Ignoring study of McCain's 2007 votes, O'Reilly
criticized Obama ad for using McCain's 2003 statement that he voted with Bush "90 percent of the time"

post from Media Matters for America on 07 August 2008 08:43:42 PM. © Media Matters for America

On the August 6 editions of his radio and television shows,Fox News host Bill O'Reilly criticized an ad by the campaign of Sen.Barack Obama titled "Original" forincluding a May 22, 2003, statement from Sen. John McCain, in which McCainsaid: "The president and I agree on most issues. There was a recent studythat showed that I voted with the president 90 percent of the time."O'Reilly asserted on his radio show that the "country was in a fardifferent place" when McCain made those comments.[...]

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Wash. Times inflated Bush's approval ratings,
falsely portrayed unemployment rate under Bush

post from Media Matters for America on 07 August 2008 08:39:50 PM. © Media Matters for America

In an August 7 editorial headlined "Bush isn't thebad guy," The Washington Timesasserted that the president"had very high poll ratings (80 percent to 90 percent) throughout hisfirst term" and went on to say that during his tenure, he "reduced unemployment to stillrecord-levels." In fact, according to an "estimate of approval trend"provided by University of Wisconsin professor Charles Franklin,Bush's approval ratings were between 50 percent and 60 percent prior to September2001, at which point[...]

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Native Tears

post from Firedoglake on 07 August 2008 08:36:25 PM. © Firedoglake

Via the Washington Post, the verdict has been rendered at long last in the Cobell litigationA federal judge ruled Thursday that American Indian plaintiffs are entitled to $455 million in a long-running trust case, a fraction of the $47 billion they[...]

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American McGees Grimm

post from Talking in Circles on 07 August 2008 08:33:51 PM. © Talking in Circles

I’ve had a paid GameTap account for a while now, and I’ve also been a fan of American McGee’s previous works, so I’ve been eagerly awaiting the Grimm games. I wasn’t disappointed.If you don’t have GameTap, you can sign up for a free account and play the first episode. I highly recommend you consider getting [...]

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Day of the Jackass

post from TPMCafe on 07 August 2008 08:29:00 PM. © TPMCafe

With the successful conviction of Osama Bin Ladin's driver, President Bush triumphantly announced plans for further anti-terrorist prosecutions. "We will not stop until we have all of Bin Ladin's confederates: his gardener, his manicurist, his masseur, his acupuncturist, his caddy, his yoga instructor, his pool boy, and his 72 ex-virgins," the president said, puffing out his chest like a parakeet. John McCain said, "It is important to capture all of Bin Ladin divers, since their ability to plant underground explosives is a threat to America's harbors and naval vessels."

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Kathleen Kennedy Townsend could be Barack Obama's
V.P.

post from The Francis L. Holland Blog on 07 August 2008 08:27:00 PM. © The Francis L. Holland Blog

I think that Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is could be Barack Obama's vice presidential running mate in 2008. She is on Obama's V.P. selection committee. She was lieutenant governor of Maryland. The Kennedy's were the most high-profile early Democratic supporters of Barack Obama (relative to others who only supported him when he became inevitable). And now we read in the New York Times that:

The opening Monday night of the convention is expected to honor Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and his family. NYT

Now, if Obama selected Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the that first day of celebration becomes a celebration of his choice of running-mate.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend would come with last-name recognition above that of any of the alternatives, help unite the Democratic women who supported Hillary Clinton, and piss of the Republicans (which is inevitable in any case, unless he selects Sam Nunn, whom the Republicans like because he is just like Joe Lieberman at heart).

I confess that I dreamed about this last night. In the dream, I happened to run into one of the Kennedy men somewhere and I asked him about this. He told me that the Kennedy's ability to raise money would be phenomenal and their name was a household brand.

George W. Bush selected the head of his V.P. selection effort as his vice presidential candidate, right? It is some precedent, even if a terrible one to remember.

However, I also spoke with a close associate in the AfroSpear who is familiar with Maryland politics and who told me that Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is hated by Black Democrats. He explained to me that she chose a white man over the obvious Black choice to run with her for Governor, based simply on color-arousal, and that soured many Black people on her forever.

I reason, however, that that's a history that most Blacks are unfamiliar with, and no Blacks are going to refuse to vote for Obama because of his running mate, unless perhaps his running mate were Hillary Clinton, in which case many Blacks would lose respect for Obama, and that would cause reduced turnout, which might hand the election to John McCain on a silver platter.

Just remember this: All of these reflections began late at night and ended before I had the benefit of my morning coffee. And I'm only raising this specter in order to have the 2% chance of saying, "I told you so," when Obama's running-mate is announced. I want to say, "I saw that coming."

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Just Because it is Friday

post from Cotton Mouth on 07 August 2008 08:27:00 PM. © Cotton Mouth

The boys down at the DNC have a new website in honor of Big Oil's support of John McCain.

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Caroline Kennedy could be Barack Obama's V.P. Add
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post from The Francis L. Holland Blog on 07 August 2008 08:27:00 PM. © The Francis L. Holland Blog

Cross-posted at MyDD.

I think that Caroline Kennedy could be Barack Obama's vice presidential running mate. She is on Obama's V.P. selection committee. The most important Kennedy's were among the most high-profile early Democratic supporters of Barack Obama (relative to others who only supported him when he became inevitable).

And now we read in the Washington Post that:

The opening Monday night of the convention is expected to honor Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and his family. WaPost

Now, if Obama selected Caroline, then that first day of celebration becomes a celebration of his choice of running-mate.

Caroline Kennedy would come with last-name recognition above that of any of the alternatives, help unite the Democratic women who supported Hillary Clinton, and piss of the Republicans (which is inevitable in any case, unless he selects Sam Nunn, whom the Republicans like because he is just like Joe Lieberman at heart).

I confess that I dreamed about this last night. In the dream, I happened to run into one of the Kennedy men somewhere and I asked him about this. He told me that the Kennedy's ability to raise money would be phenomenal and their name was a household brand.

George W. Bush selected the head of his V.P. selection effort as his vice presidential candidate, right? It is some precedent, even if a terrible one to remember.

US News says,

[I]f you want a really juicy rumor, consider who some key Democrats want for Sen. Barack Obama's No. 2: his veep search aide, Caroline Kennedy. While many Democrats we talked to dissed the idea of a two-minority ticket, others feel it would boost the generational shift Obama represents. And, adds one fan of the idea: "Caroline is the good Kennedy." There's recent precedent. President Bush picked his vice presidential search team leader, Dick Cheney.

Just remember this: All of these reflections began late at night and ended before I had the benefit of my morning coffee. And I'm only raising this specter in order to have the 2% chance of saying, "I told you so," when Obama's running-mate is announced. I want to say, "I saw that coming."

Author's note: After I wrote this and read people's comments, I've Googled the Kennedy on Obama's V.P. research team and discovered that I'm not the only one who thinks she could end up being the V.P. choice. To me, Barack Obama has shown amazing talent and ability to far, so I'm going to support whatever he decides to do, but I certainly hope he doesn't decide to do something like pick a Lloyd Bentsen/Joe Lieberman conservative white man. Remember, Mike Dukakis and Al Gore tried that, and it didn't work out so well.That dirty leotard Lieberman went on national television to say that Florida should count the votes of US armed servicepeople overseas (most of whom supported Bush) even if the ballots weren't cast in compliance with Florida voting laws. As long as Obama doesn't choose someone like that, I imagine his decision will turn out to have been a good one.

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MO Republican Indicted, Charged With Sexual
Assault Of 14 Yr Old Girl

STLtoday:JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri state Rep. Scott Muschany, R-Frontenac, was indicted today in connection with a reported sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl on May 17, the day after this year?s Legislative session ended. The alleged victim is the daughter of a state employee. The girl?s mother and Muschany -? who is married and has [...]

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