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Friday, August 22, 2008
NBC: Bayh, Kaine out of Veep contention
NBC is reporting that Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine are out of contention for Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential pick.
This, after a Kansas company reported they were making Obama/Bayh bumper stickers.
Who knows?
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Veep speculation, part I
Politico is reporting that a Kansas company is printing up Obama-Bayh bumper stickers.
Does this mean presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, D-Ill., will pick neighbor to the east, Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., as his vice-president?
Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, we’ll know by Saturday, when Obama and his pick are scheduled to appear in Illinois for their first joint appearance.
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Eye on Ohio: “Seven” ad for Obama
The ad: “Seven,” 30 seconds.
Producer: Obama campaign.
Where to see it: It’s airing on national cable stations.
Script Barack Obama: “I’m Barack Obama. And I approve this message.”
Male announcer: “Maybe you’re struggling just to pay the mortgage on your home.
But recently, John McCain said, “The fundamentals of our economy are strong.” Hmmm.
Then again, that same day, when asked how many houses he owns, McCain lost track. He couldn’t remember. Well, it’s seven. Seven houses. And here’s one house America can’t afford to let John McCain into.”
Video: Starts with a shot of Obama speaking to a smiling older woman. Fades to black.
Then the video features shots of a child, wearing a bike helmet walking into a middle-class brick house, leaving her bike in the front yard. It cuts then to McCain meeting with President Bush, then a shot of a house with a foreclosure sign, featuring McCain’s quote about the strong economy.
It cuts then to a shot of McCain, with the screen reading “How many houses does McCain have?” The ad then shows script saying, “McCain unsure how many houses he owns.” The quote is attributed to Politico.
It then cuts to a black screen reading “Seven. Worth 13 million dollars.”
It closes with a shot of the White House. The script at the bottom of the screen reads, “John McCain. We can’t afford more of the same.”
Analysis: So much for a new brand of politics. Since McCain fumbled an answer to a question about his real-estate holdings, McCain and Obama have gone back and forth about the issue in increasingly nasty fashion. The ad is based on a question posed by Politico reporters Aug. 20. Asked about his real-estate holdings, McCain came up short. “I think — I’ll have my staff get to you,” he told reporters. He was apparently confused about how many condominiums he owned. His staff later told Politico that there are at least four — in Arizona, California and Virginia. Newsweek estimated this summer that the McCains own at least seven properties. The commercial cites tax records from those three states in determining the cost of their property. Meanwhile, McCain shot back quickly by attacking Obama’s pad, a three-story Chicago house with a wine cellar. Republicans sent out a press release accusing Obama of paying $300,000 less than the asking price for his mansion while convicted political fundraiser Tony Rezko paid full price for a vacant lot next door on the same day. Rezko later sold part of that land to Obama. The McCain campaign also pointed out that one of McCain’s homes during his lifetime was a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam. The ad makes a few personal digs at McCain. By running an ad emphasizing his inability to answer what appears to be a simple question, it implies that he’s too old to remember things such as property. McCain will be 72 later this month.
Jessica Wehrman is a reporter for the Dayton Daily News. E-mail: jwehrman@coxnews.com.
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Appeals Court: Ohio Dems violated election law
An Ohio appeals court has ruled that the Ohio Democratic Party and state Democratic Chairman Chris Redfern violated state election law by using misleading campaign material in 2006.
In a 2-1 decision, the 10th District Court of Appeals on Thursday, Aug. 21, cited “clear and convincing evidence” that the Democrats made false statements by illegally misrepresenting its candidates as incumbents.
“This ruling is a victory for fair and honest elections in Ohio,” Ohio Republican Chairman Bob Bennett said in a press release. “You can’t twist Ohio’s election laws to write your own rules, whether its lying on campaign material or distributing absentee ballots illegally in 2008.”
The ruling upheld earlier decisions from the Ohio Elections Commission and the Franklin County Common Pleas Court in Columbus.
The Ohio Democratic Party intends to appeal the ruling to the Ohio Supreme Court, Democratic Party spokesman Alex Goepfert said.
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Dayton Dems join in bashing McCain and his houses
Dayton Democrats are joining in the bashing of Republican John McCain and McCain’s multiple residences.
McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, caused a stir when he said he couldn’t remember how many houses he owns. Democrat Barack Obama’s campaign says the number is eight - “one for every year of the disastrous Bush administration he (McCain) pledges to continue.” A story in “USA TODAY” on Friday, Aug. 22, says McCain has 12 residences.
At 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, Democrats in Dayton will hold a press conference to discuss the issue, which they say shows how out of touch McCain is with working families.
Montgomery County Recorder Willis Blackshear and Dayton City Commissioner Dean Lovelace will be at the press conference in the 100 block of Delaware Street in the Santa Clara neighborhood, said a press release from Democrat Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.
Similar events will be held in Youngstown and Toledo.
Republicans say Obama has his own housing problem - convicted felon Tony Rezko helped Obama buy his million dollar Chicago mansion.
