Corner:
Sorry, Charlie  —  As I said in a post earlier today, any problem Sarah Palin had in that interview is her own fault — on no one else's head.  But readers have been weighing in with critiques of Gibson's performance, and some of their criticisms are right-on.  —  Did he have to glower?
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Palin defends earmark requests for Alaska  —  NEW YORK - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is defending the nearly $200 million in federal earmarks she has sought as Alaska governor.  She also tried to explain why she was for the infamous Bridge to Nowhere before she was against it.
New York Post:
ABC'S BUNGLES  —  BOTCHES MAR PALIN INTERVIEW  —  LAST night, Sarah Palin had her first big-time media interview with Charlie Gibson on ABC World News Tonight.  —  At times, Palin seemed to know less than she should.  On the other hand, Gibson sometimes seemed to “know” things that just aren't so.
Clive Crook:
Palin's interview with Charles Gibson
Rich Noyes / NewsBusters.org:
In 2007 Interview, ABC's Gibson Greeted Obama With Softballs
Kristen Soltis / The Next Right:
Where's Sarah? The Palin Interview, Night One
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Matt / Think Progress:
On ‘The View,’ McCain Falsely Claims Palin Never Requested Earmarks As Governor Of Alaska  —  Appearing on “The View” today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) falsely claimed that Sarah Palin never requested earmarks as the governor of Alaska.  “Not as governor she didn't,” McCain told Barbara Walters after she noted Palin “took some earmarks”:
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
LYING MCCAIN  —  It's become pathological.  John McCain just claimed on TV that Sarah Palin has never requested an earmark for her state — when actually her state gets more earmarks than any other state in the country.  And this year she asked for $197 million worth of them herself.
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Positive Reenforcement  —  Good story from the Associated Press:
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama camp seizes on ‘divorced’ comment  —  After a week on defense, Barack Obama's campaign is roaring back with a new theme for attacking John McCain: “out of touch.”  —  In a conference call with reporters on Friday morning, the Obama campaign seized on a comment by McCain in Thursday …
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Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Who Vetted This Guy?  —  Joe Biden released ten years of tax returns.  (In the open-book department the Obama camp is delinquent so I'm not sure what the point of this is.)  But Scranton, we have a problem.  From TaxProf Blog: … A handy chart follows.
Discussion: The Jawa Report
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Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Biden Releases 10 Years of Tax Returns  —  Joe Biden today released ten years of his personal income tax returns, drawing further attention to the tax issues raised by Sarah Palin's tax problems associated with her per diem reimbursements while governor of Alaska.
Philip Elliott / Associated Press:   Biden releases tax records to pressure Palin
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Battle for Congress Suddenly Looks Competitive  —  Democrats' double-digit lead on the “generic ballot” slips to 3 points  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A potential shift in fortunes for the Republicans in Congress is seen in the latest USA Today/Gallup survey, with the Democrats now leading …
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: McCain 48%, Obama 45%
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Ben Smith / The Politico:
The first Palin cable interview...  ...is with Sean Hannity, Fox says, as she heads back to a zone of relative safety.
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Elrod / The Moderate Voice:   Back to the cocoon  —  Last night's interview with Charlie Gibson …
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McCain Pre-Palin: Mayors And Governors Can't Handle National Security  —  When does being a governor or mayor for a short period of time not disqualify your credentials on national security?  When you are John McCain and your task is to defend your vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Anchorage Daily News:
Todd Palin subpoenaed in firing probe  —  The state Senate Judiciary Committee voted 3-2 today to subpoena 13 people — including the husband of Gov. Sarah Palin — in an investigation of whether Palin abused her power in trying to get her former brother-in-law fired.
Discussion: Think Progress and Mudflats
Think Progress:
McCain Issues A Challenge: ‘Nobody Can Name’ An Issue I Have Flip-Flopped On  —  On ABC's The View today, host Joy Behar complained to John McCain that “you used to be more of the Maverick, then you sort of turned.”  “In what way?”  McCain asked.  “You became much more lockstep, I think …
Patrick Ruffini / The Next Right:
Attack Politics 101  —  Phil Singer mostly nails this: … Therein lies the rub of the McSame strategy and the challenges Obama has attacking.  The McSame attack directly contradicts McCain's image as Bush's #1 rival in the Republican Party, something Democrats were all too happy to stoke back in the day.
Discussion: Reason and The Marathon Blog
 
 
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