talking points

Let Steele Speak

Jul 8, 2010
The Republican National Committee chairman is a wonderful distraction, a constant source of gaffes, laughs, clarifications and denials. But it's the Democrats reciting Dick Cheney talking points who should be embarrassed.
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Biden to Florida Reporter: ‘Are You Joking?’

Oct 26, 2008
During an interview with Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, Orlando's WFTV news anchor Barbara West came right out with some familiar-sounding questions: Is Barack Obama ashamed of his close ties to ACORN? Isn't Barack Obama kind of just like Karl Marx? Where could West have gotten these ideas?

Pelosi: ‘The Party Is Over’

Sep 30, 2008
Did Nancy Pelosi's speech just before the House vote on the proposed bailout on Monday lead to the bill's demise? Let's hope our legislators aren't so susceptible that an 11th-hour speech would reverse their positions vis-à-vis a $700-billion measure. Here's a clip of the House speaker's comments on the floor.

McCain, Spain … Explain?

Sep 19, 2008
OK, so you may have read about or heard this interview of John McCain by Miami's Radio Caracol during which the candidate had some kind of communication malfunction while discussing his foreign policy strategy vis-à-vis Latin America and Spain. What exactly happened?

Note to McCain: Ease Off on the POW Talk

Aug 23, 2008
Patriotism and sacrifice for one's country usually make for reliable go-to topics for politicians, but according to Talking Points Memo, John McCain's detractors and admirers alike are starting to suggest that the Republican presidential hopeful and his campaign honchos dial it down a bit on the subject of McCain's time as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.

O’Reilly Doth Protest Too Much?

Jul 30, 2008
In response to Scott McClellan's suggestion that White House talking points somehow found their way onto Fox News pundits' teleprompter feeds, Bill O'Reilly took to the airwaves to defend his honor, denying he ever served as a mouthpiece to the Bush White House and declaring, "McClellan would never dare say that to my face."

Retired General Rebuts Bush Rhetoric

May 15, 2007
In Vote Vets' latest ad to feature a general speaking out against the war, retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton refutes one of the administration's favorite talking points: "President Bush says he listens to his military commanders. Well, Mr. President, I was one of those commanders and you weren't listening when we warned you of the dangers we'd face invading Iraq."