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My Dream DNC Ad
"Which of the McCains' 8 [or 6, or 10] houses does he sit in when he devises ways to portray Obama as living the 'grand' life?" "... or do the thoughts come to him as he rides in his...more »
Posted on August 8, 2008 11:07 AM
Bayh Curious
Indiana-based blogger Bil Browning has a post upon on his blog Bilerico Project-Indiana (cross-posted at Huffington Post) (links below) predicting that Obama will name Evan Bayh as his running mate on a campaign stop in Elkhart, IN on Wednesday. His basis...more »
Posted on August 4, 2008 4:10 PM
A Real Whopper: McCain Plans to Use Iraq Victory Dividend to Balance Budget
Check out this remarkable statement in the new economic policy paper from the McCain camp:“The McCain administration would reserve all savings from victory in the Iraq and Afghanistan operations in the fight against Islamic extremists for reducing the deficit. Since...more »
Posted on July 7, 2008 1:48 AM
"Oh, Snap" du Jour: Obama on McCain/Iraq Tonight in Great Falls
Mark Murray at First Read posts some of Obama's planned remarks from an appearance tonight in Montana. Suggests another pretty good pummelling -- rating 3 out of 5 on the "Oh, Snap" scale -- is coming the way of the presumptive Republican nominee, who can take...more »
Posted on May 30, 2008 5:40 PM
Use "Baseball" Abitration to Resolve the MI-FL Situations
The Michigan/Florida situation is genuinely tricky, both politically and as a matter of moral philosophy: On the one hand, it is deeply problematic for the Democratic Party not to count two entire states, whose voters are not fully to...more »
Posted on May 23, 2008 11:57 AM
A Very Simple Reporter Question For Hillary Re Florida Primary
Florida reporter Adam Smith just did an interview (first audio segment) with HRC in which she claimed that, although Harold Ickes and other close supporters voted in August 2007 in favor of the DNC's decision to strip Florida of all...more »
Posted on May 22, 2008 1:26 PM
Not Since the "Giant Ku Klux Klan rallies of the 1920s . . ."
Whoever you support, you have to admire the energy Obama is bringing to politics. I venture to say that virtually all Democrats recognize this -- as is evidenced by the many Clinton fans whom I have heard to expend their full rhetorical quivers on...more »
Posted on May 6, 2008 12:23 PM
HRC channels McCain on Iraq: Just Incredibly Awkward . . .
In 2005, on CBS, Hillary Clinton agreed with John McCain's argument that if we get the casualties down, staying in Iraq indefinitely would be AOK: Senator McCain made the point earlier today, which I agree with, and that is, it's...more »
Posted on May 5, 2008 2:00 PM
Josh, Do Journalistic Ethics Permit You to Share with Us the Broadcast Anti-Obama Emails You Reportedly Received from Sidney Blumenthal?
Seems newsworthy. I don't know the rules on these things, but seems to press the limits of confidentiality pretty far....more »
Posted on May 1, 2008 10:35 PM
"Why are you stumbling? Why can't you run straight"
Hillary Clinton's latest and last argument is that, whatever the delegate numbers say, Obama is a weak candidate who will lose in the general election. Therefore, this argument goes, superdelegates and others principally concerned about elected a Democratic President, should reject Obama...more »
Posted on April 29, 2008 2:49 PM
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Hillary Clinton's status as a better known celebrity (along with deep dynastic traditions in Latin American politics) was often cited as a reason for Hillary's success among Hispanics in the primaries. Not sure this ad is aimed at a cleverly chosen mark. And Obama's Spanish ads tend to focus on fact that his father was an immigrant. Not sure the suggestion that Obama is rich and out of touch is going to play either. Insulting, more than anything else.
Posted at August 19, 2008 5:26 PM in response to McCain Spanish-Language Ad: Obama's Celebrity Life Is "Fabulosa"
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Normally I manage to ignore you, but today you're annoying me again -- Mission Accomplished, as your hero would say.
Posted at August 19, 2008 4:44 PM in response to McCain Spanish-Language Ad: Obama's Celebrity Life Is "Fabulosa"
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Yes, celebrity is anathema for political success -- just ask JFK, Ronald Reagan, and Arnold.
Posted at August 19, 2008 4:42 PM in response to McCain Spanish-Language Ad: Obama's Celebrity Life Is "Fabulosa"
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El abuelo McCain esquive el tiburón.
Posted at August 19, 2008 4:36 PM in response to McCain Spanish-Language Ad: Obama's Celebrity Life Is "Fabulosa"
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Also, we will certainly lose unless he simultaneously stops being so "fabulosa" and curbs his campaigns tacit homophobia.
Posted at August 19, 2008 4:29 PM in response to OBAMA WILL LOSE unless...
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It may not be legal to feature troops like that, and in any event would be regarded as in questionable taste.
But I agree he should publicize. . . good for a mention in a town meeting or debate.
Posted at August 14, 2008 1:55 PM in response to Study: Troops Deployed Abroad Gave Six Times More To Obama Than To McCain
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Obama should counter this with an ad just showing a group of his 65-and up year old supporters talking about why they support him and why they think McCain is a crappy candidate who insultingly suggests that only young star-struck people support Obama. In fact, a series of such ads.
And he could leaven it with humor; they could refer to themselves as "hot chicks."
"Hi, I'm John Smith, I'm 82 years old. I've never heard of Bono, but I support Barack Obama because he has a real plan for alternative energy and he will restore America's position in the world."
"Hi, I'm Mary Evans, I'm 76 years old. My husband still calls me a hot chick, but I support Barack Obama because he's honest about the problems we face, and he's going to provide health care for all Americans."
Posted at August 12, 2008 12:26 PM in response to Counting The White Women In McCain's "Hot Chicks" Ad
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With apologies to my own inexplicably undertrafficked reader post, the DNC should do an ad saying something like (with appropriate grainy images):
"Which of the McCains' 8 houses does he sit in when he devises ways to portray Obama as living the 'grand' life?"
"... or do the thoughts come to him as he rides in his family plane, or when he sits with the Washington lobbyists who run his campaign?"
" . . . and why the childish ads about Brittany Spears and the whining about Barack Obama's popularity -- which McCain calls 'celebrity' -- from a politician who appeared in The Wedding Crashers and been on the Daily Show more than any other guest?"
"John McCain . . . 'maverick,'? or 'hypocrite'?"
Posted at August 8, 2008 1:15 PM in response to Obama Camp: McCain's Latest Celeb Ad "Is A Lie"
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Azpaull,
This article deserves to be featured by the TPM headliners. Then can be reached at
talk@talkingpointsmemo.com
Thanks!Posted at August 8, 2008 11:10 AM in response to A Top Arizona Journalist Runs Down McCain History - lots of info with some new, damning anecdotes
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I think Hillary's going to be great this week. I strongly prefer Obama as a candidate, and was deeply annoyed by some of her campaign's moves, but I think she is a policy-engaged patriot who cares about the country and knows what's at stake in November, and will go to the mat to help Obama get it done. I hope Obama's fans give her the unreserved cheers and thanks she deserves for doing this.
Posted at August 8, 2008 9:51 AM in response to Election Central Morning Roundup
