New York Post forced to retract phony story about Michelle Obama dining on lobster and caviar in her room at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Her not even staying at the Waldorf was the first of several problems.
Most of us know this, but hearing it from them …
Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency.
The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, “impetuous” Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as McCain, who pledged to continue the war till the last American soldier,” the message said. “Then, al-Qaida will have to support McCain in the coming elections so that he continues the failing march of his predecessor, Bush.”
Via TPM Alum Spencer Ackerman.
All that designer-label apparel the RNC purchased for Sarah Palin (to the tune of $150,000)? No worries. They’ll donate it to charity after the election. That and the day’s other political news in the TPM Election Central Morning Roundup.
TPM Reader SS: “If Sarah Palin’s $150,000 wardrobe had a life of its own, it would get a tax cut from a President Obama.”
McCain foreign policy advisor takes a few moments out from bailing water to insist that Al Qaida really isn’t rooting for McCain, even though a major al Qaida-linked website says they are.
Really not where you want to be 13 days out.
Late Update: TPM alum Spencer Ackerman has more thoughts on this. —gs
Along with their daily horse race numbers, Gallup is also tracking how many voters say they’ve already voted, either by absentee or early voting in their states. As of today, the percentage of registered voters is at 10% who say they’ve already voted. Bear in mind that not all registered voters vote — in fact a lot of them don’t. So the percentage of the 2008 electorate that has already cast a ballot is certainly higher than 10%.
It was fun for a while, but the honeymoon is over. Sarah Palin has turned out to be a major drag on John McCain’s candidacy. We look at the numbers in today’s episode of TPMtv …
Full-size video at TPMtv.com.
Rudy Giuliani is popping up on robocalls in Wisconsin and Maine (those two we know about) claiming Obama opposes mandatory prison sentences for murderers and rapists.
McCain’s chief robocaller is the one who actually bought Palin the clothes. More in a moment.