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"FIGHT WITH ME"
MCCAIN MAKES HIS CASE

"Fight for what's right for our country.

Fight for the ideals and character of a free people.

Fight for our children's future.

Fight for justice and opportunity for all.

Stand up to defend our country from its enemies.

Stand up for each other; for beautiful, blessed, bountiful America.

Stand up, stand up, stand up and fight. Nothing is inevitable here. We're Americans, and we never give up. We never quit. We never hide from history. We make history."..

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Reactions:
Hecklers interrupt McCain speech..

Andrew Sullivan: 11.07 pm. This country song is quite horrible.

Marck Levin: "Damn good speech"

Kathryn Lopez: "His great rallying section under cheers?
No one heard the whole end of his speech"

More coming tomorrow..

The battle lines are now set.. Welcome to fall 2008. And soon an election.. One that will make history..

Labels: Campaign 2008, Election, McCain, Politics

A dismal day on the Stock Exchange today .. And tomorrow is Friday. Fridays have become a terrible day for banks..

Selloff on Wall Street as Dow loses 345 points..

Banks borrow more from Federal Reserve..

Leading manager of world's biggest financial bond, Bill Gross, says governments need to start doing more to prevent 'financial tsunami'..

More bad news..
The Euro trades at its lowest levels since October..

A study says health care costs will continue rise..

...sigh..
Done yet?
Nope:
Sluggist August sales for retailers *besides Wal-Mart*

Global markets take plunge ..

Nasty rumors online of big auto bankruptcy fears..

UK home prices fall to lowest levels ever..

I'm done..

Labels: Economy, Money, News, recession

NEW

Bangkok Dangerous (Lionsgate) / 2,650

EXPANDING

Babylon A.D. (Fox) / 3,425 (+35) / 2

The House Bunny (Sony / Columbia) / 2,736 (+22) / 3

Death Race (Universal) / 2,588 (+51) / 3

College (MGM) / 2,124 (+1) / 2

Traitor (Overture Films) / 2,066 (+12) / 2

NO CHANGE

Disaster Movie (Lionsgate) / 2,642 / 2

Summer's over:
DECLINING

Tropic Thunder (Paramount (DreamWorks)) / 3,446 (-27) / 4

The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) / 2,575 (-175) / 8

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Warner Bros.) / 1,952 (-492) / 4

Mamma Mia! (Universal) / 1,895 (-73) / 8

Labels: Box office, Entertainment, Hollywood, movies

A frightening look tonight at the Atlantic Ocean shows train of storms poised to hit the United States, or somewhere else in the Western Atlantic..

Rain coming from Hanna this weekend..

Florida doesn't like Ike..

Josephine meanders..

Labels: Hanna, hurricanes, Ike, Storms, Weather

The world was rocked about 10:10 pm EDT last night..

Sarah Palin spoke.. and the the speech was viewed by over 37 million people .. Palin's speech nearly matched Obama's history speech.. (The viewership surpassed Joe Biden's acceptance speech)

While Palin was derided for having an 20-year-old hair style, thongs, t-shirts, and glasses are in hot demand..

(Really, USA TODAY reports that the Palin specs are flying off the shelves)

Another comment I heard was that Palin looked like an old Tina Fey. But a lot of people like Tina Fey, too..

Other Palin related-wrap up stories about the pit bull with lipstick:

John McCain will embark on his presidential journey starting tonight in a town hall style format for his acceptance speech..

Due to Palin, McCain is now being supported by talk radio..

NBC booed during Palin speech..

Piper Palin licks Trig's hair.. (*Yes, this is a news event..*)

Another news event that.. really shouldn't be? Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin now have finger tatoos.. For real, Mr. and Mrs. Media.. You're making fools out of yourselves. Enough rope and you hang yourself..

Politico story mocks Palin apologizers..

Another: Republicans have 'found their Obama'

New polls: Rasmussen reports that 39% of Americans polled say Palin has more experience than Obama, 51% say reporters are trying to hurt Palin.. .. Also, McCain has closed the 8% point gap Obama opened after his Invesco speech..

US WEEKLY editor says she's voting McCain after Palin interview..

Iranian TV blasting McCain.. likes Obama..

She scares Ben Stein..

And finally, for now: "Sarah Palin is 'the new Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan'"..

Ok.. Palin-ed out for now.. So how many Sarah-gasms have you had?

Labels: Campaign 2008, Election, McCain, News, Palin, Politics