Sarah Palin brought a folksy, outside-the-Beltway style to the debate that the pundits, politicians and voters across America just haven’t seen before … or have they? Countdown’s Keith Olbermann discusses the many similarities between Palin and President Bush.
Has Saturday Night Live defined John McCain and Sarah Palin with caricatures that will overshadow their actual identities?
David Letterman took shots at John McCain for bailing on his guest appearance on the “The Late Show.” Keith Olbermann, who subbed as the guest, recaps the segment.
A video has resurfaced of Rev. Thomas Muthee praying over Sarah Palin at church and asking God to let her win her gubernatorial bid. Syndicated columnist Clarence Page discusses the video in comparison to Barack Obama's pastor Rev. Wright and his comments and the press reaction then.
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Countdown's Keith Olbermann points out in a Special Comment that while John McCain might want to use Sarah Palin to hit Barack Obama below the belt and accuse him of terrorist associations, he overlooked the unfortunate fact that "pallin' around with terrorists" is one area where Palin has more experience.
is Newsweek’s Senior White House correspondent, a frequent political analyst on MSNBC.
Analysis: The second debate between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama came across on television as a remarkably sedate, low-voltage and perhaps at times tedious affair.
A Kansas man whose girlfriend was physically stuck to the toilet in their home wins $20,000 in the state Lottery, for the second time this year.
When a "Saturday Night Live" sketch disappeared from online outlets, some speculated that NBC had caved in to political pressure.
