{"id":1360,"date":"2008-10-01T01:06:59","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T05:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=1360"},"modified":"2008-10-01T01:06:59","modified_gmt":"2008-10-01T05:06:59","slug":"if-hes-this-testy-before-he-loses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/10\/01\/if-hes-this-testy-before-he-loses\/","title":{"rendered":"If He&#8217;s This Testy *Before* He Loses . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TPM <a href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/archives\/221050.php\">highlights<\/a> this video of McCain&#8217;s Wednesday meeting with the editorial board of the Des Moines Register.  As noted, this liar sure doesn&#8217;t like being called a liar, does he?<\/p>\n<p><object classid='clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000' codebase='http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0' width='320' height='305' id='embeddedplayer'><param name='movie' value='http:\/\/gannett.a.mms.mavenapps.net\/mms\/rt\/1\/site\/gannett-desmoines-150-pub01-live\/current\/immersiveplayer\/immersive\/client\/embedded\/embedded.swf'\/><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true'\/><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'\/><param name='scale' value='noscale'\/><param name='salign' value='LT'\/><param name='bgcolor' value='#000000'\/><param name='wmode' value='window'\/><param name='FlashVars' value='playerId=immersiveplayer&#038;referralObject=873527229&#038;adServerBasePath=http:\/\/gcirm.gannettvideo.gcion.com\/RealMedia\/ads\/adstream_sx.ads&#038;adPositionId=Video_prestream&#038;adSiteId=gci-ia-desmoines.com&#038;gpaperCode=gpaper122,gntbcstglobal&#038;marketName=DesMoinesRegister.com&#038;division=newspaper&#038;pageContentCategory=videonetwork&#038;pageContentSubcategory=videonetwork'\/><embed type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='http:\/\/gannett.a.mms.mavenapps.net\/mms\/rt\/1\/site\/gannett-desmoines-150-pub01-live\/current\/immersiveplayer\/immersive\/client\/embedded\/embedded.swf' id='embeddedplayer' pluginspage='http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer' menu='false' quality='high' play='false' name='immersiveplayer' height='305' width='320' allowFullScreen='true'  allowScriptAccess='always'  scale='noscale'  salign='LT'  bgcolor='#000000'  wmode='window'  flashvars='playerId=immersiveplayer&#038;referralObject=873527229&#038;adServerBasePath=http:\/\/gcirm.gannettvideo.gcion.com\/RealMedia\/ads\/adstream_sx.ads&#038;adPositionId=Video_prestream&#038;adSiteId=gci-ia-desmoines.com&#038;gpaperCode=gpaper122,gntbcstglobal&#038;marketName=DesMoinesRegister.com&#038;division=newspaper&#038;pageContentCategory=videonetwork&#038;pageContentSubcategory=videonetwork'' \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Still less painful to watch than Sarah Palin being <a href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/archives\/221008.php\">unable to name a single magazine that she reads<\/a> (unless I&#8217;ve overlooked the recent publication of &#8220;Oh, You Know, All of Them&#8221;).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TPM highlights this video of McCain&#8217;s Wednesday meeting with the editorial board of the Des Moines Register. 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