McCain fighting the label 'old and confused'

nwsource.com Jul 25, 2008

Thomas Nast's political caricatures in the early 1870s so bedeviled New York City's corrupt Boss Tweed that he once bellowed: "Stop them damn pictures! I don't care what the papers write about me. My constituents can't read. But, damn it, they can see pictures." By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — Thomas Nast's political caricatures in the early 1870s so bedeviled New York City's corrupt Boss Tweed that he once bellowed: "Stop them damn pictures! I don't care what the papers write about me. My constituents can't read. But, damn it, they can see pictures." Not only can most of us read these days, almost everyone has a TV set. And our late-night comedians provide the exaggerated portraits - fair or not - of our political leaders. Jimmy Carter? Inept bean counter. Ronald Reagan? Genial dope. George H.W.... [read full story]

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(anonymous) - Jul 26, 2008 6:29:59 AM

We respect the Presidency and try to help the citizens We put up one fight at a time,where we want to win the race because,in a professional way,we get reason about the surge working

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(anonymous) - Jul 25, 2008 5:23:47 AM

Obama is hyped and inflated by the media bias,introducing him a as superman The mega tour has set him outside the political reality,close to Gore's nobel prize

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