Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Ref's Best
New York Times nails Obama: Big-Dollar Donors Are Major Force in Obama Campaign | NYT | Ref's Comment: Obama used the fact that he gets his money from small donors as justification for abandoning the public financing system, a major campaign flip-flop. This article exposes that claim as false and will hurt him in the debates.
Jon Voight Blasts Obama, says he would usher in socialism | CBS News
Moderators Chosen for Presidential Debates | FNC | Ref's Comment: One wonders how the commission will defend its decision on these four moderators, particularly openly pro-Obama Gwen Ifill.
Doubts weaken Obama, polls show | Wash. Times
Where’s the Landslide? | David Brooks, NYT
A guide to 5 key campaign flip-flops | Politico | Ref's Comment: It's hard to say McCain had a campaign flip-flop on taxes. He has been arguing to keep the Bush tax cuts for several years now. But the Politico needed to give some balance to their list so they threw that in.
France took part in 1994 genocide: Rwandan report | AFP, Yahoo
Key Obama strategy threatens his chances | Political Ref
Newspaper questions reporter's treatment | Wash. Times
Obama backs oil reserve release | Wash. Times | Ref's Call: It's hard to believe that the Obama campaign would make the mistake of calling for opening the reserve. This action would have no lasting impact on price and little to none on short-term price. Also, it is relatively easy to argue that Obama is putting political considerations ahead of emergency considerations, what the reserve is intended to address.
McCain Visits Nuclear Power Plant | Townhall
House GOP returns with no plans to stop | Politico
McCain likely to let Obama choose VP first | Politico
McCain Takes a Page From Clinton’s Playbook | NYT
Why Isn't Obama Further Ahead? | Wash. Post
Mitt For Veep, Stopping Joggers In Their Tracks | Wash. Post
Cantor Won't Talk About the VP Slot | Wash. Post
Critic's Notebook: The failure of Ludacris' pro-Bama song was inevitable | LA Times
Bush Says It's 'Important to Engage' China | Wash. Post
McCain to stop at biker rally | FNC
(Obama's) VP pick may chafe Hillary supporters | Politico
Bill Clinton Has Regrets on Campaign for Wife, Insists, 'I Am Not a Racist' | ABC News
One Week, 9-Point Lead Lost for Obama in Tracking Poll | FNC
Lift drilling ban or risk shutdown | Wash. Times
Editorials/Op-Eds
Thought Police: The Left Verses Free Speech | Ralph Peters, NY Post
Fear Factor: McCain's Best Bet | Dick Morris & Eileen McGann, NY Post
Obama is who he is | Tony Blankley, Wash. Times
Political Perils of a 'Big Sort'? | Wash. Post
Obama's Afghan Absurdities | Amir Taheri, NY Post
The Green Hornet | WSJ
Where is the party of small government? | G. Tracy Meehan III
How Barack's Berlin Bull Bombed | George Will, NY Post
Come One, Come All to the Genocide Olympics | Paul Greenberg, Townhall
McCain's Problem Isn't Bush | William McGurn, WSJ
The color of politics | Tara Wall, Wash. Times
The Right Way: Why there's nothing the matter with Kansas - and conservatives will prevail | James W. Ceaser, NY Post
Non-Political Stories
Lower Oil Prices Ignite Big Rally; Dow Is Up by 331 | NYT
Massive Credit Card Fraud May Have Vast Victim List | FNC
Study shows why once is enough to hook some smokers | Reuters, Yahoo
Man tells 911 slot machine stole his money | AP, Yahoo
Scientists: Martian soil may be harsh to life | AP
Oil Falls to Three Month Low as Storm May Miss U.S. Gulf Fields | Bloomberg
China clears streets for the Olympics | LA Times | Ref's Comment: China can usually guarantee clear streets, but at a great cost.
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