The Short List: John McCain with 1-point lead in Florida
John Stewart continues his fine work this election season with this bit on candidates pandering to baseball fans in Florida and Pennsylvania. What looks like a clear win for McCain soon turns into a draw, and it’s all thanks to Sarah Palin.
- Cheatin’ Tim Mahoney sees his campaign contributions dry up; just one in October.
- The Rays drop game one 3-2 to the Phillies.
- Palm Beach Post to lay off 300 printing plant employees, allow rival paper to print it.
- That $150K wardrobe puts a crimp in Palin’s “I’m just a gosh darn hockey mom” persona.
- Republicans pull the plug on funds for some wingnuts, including Tom Feeney in Orlando and the nutjob in Minnesota who said Obama held “anti-American” views.
- Democrats run up the score in early voting states.
- McCain flunks the job interview.
- Does Obama’s tax calculator crunch the numbers properly? Politifact says yes (mostly).
- Leaked memo: House Republicans expect to lose 34 seats!
- USF Lakeland homecoming king killed in accident hours after game.
- Mason-Dixon: McCain up by 1 point in FLA polling.
- Ticketmaster lays off hundreds; severance package levied a $10 “convenience fee.”
- Oprah tried to extort me! That’ll be $150 million, please.
- UFO’s over Turkey? You be the judge.
