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Access Hollywood: "We're Going To Treat The Obamas Like A Hollywood Family"

Huffington Post | Posted 12.25.2008 | Media

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The Obama family has helped sell magazines and newspapers, as well as deliver record ratings to politically-themed program this election season. Now,...

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It's the Democracy, Stupid: Campaigns of McCain and Palin Show How They Would Govern

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

The disconnect between McCain's words and his actions, all in an effort to distort his record, is the central approach to his campaign. And it smells a lot like the last eight years of Bush.

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Thomas B. Edsall

Obama Confronts Himself

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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There was mile-high Democratic euphoria in Denver last night as Barack Obama promised to restore the prosperity and national honor which have so grave...

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Predicting Obama's Invesco Memes

David Weinberger | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home

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David Weinberger

This might be one: "John McCain will use images of this event against us. When he sees tens of thousands of Americans eager to participate, he sees celebrity. As I look out tonight, I see democracy."

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Black Magic

Nicholas Stephanopoulos | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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Nicholas Stephanopoulos

If the race continues to tighten, Obama may have to select between victory and honor, black magic and white. McCain has already made his choice. Obama's moment of decision is nigh.

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Reading The Pictures: Looking Into McCain's And Obama's Soles

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.19.2008 | Media

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Michael Shaw

2008-08-19-mccain_plane_ferragamo.jpgJust like Cheney wearing those beat up loafers on a diplomatic trip to the Middle East, the focus here is not fashion -- it's character.

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Seth Colter Walls

Laughable: How McCain Abuses The Humor Card

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

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The comedy stylings of John McCain can fall awkwardly on the ear. From rape jokes to casual ditties about bombing Iran, the Arizonan's affinity for of...

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The Unbearable Lightness Of Obama's Alleged Elitism

Ken Allen | Posted 09.17.2008 | Home

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Ken Allen

He is too educated and yet not deep enough? An answer to the paradoxical arguments used against Obama may lie in our inability to fit him into the stereotypes we use to make sense of the world.

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McCain's "Celebrity" Ads Succeed -- In Distracting

Shawn M. Henderson | Posted 09.13.2008 | Home

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Shawn M. Henderson

Talking about Paris and Britney is not talking about healthcare and Iraq. There were 85 million potential voters who didn't vote in the last election. Obama needs to let them know what he can do for them.

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The Dumb Politics of "Celebrity"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.11.2008 | Media

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Sounds like "celebrity" applies to both these men who happen to be running for president, spending millions to reach out to voters who see them every day on TV, in the papers, and staring up from magazine covers. But otherwise, totally anonymous.

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Hot White Women Like Obama (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

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Just when you thought the real world concerns coming out of Eastern Europe might send the Presidential campaign winging back in a more adult direction...

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Seth Colter Walls

Obama's Celeb Ad Adopts McCain Line Of Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

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For good or for ill, the "celebrity" meme is here to stay in the presidential race. After John McCain's campaign attacked Barack Obama on the grounds...

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Sam Stein

McCain Ad: Celebrity Obama Will Take Away Your Life Savings

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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The McCain camp released a harsh new ad Friday that, playing off of the idea that Obama is an out-of-touch celebrity, suggests -- through the very cad...

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Sam Stein

Attack Ad Redux: McCain Hits Obama On Celebrity, Taxes

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

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Not dissuaded by Paris Hilton's humorous rebuke of his first attack ad, John McCain returned to the celebrity theme on Wednesday when he released a sp...

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McCain's Mad Mockery

Sara Haile-Mariam | Posted 08.13.2008 | Home

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Sara Haile-Mariam

I can attest to the effectiveness of Obama's message because my political involvement is a product of his candidacy. Republican mockery is not an equal response. Citizen involvement is a victory for the country.

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Sam Stein

Obama Continues His Energy, Anti-McCain Offensive

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics

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Coming off a week in which he was compared to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton and saw his standing in the polls drop, Democrats' chief concern when as...

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Barack Obama Just Loves Young White Women

Disgrasian | Posted 08.10.2008 | Politics

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Disgrasian

In watching "Celeb" about 25 times over, the thought never once struck us that Obama was being defamed with the insinuation that he likes to dabble in "young white women." What made us even go there?

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Sam Stein

RNC Launches 'Obama Is A Celeb' Website

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

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John McCain's "Celeb" ad, which he portrayed Barack Obama as an intellectually vacant pop star, made several members of the GOP recoil. Most notably, ...

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Jason Linkins

Andrea Mitchell Confronts McCain's Campaign Manager On 'Celebrity' Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

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My, it's funny how things change. Just scant months ago, the crowds Obama was drawing on the stump were being dismissed as something for which the ca...

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If We Don't Puncture Obama's Balloon, He Will Float Right Out of Our Hands --- McCain campaign

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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Blake Fleetwood

The polls are going back and forth, but the political pros ---- and the betting odds -- are convinced that Obama is going to win. McCain is getting...

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Sam Stein

Britney Spears-McCain Saga Continues: Pop Star And Candidate Share Talking Points?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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The surest sign yet that this presidential campaign -- not even in August -- has already gone on way too long: Britney Spears is the nexis of a politi...

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Jason Linkins

McCain's Paris Hilton-Britney Spears Ad (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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There's a fine line between smart and clever, and a similar border between clever and stupid, and John McCain's campaign ads keep on standing on all the wrong sides.

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Sam Stein

McCain Ad Links Paris Hilton, Britney Spears To Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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The McCain campaign is out with the latest in a string of sharply negative advertisements, this time mocking Barack Obama as a self-important celebrit...

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Obama Asked For ID At DC Gym

The Hill | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) may have one of the best-known faces in the world, but that doesn't mean he is recognized everywhere, even in Washington. ...

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Actor Tom Hanks Endorses Barack Obama

Huffington Post | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics

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Time Magazine's Mark Halperin reported late Saturday that Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks is endorsing Barack Obama for President: Actor/activist who h...

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