The reality is that positive coverage of any Democrat is limited and temporary for fear of networks and newspapers either being accused of liberal bias or being tossed out of the very serious barbeque loop.
Berlin is girding itself for up to a million spectators. The security cost to the city is closing on $500,000. And some Germans are already preparing not to like what Obama has to say.
At no point does the McCain campaign or anyone in the media point out what, exactly, is the danger to America if our closest allies actually, you know, don't hate us.
McCain aides said that the senator's journey to the Internet will span five days and will take him to such far-flung sites as Amazon.com, eBay and Facebook.
In the wake of the New Yorker flap, a shock Obama t-shirt has made news, raising questions about whether the provocative message it bears is ironic or just plain ugly.
This type of insulting nonsense will not go unnoticed or unchallenged by the Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who've fought in both McCain's war in Iraq, and in the other war in Afghanistan.
Both candidates are embracing, rather than challenging, the fundamental irrationality of Bush's "war on terror," which substitutes hysteria for rational analysis in appraising the dangers the country faces.
As Obama's plane touched down in Afghanistan, Maliki's comments had a far-reaching effect on the war and presidential politics, with the Maliki government withdrawing from Bush and making McCain appear foolish.
"Be Obama, be change, be Berlin," the Berliner Zeitung babbles this morning. Obama is clearly campaigning here, no matter what Americans think, and certainly young Europeans embrace him as a leader.
It isn't just the American people who want us to leave Iraq. Now it's the U.S.-backed Prime Minister of Iraq. That leaves Bush, McCain and the neo cons as the only people still committed to this war.
The part I find so maddening about this turn of events is the reason given for the absence of a female contender.
Here are six reasons McCain is very fortunate he ended up at Schmidt's Sausage Haus in Ohio yesterday, rather than on a pitching oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Activists here say there are at least 100,000 dual national Israeli-American voters. During a 4th of July picnic in Jerusalem, "the volunteers were constantly busy, not a moment to rest. People were lining up to register."
We drove around the West Bank searching for Obama supporters, but even at venues with names in English, such as the Stars & Bucks cafe or Supermarket Baghdad, there were no Gobama banners to be seen.
What would you do differently in Iraq? Say it up top and be specific. Get readers and morning commuters to spill their coffee, what I call the "shock and awe" lede. Ok, maybe a bad pun.
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Why isn't Fox,Cnn or MSM reporting about this, and mccains connection to it, along with the administrations connection? Now this is news! This is what the Media should be reporting! Hey you guys where's the Media on this? Hannity were are you guy? all you want to do is blast Obama out of the water! Sick of ya all! This is why I come to the internet now for my news! It's real, and on top of it!
There is no end to corruption in this administration. The press must post all the reasons for impeachment that have been put into the record or are they secretly pining for a Republican dictatorship ?
This problem only exists because the federal government is in the wrong business. If it was in the Citizen protection business like it's supposed to be instead of the regulation business like it's not supposed to be, lobbyists would not be converging on it like kids on candy.
This is only one more glaring proof of the failures of decreasing regulation at the benefit of big business. It's nice to see this so clearly outlined and detailed.
You would think Angola, Republic of Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, and Equitorial Guinea could better spend this payola on programs and policies that help their people.
Thanks for an excellent article. Let's here more on this scandalous subject.
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