Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 07.09.2008
This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman
July 9th, 2008
Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, M
Total Running Time: 55:17
This Week’s Topics:
–A preview of the Jesse Jackson – Barack Obama controversy.
–Gas prices keep rising as GM says it will cut certain models and many white collar workers.
–George W. Bush insists drilling domestically is the solution to the gas price situation, and has a recent speech interrupted by protesters numerous times.
–Iraq is requesting a timetable for withdrawal of troops from the US.
–In the middle of the overwhelming disapproval on Iraq, Condi Rice is still proud that the US invaded Iraq, while President Bush is confident that the strategy in Iraq will work…but what is the strategy this week?
–US exports to Iran have increased under the Bush White House, and responding to a question about it, John McCain made another poor taste Iran-related gaffe, and then suggest he hates bloggers at one of his town hall meetings.
–Senator John Kerry again says that there are two John McCains.
–More suggestions that McCain is a maverick straight-talker, and even more confusion about just what McCain’s position on the new GI Bill is.
–A Fox News panelist suggests that gay-bashing might be McCain’s best strategy going forward.
–More inaccurate explanations of the Wesley Clark – John McCain controversy over McCain credentials to be president.
–The false claim that unemployment is lower now than under Bill Clinton is pushed by Bill O’Reilly.
–Michael Dukakis says that suggesting Obama is a far-left candidate is delusional.
–Chris Matthews, in what’s become his trademark type of statement, asks if Obama can win over regular, white voters.
–Much more…
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