The McCain Presidency: Day One

Slow day so far, so you get oodles of vids.

New Planned Parenthood Ad- "The Rape Kit"

YES!

The script:
Gretchen: I just didn’t think it would happen to me. I was drugged and raped.

Announcer: Under Mayor Sarah Palin, women like Gretchen were forced to pay up to $1,200 for the emergency exams used to prosecute their attackers.
In the Senate, John McCain voted against legislation to protect women from these same heartless policies.

Gretchen: That is something to me that’s unthinkable. It scares me to death.

VO: Planned Parenthood Action Fund is responsible for the content of this advertising and urges you to get the facts.

Planned Parenthood says it will run in the markets of St. Louis (MO), Madison (WI), and DC/Northern Virginia (VA).

McCain Town Hall Was Screened

Shocker!!! (not) I'm sure they weren't lacking for McCain/Palin groupies (Grand Rapids being one of my old hometowns and very GOP-centric), but this idea that they're taking questions from "anyone" is just bullshit.

Sen. John McCain's town hall style meetings "are generally open to the public where anyone may wait in line on the day of the event and come in without an advanced invitation," according to Fox News.

However, at last night's 3,500 person townhall in Michigan -- "the first time Palin is taking questions from the public -- only ticketholders are allowed in. People had to pick up their tickets at local GOP offices after RSVPing for the event."

Biden Gives His Opinion on Palin Controversy

A class act.

"Are you saying because she's a woman she's not qualified?"

It's started. That is what Joe Watkins just said to whoever the D talking head was just now on MSNBC. I wasn't really listening (sounded pretty pat up until then), but I caught that and then Contessa Brewer did the "Well, as a working mother myself...".

This is going to be tricky. They're using her uterus as a bludgeon.