Max's Politburo

A first-hand look at Palin's work experience

In case you missed Monday's edition of the Daily Show, this expose of Wasilla and -- in particular -- the demanding job of Palin's successor as mayor is disturbing indeed (and of course very funny):

Obama and McCain give -- and take -- a good roasting

If like me you thought that McCain looked on the verge of imploding under the pressure of the last presidential debate, you'll be relieved to see a glimpse of the old relaxed, funny McCain a day later at the Al Smith dinner.  It makes for nice comic relief in this nasty election to watch both McCain's and Obama's speeches.  Enjoy.  

Thanks, Marcos, for the heads-up.

The indispensable Palin Debate Flow Chart

Thank you Aden Nak.

The real Couric/Palin interview, part 2. Who needs SNL?

On what newspapers Palin reads:

PALIN: I've read most of them, again, with a great appreciation for the press, for the media.

COURIC: But, like, what ones specifically? I'm curious that you ...

PALIN: All of them. Any of them that have been in front of me over all these years.

COURIC: Can you name a few?

PALIN: I have a vast variety of sources where we get our news to -- Alaska isn't a foreign country where it's kind of suggested it seems like, wow, how could you keep in touch with the rest of Washington, D.C., may be thinking and doing when you live up there in Alaska. Believe me, Alaska is like a microcosm of America.

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Oh Palin, don't you see...?

SNL are really on to something with their Palin impression.  I love it! (thanks Jonathan):

"McCain's worst idea yet..."

McCain's campaign scales new absurdist heights, as described in this article.  Read it to believe it.

Let the politicians speak for themselves

One of the new media formats I really like is Fake Blogs.  It's the new media outlet for first-person parody.  First there was Fake Steve Jobs, then MockMarkCuban (the billionaire everyone loves to hate), and now we have the politicians who most deserve to be skewered by their own words: The PalinDrome for Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney's Blog.  Enjoy.

Bring my chevy to the Levi...

If you want to see discomfort personified, go to minute 1.25 of this video: Bristol Palin's future husband meets John McCain.  Levi is the one in the grey turtleneck.

Why Obama is a better person

On the news that Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin's 17-year old daugher is pregnant:

"Let me be a clear as possible: I have said before and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off limits, and people's children are especially off limits. This shouldn't be part of our politics. It has no relevance to Gov. Palin's performance as governor, or her potential performance as a vice president."

"And so I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories. You know my mother had me when she was 18, and how a family deals with issues and, you know, teenage children, that shouldn't be the topic of our politics and I hope that anybody who is supporting me understands that's off limits."

Can Obama win it with mobile marketing?

This is a cross-post with my tech blog about Obama's use (over-use?) of digital and mobile marketing in his campaign.  Follow the link.