Walter Reed...Middle School?

A lot of RNC viewers were perplexed when McCain appeared from the light of the Obama logo, strolled to the podium, and began his lackluster speech before an enormous green screen. We'd seen that lime green screen before and thought McGrinch had learned his lesson -- it was not a good look for McCain and was widely panned by pundits and the public alike. So, why would he choose that hideous background for the biggest speech of his very long political career?

It turns out the green screen was only part of the story. The close-up at the podium made it appear to be a giant green screen, but the arena audience was treated to a much different image.
Aaahhhhhh....much different. McCain standing in front of a grand building, not a green screen. And what building could possibly deserve such a prominent role as the main backdrop of McCain's nomination speech? It is Walter Reed. As in Walter Reed Middle School in North Hollywood, California.

Wait, what? Did they mean to have an image of Walter Reed Medical Center? Ouch. If only they were a little better at "the google," they might have recognized their mistake.

ABC News says the McCain camp isn't commenting. If they meant for the image to be Walter Reed Middle School in North Hollywood, I'm sure we'd all love to hear why that fine school was selected for such an honor.

Mike Huckabee Mistaken...again

If someone made that claim to me, I'd look puzzled. Then I'd ask how many people live in Wasilla. Isn't it only a few thousand? Then I'd go to Wikipedia. Huh, looks like she got 909 votes in 1999. The City of Wasilla official site confirms that, although you have to download a PDF.

Well, OK. But Biden dropped out after Iowa! Surely he couldn't have gotten that many votes if he only got 1% in a caucus, right?

I dunno, let's look at the CNN results. And... wait, he got 2,328 state delegates? Isn't that more than 909?

Well, those are caucuses. Those don't count. Biden didn't get any real votes, right? Cause he dropped out?

In New Hampshire, Biden picked up another 638 votes, and in South Carolina, he got 693 votes. That's more than 909.

Maybe Sarah Palin got a lot of votes the first time she ran for Mayor. Let's say she got, oh, all 5,000 votes in Wasilla. And let's add all her votes together, from both elections. Let's give her a round 6,000 votes for Mayor. That'll put her over Biden, no doubt.

In Florida, Biden picked up 15,704 votes. Without even campaigning there. After he dropped out.

It goes on and on. Florida was his high point, but he did well in New York and of course Delaware. So I think the truth isn't so much that Palin got more votes for Mayor than Biden got for President. It's more like...

Biden got more votes for President than Palin did for Mayor -- after he officially withdrew from the race.

Are Kids Fair Game?

I'm sure we're all tired of hearing about Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin's pregnant teenage daughter. From late night talk shows to CNN, the media cannot get enough of her. But, does this belong in a presidential election? A few months ago, one media outlet called Michelle Obama "Obama's baby mama." For those of you who have been out of the pop culture loop, that's a racial slur. Michelle and Barack were married when they conceived both of their daughters, so why the ignorance toward Michelle? After this statement was made, not one person from McCain's camp condemned the news outlet for this. Now that Palin is under attack, McCain's camp cannot say enough. Last week Barack Obama even released a statement saying that children, all children should be left out of the election...and he even made reference to the Palin family, stating that they are handling it as a family and that they need their private time. Let me know what you think...should families be left out of the smear campaigns?