The RNC, CliffsNotes Edition

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2008 Could it be that Republican former presidential contender Rudy Giuliani made a couple of passing references to terrorism during his speech at last week's Republican National Convention? Perhaps he did, and you can see them, along with other key moments from the RNC, in this priceless exercise in video editing by HuffPo's "23/6" division. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fannie and Freddie’s Double Whammy

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Sep 9, 2008 With a stunningly vicious pair of blows, the faltering world economy -- the Godzilla of this year's presidential race -- has made the candidates look small. Why hasn't this looming crisis been part of the presidential debate? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

McCain the Neocon

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2008 John McCain has made much of his reputation as a "maverick," but, as Reason magazine's Matt Welch lays out in this clip, McCain the Neocon has emerged as the Republican presidential nominee's dominant political persona and the one he'll take into the White House if he wins. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Welcome to the Palin-Dome

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2008 Last week marked the official debut of Sarah Palin, now John McCain's running mate, at the Republican National Convention -- not to mention the Alaska governor's introduction to most of the country. How do her accomplishments stack up? Will she be, as "LRC" co-host Tony Blankley wonders, "gold dust or Kryptonite" for the McCain campaign? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Campaign Revamped by Rove Protégé

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2008 "Fun Steve is dead" was the announcement that Steve Schmidt, the McCain campaign adviser who The New York Times notes "worked closely with Karl Rove" in 2002 and 2004, made to his team at a particularly low moment last summer. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many of the bombastic tactics Team McCain has since adopted can be traced to the demise of "Fun Steve." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Gears Up for the Next Round

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2008 Barack Obama was busy drumming up support -- and additional funding -- in New Jersey on Friday, readying his response to the McCain campaign's Palin-palooza at last week's Republican National Convention and telling supporters he's ready to scrap it out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Aide: Palin Doesn’t Need to Talk to the Press

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2008 According to McCain campaign strategist Nicole Wallace, it doesn't matter if Sarah Palin talks to the press because Palin can make "her own points" in her speeches, directly to the American people, as she did in St. Paul last week. "Who cares if she can talk to Time magazine?" Wallace asks Jay Carney of, yes, Time magazine in this clip. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Acceptance Speech Interrupted, Made Hilarious

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2008 There are three great moments in this short video of McCain's acceptance speech. First, a Code Pink demonstrator interrupts McCain's speech and gets dragged out to chants of "U.S.A.!" Then, McCain fumbles and makes an antiquated tech-related joke about static. Finally, McCain delivers his speech in front of a blue screen. Stephen Colbert, eat your heart out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin Goes on the Offensive

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2008 Sarah Palin has been a one-woman soap opera the last few days, so when she strolled out onto that RNC stage Wednesday night without dragging a baby or a caribou carcass, she was already ahead of the game. Then she showed that she could handle the spotlight, casting herself as a small-town victim of the big-city media and relentlessly attacking Barack Obama. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Over 300 Arrested at RNC

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2008 Beginning Saturday with a guns-drawn assault on a protester meeting space and continuing through the weekend with raids on houses of known activists in St. Paul, Twin Cities police have arrested over 300 anti-RNC demonstrators. At least 120 of them are accused of felonies, including trumped-up "conspiracy to riot" charges. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Flag Worship

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2008 Leave it to the Grand Old Party to go from Martin Luther King to 9/11 in less than three seconds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lieberman Feels the Power of the Dark Side

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2008 Sen. Joe Lieberman did his best to make Sarah Palin look good on Tuesday by giving a speech at the Republican convention. Although the GOP faithful managed to keep Lieberman off what might have been one of the least charismatic tickets ever, the self-described Democrat stood by his man. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )