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July 2008 - Posts
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A few weeks back, we tried to pre-empt the inevitable quest for this year’s group of easily labeled swing voters by tossing out a few candidates for the Soccer Moms of 2008 award. Among them were “Ageist Grannies”—seniors who judge candidates of their Read More...
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As we mentioned yesterday , thousands of people every month are visiting Obama.com expecting to find Barack Obama's campaign website. Instead, they find a Japanese site full of links for loans and hair transplants. Thanks to the Web analytics firm Compete Read More...
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John McCain’s tax policy has come under fire in the past, particularly for its dependence on huge revenue windfalls to balance the budget. But now a new study from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center (a joint venture between Brookings and the Urban Institute) Read More...
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Is Barack Obama a secret Jew ? Read More...
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From the Mississippi Clarion-Ledger : PARCHMAN—Before he died Wednesday evening, death row inmate Dale Leo Bishop apologized to his victim's family, thanked America and urged people to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. "For those Read More...
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The National Enquirer said on Tuesday that its reporters tailed John Edwards to the Beverly Hilton, where he was allegedly visiting Rielle Hunter. She’s the woman the tabloid has claimed is the mother of Edwards' "love child." Major media outlets haven’t Read More...
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It’s still a reasonable assumption that a major organization’s Web site should be its name followed by .com or another relevant suffix. It’s true enough, anyway, that one can usually skip the search engine and guess a big company’s Web site on the first Read More...
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This ad , created by Ohio congressional hopeful John Boccieri, dings his opponent for supporting domestic oil drilling. But it could just as easily be an Obama spot. Obama has criticized McCain for suggesting that off-shore drilling would ease oil prices Read More...
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The latest McCain flub to percolate across the blogs is a statement—made to CBS but not aired—that suggests the surge caused the Anbar Awakening. From the transcript : Katie Couric: Senator McCain, Senator Obama says, while the increased number of US Read More...
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The reviews are in : Obama’s trip to Iraq came off without a hitch. John McCain, meanwhile, has managed to attract relentlessly negative coverage . His only break was Drudge touting his rejected New York Times op-ed, which wasn’t exactly flattering either. Read More...
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Over the past year, Barack Obama has spoken out aggressively against private security contractors in Iraq. He proposed legislation to hold these firms accountable for their actions eight months before Blackwater employees killed 17 Iraqi civilians in Read More...
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Samantha Power has kept a low profile ever since leaving the Obama campaign. But she resurfaced Saturday to appear on a panel about “war pundits” at Netroots Nation. Power no longer speaks for the Obama campaign, at least not officially. Read More...
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — If Al Gore was the day’s biggest surprise, the runner-up would have to be Bob Barr. Barr, the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president, is holding court right now in the third floor lobby, surrounded by a gaggle of fans. His reception Read More...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gave John McCain a headache last week when he publicly announced his desire for American troop withdrawals. The Bush administration then turned the screws yesterday by agreeing to a “general time horizon” for withdrawal. Read More...
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This one from Bloomberg News : How can you read that and not think he's talking about a domestic terrorist attack? After the whole Charlie Black "big advantage" mess, it's not implausible. Read More...
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AUSTIN -- Netroots Nation is reportedly forcing Fox News reporters to wear badges that say “Opinion Media.” That’s funny, because my credential just says “Media.” And Slate IS opinion media. Anyway, a convention ID speaks a thousand words. Some bloggers Read More...
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AUSTIN – In an interview with Barack Obama last week, PBS’s Gwen Ifill pointed out that Obama’s decision to reverse himself on public financing has “raised hackles in the press.” Obama corrected her: "Well, raised hackles amongst some in the blogosphere Read More...
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I don't think John McCain is a transsexual Nazi pedophile. But I really don't know for sure. That's the line of logic McCain followed when asked whether he thinks Barack Obama is a socialist. "I don't know," McCain responded . He elaborated: “His voting Read More...
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When Slate launched the " Choose Your Own Running Mate " game two weeks ago, we invited readers to nominate their favorite candidates and write a few sentences about why they felt their pick would be an ideal campaign-trail companion for John McCain or Read More...
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It saddens me to see politicians punished for their honesty. But sometimes, it's deserved. John McCain has confessed he doesn't know as much about economics as he should. He has acknowledged that his divorce was his own fault. But it's his admission that Read More...
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From The Page : Perhaps not the best day on which to run that particular headline. Read More...
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On the surface, Chris Dodd is the perfect vice presidential candidate for Barack Obama. He’s Catholic, while Obama has struggled to win over Catholics. He speaks fluent Spanish, which could help among Latinos. He’s a veteran, just like you-know-who. Jews Read More...
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McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm did his candidate no favors Wednesday when he told the Washington Times that the current economic downturn is a "mental recession." "We have sort of become a nation of whiners," Gramm said. "You just hear this constant Read More...
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John McCain’s plan to balance the budget by 2013 may have just taken the prize for Most Ridicule Sustained in a 24-Hour Period. (Before that, McCain's and Clinton’s gas-tax holiday proposals held the title .) The biggest gripe: It’s hard to see how McCain Read More...
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At a town hall meeting today in Denver, Colo., McCain highlighted the American footwear company Crocs—you know, the colorful rubber shoes with holes in them—as an example of how free trade benefits American business. “This former small business now employs Read More...
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If you flip-flop on an issue that itself flip-flops all the time, is that considered flip-flopping? That’s the question confronting Barack Obama, who hinted Thursday that he might “refine” his position on withdrawal from Iraq. Obama quickly held a follow-up Read More...
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Democratic strategist and former Kerry communications director Stephanie Cutter has joined the Obama campaign.* Her responsibilities include heading up a "war room" for Michelle Obama. A campaign’s "war room" typically refers to its rapid response team. Read More...
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Barack Obama’s campaign has gone to great lengths to show that its candidate is just a regular guy. In Pennsylvania, his bowling performance drew more scrutiny than his health care plan. In North Carolina, he pointedly sipped a PBR with locals. Now he’s Read More...
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I just wanted to provide a little context to my piece about the losing line of argument against John McCain's military service. As a reader points out, Wesley Clark didn't go out of his way to say the line about McCain getting shot down -- Bob Schieffer Read More...
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