McCain's Tricky Calculation

Oho! So that is why Nobama has avoided all the real talk shows? He has been hiding behind softball questions from the main-stream-media-in-the-tank-for-nobama

you all make me laugh

and you are making all of our arguments...ALL of them

'cept for you, it's too late

If Sarah Palin does as you anticipate and only does interviews with Sean Hannity, Larry King and the like wouldn't she be following in the same footsteps as Barak Obama who until tonight wouldn't appear on the Bill O'reilly show? And his appearance was only after meeting with Fox to be sure he would be treated fairly.
Sean Hannity has requested an interview with Obama for months and he has yet to appear but you are already critical of Sarah Palin in anticipation of what she will or will not do. After last night's speech I don't think she is afraid of you, Katie Couric, Keith Olberman or any others of you that call yourselves journalists. Edward R. Murrow must be rolling over in his grave after watching all of your performances this year.

Oho! and tell me why Nobama has refused to go on anything other than softball main stream-in-the-tank-liberal shows?

you liberals make me laugh

you are making all of our arguments...ALL of them

but, for you, it is too late

Im Sorry I meant SHIVER!!!!!!!

Obama is supported by Hamas and Hizb'allah, and most Americans within 10 miles of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Johm McCain and Sarah Palin will get most votes in between although they may lose in Gaza.
Mr. Alter; you do the math. By the way Joe biden is of NO CONSEQUENSE in this election.

Don,t know about everyone else but I quiver at the thought of her being plunged into the oval office God forbid John McCain dies. I mean really!!!! He has had cancer 4-times! 4-times. I don,t know the British Prime Ministers name let aline the Prime Minister of Turkey!!! Does she????????

Is this actually a place for educated adults to post comments about the articles, or is this a chat room for 6th graders to banter and call each other names? There's a lot of posts here, most with replies by one or two people who appear to be desperately trying to show that they were at least smart enough to get through middle school.

Hello America: I did watch the speech by Ms Palin last night and it seems to be the usual political garbage. She talked a little over a hour but never said anything. I wanted to find out what her take was on the political mess we have and HOW she would change anything. There was not one word about this. I'm sorry but being a mother of 5 doesn't qualify you to lead the USA.

Look, I know that Palin's performance only added to your angst. I get it, Mr. Alter, we all do. But your dyspeptic assertions as to what Mrs. Palin knows and doesn't know are astounding. Climb out of Obama's tank for a bit - smile, breathe in the fresh air, relax. The you can go back to your nuttly crystal ball.

The snarky Ms Palin wants the media to report on her undereducated teen son going to Iraq, but would prefer that they leave her HS drop out whiskey-swillin' daughter and her HS drop out drunk boyfriend out of it. She also doesn't want the media to get too close to the fact that the Lady Bristol is having a baby after being impregnated at 16. That's bad of the media - they should leave it. She does wants the media to report her opposition to the Bridge to Nowhere - after she supported it with deed and money. But, she does not want the media to report she left her little small town broke while mayor, but please do talk about the 80% lovefest-rate as a 1 1/2 year Gov. The media should steer clear of oil talk, oil-job hubbies, oil conflict of interests, murdered dogs and Library books.

The media should stay far away from her being under investigation by a bipartisan state legislative body. And Ms. Palin really promised to cooperate with a legislative inquiry, but this week she hired a lawyer to fight to move the case to the jurisdiction of the state "personnel board" - which Palin anoints and appointed. In her cloud of rhetoric musings and snaps, Palin said speeches are just a "cloud of rhetoric." Which the media should ignore altogether. And for God's sake - for the religious right - don't talk about the lobbyist hired and ear marks received, squandered and hidden. Instead talk about how she was vetted two week ago in three hours.

But she's apparently a good hockey mom, who should be forgiven. A bit nasally though like Fran Drescher. I bet those glasses cost more than a haircut too. Stylish. She'll look good giving her sister's ex the boot.

Mr. Alter, do you similarly beleive it is up to you, and the press, to examine Mr. Obama? What about the numerous reports of frustration from your brethern for Mr. Obama not making himself available for interviews and questioning during these wonderful 15 months of running for President.? what kind of follow-ups and digging have you undertaken on him? where was your exhaustive interview of him re: Jeremiah Wright's comments? Oh, I guess his one short press conference weeks later, no questions please, is sufficient. Or questioning him about Wiilaim Ayers? how many people does Newsweek have in Chicago now looking at newly released dopcs on Mr. Ayers/ Mr. Obama's relationship? As a comparison, how many do they have in Alaska? How many questions habve you asked Mr. Obama about his direct attempts to censor an intereview with the journalist who reviewed the Ayers files? how many questions have you asked Mr. Obama about his wife's comments - Oh, I forgot, those comments are all off base, and to that request you comply,, but any similar request by Mr. McCain is viewed with deep ridicule and skepticism.

So Mr. Alter, I appreciate you have taken upon yourself the role of annoiiting and burying candidates, but please do it for both sides. Equally. If Mr. Obama's prime qualiification for President and executive exprerience is the long and expensive campaign he has run, then certainly shouldn't you have asked him just a few digging questions during and about his 15 months of comments, positions, qualifications? Aftre 8Newsweek cover stories, I would think a little digging in additon to the PR would happen, but i guess you've both been very busy.