Political Play of the Day: Obama reviews ‘WALL-E’
July 13, 2008
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Add one more name to the list of famous Chicago movie critics….
Arnold may consider Obama energy post
July 13, 2008
California gov. says he might take an offer from a potential President Obama to be energy czar.
Obama, McCain and their awkward Hispanic outreach
July 13, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Like eager but awkward suitors, Barack Obama and John McCain are working hard and sometimes fumbling in their efforts to court Hispanic voters who could swing November’s presidential election….
McCain official dismissive of campaign surrogates
July 13, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top economic surrogate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain doesn’t think people are paying much attention to what people like her have to say….
That’s my $4566 you are giving away!
July 13, 2008
I don’t want no stinking rebate. I don’t care if it’s $300 or $600. I want my $4566 PER SECOND that the US govt is spending in Iraq.
John McCain’s access problem
July 13, 2008
McCain’s freewheeling style clashes with the media’s gaffe-driven needs. See also: McCain laments coverage
Tony Snow, 1955 – 2008
July 13, 2008
Media and political figures, including both Presidents Bush and Chris Wallace, remember Tony Snow fondly.
McCain has no national service plan
July 13, 2008
He will not commit to a plan to increase service opportunities outside of the military.
Ad campaign presses candidates on education
July 13, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — An education-advocacy group will begin airing ads this week seeking to nudge Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama on ways to improve the standing of U.S. schools compared with other industrialized nations….
When the truth hurts
July 13, 2008
In the political white heat of the US presidential race, the truth cannot set a candidate free, it can only get them into trouble.
The most intense and expensive White House race ever is throwing up a rich catalogue of gaffes and unwisely uttered truths.
Republican candidate John McCain, and Democrat Barack Obama have seen their campaigns rocked in the last few days by supporters who planted their feet squarely in their mouths.