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From the daily archives: Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Please Take Mr. Quinn’s Camera Before He Hurts Someone

On August 6, 2008 By Joseph

John Gerard Quinn is the guy who heckled Barack Obama from the press riser at an event in Ohio yesterday.

We haven’t had time to do a thorough check of Mr. Quinn’s past- but I promise we are looking into him and there is certainly more info to come.

Here’s what we know so far…

1. He’s a registered Republican – which explains his dislike of Obama (but not his recent outburst)

2. He’s a nutjob and- yes- an asshat – which TOTALLY explains his recent outburst

3. He’s a professional photographer – which may explain how he got […]

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McCain Fundraiser in Dublin, Ohio on the run!

On August 6, 2008 By Eric

Tim has the details

For security reasons, all guests attending the event are being asked to park at the following location:

555 Metro Place North Dublin, OH 43017

Don’t take the first right, take the second. The first is Upper Metro Pl, the second is Metro Pl N. Have fun kids!

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The McCain Energy Trap

On August 6, 2008 By Eric

Good piece from Sam Stein talking about how McCain has essentially painted himself into a no-win corner with his energy stand:

McCain is stuck in a conundrum: express support for the Gang of Ten and incur the wrath of anti-tax crusaders or continue rolling the dice against public opinion and risk being painted as a stooge of the oil lobby. His $1.3 million in oil and gas donations in June only furthers the frame.

The compromise just agreed to includes some offshore drilling and Obama has hedged on this to get a compromise. If he talks about it correctly, […]