Donald Trump (R): 26
Mike Huckabee (R): 17
Mitt Romney (R): 15
Newt Gingrich (R): 11
Sarah Palin (R): 8
Ron Paul (R): 5
Michele Bachmann (R): 4
Tim Pawlenty (R): 4
Someone else/Undecided: 10Trump has been making the media outlet rounds declaring his fealty for birtherism, homophobia, womb control and Christ. In other words, the perfect Republican nominee. I'm pretty sure the White House is just sitting back, licking their chops.
Seniors and the disabled "will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel' so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their 'level of productivity in society,' whether they are worthy of health care."PolitiFact says:
Sarah Palin, Friday, August 7th, 2009.
Of all the falsehoods and distortions in the political discourse this year, one stood out from the rest.Congratulations, Sarah!
"Death panels."
The claim set political debate afire when it was made in August, raising issues from the role of government in health care to the bounds of acceptable political discussion. In a nod to the way technology has transformed politics, the statement wasn't made in an interview or a television ad. Sarah Palin posted it on her Facebook page.
Her assertion — that the government would set up boards to determine whether seniors and the disabled were worthy of care — spread through newscasts, talk shows, blogs and town hall meetings. Opponents of health care legislation said it revealed the real goals of the Democratic proposals. Advocates for health reform said it showed the depths to which their opponents would sink. Still others scratched their heads and said, "Death panels? Really?"
Joe.My.God posted the results of Gallup's annual poll about the most admired public figures in America.
Nearly 39 million people watched Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s acceptance speech on the closing night of the GOP convention Thursday in St. Paul, Minn. That broke the week-old convention record of upwards of 38 million viewers set by Sen. Barack Obama only the week before.
Sen. McCain amassed an audience of 38.9 million viewers for his speech on two fewer channels than were carrying Sen. Obama’s speech Aug. 28 to 38.38 million viewers, according to data from Nielsen Media Research.
Daily Kos is publicizing a poll of Clinton voters on their impression of Vice Presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden.
