He writes many of his own speeches, but he does have a speech writer for when he gets too busy.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/84756
Jordan Mills on choosing Tech:
“It’s a great experience seeing them play. It was a good atmosphere. The fans stood up the whole game and never sat down. They have a great fan base.”
McCain TV Ratings Beat Obama in Preliminary Numbers
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/m...at_obama_i.php
Across all broadcast networks Thursday, Sen. McCain’s speech ended the night with a 4.8 rating/7 share, compared to Sen. Obama’s 4.3/7 average, according to overnight numbers from metered households in 55 U.S. markets measured by Nielsen. These ratings are preliminary, however, and are subject to change.
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." - Theodore Roosevelt
They also "forget" to mention that BHO was carried on more stations that were Palin or McCain. It seems BHO was carried live on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, CSPAN, PBS, BET, TV One, Univision and Telemundo (12 channels), while Palin and McCain were carried live on 10 channels (no BET or TV One).
I'm an asshole! What's your excuse?