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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... ,
and then it turned out that Sozhenitsyn didn't write such a story. I
mean, Jesus Christ, it's just remarkable. This whole story about how
the baby isn't hers? Jesus Christ. Just crazy shit," - Mark Salter, in a must-read interview with Jeffrey Goldberg. ...
Salter unloads on Andrew Sullivan, overall press coverage
Jonathan Martin's Blog —
... In an interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, Mark Salter says the media have not treated the two candidates the same and reserved special ire for Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic's Obama-backing and McCain-bashing blogger. ...
Salter on the press
Ben Smith's Blog —
... The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg has a really interesting interview with McCain aide Mark Salter, who elaborates on his view of the press: ...
McCain aide Mark Salter: Sullivan “seems to have lost his f***ing mind”
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle,” runs Sully’s tagline, quoting Orwell. Consider Salter’s struggle won . Doubtless this righteous salvo, too, will be assimilated into the unified field theory of Trig Trutherism, probably as evidence that Sully got too close to the truth in his scary smart ...
Salter Peppers The Press
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic interviewed McCain advisor Mark Salter. The whole thing is must reading, but here is one exchange on the subject of negative campaigning: JG: Do you think your campaign has been too negative, like a lot of people think? MS: The other guy is much more negative, by some almost immeasurable factor. His message on McCain has been consistently negative since the North Carolina primary. Barack Obama has not made a public statement in this country which did not include a full-throated attack on McCain. It's just a fact. They have ads saying McCain ...
Salter Says McCain Can Still Win, Hits Media for Double-Standards
News —
... John McCain can still win the election, top aide and longtime speechwriter Mark Salter said Monday, while heaping scorn on his perceived different standards for Barack Obama and McCain in the media. Salter said McCain can still win in an interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg , citing remaining persuadable voters and soft support for Obama, but said that the campaign did not necessarily expect foreign policy to be on the back burners during the campaign. "Iraq was supposed to be the issue of the campaign," Salter said. "We assumed it was our biggest challenge. Funny ...
McCain Aide Mark Salter Goes On Curse-Filled Rant Against Press
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Over at The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg has got a riveting interview with Mark Salter, an old-school McCainiac who's collaborated with the Arizona Senator on several of his biographical books. Using ...
McCain Aide Mark Salter Goes On Curse-Filled Rant Against Press
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Over at The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg has got a riveting interview with Mark Salter, an old-school McCainiac who's collaborated with the Arizona Senator on several of his biographical books. Using ...
On Offense
Talking Points Memo —
Top McCain aide/alter ego Salter unleashes new whining fusillade.
DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News —
... . McCain aide Mark Salter told The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg that the press uses a different standard for Obama than it does for McCain. Salter also said the press, which used to be in McCain's corner, has changed while McCain has not. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) are correct to note that reporters haven't done much to look into Obama's past drug use, according to Hot Air's ...
Meet The New McCain
Jules Crittenden —
... Same as the Old McCain, just repackaged and caricatured by … who else? Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Mark Salter at The Atlantic : “I think the media is driven by a need to see this history happen,” he said. “And I think they’ve rationalized it, they think they’re on the level with McCain, that he’s not the old McCain. But he is the old McCain. He just doesn’t know what happened to the old press corps.” … MS : Look, I think, starting with the Democratic primary, there has been a different standard for Obama than there has been for any candidate running against Barack Obama. ...
Remainders: Sanchez snubbed
Michael Calderone's Blog —
Shep brings a "Central Time Zone sensibility" to Fox.
Salter doesn't hold back on the press (especially Andrew Sullivan).
Ratings and YouTube moments are on the rise for "Fox & Friends."
McCain's Muslim organizer skips interview with CNN's Sanchez.
Facebookers try drafting Gwen Ifill for "Meet" gig.
Rep. Robin Hayes and staff blame the press, before getting caught lying.
And what's more important to the modern cable news host: Nielsen or ...
Grover Norquist Beats Off The Blues
Firedoglake —
... fellow cronies Karl Rove, Ralph Reed, Jack Abramoff and their selfish ilk. We are all reaping the fetid, stale whirlwind sown by republicans -- "I got mine. Screw you."
But it's not their fault things went badly...no, no, no...it was just executed incorrectly by this year's conveniently placed scapegoat, John McCain. Is it me, or are more and more republicans sounding like they are issuing preemptive concession statements these days? If I ...
