http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/horsesmouth Welcome to the Horse’s Mouth. Every day we put an ear (or a glass) against the sleazy hotel room wall that is American politics and report back here. You might be able to read about it elsewhere, but this is where you get it straight from The Horse’s Mouth. All clips are from the Associated Press. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:09:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today, we hear from both sides on the “troopergate” investigation and Elizabeth Edwards chimes in on the candidates’ health care plans: Meg Stapleton with the McCain-Palin campaign says the Troopergate investigation has turned into a political vendetta (Courtesy: KTVA) (:13) Lawmakers' attorney Kevin Clarkson says the GOP group filing suit ... http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/horsesmouth/2008/09/17/troopergate/ With bad economic news piling up, the candidates put away the lipstick and started talking turkey: John McCain says he'd like to see a commission, similar to the one that studied the 9-11 attacks, tackle the economic crisis (Courtesy: NBC's "Today") (:06) McCain says he's the candidate best-suited to navigate ... http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/horsesmouth/2008/09/16/talking-turkey/ Some would argue that the veep nominees are upstaging the top of their tickets, as they hit the trail. Today, we follow the herd. American University political scientist Allan Lichtman says Sarah Palin has no record on many foreign and domestic issues that matter to voters (:15) Sarah Palin talks ... http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/horsesmouth/2008/09/15/the-herd-on-the-veep-trail/ Today, we take a break from the politicians and pundits and instead hear from the families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa. We begin at Thursday’s events at the World Trade Center: Julie Boryczewski, who lost her ... http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/horsesmouth/2008/09/11/911-remembered/ Barack Obama's lipstick-on-a-pig remark from Tuesday's Virginia rally (:08) Obama calls the McCain campaign's criticism of Obama's "lipstick-on-a-pig" comment a "made-up controversy" (:09) Obama says it's ridiculous to think that he was smearing Sarah Palin with his lipstick comment (:10) Obama says the comment was made in regard to John ... http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/horsesmouth/2008/09/10/lipstick-on-a-pig/ Barack Obama says President Bush's Iraq withdrawal plan barely puts a dent in the troop total (:20) Obama says the U.S. is still spending too much money in Iraq (:07) Obama says the Iraqis are getting a free ride, while American's are paying the price (:10) Obama says the U.S. ... http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/horsesmouth/2008/09/09/barack-talks-iraq/ GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin criticizes Barack Obama over requesting money for his home state of Illinois (:11) Palin says that as Governor of Alaska she's cut back on pork barrel requests for her own state (:12) Bob Woodward, promoting his new book, "The War Within," says President ... http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/horsesmouth/2008/09/09/palin-woodward-and-iraq/ Sarah Palin says those who wrote off John McCain's candidacy during the primary season made a big mistake (:10) Palin says even McCain's rival has acknowledged the success of the surge in Iraq (:15) Republican presidential nominee John McCain offers high-praise for his running mate (:08) McCain talks about ... http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/horsesmouth/2008/09/08/palin-and-more/ In Denver, Obama’s fierce Democratic rival calls for unity, and a VP nominee warms up for a big speech: Amid some boos from the crowd, Hillary Clinton tells her supporters she is releasing her delegates (:06) Hillary Clinton tells her supporters that she cast her ballot for Barack Obama (:16) ... http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/horsesmouth/2008/08/27/from-denver/ Today, we remember Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, who died on Tuesday at the age of In this archive audio from a March 4th, 2008, Clinton victory rally in Cleveland, Ohio, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones praises Clinton supporters (:08) In this archive audio from a March 4th, 2008, Clinton ... http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/horsesmouth/2008/08/21/remembering-rep-jones/