McCain's Katrina moment
By Creature
And I'm not talking about hurricanes here.
For the current president of the United States the beginning of the end of his popularity, and the media's love for him, started when hurricane Katrina took out an American city. After years of positive treatment, and numerous benefits of the doubt, the lens through which he was seen was forever skewed to the negative. John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin is his own Katrina moment.
From Campbell Brown's devastating interview with Tucker Bounds to Obama's surge in the polls, the turn against McCain's maverick bull is palpable. The gap between McCain's carefully crafted spin and reality is now too big to bridge. John McCain has a judgment problem, as he always has, and now it's been exposed to the world.
Hell, even Richard Cohen has jumped off the straight talk express. What more proof is needed?
(Cross-posted at State of the Day.)
And I'm not talking about hurricanes here.
For the current president of the United States the beginning of the end of his popularity, and the media's love for him, started when hurricane Katrina took out an American city. After years of positive treatment, and numerous benefits of the doubt, the lens through which he was seen was forever skewed to the negative. John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin is his own Katrina moment.
From Campbell Brown's devastating interview with Tucker Bounds to Obama's surge in the polls, the turn against McCain's maverick bull is palpable. The gap between McCain's carefully crafted spin and reality is now too big to bridge. John McCain has a judgment problem, as he always has, and now it's been exposed to the world.
Hell, even Richard Cohen has jumped off the straight talk express. What more proof is needed?
(Cross-posted at State of the Day.)
Labels: 2008 election, John McCain, Katrina, media, Sarah Palin
posted by creature at
3:00 PM
3 Comments:
You're delusional. But if it makes you feel better, then by all means, stay in that sorry state.
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Anonymous, at 3:25 PM
Michael, I can assure you, based on my professional assessment, that you are rational and right on :-)
The only other possible explanation for the poll changes might be 1)people were distracted by the hurricane, 2)people were mad at McCain for postponing their festivities, or 3)a delayed Obama bounce, based on the dorky red Republicans' convention setting contrasted with the cool Dem's setting as it looked on TV.
I prefer your analysis, however.
By
Carol Gee, at 4:34 PM
*YAWN*
Anon, would be a good little boy and get me a coffee, dark, two sugars, please?
Thanks.
By
Carl, at 5:18 PM
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