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The Genius in Giving the Clintons Two Nights
The Stump —
... "We all know that he wants to be loved. Just call him. Call him any time of day or night," said one associate. "Talk to him about anything. Talk to him about the Olympics or what he thinks about a certain congressional district or even about the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle. Obama could even put the phone in a drawer and just let President Clinton talk away. It wouldn't take much. It could be so easy." ...
“These Little Facts Don’t Really Matter.”
Comments from Left Field —
... If John McCain truly wanted to lead a nation, he would have been honest; he would have let the strength of his ideas be the core of his message. Instead, the core of his message has been nothing but lies. Instead:
John Feehery, a Republican strategist, said the campaign is entering a stage in which skirmishes over the facts are less important than the dominant themes that are forming voters’ opinions of the candidates.
“The more the New York Times and The Washington Post go after Sarah Palin, the better off she is, ...
John McCain: Queen of Hearts
Comments from Left Field —
... against those who are “corrupt” or “betray the public’s trust,” two categories that seem to be exhaustive — there are no other people. McCain’s Manichaean worldview drove him to his signature legislative achievement, the McCain-Feingold law’s restrictions on campaigning. Today, his campaign is creatively finding interstices in laws intended to restrict campaign giving and spending. (For details, see The Post of Sept. 17, Page A4; and the New York Times of Sept. 20, Page One.) ...
Western Journalists Redeploy From Iraq
Pirate's Cove —
... “It remains important and it remains interesting,” said Alissa J. Rubin, the New York Times‘ acting bureau chief in Baghdad. “But what’s in front of us now is almost a static situation. There’s not a clear narrative line. The stories are more complex.” ...
Western Journalists Redeploy From Iraq
Stop The ACLU —
... not care about good news from Iraq, as they generally do not care about good news at all. As the saying goes, there is no news in a plane that doesn’t crash. But, it is interesting that cBS and NBC, two of the worlds major news networks, do not have a year round correspondent, and that very few papers bother, either. Remember that next time something happens and they start reporting it. From outside Iraq.“It remains important and it remains interesting,” said Alissa J. Rubin, the New York Times ‘ acting bureau chief in Baghdad. “But what’s in front of us now is almost a static ...
Journalistic Malpractice:WP Wonders About McCain’s Cancer
Pirate's Cove —
... as his running mate. More than 2,700 physicians signed a full-page ad in the New York Times on Oct. 3 calling for a “full, public release” of the candidate’s medical records. Others urged that microscopic slides of tissue removed before and during his operation be made available for review by independent pathologists. ...
Washington Post Just Wonder About McCain’s Cancer Returning
Stop The ACLU —
... as his running mate. More than 2,700 physicians signed a full-page ad in the New York Times on Oct. 3 calling for a “full, public release” of the candidate’s medical records. Others urged that microscopic slides of tissue removed before and during his operation be made available for review by independent pathologists. ...
Kurtz Calls Media's Obamamania A 'Giddy Sense of Boosterism'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... Are journalists fostering the notion that Obama is invincible, the leader of what the New York Times dubbed "Generation O"? ...
