SATURDAY ROUNDUP

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) will hurt John McCain’s argument of foreign policy experience, given that she has only traveled abroad twice, liberal bloggers say. Barack Obama describes Palin as”up-and-coming” in a 60 Minutes interview that will air Sunday and Cindy McCain says she was “offended” by Obama’s acceptance speech Thursday.

After scolding Obama for only visiting Iraq once during his Senate term, McCain picked a VP that first got a passport in 2007 and has yet to be to Iraq, Satyam at Think Progress writes. Eric Kleefeld at TPM mocks the McCain camp for saying that Palin will “learn national security” over “the next four years.”

Obama dissed Palin as little more than a small-town mayor and mother, Townhall’s Amanda Carpenter says. But TNR’s Noam Scheiber is worried that Obama will overplay his skepticism of Palin, making him look arrogant and creating sympathy for her.

Cindy McCain said she took offense when Obama made fun of her wealth by saying she and her husband don’t get ordinary Americans during his acceptance speech, The Page reports. Politcal Radar points out that despite McCain’s hurt feelings, the Obama campaign isn’t backing down, hitting the couple again for John McCain’s houses gaffe.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Pullin’ for Palin – Scott Johnson, Power Line
A Bar Ready for Prime Time – TalkLeft
Worse than Quayle – Trapper John, Daily Kos
Gustav Likely to Force Convention Change – Political Ticker
Thanks for Destroying the GOP with Identity Politics – Hot Air
McCain Camp Sending Investigators to Alaska – Firedoglake
Former Mayor – Jonah Goldberg, The Corner
How We Missed Palin – The Fix

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama Memo Takes Shot at Palin – The Hill
Romney Readies for 2012 – AP
Campaigns Shift as McCain Choice Alters Race – New York Times