Paul Slansky's Weekly Index of the News

Bachmann, Michele
•"anti-American nature" of Obama and other "people in Congress" is decried by

•hundreds of thousands of dollars instantly flood into the campaign coffers of opponent of


•Republican congressional campaign committee pulls TV ads for

Biden, Joe
•resumption of serious gaffery by

Blackwell, Mr.
•world is forced to get through future Januarys without 10 Worst Dressed lists of

Blakeman, Brad
•opinion that Palin''s $150,000 wardrobe was less outrageous than Obama "taking a 767 campaign plane to go visit Grandma" is hatefully offered by

Bush, George W.
•Guantanamo is not closed after all by

Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated
•newsletter featuring image of fake food stamp with Obama surrounded by fried chicken, ribs and watermelon is sent out by

Family Guy
•McCain/Palin button is worn by Nazi in episode of

Giuliani, Rudy
•failure of media to investigate Obama's youthful drug use is found to be extremely frustrating by

Greenspan, Alan
•financial meltdown rocks the world of

Hayes, Robin
•crowd is advised to "make sure we don't say something stupid" by

•crowd is told "liberals hate real Americans" by

Howard, Ron
•Obama ad featuring Andy Griffith, Henry Winkler and self is created by

Iglesias, David
• FBI's ACORN voter fraud investigation is scoffed at by

Limbaugh, Rush
•Powell's race-based reason for endorsing Obama is intuited by

McCain, Cindy
•unhappiness of with New York Times story about

McCain, Joe
•911 is called to complain about traffic jam by

McCain, John
•Al Qaeda's endorsement of

•campaign of is called "truly Dukakis-like" by former advisor to

•classic slip of the tongue is made by

•exorbitant spending on Palin wardrobe is explained by

•funny faces of

•giggle-inducing gobbledygook of

•Obama is accused of telling Florida crowds he's rooting for the Rays and telling Philadelphia crowds he's rooting for the Phillies by

•Palin is called "the best thing that could have happened to my campaign and to America" by

•Palin is called "the most qualified of any that has run recently for vice president" by

•Powell endorsement of Obama is countered with telenovela actress's endorsement of by

Murtha, John
•Bidenesque gaffes of

National Review
•speculation that Obama "very possibly" would have been aborted if Roe v. Wade had been the law of the land in 1961 is raised by writer on Website of

New York Times Magazine, The
•chaos of McCain campaign is detailed in

Obama, Barack
•encouraging poll results for

•endorsement by Scott McClellan and others of

•"rhetorical flourishes" of running mate are noted by

Palin, Sarah
•Alaska is charged for children's travel expenses by

•Beluga whale is declared an endangered species despite the objections of

•delight at finding self in "pro-America area" of the country is expressed by

•inability to explain what a precondition is of

•ncreasing fears about and unpopularity of

•long-time desire to have son named "Zamboni" is revealed by

•release of medical records of is promised and reneged on by

•self-identified as intellectual by

•utter ignorance of the actual duties of the job being sought is displayed by

Pfotenhauer, Nancy
•distinction between northern Virginia and "real Virginia" is drawn by

Powell, Colin
•McCain campaign is eviscerated by

Sedaris, David
•vivid metaphor for undecided voters is offered by

Stevens, Ted
• explanation as to why a chair that was given to him and kept by him was not actually a gift is offered by

Stubbs, Levi
•passing of

Todd, Chuck
•lack of chemistry between McCain and Palin is noted by

Wasilla
•readiness to be vice president is declared by current mayor of

Western Carolina University
•dead bear cub shot in head and covered with Obama signs turns up on campus of