In another example of the strategic role that YouTube is playing in this year's election, the Huffington Post has linked to a video montage of McCain's pleas over the past year for the wisdom and need for greater deregulation. With the growth of the leftwing blogosphere, the continued prominence of The Drudge Report, and other direct media outlets such as YouTube, non-traditional media and individual citizens are now actively participating in the vetting process of candidate claims.
In this particular case, expect to see a lot more of these past McCain statements in political advertising and on talk shows, used to reinforce the narrative of a "failed philosophy" that McCain shares with the Bush administration and other conservatives.
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On his campaign website, Romney has listed ten incidents that supposedly mean McCain is unstable. Let's review them:
During Robert F. Kennedy's candidacy, he gave an anti-war speech at K-State. At this comparatively conservative outpost, the crowds went crazy. A speechwriter remembers looking at the wild crowd reaction and saying, "This is Kansas, fucking Kansas. He's going all the fucking way!"
Just the salient points.
McCain does not want to spread the wealth around.
Obama wants to cut the 15 billion dollar subsidy to insurance companies.
Obama wants to invest in higher education.
So far I'm really liking Rachel Maddow's new MSNBC show. She reminds me a lot of what Keith Olbermann used to be (and sometimes still is).