Friday, August 1, 2008
Ref's Best
McCain Camp Accuses Obama of Playing the Race Card | FNC
'The One'? Take a Number, Sen. Obama | Wash. Post
GOP's celeb-Obama message gains traction | Politico | Ref's Comment: Pundits can mock the Britany/Paris ad all they want, but it cuts through the fog and makes a clear point that even the most casual political observers understand.
Poll: McCain Shrinks Obama’s Lead in Three Battleground States | FNC
McCain's Internet edge: Ad price | Politico
The Curious Mind of John McCain | Wash. Post
NBC Hires Luke Russert as a Correspondent | NYT
Ludacris Provides Obama With More Unwelcome Help | Wash. Post
Ludacris Raps About Obama, Upsetting Many | NYT | Ref's Comment: This song will not help Obama win over the red states he is targeting such as Virginia and North Carolina. He needs to reject these lyrics personally, and not in a statement, or this video will go viral and do great damage, but it probably already has.
McCain, Obama Duel Over Celebrity Attack Ad | FNC
McCain Staff Compares Obama to Hollywood Divas | FNC
Romney could lift McCain in West | Politico
Aide to Sen. Jim Webb Found Dead | FNC
Teaching Law, Testing Ideas, Obama Stood Slightly Apart | NYT
President Obama Continues Hectic Victory Tour | Wash. Post | Ref's Comment: This article tipped a reluctant liberal media, and late-night talkers, toward finally acknowledging Obama's arrogance problem.
Editorials/Op-Eds
Ugly game of who's the bigot | Wesley Pruden, Wash. Times
Obama's Bad Turn | WSJ
Missing Dean Acheson | David Brooks, NYT
To Fix Obama's Women Problem | Dick Morris & Eileen McGann, NY Post
Pelosi's Energy Stonewall | WSJ
New Premises in Iraq | Henry Kissinger, Wash. Post
Where's the Outrage? Really. | Arthur C. Brooks, WSJ
Clueless candidates? | Daniel Gallington, Wash. Times
'Just Like Us': O's Celeb Strategy | Michelle Malkin, NY Post
Non-Political Stories
The Dumbest Online Job Hunt Blunders | ABC
Florida's tomato growers rip FDA | News Press
Witnesses: Canada bus passenger beheads seat mate | AP, Yahoo
Congress: No annoying airplane cell phone calls | AP, Yahoo
Mars Phoenix Lander Finally Samples Ice | FNC
The Hill's 50 Most Beautiful 2008 | The Hill
Exercise: It's an hour a day, people. Seriously. | LA Times
Granite Countertops a Recipe for Danger? | Web MD
Scrabble vs. Scrabulous: A lesson in copyright law | LA Times
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