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Mandate?
Hardly. At the time Glenn talked about it on the air Barack Obama had about 62 million votes to John McCain's 55 million. In 2004 George W. Bush collected 62 million votes (to Kerry's 59 million) -- actually a higher turnout than this year. As the final returns come in, it could pass the total---but either way this is not some super mandate for Barack Obama. The media, however, will sell that load of bull all day long. Read the transcript. Insiders listen here.
The real Sarah Palin
During the madness of the campaign, Glenn caught a glimpse of the real Sarah Palin. The rest of the world saw the cautious nature of her interviews as she tried desperately to give the answers the campaign wanted her to. Plus, the madness of the machine had slowed attempts to get her on the air with Glenn -- who got a firsthand look at how she solves problems. Read the transcript. Insiders listen here.
And the poor get...richer?
Noel Sheppard from Newsbusters had this great little statistic. Think this would have helped people choose if it came out before the election? Probably not, but it should have. Glenn went over them today quickly:
GLENN: You know, Noel Sheppard is an author from Newsbusters and he looked at the exit polls. And remember, you know, are you better off. The failed policies of the past. Here are the exit polls. The percentage of poor voters showed a huge decrease in 2004 while the percentage of folks making over 200,000 doubled, doubled. Here are the particulars. In 2004 8% of the electorate earned 15% or less. That dropped to 6% in 2008. That's a 25% decline. In 2004 15% made between 10 and $30,000. That dropped to 12%. That's a 20% decline. In 2004 23% made $30,000 or less. That dropped to 18% in 2008, a 22% decline. In 2004 11% made $100 to $150,000. That rose to 14%, a 27% increase. In 2004 4% made $150,000 to $200,000. That rose 6%, a 50% increase. In 2004 3% made over $200,000. That rose 6% this year, a 100% increase. In 2004 18% of people who went out to vote made $100,000 or more. That rose 26% in 2008, in 44% increase. Add it up. When you look at it from an income perspective, voters did pretty well over the last four years. You wouldn't think that, would you?
Idiot caller
Message to all the idiot callers (like Al here from Miami): Glenn has no problem with a disagreement, but let's try to have an honest conversation here. Al played the typical idiot caller card by claiming Glenn said something he didn't. Then when Glenn asks for the proof -- guess where Al goes? Listen to Al the idiot here. Read the transcript. Insiders listen here. |
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