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Clark gets rebuked by Obama
by Jerome Armstrong [courtesy of MyDD]
Ah, Wesley Clark, who is about to win the CQ contest for VP, having defeated McCaskill, Bayh, Edwards, Rendell (who defeated Clinton), and is beating Biden in the finals. Nope. Not gonna happen.
Obama spokesman Bill Burton: "As he's said many times before, Senator Obama honors and respects Senator McCain's service, and of course he rejects yesterday's statement by General Clark."
Tags: Wesley Clark, Barack Obama (all tags)
Posted June 30th, 2008 5:40 PM by Syndicated
John K. Wilson: Why Obama Is Right to Reject Public Financing
by John K. Wilson [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]
Note: I'm the author of a new book, Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest, but I'm not part of the Obama campaign. Barack Obama’s decision to...
Posted June 20th, 2008 1:58 AM by Syndicated
The Online Battle: Can McCain Compete With Obama?
by The Huffington Post News Team [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]
When John McCain, 71, wanted Barack Obama, 46, to join him at a series of town hall meetings, he dispatched a messenger to hand-deliver the...
Posted June 16th, 2008 4:40 PM by Syndicated
Typical modern political journalism
by Jerome Armstrong [courtesy of MyDD]
Unfortunately, its not a defect but a feature.
A revealing article, over on Politico, by John Harris describing the media hype process with the latest example. Harris encouraged Jonathan Martin to get the take, "Wow. Maybe she has come unhinged?" up on the net asap:
Here is what I said: Martin, quick get that item up!
And then to push it further by calling up the cooperating Obama campaign for a quote, then they hype it some more, and then they actually see the quote in context, and realize its nothing but an item that Clinton has previously stated to reference the primary schedule: Martin was quick getting the item about Clinton's Argus Leader comment up on his Politico blog.
But not as quick as The New York Post, which was the first outside South Dakota to notice Clinton's inflammatory remarks (Martin himself knew about Clinton's remarks from the New York tabloid's story). The Associated Press, in what looked at first blush like a classic example of what reporters call "burying the lead," had no mention of Clinton's RFK remarks in its original dispatch on the interview.
I urged Martin to keep his foot on the gas: Be the first to post reaction from the Obama campaign. Obama spokesman Bill Burton quickly obliged, denouncing Clinton's comments and saying such sentiments have "no place in this campaign." Burton's comments quickly went into Martin's blog post. Soon enough, several websites and cable news outlets were giving the story trumpet-blaring treatment.
Perhaps half an hour after the story broke Martin called me back over to his desk. It turned out the Argus Leader had video of its big interview. I huddled over Martin's computer as we watched.
It was a deflating experience.
Posted May 25th, 2008 7:55 PM by Syndicated
Clinton Kennedy Assassination Reference: Brings Up Bobby's Death In Saying Why She Stays In The Race
by The Huffington Post News Team [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]
UPDATE: The Obama camp has offered the following response to Sen. Clinton's comments: "Senator Clinton's statement before the Argus Leader editorial board was unfortunate and...
Posted May 23rd, 2008 9:07 PM by Syndicated
Obama plans general election team
by The Huffington Post News Team [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama is quietly planning to take over the Democratic National Committee and assemble a multistate team for the general election, the latest...
Posted May 21st, 2008 3:14 AM by Syndicated
Obama Fires Back at McCain - Yet Again
by Scout Finch
Speaking to the NRA today, John McCain called Obama's foreign relations plans "reckless." The McCain quote (courtesy of from Ben Smith at The Politico):
Earlier today, Sen. Obama made a few remarks I would like to respond to. I welcome a debate about protecting America. No issue is more important. Sen. Obama claimed all I had to offer was the ‘naive and irresponsible belief’ that tough talk would cause Iran to give up its nuclear program. He should know better. I have some news for Sen. Obama: Talking, not even with soaring rhetoric, in unconditional meetings with the man who calls Israel a ‘stinking corpse’ and arms terrorists who kill Americans will not convince Iran to give up its nuclear program. It is reckless to suggest that unconditional meetings will advance our interests.
It would be a wonderful thing if we lived in a world where we don't have enemies. But that is not the world we live in, and until Sen. Obama understands that reality, the American people have every reason to doubt whether he has the strength, judgment and determination to keep us safe.
Barack fired-up that rapid response team and wasted no time hitting back (via press release):
Posted May 17th, 2008 1:05 AM by Syndicated
Obama Spokesman Bill Burton Compares Rove To A Funeral Director
by The Huffington Post News Team [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]
Late Thursday night, Karl Rove, the architect of the last two Republican presidential victories, was on his new television perch at Fox News, offering free...
Posted May 12th, 2008 3:40 PM by Syndicated
Colbert Responds To Clinton/Obama 'Copycat' Fight
by The Huffington Post News Team [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]
Last week, after both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama appeared on the Colbert Report, a spat broke out between aides to the campaigns: "I can't...
Posted April 23rd, 2008 5:50 PM by Syndicated
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