Veracifier

More at http://www.theuptake.org Gayle Quinnel, a John McCain supporter says at a McCain Rally that "Obama is an Arab". She is quickly corrected by John McCain who takes away her microphone. This is an interview with her done by a live streaming cell phone. Interviewers include Noah Kunin, Senior Political Correspondent from The UpTake, Adam Aigner of NBC News and Dana Bash of CNN. Quinnel cited that she obtained the information on Obama being an Arab at "her local library" and from a pamphlet obtained at a local McCain campaign office (provided by a fellow volunteer not the campaign itself). She has taken it upon herself to redistribute the information as widely as possible by making copies of the pamphlet and sending it to random names in the phone book

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Deck-stacking debate moderators, sinking poll numbers, and a running mate who can't stop getting gotcha'd! But what can John McCain do about it? Life isn't fair.

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: We though McCain was steamed when he wouldn't make eye contact with Barack Obama. But he almost blew a fuse when he got some real questions from the editorial board of the Des Moines Register. In today's episode of TPMtv, we analyze the tapes (with a little help from the DSM-IV).

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: How many times did John McCain and his campaign surrogates crow about his putting together the bailout deal before it crashed and burned yesterday afternoon? Let's go to the tape.

Your

More at http://www.theuptake.org. David Dillon is the Independence Party candidate running in Minnesota's race for the open seat in the 3rd Congressional District. Dillon comments on the recent debates, the rationale behind his run and his deconstructed campaign merchandise. Dillon began his political life as a Democrat, became a Republican through the 1980's and under the tenure of George W. Bush has moved his affiliation to an independent.

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: There're freakouts and there are freakouts. And yesterday's Manic Act Out moments from John McCain were in a class by themselves. First he tried to cancel Friday night's debate and then he tried to beg off David Letterman's show by making up a story about having to hop on a plane to rush back to Washington. We wrap it all up for you today's episode of TPMtv.

More at http://www.theuptake.org. Citizen Kate runs into Henry Kissinger at the Republican National Convention and gets his "kiss" of approval. Kate says: "I can't believe it. I went to John McCain's hotel the day of his speech at the RNC to have lunch with Cindy McCain and in hopes to meet the maverick himself. Instead, I met a really old time political leader, Henry Kissinger. He may be old, but he's hard to catch up with. Kissinger is a man who has been around for world leaders for decades. Seriously, he's been around the block. Kissinger helped Nixon open the door to China. Now he's helping Sarah Palin understand the world. She hasn't been outside the US that much. But who needs to travel to foreign countries when you have Kissinger in your corner? Note to self: Peace and hugs and kisses can change the world. Well, at least it's a start. "

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: For $700 billion, I'd sure want to know what I was getting. So what is the American economy getting for its $700 billion bailout? Well, it's kind of like a bazooka, or a mythological sea monster, or something like that.

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Forget rapacious CEOs, regulation-busting politicans, and the lobbyists that are keeping the whole system afloat (that is, until it got hit by a torpedo and sank). Republicans have found the real culprit behind the meltdown: Past Dem administrations and minority homeowners!

More at http://www.theuptake.org. Medics from the North Star Health Collective, who tended to injured protesters, police and media point out that less lethal weapons have maimed and killed people in the past. Garth Kahl, EMT and volunteer firefighter, claims the actions of the police using these weapons often "exacerbated" the situation.

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Time's Mark Halperin has declared that John McCain "wins the week." Which week he's referring to is anybody's guess, because the prevailing consensus on this past week of financial turmoil is that John McCain lost badly.

More at http://www.theuptake.org. Rarely seen together in public, Minnesota's Republican Congressional Delegation Senator Norm Coleman, Representative Michele Bachmann and Representative John Kline sit together at the John McCain/ Sarah Palin Rally in Blaine MN

More at http://www.theuptake.org. Protesters creatively jumped on Sarah Palin's image as a "hockey mom" and her "lipstick on a pitbull" joke to express themselves at a rally for John McCain in Blaine, Minnesota. Signs included: "Hockey Dads Against Incompetence" , "McChange = McSame", and "Read my lipstick,end the war"

More at http://www.theuptake.org. In response to a "stop the war" sign outside of the John McCain Rally in Blaine, Minnesota a McCain supporter sarcastically says "End the war. Let our men die for nothing. Great idea." The supporter was carrying a sign that read "Obama's NOT fooling this teen. I vote John McCain."

More at http://www.theuptake.org. A McCain supporter confronts peace activists outside of the John McCain Rally in Blaine, Minnesota. The McCain supporter claims that Iranians do not want peace.

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: We've been bringing you the latest through the day. Now in today's episode of TPMtv, you can hear John McCain's Spain goof and the two reasons why the explanation from his top foreign policy adviser just doesn't add up.

More at http://www.theuptake.org. Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman spoke at a recent fundraiser for his reelection campaign. In his speech, he reflects on the RNC, in what he calls a "tough week" and "one of the scariest moments of [his life."

More at http://www.theuptake.org. 17 year old Keith Smith, a practicing Buddhist from Menomonee Wisconsin, had been beaten up by the RNC riot police and then released without medical attention. His story made Citizen Kate want to find out more: "There was so little coverage of the daily protesting at the RNC, that we felt like his story needed to be told."

More at http://www.theuptake.org. Citizen Kate found herself in the middle of a protest during the RNC in St. Paul. She interviews protesters and members of the National Lawyer Guild, and discovers the key to staying out of cuffs: your wardrobe.

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Fox News's Greta Van Susteren conducted the first interview of Todd Palin since his wife Sarah was named the Republican vice presidential nominee. She grilled Todd on everything from the story behind the name "First Dude" to how he feels about the name "First Dude."

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: It seems that with the latest economic meltdown John McCain finally realized he had to start running as a populist. This morning he hit all six network talk shows to share the talking points like so much wealth.

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: People certainly are incredibly jazzed about Sarah Palin. That tour de force ABC interview, the prolific earmark record, and of course all those "Bridge to Nowhere" lies. The Palin Factor rolls on!

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: It seems that the John McCain campaign can sink as low as it pleases, and John McCain - thanks to his impenetrable bubble of honor and the media's deep denial about what's going on - stays totally clean.

More at http://www.theuptake.org. Phylis Schlafly, best known for her opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s is very happy with Senator John McCain as the Republican Party nominee for President. At the recent Republican National Convention she gives The UpTake a review of McCain's acceptance speech Says Schlafly about McCain "I know he's for our country. I'm not so sure about his opponent."

More at http://www.theuptake.org. You might expect delegates to the Republican National Convention to give their Presidential nominee high ratings for his acceptance speech. The UpTake's Mike McIntee interviewed delegates and found there are varied reasons for supporting McCain, and some of them have more to do with his running mate than McCain himself. We also get analysis of McCain s speech from a media consultant who says the Senator spoke too much about Hanoi and not enough about the economy and solutions.

Your Daily Poltics Video Blog: Sarah Palin hasn't stopped selling her bogus "Bridge to Nowhere" claim. But at least now it looks like the media has stopped buying.

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin continues to repeat the claim that she told Congress "Thanks, but no thanks," for the notorious "Bridge to Nowhere" project. Apparently Sarah didn't get the memo: her claim has been thoroughly debunked by the media.

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Is she ready to be Commander-in-Chief? Too late to ask now - Sarah Palin is already the vice presidential nominee for the man who would be the oldest first-term president in American history.

More at http://www.theuptake.org. rotesters were prevented from marching on the Xcel Energy Center on the evening of John McCain's Republican Nomination acceptance speech by a growing mass of police in St. Paul, Minnesota today. The Uptake's Corrine McDermid was there on the ground documenting the tension, the frustration, and the spirit of those protesters.