Ludacris Provides Obama With More Unwelcome Help

McCain camp on Obama's 'hysteria'
politico.com 7/31/2008 — Staying very personal, the McCain campaign responds to Obama's suggestion that Republicans will attack his unusual name and his race: "This is a typically superfluous response from Barack Obama. Like most celebrities, he reacts to fair ...

McCain, RNC Attack Ads Scrape The Bottom Of The Barrel
crooksandliars.com 7/31/2008 — The above attack ad “What An Obama Ad Might Look Like In Berlin”  ( warning, this video is awful ) from the RNC is, as C&L contributer Jamie put it — sick.  The ad is billed as a parody, but as with pretty much ...

Did Obama Accuse McCain of Running a Racist, Xenophobic Campaign?
blogs.abcnews.com 7/31/2008 — "John McCain right now, he's spending an awful lot of time talking about me," Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said today in Rolla, Mo. "You notice that? I haven’t seen an ad yet where he talks about what he’s gonna do....

McCain Tries to Define Obama as Out of Touch
nytimes.com 7/31/2008 — A full-throttled effort by the McCain campaign to create a negative narrative about Barack Obama is being coordinated by veterans of President Bush’s 2004 bid. >

From 'straight talk' to smear campaign - St. Petersburg Times
tampabay.com 7/31/2008 — From 'straight talk' to smear campaign In print: Thursday, July 31, 2008 The Straight Talk Express has taken a nasty turn into the gutter. Sen. John McCain has resorted to lies and distortions in what sounds like an increasingly desperate attempt to ...

Some Help Can Be A Hindrance — Hotline On Call Part Deux

Today on Air America 07-30-08 — The Latest on Air America

Obama Accuses McCain of Race-baiting — Weekly Standard Blog

Sure, the McCranky "campaign" continues to sink to unimaginable depths, and House Dems shook an angry fist at Karl Rove, but what is there to say? — DownWithTyranny!

Jake Tapper: “Did Obama Accuse McCain of Running a Racist, Xenophobic Campaign?” — Patterico's Pontifications

Ludacris Releases Song Attacking Clinton, McCain — FOXNews.com 7/30/2008
In his new song “Politics: Obama Is Here,” rapper and staunch Barack Obama supporter Ludacris trashes presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain and former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton.  ...

Obama camp goes up with response ad — First Read 7/30/2008
From NBC's Mark MurrayThe Obama campaign is responding to McCain's Britney-Paris-Obama ad with its own TV advertisement -- which calls McCain's attack "the same old politics," links McCain to Bush, and points out that news organization and ...

Obama camp says Ludacris should be 'ashamed' — CNN Political Ticker 7/30/2008
The Obama campaign is criticizing Ludacris' new song. (CNN) – Barack Obama's campaign sharply condemned rapper Ludacris Wednesday over his new song celebrating the Illinois senator's presidential bid while referring to Hillary Clinton by ...

CNN=Politics Daily — CNN Political Ticker 7/31/2008
CNN=Politics Daily is The Best Political Podcast from The Best Political Team. (CNN) –The McCain campaign wants to know: do you want to elect “the biggest celebrity in the world?" In the latest episode of CNN=Politics Daily, Dana Bash reports ...

McCain Tries to Define Obama as Out of Touch — NYT > Politics 7/31/2008
A full-throttled effort by the McCain campaign to create a negative narrative about Barack Obama is being coordinated by veterans of President Bush’s 2004 bid. >