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Weekend Watchdog

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....

The Voter Fraud Lie: ACORN Fights Back

The rabid right has turned up the volume on their insidious accusations that ACORN is engaging in voter fraud. But the executive director of ACORN is fighting back with a detailed response that would silence the critics if they had a shred of integrity. They are...

Economic Crisis Beats Racial Divisiveness

Perhaps the first sign that racism may not play a determining role in the general election was when the McCain campaign gave up on Michigan. President Bush lost the severely economically distressed state in both 2000 and 2004. But some thought Sen. John McCain had a...

Ten Sacrifices We, and the Next President, Will Face

At Tuesday night’s debate, the presidential candidates were asked a question that I believe deserves much more attention. "BROKAW: Sen. McCain, for you, we have our first question from the Internet tonight. A child of the Depression, 78-year-old Fiora from Chicago....

Joe Sixpack Demands Answers From McCain & Co.

Sarah “Joe-Sixpack” Palin pulled her labor union roots out of the frozen Alaskan soil and started shaking them at normally union-allergic Republican crowds from the day John McCain announced her as his running mate. Recently, she redoubled her efforts to cast herself...

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