Thursday, August 7, 2008
Ref's Best
Obama Overexposed? Half of Americans tired of hearing about him, only 26% say same of McCain | Pew Research Center
Obama Hits Back, Too Softly For Some | Wash. Post
McCain takes lead on YouTube hits | Wash. Times
McCain: US Needs Economic Surge | Wash. Post
Obama stalls in public polling | Politico
Interactivity and the Presidential Debates | Wash. Post
Profanity greater on liberal blogs | Wash. Times | Ref's Comment: This is important because profanity in political discussions typically indicates a closed mind.
Clinton Leaves Option Open for Convention Floor Vote | FNC
Clinton Leaves Convention Nomination Open | NYT
Have the Clintons Gotten Over It? | Time
McCain Gets His Money’s Worth Out of Paris, Britney Ad | FNC
Gas Station Televisions Won’t Run Obama Energy Ad | FNC
Venezuelans protest Chavez's new socialist push | AP
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
Boycott the Beijing Games | NY Post
Bush isn't the bad guy | Wash. Times
Pelosi's Power Trip | NY Post
World's economy depends upon a strong Navy | Wash. Times
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
'Dead' Man Awakens Before Autopsy, Shocks Doctors by Asking for Glass of Water | FNC
Convoy rescued after GPS led them to Utah cliff | AP
Possible Shakespearean theater found in London | AP
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
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