Midweek Politics with David Pakman - 09.24.2008
This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman
Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Total Running Time: 57:11
This Week's Topics:
--Bill Scher, from Campaign for America's Future and LiberalOasis, and Isaac Mass, Republican political veteran, are live in studio to talk about their experiences at the DNC and RNC, and the upcoming election.
--Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research at the Pew Reserach Center joins us live to talk about the latest polls, Palin-mania, and more.
--Will McCain campaign manager Rick Davis' involvement with an advocacy group for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac become a big deal?
--Interesting ballot measures from the upcoming November election, including whether the state income tax should be dropped and whether to decriminalize marijuana.
--Funny moments from past presidential debates, and we discuss the upcoming debates, if they'll still happen.
--John McCain suspends his camapaign to go to Washington and work on the economic crisis, but how much of a political stunt is it?
--Larry Kudlow, Neil Cavuto, and others blame the economic crisis on minorities.
--John McCain plays dumb when asked about adviser Carly Fiorina's golden parachute from HP.
--Sarah Palin, at her first town hall meeting, stumbles badly when asked a simple question about her national security experience.
--On The View, Bill Clinton says that Hillary Clinton did not really want to be Vice President, and that he did not really have an opinion on it either way, but is that really believeable? He also talks about whether there was sexism during the primary campaign.
--More smears that Barack Obama is a Muslim, is misrepresenting his ethnicity, and might be a political Muslim.
--Much more.
--Discuss this show on the Midweek Politics Liberty Lounge Discussion Forum.