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Eschaton —
New ad.
Obama Releases Second Ad on Houses Gaffe
News —
KEY BLOGS What they are saying today The Huffington Post Time magazine's report that John McCain has settled on former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) as his running mate leads the Post. McCain's recent history of forgetting things, such as the number of houses he owns and whether Iraqi Sunni ... READ MORE Drudge Report The report that Barack Obama has decided on his running mate leads the Drudge Report. The Democrat may announce his pick via text message on Friday. In other political links, Drudge highlights the latest campaign attack ads in the debate ... READ MORE The Plank With little time ...
Out Of Touch: Nailing The Three-Pointer
Firedoglake —
Well, at least we now know the Obama campaign is not going to be a repeat of 2004. We can squabble over issues and tactics, but this is a tough ad. And it's on the money.
I think the "Obama is an elitist" meme may have met its antidote.
Obama keeps the out-of-touch pressure on
The Reaction —
By Creature
Country Club Economics
Newshoggers.com —
By Cernig
Via Steve Benen in his new home at Political Animal, Obama's latest ad:
Steve writes: There's plenty of entertaining subtleties here, most notably the footage of McCain riding around in a golf cart with the first President Bush when the voice-over talks ...
No place like home(s)
Political Animal —
NO PLACE LIKE HOME(S).... Yesterday, the Obama campaign had quite a bit of fun at John McCain's expense. Today, the campaign kept the pressure on, unveiling a second ad about McCain's uncertainty about the number of homes he owns. For those of you who can't watch videos from your work computers, the 30-second ad features a voice-over saying, "Call it 'Country Club Economics.' How many houses does he own? John McCain says he can't even remember anymore. Well, it's seven . No wonder McCain just said the fundamentals of our economy are strong. And anyone making less than five-million-dollars-a-year is middle-class." The ad continues, ...
McCain’s Media Shield Sets the Rule; Let’s See Them Apply It to Obama
Firedoglake —
Pundits and reporters who have looked into McCain's eyes and seen his soul have designed a rule for shielding McCain from criticism. The shield works like this:
If the reporter thinks a criticism contradicts their own preconceived notion of McCain's character, the ...
Inflation-- Another A Weapon The Rich Use Against America's Working Families
DownWithTyranny! —
The Daily Show welcomes McCain and his cronies to St Paul Yesterday I mentioned that I had gone out for lunch with a senior VP from Citigroup. She told me more than just how Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum celebrated his 4th wife's 28th birthday by buying her Barney's. She also told me that ...
We just can't afford more of the same
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
New Obama ad hits hard:
Game On
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Obama and McCain continue to fight over the economy. Obama has another ad slamming McCain for his housing gaffe:
While McCain whacks Obama for being "ready to raise your taxes": ...
Obama campaign email, ad lies about McCain’s “$5 million” comment
Sister Toldjah —
Got this mass email from the Obama camapaign earlier tonight:
If somebody asked you, you probably wouldn’t have to think about it.
But when a reporter asked John McCain how many houses he owns, he stumbled and said, “I think — I’ll have my staff get to you.”
If you’re like the millions of people who are struggling to keep up with their mortgage, you might have a different perspective.
Not only does John McCain have trouble keeping track of all his houses, he looks at record gas prices and a crippling foreclosure crisis and thinks the economy is fundamentally ...
Open Thread
Crooks and Liars —
McCain’s “Country Club Economics”
Obama keeps swinging away. I can’t wait for the RNC, how about you?
Open thread below…
Friday McBush Bashing (Democratic Convention Edition)
Discourse.net —
Seems Democrats were busy with something or other the past few days.
Kevin Hayden, Quote of the day from mild-mannered Clark Kent-ish guy: “There isn’t a Republican serving in the Senate that’s happy he’s the nominee. Now, they’re all supporting him, but I’ll tell you they have told me. I’ve had Republican senators tell me they don’t think they’ll vote for him,” Reid said.
Juan Cole, Informed Comment, McCain: Iraq is a Peaceful, Stable Country
TPM, Still Hope If you’re ...
