About once a week, far-right blogs throw a fit about one manufactured controversy or another, usually to no avail. This week’s outrage, apparently, was Barack Obama’s response to an Indiana girl’s question about why he’s running for president. “America,” Obama said, “is no longer what it could be, what it once was. And I say […]
I will never, ever understand what someone in John Edwards’ position was thinking. John Edwards repeatedly lied during his Presidential campaign about an extra-marital affair with a novice film-maker, the former Senator admitted to ABC News today. In an interview for broadcast tonight on Nightline, Edwards told ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff he did have […]
The Colbert Report is hilarious because Stephen Colbert’s caricature of right-wing blowhards is so eerily accurate. Colbert doesn’t believe in “reading books,” he believes in his “gut.” He listens to his “rage.” He admires the “Alpha Dog of the Week.” And why does Colbert sound like so many of today’s Republican Party leaders? Because, as […]
This was definitely the right move, considering the story’s potential for uncomfortable questions. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign will return all of the contributions solicited by the Jordanian business partner of one of Mr. McCain’s most prolific fund-raisers. The decision caps a frenetic two days in which both the Washington Post and The New York […]
The McCain campaign is going for broke with the odd “celebrity” attack, launching its third negative ad going after Barack Obama for being widely respected and admired. For those of you who can’t watch clips online, the ad, which strikes an interesting balance between abject stupidity and breathtaking dishonesty, features a voice-over: “Life in the […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * Freshman Rep. David Davis (R-Tenn) lost in a Republican primary yesterday, the first Tennessee rep to lose in a primary in more than four decades. Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe beat Davis […]
I guess I can’t blame a campaign for trying. Now that John McCain’s financial support from the oil industry has become increasingly controversial, the new push in Republican circles is to argue that Big Oil actually supports Barack Obama more. The RNC said yesterday that Obama “has taken the most money from Big Oil’s very […]
There’s been at least some talk in recent weeks about exactly what role the Clintons would have the Democratic National Convention. Would they get snubbed? Would they feel respected? Would those who supported Hillary in the primaries feel like the Clintons had been given their due? By all appearances, it looks like the Clintons will […]
TPM has put together quite a clip collection, showing John McCain, during the campaign, as rather “dazed and confused.” It’s definitely worth watching. Now, the clip shows a series of gaffes, mistakes, and incidents even Fox News describes as “senior moments,” and it’s pretty devastating. Age aside, McCain really does frequently come across as not […]
In recent weeks, the McCain campaign has unveiled a series of web videos that are created for the sole purpose of generating news. These videos aren’t “ads,” in any traditional sense, and won’t even be considered for television broadcast. They are, in effect, video press releases with provocative messages, made to generate media attention and […]