A week ago her favorable rating was over 67%. Today CBS/TIMES/GALLUP poll 50%. I do blieve smoke screen is lifting.
Palin's Takes Big Drop
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Burgers, Watch FOX and CNN. ABC morning show I Believe it's call. I think every news outlet will repeat this but FOX. Unless Shep does it this afternoon. You dam sure won't see it on shows like Hannity.
From NBC's Mark Murray and Lauren Appelbaum
This has generated a lot of blogosphere chatter... In an interview with Radio Caracol Miami, McCain appeared to either not know who the leader of Spain is, confused him with a Latin American dictator, or just didn't hear the question (although the interviewer did say: "I'm talking about the president of Spain"). Note: Zapatero is prime minister of Spain, not president.
McCain adviser Randy Scheunemann told the Washington Post that McCain knew who the interviewer was talking about. "The questioner asked several times about Senator McCain's willingness to meet Zapatero (and id'd him in the question so there is no doubt Senator McCain knew exactly to whom the question referred). Sen. McCain refused to commit to a White House meeting with President Zapatero in this interview."
Below is McCain's conversation with the interviewer....
Q: Senator, finally, let's talk about Spain. If you are elected president, would you be willing to invite President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to the White House to meet with you?
McCain: I would be willing to meet with those leaders who are friends and want to work with us in a cooperative fashion. And by the way, President Calderon of Mexico is fighting a very, very tough fight against the drug cartels. I am glad we are now working in cooperation with the Mexican government on the Merida plan. And I intend to move forward with relations and invite as many of them as I can, of those leaders to the White House.
Q: Would that invitation be extended to the Zapatero government, to the president himself?
McCain: I don't, I, you know, honestly, I have to look at relations, and the situations, and the priorities but I can assure you I will establish closer relations with our friends, and I will stand up to those who want to do harm to the United States of America. I know how to do both.
Q: So you have to wait and see if he is willing to meet with you, will you be able to do it in the White House?
McCain: Well, again, I don't. All I can tell you is that I have a clear record of working with leaders in the hemisphere that are friends with us and standing up to those who are not. And that's judged on the basis of the importance of our relationship with Latin America and the entire region.
Q: Okay, what about you? I'm talking about the President of Spain.
McCain: What about me what?
Q: Okay, are you willing to meet with him if you are elected president?
McCain: I am willing to meet with any leader who is dedicated to the same principles and philosophy that we are for human rights, democracy, and freedom. And I will stand up to those that do not.
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30 years in the Senate and McCain has no more knowledge of the world than Palin.
damn its just scary
what about me what :142smilie
This has generated a lot of blogosphere chatter... In an interview with Radio Caracol Miami, McCain appeared to either not know who the leader of Spain is, confused him with a Latin American dictator, or just didn't hear the question (although the interviewer did say: "I'm talking about the president of Spain"). Note: Zapatero is prime minister of Spain, not president.
McCain adviser Randy Scheunemann told the Washington Post that McCain knew who the interviewer was talking about. "The questioner asked several times about Senator McCain's willingness to meet Zapatero (and id'd him in the question so there is no doubt Senator McCain knew exactly to whom the question referred). Sen. McCain refused to commit to a White House meeting with President Zapatero in this interview."
Below is McCain's conversation with the interviewer....
Q: Senator, finally, let's talk about Spain. If you are elected president, would you be willing to invite President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to the White House to meet with you?
McCain: I would be willing to meet with those leaders who are friends and want to work with us in a cooperative fashion. And by the way, President Calderon of Mexico is fighting a very, very tough fight against the drug cartels. I am glad we are now working in cooperation with the Mexican government on the Merida plan. And I intend to move forward with relations and invite as many of them as I can, of those leaders to the White House.
Q: Would that invitation be extended to the Zapatero government, to the president himself?
McCain: I don't, I, you know, honestly, I have to look at relations, and the situations, and the priorities but I can assure you I will establish closer relations with our friends, and I will stand up to those who want to do harm to the United States of America. I know how to do both.
Q: So you have to wait and see if he is willing to meet with you, will you be able to do it in the White House?
McCain: Well, again, I don't. All I can tell you is that I have a clear record of working with leaders in the hemisphere that are friends with us and standing up to those who are not. And that's judged on the basis of the importance of our relationship with Latin America and the entire region.
Q: Okay, what about you? I'm talking about the President of Spain.
McCain: What about me what?
Q: Okay, are you willing to meet with him if you are elected president?
McCain: I am willing to meet with any leader who is dedicated to the same principles and philosophy that we are for human rights, democracy, and freedom. And I will stand up to those that do not.
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30 years in the Senate and McCain has no more knowledge of the world than Palin.
damn its just scary
what about me what :142smilie
Roundup: McCain says SEC chair should be fired
From wire reports
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday he would fire Securities and Exchange Chairman Christopher Cox if he were president, accusing the former GOP congressman of betraying the public's trust.
President Bush appointed Cox to lead the SEC in 2005. He had been a Republican congressman from California for 17 years and had served on House committees overseeing investor protection and U.S. capital markets.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama had criticized McCain for responding to the financial turmoil on Wall Street by suggesting a high-level commission be established to study its causes. In his speech Thursday, McCain called for the creation of a trust to work with the private sector and regulators to identify institutions that are weak and to take measures to strengthen them.
"You can't wait any longer for more failures in our financial system," McCain said.
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Doesnt McCain realize how making statements like this make George W look ?
I guess McCain is trying to show he is not a Bush whipping boy.
Dont put the wrong people in the job and you dont have to worry about it.
McCain would probably have chosen Palin for this job or maybe one of her hockey mom buddies.
From wire reports
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday he would fire Securities and Exchange Chairman Christopher Cox if he were president, accusing the former GOP congressman of betraying the public's trust.
President Bush appointed Cox to lead the SEC in 2005. He had been a Republican congressman from California for 17 years and had served on House committees overseeing investor protection and U.S. capital markets.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama had criticized McCain for responding to the financial turmoil on Wall Street by suggesting a high-level commission be established to study its causes. In his speech Thursday, McCain called for the creation of a trust to work with the private sector and regulators to identify institutions that are weak and to take measures to strengthen them.
"You can't wait any longer for more failures in our financial system," McCain said.
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Doesnt McCain realize how making statements like this make George W look ?
I guess McCain is trying to show he is not a Bush whipping boy.
Dont put the wrong people in the job and you dont have to worry about it.
McCain would probably have chosen Palin for this job or maybe one of her hockey mom buddies.
I would too. The main push from this year is making US filers convert to International Standards where you can really take just about any position that you want. It's going to make our markets more susceptible to fraud than they are now.
Like most of Bush's appointee's, this was an appointee that had ties to the very institutions that he was set to regulate.
Nice job, Johnny Mac
Q: What did Sarah Palin do when she heard the market crashed?
A: Palin ran down to Safeway to help drag out
survivors.
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A: Palin ran down to Safeway to help drag out
survivors.
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I think her drop is to be expected. Like a new restaurant. Big fan-fair at the beginning. Then there's a little loss of newness (add to it in this case, another entity firing every bullet possible at you --which is same from both sides).
After initial run-up, then standard drop-off, we'll see from this point (probably about 3 weeks from now will be when the polls stabilize on her) whether or not her approval rating will steadily rise or decrease.
Scott - was that supposed to be funny? that was one of the worst jokes i've read in a while. And I'm a big fan of lame jokes!
After initial run-up, then standard drop-off, we'll see from this point (probably about 3 weeks from now will be when the polls stabilize on her) whether or not her approval rating will steadily rise or decrease.
Scott - was that supposed to be funny? that was one of the worst jokes i've read in a while. And I'm a big fan of lame jokes!
Scott - was that supposed to be funny? that was one of the worst jokes i've read in a while. And I'm a big fan of lame jokes!
I agree. Awful, awful joke. Scott should stick to pictures of helicopters - they are always winners.
Right on Dawgs once the flash fades the numbers drop. In a way she lucky to hold 50%. I though she would join everyone else in the 40's.
BBC if Mc Cain really wanted to take a chance/show balls. He would suggest firing Paulson. And Fed Chairman. Real big balls Bush. The guy he offered up is small fry.
BBC if Mc Cain really wanted to take a chance/show balls. He would suggest firing Paulson. And Fed Chairman. Real big balls Bush. The guy he offered up is small fry.
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:mj07: :mj07: aint that the truth....usually (had to put this in in case my wife reads this post)....:mj07:
I guess you missed ratings thread on Hannity last night--welcome to the real world
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CABLE RACE, WED, SEPT 17
FOXNEWS HANNITY/COLMES 4,921,000
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,839,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 3,561,000
FOXNEWS SHEP SMITH 2,184,000
FOXNEWS HUME 2,108,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,854,000
CNN COOPER 1,719,000
MSNBC RACHEL MADDOW 1,716,000
CNN KING 1,646,000
MSNBC HARBALL 1,145,000
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CABLE RACE, WED, SEPT 17
FOXNEWS HANNITY/COLMES 4,921,000
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,839,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 3,561,000
FOXNEWS SHEP SMITH 2,184,000
FOXNEWS HUME 2,108,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,854,000
CNN COOPER 1,719,000
MSNBC RACHEL MADDOW 1,716,000
CNN KING 1,646,000
MSNBC HARBALL 1,145,000
At Merrill Lynch, former CEO Stanley O'Neal received total compensation of more than $91 million for 2006, according to The Corporate Library's calculations. He was given that package based on performance numbers that came out before nearly $23 billion in write-downs by the company.
:scared
O'Neal received more than $160 million in stock and retirement benefits while shareholders lost more than 41 percent of their investment value over the year. Three executives brought in to Merrill less than a year ago will share a $200 million payment as they turn over the company to Bank of America in a last-minute deal to help it survive.
American International Group (AIG) replaced CEO Martin Sullivan after the company posted losses for two consecutive quarters totaling $13 billion. Sullivan's contract entitled him to about $68 million. His replacement, a board member who served as CEO for three months before the company was taken over by the government, will get as much as $7 million.
The boards of directors approved pay that was completely disconnected to performance. This, after all, is the world of the ultimate oxymoron: the "guaranteed bonus." So we should not be surprised that executives took the money and ran.
Fewer than 13 percent of public companies have claw-back policies requiring executives to return bonuses based on inflated numbers. All of the incentives are for them to inflate the numbers, take the money, and run.
And that is why companies whose names used to be synonymous with stability and trustworthiness will live on through history and business school case studies as discredited, greedy and corrupt.
The people who insisted that government regulation interfered with the perfect efficiency of the markets are now getting bailed out by taxpayers with some walloping welfare checks.
I just hope that this time the government does a better job of protecting itself than it did with its bail-out of Chrysler almost 30 years ago and this time insists on a piece of the upside rather than a fixed repayment. If the government is going to run a business, it has to act like a business and make sure its interests are aligned with the executives.
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djv
dont it just make you want to puke.
How does anyone end up with a job that pays a fawking 160 million in stock
something is scewed in this equation
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O'Neal received more than $160 million in stock and retirement benefits while shareholders lost more than 41 percent of their investment value over the year. Three executives brought in to Merrill less than a year ago will share a $200 million payment as they turn over the company to Bank of America in a last-minute deal to help it survive.
American International Group (AIG) replaced CEO Martin Sullivan after the company posted losses for two consecutive quarters totaling $13 billion. Sullivan's contract entitled him to about $68 million. His replacement, a board member who served as CEO for three months before the company was taken over by the government, will get as much as $7 million.
The boards of directors approved pay that was completely disconnected to performance. This, after all, is the world of the ultimate oxymoron: the "guaranteed bonus." So we should not be surprised that executives took the money and ran.
Fewer than 13 percent of public companies have claw-back policies requiring executives to return bonuses based on inflated numbers. All of the incentives are for them to inflate the numbers, take the money, and run.
And that is why companies whose names used to be synonymous with stability and trustworthiness will live on through history and business school case studies as discredited, greedy and corrupt.
The people who insisted that government regulation interfered with the perfect efficiency of the markets are now getting bailed out by taxpayers with some walloping welfare checks.
I just hope that this time the government does a better job of protecting itself than it did with its bail-out of Chrysler almost 30 years ago and this time insists on a piece of the upside rather than a fixed repayment. If the government is going to run a business, it has to act like a business and make sure its interests are aligned with the executives.
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djv
dont it just make you want to puke.
How does anyone end up with a job that pays a fawking 160 million in stock
something is scewed in this equation
I don't know witch one said this today either CNBC/FOX News. But guy from Lehman is gong to get 48 million. He should get kick in ass.
