Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Gusher (video)
youtube.com - 7/30/2008
Gusher (video)
—
DNC Video: "Gusher"Chyron: Big Oil Rewards McCain's Big Shift on Offshore Drilling[June 17, 2008]Chyron: McCain REVERSED His Position On Offshore D...

Blog Reactions

Daily Kos:  John McCain: A Gusher of Oil Money

Oliver Willis:  McCain’s Oil Gusher

Comments
Blog Reactions

John McCain: A Gusher of Oil Money
Daily Kos — Why did John McCain flip-flop last month and decide that offshore drilling was a good idea?

McCain’s Oil Gusher
Oliver Willis — One candidate is getting backing from the oil industry in such a disproportionate way. So the American people should ask themselves: Do you really think that candidate is going to do a thing about high oil prices or the addiction of the nation to oil? Those oil barons aren’t giving McCain money because they like his witty personality… ...

Related Content
Overreading
matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com 7/29/2008 — Chris Bowers proclaims that if Barack Obama picks Tim Kaine as his VP nominee that "would also signal that Obama has no intention to govern as a progressive" whereas "by contrast, Obama / Sebelius would be fine, and Obama / Dodd would be exciting." ...
Question and... more Questions time: were the DNC's June fund-raising numbers over-estimated?
redstate.com 7/30/2008 — This one I'll call a "Guide to the Perplexed," but only because I'm one of them. Q. So, what's going on? A. The Democrats seem not to have as much money as somebody told us that they have. Q. Excuse me? A. Yup. Specifically, the Democratic ...
R.N.C. Deletes Comments on Obama Parody Site
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 7/30/2008 — A new spoof aimed at Obama's friends gets slammed with offensive comments that trouble people in a bipartisan way.
Democratic National Committee News - The New York Times
topics.nytimes.com 7/30/2008 — Thursday, July 31, 2008 Times Topics World U.S. N.Y. / Region Business Technology Science Health Sports Opinion Arts Style Travel Jobs Real Estate Autos Advertise on NYTimes.com Report An Error Times Topics > Organizations > D > Democratic National ...
Ben Smith's Blog: The DNC writes back
politico.com 7/29/2008 — July 29, 2008 Categories: Hillary Clinton The DNC writes back Despite expectations (including here) that they'd fade away, the Hillary die-hards -- an extremely anti-Obama corner of the Democratic Party -- live on, at least online, where they send -- ...
McCain: No new taxes? — First Read 7/29/2008
MCCAIN: No new taxes?The AP's headline: "McCain backs off his no-new-tax pledge." "McCain drew a sharp rebuke Monday from conservatives after he signaled an openness to a higher payroll tax for Social Security, contrary to previous vows not to raise ...
Obama seeks Latino vote with $20 million effort (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 7/29/2008
AP - Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee are setting aside $20 million to target and mobilize Hispanic voters in the presidential election this fall, the Obama campaign said Tuesday.
Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 7/29/2008
AP - Economic and international issues draw Obama's attention amid a day of private meetings ... Va. Gov. Tim Kaine won't discuss whether Obama is considering him for running mate ... McCain steps back from 'no new tax' pledge, gets rebuked by ...
Dems seek to mobilize Latino vote — msnbc.com: Politics 7/29/2008
Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee are setting aside $20 million to target and mobilize Hispanic voters in the presidential election this fall, the Obama campaign said Tuesday.
Dems launch Latino outreach effort — First Read 7/29/2008
From NBC's Katie Mulhall and Alex WallThe Democratic National Committee announced today that it will team up with the Obama campaign for an unprecedented $20 million effort to organize and mobilize Latino voters. Frank Sanchez, the chairman of the ...