Plainville, NY:

Senator John McCain in his first interview after the third and final presidential debate against Barack Obama tells FOX NEWS Chief Political Correspondent Carl Cameron that the democratic nominee is conducting “class warfare.”  McCain breaks with President Bush, his own campaign, and Fla Governor Charlie Crist on a host of issues.  McCain steps up his attacks on Obama for Bill Ayers and ACORN and defends his assertion that he is the underdog and that’s his preferred position. 19 days and counting.

Watch the interview here….

Independence, MO:

Carl Cameron sat down with John McCain and talked about a wide range of issues including the financial bailout, Gov. Sarah Palin and PBS journalist and Vice Presidential Debate moderator, Gwen Ifil….

On Gov. Palin qualifications for the second highest position in the land, John McCain was unequivocal and utterly confident in her capabilities and dismissed the “press attacks” as not worth responding to.

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McCain also said he was not concerned about Gwen Ifil’s ability to have a fair and objective debate tomorrow between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin following reports that she was writing a book to be released on Inauguration day called “The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.”

Media, Pa:

In a busy day, John McCain’s staff went on the attack against the New York Times and accused the paper of being in bed with Barack Obama.

In addition, John McCain voiced serious doubts about the $700 billion federal bailout package being discussed to shore up the financial industry.

Although he praised Secretary Paulson, he expressed reservations about putting all the power of the bailout in the hands of one person.

Pearl, Mississippi:

John McCain and his Vice-Presidential presumptive nominee took an unscheduled trip to Pearl, Mississippi to get a briefing on plans for the arrival of Hurricane Gustav.   While in Pearl, he toured the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.  He and Sarah Palin then received a closed door briefing.

After the closed door meeting, he made a brief statement.  He told the press that under the circumstances there would be changes to the RNC convention in St Paul, Minnesota.

With neither President Bush nor Vice President Cheney attending the convention now, McCain said it would no longer be appropriate to hold a political celebration.  Now he says, the convention should be a “call to action” and instead of thinking like Republicans,  they will now act like Americans.

“…there’s very little doubt that we have to go from a party event to a call to the nation for action, action to help or fellow citizens in this time of tragedy and disaster, action in the form of volunteering, donations, reaching out our hands and our hearts and our wallets to the people who are under such great threat from this great natural disaster…..to act as Americans not Republicans, because America needs us now no matter whether we are Republican or Democrat”

He did not elaborate on specific changes to the program but preparations are under way for phone banking and the coordination of volunteer relief efforts.

McCain has now chartered flights so that Louisiana and Mississippi delegates can return to the region.  They will be flown to Jackson,  Mississippi.    John McCain has a rally in St Louis later this afternoon where he will discuss his plans to alter the convention further.  Tomorrow he plans to campaign in Toledo, Ohio.

Dayton, Oh:

Carl has received first official confirmation from McCain senior officials that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be John McCain’s Vice Presidential pick….

Speculation was fast and furious that Sarah Palin might be a dark horse pick early this morning but Carl was the first to be able to confirm that indeed the 44 year old self-proclaimed “hockey mom” would be John McCain’s running mate.

Dayton International Airport:

On the day when Barack Obama is to make his historic speech accepting the democratic nomination for president, the media descended on the small Dayton International Airport to wait the arrival of John McCain.  The speculation was running fast and furious on who the pick might be after Carl broke the news that Rick Davis, McCain campaign manager, confirmed that John McCain had made his decision….

No leaking of who…just that the decision was made……The Vice Presidential pick will join John McCain at a rally at noon Friday at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Oh.

York, PA:

In a wide ranging interview, John McCain talked to Carl Cameron about a host of issues including his desire to see off-shore drilling now;  his use of humor in his ads; if he is close to making a decision on his VP pick; he also talked about the situation in Georgia.

Listen to the extended interview:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an interview with Carl Cameron today, Sen. McCain introduced some new pushback to Sen. Obama’s assertion that the GOPer represents a Bush third term. The presumptive Republican nominee instead argues that the Illinois Democrat is promoting policies that would mean a second term for President Carter.

“You know one of his favorite phrases is that I would be a Bush third term. Well I think maybe his proposals could be a Carter second term,” McCain told Fox.

WATCH PART I OF THE INTERVIEW:

SEE ALSO PART II

It’s primary night in Kentucky and Oregon, Major reports on the expected outcome.  Carl is in Florida where McCain continued to charge the Democratic frontrunner is weak on foreign policy.

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Obama calls criticism of spouses unfair, HRC says she will continue until there is a nominee, Major reports. Carl follows McCain as he accuses Obama of foreign policy inexperience.

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