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About Those 'Two Stories" Obama Wishes Would Just Go Away But Won't
Hyscience —
While "so-deep-in-the-Obama-tank-I-can't-see-straight" writer Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic (I have to admit to enjoying most of his work) is getting "tingley feelings" over Obama's jumping all over John McCain's "too-many-homes-to-count-so-check-with-my-staff comments," and could be on the verge of wetting himself over the excitement of the possibility of writing yet another post on the topic (after all, he's already written 3 today - here, here, and here already), Jennifer Rubin at Commentary writes of much ...
Media Defends McCain: It’s Not ‘A Huge Deal’ That He Doesn’t Know How Many Houses He Owns
Think Progress —
... – Marc Ambider, The Atlantic: “[T]he word ‘John McCain’ means a lot of different things, but rich isn’t one of them.” ...
Two Steps Back
Hoffmania! —
... Marc Ambinder is like my old 1982 Volvo. He goes smoothly, then suddenly the engine just plain conks out. ...the word "John McCain" means a lot of different things, but rich isn't one of them. We direct your attention to what they found out at Blah3.com: In terms of net worth, John McCain is the 8th richest member [of the Senate], while Barack Obama is the 67th richest.
That's out of 100, folks. McCain's in the top 10%. He's rich.
C'mon, Marc...use the brain. The gut's ...
Dear Media
The Next Right —
... is contrived. It is political hand-waving. They don't really believe what they're telling you. Remember, in 2004, the Right thought it was fine to attack John Kerry's numerous homes, and the Left feigned outrage that anybody would think that was a legitimate campaign issue.
Campaigns play you for rubes. Stop playing along.
Some of you already know this, even if you can't resist joining the Kabuki Dance.
Joint New York Times/Atlantic Monthly Death/Washington Post/AP Spiral Watch
J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles —
... Marc Ambinder: Says an Obama aide: "It's [McCain's] Bush grocery scanner moment - but far worse."... [T]he word "John McCain" means a lot of different things, but rich isn't one of them.... If McCain's gaffe had been somehow age-related, then they'd have an easier time... ...
