Unanswered Question Watch, Day 9: Are McCain-Palin Endorsing Sen. Ted Stevens’ Re-election?

I heard Don Young has also won his primary (there probably will be a recount because he only won with 304 votes or something like that)
Would be interesting to know who they/she will support: Don Young or Ethan Berkowitz …

Scraping the bottom of the barrel Tapper. Pretty sad.
So let’s see, the markets in crisis and this is what you think is the most relevant posting now??? OK………

let’s talk about obama, the chicago pol who supported the corrupt democratic admin that was just convicted.
also, did obama support the La congressman with 10 thousand in the freezer?
Why did Obama sue everyone off the ballot in Chicago— every single opponent?
Did the obama campaign link the seal records of his opponent?

If McCain-Palin were the “original mavericks” reformers they portray themselves as, this wouldn’t even be a question. They should be denouncing Stevens on the trail, not dodging Q’s about an endorsement.

Maureen Dowd’s latest piece on Palin and Palin’s world is the best I’ve seen so far. It’s terrific, and horrifying.
Check the NYT online for that one.
And I o so totally agree with R. D. Levno, a retired school principal quoted by Dowd:
“She’s a child, inexperienced and simplistic,” she said of Sarah. “It’s taking us back to junior high school. She’s one of the popular girls, but one of the mean girls. She is seductive, but she is invented.”
She is seductive, but she is invented.
There you are.

By now, each new revelation just gets me giggling (as in “Yep, there’s another one…”) Thanks for the morning brightener, Jake!
P.S. Do I feel insulted? No. Why? Because I honestly feel some compassion for these two people (esp. McCain). Their world is slowly disintegrating right before their very eyes…and they didn’t see it coming. Like trying to clutch at something…that’s no longer “clutch-able.” Kind of a tough place to be.
Take care of yourself, Jake.

Jake, what about the McCain insulting one of our great allies, Spain, and its prime minister Zapatero?!
“Would you be willing to meet with the head of our government, Mr. Zapatero?” a Spanish journalist asked McCain, in an exchange now being reported by several Spanish outlets.
McCain proceeded to launch into what appeared to be a boilerplate declaration about Mexico and Latin America — but not Spain — pressing the need to stand up to world leaders who want to harm America.
“I will meet with those leaders who are our friends and who want to work with us cooperatively,” according to one translation. The reporter repeated the question two more times, apparently trying to clarify, but McCain referred again to Latin America.
Finally, the questioner said, “Okay, but I’m talking about Europe – the president of Spain, would you meet with him?” The Senator offered only a slight variance to his initial comment. “I will reunite with any leader that has the same principles and philosophy that we do: human rights, democracy, and liberty. And I will confront those that don’t [sic].”
The implication seemed clear: McCain was refusing to commit to meet with Zapatero, the “socialist” party leader, whose country is a member of NATO and intricately involved in many of America’s global financial and national security objectives.

herta below is right. McCain insulted the great country of Spain for no other reason than NOT KNOWING THAT ZAPATERO HAS BEEN THE PRIME MINISTER OF SPAIN for years now.

Who Am I?
I am under 45 years old,
I love the outdoors,
I hunt,
I am a Republican reformer,
I have taken on the Republican Party establishment,
I have many children,
I have a spot on the national ticket as vice president with less than two years in the governor’s office.
Have you ever heard of me before now?
I am Teddy Roosevelt.

Joel
You are right
the rumor about Obama and tropp delays was written by the same guy/”reporter” lol
that Cheney and Rumsfeld used to lie us into the war and cover up every issue they tried to cover…
the reporter is friends with Talibani
you all remember Talibani right?
the source for all the wmd intel and the “greeted as liberators” intel
this guy telling this bologne still (for Murdoch surprise surprise) lol
is that same guy and is calli8ng for Talibani to be President of Iraq.
These are Mccain’s supporters
and the type of information that Mccain supporters have resorted to using.
the same lies that got us here
same team
same tactics
same outcome
throw these bums out.

Jake, since Palin’s hacked Yahoo mail is in the news everywhere, and rightly so for it’s a scandal -
isn’t this the moment to ask her WHY she used a Yahoo e-mail account as a Governor of Alaska…?
Transparency of government is an issue in both campaigns, and I assume America would like to understand her use of two Yahoo accounts, not only for private messages but for political communication as well.
It confirms I think what Palin’s Alaskan political biography already shows us: Palin the power politician stands for the OPPOSITE of transparency in government.
Palin is secretive. Just think of her current non-dealings with the press that wishes to inform America about her stands on numerous issues and news topics.

“When in someone in the MSM at least going to INVESTIGATE whether or not Obama attempted to delay U.S. troops withdrawing from Iraq?”
Unanswered question. Why does Jake care about this? What about Obama’s support for Moms Kilpatrick?

bombem
I am the biggest obama supporter out there and I agree.
and I was from Massachusetts when Barney first got elected…
I actually know him.
and I say lots of questions there need to be answered too
but Stevens
is a whole other ball of wax…
and Palin has she and Mccain running on 4 points (that ‘s it)
one of them being how she “fought Stevens’ republican establishment” in Alaska.
so yeah since she and Mccain keep shouting it at everyone…along with her “telling them “no thanks” on the bridge after they told her no…
and her value to women as she says she “didn’t fire the guy for not firing her brother but because he was going to washington to ask for more money that she cut to fight against rape in the state with the highest cases of rape in the country…ugh)
This Palin thing…is the worst decision a Presidential candidate has ever made…
the worst Vice President we have ever seen nominated by an obviously “lost” Presidential nominee.
same team
same tactics
same results
9th year
throw these bums out!

RE: “Do you feel insulted?”
Where is your commentary regarding these tactics by Obama:
Barack Obama’s campaign to muzzle critical media.
Here’s how it works. A message goes out over Barack Obama’s Web site with the names, phone numbers and e-mails of editors and producers foolish enough to host Obama critics. With Mr. Obama’s extensive digital following, and his extensive fund-raising and contact lists, shutting up the Democratic nominee’s critics with a fraction of Mr. Obama’s millions of supporters is relatively simple. The digital legions plug phone lines, crash servers and intimidate the advertisers of these media outlets. This must be another instance of the “new” politics that Mr. Obama frequently talks about.

the difference with charlie rangel and Ted stevens
one candidate is running on their opposition to one…as almost the whole basis of why their complete lack of grasp on any of the issues shouldn’t matter
oh and Stevens may have taken billions from us…to keep Palin’s governorship as easy as it was.
throw these bums out

- If you live in Hollywood
- If you have a fortune of several million dollars
- if you are addicted to alcohol/drugs/sex
- If you have had legal problems with the justice
then the proper candidate for you is Obama
Obama´s nex secretary of State will be Lindsay Lohan!!!

wooooohooo!
viva!
McCain is the first American presidential candidate who actually thinks that Spain is a Latin-American country!
wooohooo!
Dan Quale for President!
And by the way!
I’m pretty sure that Sarah Palin is the SECOND candidate in this race who thinks Spain is run by some Latin-American dictator!
viva!
congratulations, GOP, what brilliant candidates!

Jake I am asking everyone
again this is not to bring up old scandals for old scandals sake
but jeeez
the giant elephant in the room…
…Can someone acknowledge at the least…take a look at explaining the unbelievably similar issues here with the Keating 5 questions.
Why are you all avoiding that.
the same issues with deregulation with John Mccain’s support and questions of his involvement with the lobbyists “who worked the regulators” like Mccain is working the press now…as he hires those same deregulation lobbyists to write his economic policy…
seems like a GIANT elephant in the room.

Stephen from Indiana — The Obama campaign said, “thanks but no thanks” to Lindsey Lohan. Not a good role model and the Democrats called that one right.
How about that economy by the way?

Every time the Republican bloggers are asked a simple question, their response seems to be:
“Well what about the unsubstantiated rumor that Obama did….”
Can’t they just answer simple questions?
(I guess on their behalf, at least half their ticket can’t answer simple questions either. Must be a GOP thing.)

Does anybody get the idea that McCain dropped the ball as investment banks were dumping money in gas and oil futures to cover their butts on the bad mortgages out there with the result that it drove the economy to recession by spiking gas prices?
There is no need for a commission just a confession.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows Barack Obama gaining ground on John McCain for the third time in four days.

Yea McCain pound some more nails in your coffin support Ted Stevens re-election campaign, the biggest ear marking pig that exists and a crook to boot. Yea bury yourself along with him thats the ticket.

Can you ask Obama why he claimed credit for the stimulus plan and didn’t and why he didn’t even show up to vote for it?
Tick Tock Tick Tock

My unanswered question of the day is when will Jake Tapper cover the fact that Sarah Palin and John McCain have been using false outdated statistics about the ranking of Alaska in energy and oil and gas production to tout her expertise on energy policy? She even did it on ABC.

According to the Bush administration’s energy department, Texas produces more oil and gas than Alaska. Bush was in the oil and gas exploration business (although he never found any). His expertise is showing today. That’s why we need Palin’s expertise, right?

I’ll bet if someone tapped into Obama’s private emails, or Michelle’s, or his kids, everyone in the MSM would be shouting “off with their heads…”

That’s not fair, Jake.
Its a tough choice for Palin, her mentor or her career.
Here’s betting the latter wins.

I demand an answer. You can’t have it both ways. Are you “PARTY first” or is “COUNTRY first”

John McCain and the Republican party have presented us with a nicely wrapped package and gave us a lovely fairy tale story about what was inside the package.
But they are fighting us tooth and nail tto prevent us from looking inside that package. Their only hope is if they can run out the clock until the election, before people figure out the kind of person Sarah Palin really is.
We are told she is tough enought to take on the big boys, and then we are told she is so weak that she is being victimized if people ask her questions.
They tell us she should be treated with ‘deference’ (you know the way you would treat a Pope or a Queen), which is confusing because she sure sounds like a Republicon Politician to me.

Jake,
I expected as much. Ask Sarah about the legislative investigation against her as governor. It has become a total cover-up now!!! She said she would be open and had nothing to hide. Appears not so!! John McCain has sent top lawyers up and they are turning this from a fair investigation into total cover-up and avoidance to get a the real truth. Shocking as 100% of all legislators voted for investigation as evidence existed she fired police commissioner because he would not fire her brother inlaw.
Real sham!!! Please go research from beginning. I have saved documents from divorce trial, police investigation of her brother in-law, all news articles since this has begun.

McCain supporting Sen. Ted Stevens and Vise-Versa? What happen to his cutting the pork policy? Maybe its for money, to keep Palin out of jail? They have moved beyond ‘like Bush’, and more ‘like Nixon’. Why does Palin get double standards? And I don’t want to hear, it is because she is a woman.