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High-Stakes Convention By / ABCNEWS — Permalink The critical convention season begins with John Kerry losing momentum at just the hour he'd like to be gaining it: President Bush has clawed back on issues and attributes alike, reclaiming significant ground that Kerry had taken a month ago. | |
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Tom Maguire: Who is he smiling at in the other photos (or does he just smile all the time now? Someone show him this poll!) Donald Sensing: Just wondering — Drudge reports (no further link yet): "NETWORKS IN RATINGS FREEFALL AT CONVENTION, OPENING NIGHT... The Big Trunk: Beyond registered voters — I'm of course happy to see in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll that President Bush... |
Pejman Yousefzadeh: THE HORSERACE — Interestingly, the convention and the increased attention on John Kerry have done little to move... Ace: I plan to use that headline as one of my "clips." But, in all seriousness, it's the internals that really surprise. Captain Ed: ABC: Kerry Losing Momentum — As a follow-up to the post I wrote last night on the Washington Post report on the... |
| Also: Rice Grad, Stephen Green, Charles Johnson | |
When Punchline Trumps Honesty By / Opinion Journal — Permalink Michael Moore has won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and may win an Oscar for the kind of work that got Stephen Glass, Jayson Blair, and Jack Kelly fired. Trying to track the unproven innuendoes and conspiracies in a Michael Moore film or book is as futile as trying to count the flatulence jokes in one by Adam Sandler. | |
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Jonathan H. Adler: NPR'S SIMON ON MOORE — Eugene Volokh notes this commentary by NPR's Scott Simon that begins [snipped quote] And that's just the warm up. Pejman Yousefzadeh: Maybe Scott Simon can push them over the edge: [snipped quote] How many more people have to reveal Moore for the liar he... Barbara O'Brien: Scott Simon, "When Punchline Trumps Honesty: There's more McCarthy than Murrow in the work of Michael Moore." |
Betsy Newmark: Scott Simon of NPR is not impressed with Fahrenheit 9/11. Eugene Volokh: NPR's Scott Simon on Michael Moore: [snipped quote] Read the whole thing. Thanks to Dan Gifford for the pointer. Robert Cox: UPDATE: Scott Simon compares Moore to Joe McCarthy. |
U.S. indicts Muslim charity in Texas By / AP — Permalink DALLAS — A Muslim charity that was shut down after federal authorities accused it of being terrorism's financial arm was charged Tuesday with conspiracy, dealing with terrorists and money laundering. | |
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Glenn Reynolds: HMM — THIS IS INTERESTING: [snipped quote] No real surprise, but I'm sure some people will question the timing. Stephen Green: Religion of Peace — Here's a story requiring no additional comment: "DALLAS — A Muslim charity that was shut down... |
Michelle Malkin: VISAS FOR RADICAL MUSLIM CLERICS — The Holy Land Foundation, the largest Muslim charity in the U.S., and seven of its... Bill Hobbs: Dallas Islamic "Charity" Indicted For Funding Terror — The Dallas-based Muslim charity connected with a Dallas business... |
DEMS CLAIM NASA LEAKED PHOTOS TO SMEAR Drudge Report — Permalink Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill claims 'dirty tricks' by NASA after it released 'surprise' photographs showing the Dem presidential hopeful dressed in a space suit crawling through a rocket hatch. Cahill, asked by FOXNEWS whether it was a dirty trick, said: 'Well, what do you think? | |
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Tom Maguire: Go Whine To Your Candidate — Drudge excerpts a bizarre chat between Fox News' Brit Hume, and Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill. Glenn Reynolds: SELF-REFUTING SPIN: The embarrassing Kerry NASA photos have drawn this response: "Cahill, asked by FOXNEWS whether it was a dirty trick, said: 'Well, what do you think? |
Smash: A Dirty Trick? WHY DOES NASA HATE KERRY? |
MICHAEL MOORE/O'REILLY SHOWDOWN AT CONVENTION Drudge Report — Permalink FOX NEWS is planning to air a redhot interview between Bill O'Reilly and boxoffice sensation Michael Moore on Tuesday. The DRUDGE REPORT has obtained an embargoed transcript of the session: | |
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Richard TPD: Transcript of Michael Moore - Bill O'Reilly "Factor" interview — As a commenter says, it's up at Drudge already. Rice Grad: O'Reilly vs. Moore: Two blowhards. One of them a bold liar. Here's the transcript. |
Andrew Sullivan: But O'Reilly, at least, has some grip on the truth and on morality. He wins this exchange outright, I'd say. Robert Cox: FLASH: Drudge broke the embargo on the O'Reilly - Moore interview. |
Democratic unity: Bush-hating By / USA Today — Permalink Christie Vilsack — who will be addressing the convention today with, no doubt, perfect diction — apparently wrote her column for something slightly more prestigious than the Food King Flier more than a decade ago. | |
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Jesse Taylor: Judging Everything By Space Travel — I have a startling confession to make. I think Jonah Goldberg is wrong. Dale Franks: Anybody But Bush — Jonah Goldberg marvels at the Democratic Party's discipline, which, fueld by a an intense hatred of... KJL: DEMS UNITE! AS BUSH-BASHERS Jonah in USAToday here. |
Ace: I know he means well, but I DON'T GET IT. Steve M.: When all else fails, just lie: According to a New York Times survey of [Democratic convention] delegates, ... 5 out of 6... Betsy Newmark: Jonah Goldberg looks at the unity of the Democratic convention. |
SEIU Chief Says the Democrats Lack Fresh Ideas By / WaPo — Permalink BOSTON, July 26 — Breaking sharply with the enforced harmony of the Democratic National Convention, the president of the largest AFL-CIO union said Monday that both organized labor and the Democratic Party might be better off in the long run if Sen. John F. Kerry loses the election. | |
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Ezra Klein: Andy Stern runs screaming from the reservation: [snipped quote] Stern is presumably lamenting that he and his new union... Pejman Yousefzadeh: LABOR PAINS — John Kerry is in trouble with Big Labor: [snipped quote] So while Kerry will continue to get labor... Nathan Newman: Update: Kevin Drum is confused because a top leader like Andy Stern complains publicly that a Kerry win might slow... |
Ruy Teixeira: David Broder quotes Stern as saying "if John Kerry becomes president it hurts" chances of reforming the party and that... Kevin Drum: So why then is Andy Stern, head of the Service Employees International Union, telling reporters that, all things... Jeff A. Taylor: Labor vs. Kerry — Not steeped in labor union politics, I don't know what to make of Andrew Stern bitching to David Broder about John Kerry. |
| Also: Max B. Sawicky, Taegan Goddard, Digby, Captain Ed | |
Fear of Fraud By / NYT — Permalink It's election night, and early returns suggest trouble for the incumbent. Then, mysteriously, the vote count stops and observers from the challenger's campaign see employees of a voting-machine company, one wearing a badge that identifies him as a county official, typing instructions at computers with access to the vote-tabulating software. | |
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Lambert @Corrente: Krugman on electronic voting machines and fraud — Every word a polished gem: [snipped quote] I just hate it when Krugman is coy. Jon Henke: Krugman writes... [snipped quote] There are two problems with this: The list would not have "wrongly disenfranchised many legitimate African-American voters". Mary InLosGatos: Paul Krugman digs up stories about why we might be worried about how verifiable and trustworthy our upcoming elections might be. |
Barbara O'Brien: Compare contrast with today's Paul Krugman column: "Fear of Fraud." Kevin T. Keith: Election Fraud Already Underway — Paul Krugman, ever more indispensable, tells this too-believable tale in today's New... Steve Antler: Everyvotemustcounteveryvotemus tcounteveryvote... Paul "Michael Moore" Krugman has discovered touchscreen voting machines... |
Kerry campaign to 'go dark' for a month to fund late advertising push By / Financial Times — Permalink John Kerry's election team is to suspend advertising during August, opening itself to what it expects will be a barrage of attacks from the Bush-Cheney campaign. | |
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Ed Cone: Financial Times: [snipped quote] — They really need to use the web well in August — that's part of the blogger equation. Captain Ed: Now Kerry's campaign proposes to "go dark" during the month of August in order to save advertising dollars for the main battle after the Republican convention. Jonah Goldberg: PREDICTION — The Kerry campaign will go "dark" in August (i.e. pull all of its TV ads). If Kerry wins this will be hailed as brilliant. |
Will Collier: There's also this, the Kerry campaign's plan to "go dark" on advertising buys for the month of August. Libertarian: THANK GOD FOR JONAH GOLDBERG Where else would we find such incredible predictions? Betsy Newmark: The Kerry campaign will conserve their funds during August and not air ads to answer the barrage of ads that the Bush campaign is supposed to air that month. |
Kerry at the Wheel By / NYT — Permalink It was a winter's night in Iowa, round about midnight. John Kerry should have been wrapping up a town meeting, but he'd decided to go into his "I'll answer every question'' mode. Most everybody desperately wanted to go home, and insects and other small life forms were perishing from boredom. | |
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Wretchard: David Brooks, writing in the New York Times, argues that the Democratic Party doesn't know what it wants, doesn't care... Jack Balkin: Shorter David Brooks JB From the NY Times: Sometimes Americans like people who are tedious, which is certainly good news for me. Betsy Newmark: David Brooks ponders the dullness of Kerry and speculates that Kerry is the "designated driver" for the Democratic Party. |
Steve M.: Well, it's no surprise that David Brooks thinks Democrats are out of control when this is his notion of what would... Todd Pearson: David Brooks reports that even Democrats in Boston have widely different ideas about Kerry. James Joyner: David Brooks's latest column, "Kerry at the Wheel,"[RSS] is a rather amusing series of one-liners about John Kerry's... |
| Also: Rich Lowry, Stephen Green | |
Jackie Mason calls Islam 'murderous' religion WorldNetDaily — Permalink Comedian Jackie Mason raised the ire of a controversial Islamic lobby group by calling "the whole Muslim religion" a "murderous organization" that teaches "hate, terrorism and murder." The remarks came when Mason hosted the Jim Bohannon Show, syndicated nationally by the Westwood One radio network. | |
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Steve M.: It should be called a murderous organization that's out to kill people." ... —WorldNetDaily Quick! Look over there! Christopher Kanis: JACKIE MASON: ISLAM IS "MURDEROUS RELIGION" — Link. An FCC complaint has been filed. Joe Gandelman: So, as is the custom this day, a FCC complaint has been filed against him. |
Charles Johnson: CAIR Goes After Jackie Mason — Jackie Mason calls Islam a 'murderous' religion, and CAIR's seethe-o-meter goes to eleven. Ted Belman: This is no joke — Jackie Mason calls Islam 'murderous' religion [snipped quote] MORE Three cheers for Jackie. |
Early Steps, Maybe, Toward a Democracy in Iraq By / NYT — Permalink BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 26 - Whether democracy is really coming to Iraq, or whether it is even possible here, seemed of no immediate concern to Dr. Ahmad Abu-Raghif, a physician in Baghdad. He was game anyway. | |
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James Joyner: Iraqi Democracy — NYT - Early Steps, Maybe, Toward A Democracy In Iraq "Whether democracy is really coming to Iraq, or... Betsy Newmark: Even the New York Times notes the stirrings of democracy in Iraq, though they caveat it up the wazoo. |
Cori Dauber: And a front page story in today's Times suggests things are moving forward with the kind of chaos you would expect from... Steven Taylor: Building Democracy in Iraq — Stories like this one are quite encouraging, and do not get enough attention, especially... |
Barack Obama's Remarks to the Democratic National Convention NYT — Permalink Following are the remarks prepared by Barack Obama, candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, for the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night in Boston. On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, Land of Lincoln, let me express my deep gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. | |
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Susan Madrak: A STAR — Barack Obama kicks ass. (I was especially impressed with how deftly he handled the Talking Head Sand Traps last Sunday.) |
Atrios: Obama — Well, I'll just state the obvious — the rising star is exceeding even the inflated expectations. |
The Blogger Circus By / WaPo — Permalink The press is making plenty of hay lately about the Democratic Party's decision to treat a small list of Web loggers ("bloggers" for the stubbornly uninitiated) just like real journalists at this week's presidential nominating convention in Boston. | |
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Lambert @Corrente: N-o-o-o-o! Let's look: The LA Times? N-o-o-o-o-o! Even though they mention Technorati and TTLB! Pravda on the Potomac? Frederick Maryland: While we're taking about the DNC in Boston, today's Washington Post contains this column entitled "The Blogger Circus." |
Rickheller @Centerfield: The Blogger Circus (Washington Post) Bloggers Offer Intimate View of Convention (NPR) Steve Garfield's Videoblog Josh Berthume gets onto the list at one of the parties. |
No Good By / NRO — Permalink Clinton's encomium — "No one has done more than Jimmy Carter, no one has done more than Rosalyn Carter, for the cause of peace" — brought to mind Eric Idle's send-up of the typical locution of the Academy Awards, in which Idle introduced an Oscar winner with the spot-on neologism: "A man who has only done more than not anyone." | |
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Pejman Yousefzadeh: UPDATE: Steven Hayward is properly vicious to the small-minded peanut farmer: "But when Carter wasn't being unintentionally self-satirical, he was being his old squalid self. The Big Trunk: Three questions — Over at NRO our friend Steve Hayward writes that Jimmy Carter left one question unanswered last night: "What does Amy think about the war on terrorism?" |
Virginia Postrel: WHAT WERE THEY THINKING, INDEED? Nick Gillespie really doesn't like Jimmy Carter. Neither does Steve Hayward. Neither do I. |
Carnival of Losers By / Weekly Standard — Permalink JOHN KERRY and John Edwards want to bring you a stronger America. It says so on their signs and the slogan flickers across the thin, ticker-tape video screens that ring the Fleet Center, repeating over and over and over. | |
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Pejman Yousefzadeh: LOSER'S NIGHT — Jonathan Last is a very funny writer. The Big Trunk: Coincidentally, the Standard Online has posted Jonathan Last's report on last night's events, and it seems to bear out... |
Taegan Goddard: Jonathan Last notes that, after his speech last night, former President Carter "repaired to small box behind my... |
Convention Blog Watch By / LAT — Permalink A Boston political demonstration of 907 boots, each tagged with the name of an American soldier killed in Iraq and laid out like Arlington Cemetary gravestones, is breaking hearts in the blogosphere. | |
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Lambert @Corrente: Any media coverage? N-o-o-o-o! Let's look: The LA Times? N-o-o-o-o-o! Even though they mention Technorati and TTLB! |
Rickheller @Centerfield: Some Links — Convention Blog Watch (LA Times: Free Registration Required) (note the link to Todd's post!) |
Look at What Bloggers Have to Say About Convention; 'Daily Dose' CNN — Permalink THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: I'm Daryn Kagan at CNN Center in Atlanta. Let's check what's happening right now in the news on this Tuesday, July 27th. | |
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The Farmer: CNN transcript of the exchange. |
Skippy: skippy 100% misquoted on cnn we are pleased as punch to find the transcript of cnn's show "live today" in which daryn kagan mentioned skippy's blog. |
USA Today Reponds to Flap Over Coulter Column By / Human Events — Permalink In response to multiple inquiries, USA Today Executive Editor Brian Gallagher told HUMAN EVENTS this evening that conservative columnist and Editor-at-Large of National Review Online Jonah Goldberg will replace HUMAN EVENTS columnist Ann Coulter in providing commentary from the Democratic National Convention in Boston. | |
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Richard Reeb: USA Today Gives Ann Coulter the Boot — USA Today gagged on Ann Coulter's first offering to its readers on the Democratic Presidential Convention in Boston. Tom Maguire: Now USA Today is censoring Ann Coulter! When will the Times rally to the defense of her free speech rights? SLZoll: Fired by USA Today and replaced by "girly-boy" Jonah Goldberg. You know, the guy who fired her from NRO Online. |
Mike Hendrix: And once more, no further comment from me necessary: "Ann Coulter was hired by USA Today to commentate on the Dem... The Big Trunk: Human Events has also posted USA Today's response to the flap over the Coulter column. Joe Gandelman: So??? This explanation from a USA Today bigwig is sort of flimsy. Sounds like disguised "buyer's remorse." |
| Also: Arthur Chrenkoff, Susanna Cornett | |
Easy Labor By / American Prospect — Permalink Longtime union officials and staffers were exuding an almost gleeful incredulity this weekend on the eve of the convention. Not about the November election itself; on the question of the ultimate outcome, experienced political hands remain cautious. | |
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Kevin Drum: He links to a Harold Meyerson article that practically glows about Democratic support for key labor issues this year,... |
Nathan Newman: Labor Triumphant — The power of organized labor is highlighted most by how little they've needed to talk about it, but... |
The Star of the Democratic Convention (Again) By / Slate — Permalink I thought Gore's speech was terrific and well-received. But his reception was nothing like Hillary's. Even before she walks onstage, the mere mention of her name by convention emcee Bill Richardson brings the house down. | |
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Howard Kurtz: But Slate's William Saletan says the man of the hour was Gore: "In 2000, when Al Gore was debating Bill Bradley, my... |
Jacob T. Levy: Slate's Will Saletan has a good blog going. |
Iran starts atom tests in defiance of EU deal By / Telegraph — Permalink Iran has broken the seals on nuclear equipment monitored by United Nations inspectors and is once again building and testing machines that could make fissile material for nuclear weapons. | |
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Damian Penny: Didn't see this coming... Iran has reneged on its agreement to stop enriching uranium. Kevin Drum: NUCLEAR IRAN....Iran's game of nuclear chicken continues apace: [snipped quote] Hmmm. Hei Lun: AXIS OF EVIL — Disturbing news, if true, out of Iran: [snipped quote] Do read the rest. I won't speculate on how accurate this report is. |
Captain Ed: Iran Defies World Community, Breaks Seal On Equipment — Iran has broken the seal on its proscribed nuclear equipment... Andrew Stuttaford: BACK IN THE REAL WORLD — Daily Telegraph: [snipped quote] So let's see how multilateral pressure works. |
France annuls first gay wedding BBC — Permalink France's first gay marriage, which was conducted last month by a local mayor, has been annulled by a court. The tribunal in Bordeaux declared the marriage of Stephane Chapin and Bertrand Charpentier "null and void". | |
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James Joyner: France Annuls Gay Wedding — BBC - France annuls first gay wedding [snipped quote] This is interesting if not terribly surprising. Glenn Reynolds: ANOTHER REASON TO SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE: "France annuls first gay wedding:" [snipped quote] I guess Karl Rove's right-wing influence has been felt even across the Atlantic. |
Robert Clayton Dean: Non! I guess this means I have to be in favor of gay marriage. |
Blogs, journalism: Different factions of the write wing By / USA Today — Permalink BOSTON — The difference between traditional journalism and Internet ''blogging'' couldn't have been clearer Monday morning at the Hilton Boston Back Bay hotel. | |
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Lambert @Corrente: N-o-o-o-o-o! Even though they mention Technorati and TTLB! Pravda on the Potomac? N-o-o-o-o-o! US A Today? N-o-o-o-o-o! |
Robert Cox: Why We Cancelled Ann Coulter USA TODAY USA TODAY's plan to have conservative columnist and author Ann Coulter write a... |
Questions for Clinton NRO — Permalink Boston, Mass — Mr. President, you said Bush cut your taxes. Have you paused to think that maybe the tax cuts, like at least a few other things in life, aren't about you personally? You say the rich too want to "do their part." | |
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Betsy Newmark: Rich Lowry has some good questions for Bill Clinton. [snipped quote] Read the whole thing. |
Pejman Yousefzadeh: Because, you know, they'll take the money if you don't want it. Rich Lowry, meanwhile, has more questions. |
When Grozny comes to Fallujah Asia Times — Permalink Do not be surprised to see three or four divisions of the Russian army in the Sunni triangle before year-end, with an announcement just prior to the US presidential election in November. Nonetheless, the logic is compelling. | |
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Betsy Newmark: Captain Ed analyzes what it could mean if the story about Putin sending 40,000 troops to Iraq bears out. (pardon the... Ted Belman: When Grozny comes to Fallujah — Asia Times has an interesting article by SPENGLER Do not be surprised to see three or... Glenn Reynolds: MULTILATERALISM: Russian divisions to Iraq? [snipped quote] Color me skeptical. |
Captain Ed: George Bush: Dances With Bears — Instapundit and Memeorandum both point out a strategy analysis from Asia Times... Stephen Green: Strategery — Via the Blogfaddah comes what could be Bush's October Surprise: "In exchange for a troop presence in Iraq,... |
Coulter column canceled after editing dispute By / USA Today — Permalink BOSTON — USA TODAY's plan to have conservative columnist and author Ann Coulter write a daily opinion column from the Democratic convention was scrapped Monday after a dispute involving the first piece she submitted. | |
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Jeff Jarvis: And it bothered them. So they killed the column. Of course, the column is now online. But what's even better is that the editor's comments are there, too. |
The Farmer: Girly Man vs. Girly Boy ~ USA Today Smackdown Bout! Via the USA Today, a Gannett production (the WalMart of small town newspapers.) |
Kerry can't shoot deer or stop terror By / Telegraph — Permalink There's a bumper sticker I see on a lot of Vermont cars these days: "BE PATRIOTIC - VOTE GEORGE BUSH OUT". The trouble is you can't vote Bush out, you have to vote the other fellow in. And convention week marks the point when Americans begin to get to know the challenger the way they know the incumbent. | |
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Michael DeBow: John Kerry, deerhunter: Mark Steyn on the nominee. (If that link doesn't work, try this one (click on "Ground Zero").) Andrew Stuttaford: TRAPPED IN THE HEADLIGHTS — Mark Steyn: "[Kerry] was in Wisconsin the other day, pretending to be a regular guy, and was asked what kind of hunting he preferred. " Tom Smith: Steyn is skeptical and so am I? Via RCP. Did Kerry really say he hunted deer by crawling around with his trusty 12-gauge? |
Will Collier: On His Belly — From Mark Steyn today: [snipped quote] Kerry better pray that little whopper never makes it south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Dale Franks: Mark Steyn writes that the real question is whether, after seeing John Kerry, the voters will like him. Charles Johnson: Steyn: Kerry's Stealth Candidacy — A little birdie tells me that Mark Steyn has been reading LGF again: Kerry can't shoot deer or stop terror. |
Senate Hopefuls Are Convention No-Shows By / WaPo — Permalink BOSTON, July 25 — Boston is the place for Democrats this week, but some will be conspicuous by their absence Thursday night, when John F. Kerry accepts the presidential nomination. The top Democratic candidates from seven of the eight most competitive Senate races will be back home, as will dozens of House candidates. | |
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Betsy Newmark: The Washington Post notes that Democratic candidates from red states don't want to be seen at their convention. KJL: SOME SENATE CANDIDATE DEMS think Kerry is a loser? Why else are they no-shows or early gos? |
Captain Ed: Democrats Run From Their Own Convention — Despite the fact that the Democratic Nominating Convention reaches its... |
'USA Today' Drops Coulter Column; Goldberg to Cover DNC Instead By / Editor and Publisher — Permalink NEW YORK USA Today has dropped plans for conservative columnist Ann Coulter to write a daily column from the Democratic National Convention this week after an editing dispute over her first piece could not be resolved on Monday. | |
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Richard TPD: USA Today fires she-devil Ann Coulter after her first column — Sweet. |
Michele Catalano: That's Ann Coulter, writing at Town Hall the column that was spiked by USA Today. |
Kerry's Daughters Open Up to Ben Affleck By / LAT — Permalink ' BOSTON — Despite photos to the contrary, Alexandra Kerry contends the transparent dress she wore to the Cannes Film Festival was actually quite conservative. The problem, she told actor-turned-interviewer Ben Affleck in the September issue of Harper's Bazaar, was that it "did not withstand the impact of 3,500 flashbulbs." | |
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James Joyner: Kerry's Daughters Open Up to Ben Affleck — LAT (AP) - Kerry's Daughters Open Up to Ben Affleck [snipped quote] Indeed. |
Taegan Goddard: Convention Buzz — A roundup of interesting things heard in Boston: The AP quotes Alexandra Kerry: "Because of the dark... |
Consumer Confidence Hits Two-Year High AP — Permalink Consumer confidence reached a two-year high in July, the fourth straight month of improvement, as the job market continued to recover. The jump was higher than analysts were expecting and helped push stocks higher on Wall Street. | |
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Pejman Yousefzadeh: INCONVENIENT CONVENTION NEWS — While the Democratic National Convention tries to convince us that we are on the... |
Hindrocket: Meanwhile, Back at the Economy... Consumer confidence rose for the fourth straight month in July, beyond the expectations of most economists. |
Networks Pull Plug on Teresa's Speech NewsMax.com — Permalink The three major broadcast networks have pulled the plug on tonight's Democratic convention speech by Teresa Heinz Kerry - just two days after she went off the deep end by telling a report to "shove it" as TV cameras rolled. | |
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Roger L. Simon: Hiding the Ketchup — I read the news that the major networks had pulled the plug on Mrs. Kerry's speech. |
Charles Johnson: Keeping Teresa Quiet — Newsmax reports that the big three networks have decided not to broadcast Teresa Heinz Kerry's... |
Britney plans a Kabbalah wedding By / This Is London — Permalink Britney Spears, whose first marriage in January lasted just 55 hours, is to wed again, in a Kabbalah ceremony. Friends say the 22-year-old singer has set aside a weekend in the autumn to marry fiance Kevin Federline, who she began dating in April. | |
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Jonathan Gewirtz: Beyond Parody — This must be true. Nobody could have made it up. Better these idiots should embrace "Kabbalah" than global warming, I suppose. |
Libertarian: WHAT'S UP WITH KABBALAH? Don't these dumb celebrities realize Kabbalah is a cult? Yes, it's definitely a cult. |
Speakers offer few barbs, try to stay warm and fuzzy By / USA Today — Permalink But almost no one was complaining about it. With a discipline unusual for Democrats, divisions in the party were papered over and tough rhetoric against President Bush was tamped down in a convention scripted by presidential candidate John Kerry's campaign. | |
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Howard Kurtz: USA Today's Susan Page also observes the element of restraint: "When the Democratic National Convention opened Monday,... Josh Marshall: The headline of Susan Page's piece in USA Today reads: "Speakers offer few barbs, try to stay warm and fuzzy." |
Joe Gandelman: Former President Jimmy Carter who, USA TODAY notes, played a special role...straying from the prepared script: "The... |
Present Dangers By / American Prospect — Permalink Apparently comfortable with the moral cesspool into which he wandered during the Abu Ghraib hearings, Senator Joe Lieberman announced in a July 20 Washington Post op-ed that he planned to join with the least reputable figures in national-security circles to... | |
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Matthew Yglesias: Present Dangers — New article for me has nothing to do with the Democratic Convention. |
Laura Rozen: Matt Yglesias has a great article out at the American Prospect about the Committee on the Present Danger. |
THE 'BETTER OFF' GAME New York Post — Permalink IN a debate with Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan famously asked Ameri cans whether they were better off in 1980 than they had been in 1976 before Carter took office. Last night at the Democratic Convention in Boston, the Clintons and Al Gore tried to frame the race between John Kerry and George W. Bush in Reagan's terms. | |
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McQ: John Podhoretz comments today on the risky Democrat ploy of playing the "Are you better off" game in this year's election. |
Betsy Newmark: John Podhoretz answers the "are you better off" question. |
Teresa's Ted K tirade By / Boston Herald — Permalink Teresa Heinz Kerry, years before becoming a Democrat, railed against the party's ''putrid'' politics, said she didn't trust Sen. Edward M. Kennedy [related, bio] and angrily called the liberal lion a ''perfect bastard.'' | |
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Macallan: [Update III - Thorley Winston] Drudge is running excepts from Zsa-Zsa's speech tonight as she prepares to address the "putrid" party. Taegan Goddard: The Boston Herald stays on message with a second attempt at trying to embarrass the wife of a politician. |
Betsy Newmark: In the 35th anniversary of Mary Jo Kopechne's death from Ted Kennedy's driving off a bridge, this is how the Boston... KJL: "PUTRID" DEMOCRATS — A Teresa interview she no doubt rather forget. |
Less to Memorize, More to Learn; U.S. Is Rewriting Citizenship Test By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, July 26 - In an effort to improve the quality and fairness of the citizenship test taken every year by hundreds of thousands of immigrants, the government is overhauling the naturalization exam. | |
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Thomas Krannawitter: Testing for Citizenship — The New York Times carries a story today reporting that the United States Citizenship and... |
Michelle Malkin: REWRITING AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP — The New York Times (registration required) reports on recent efforts to rewrite the... |
Clinton Assails Bush as Democrats Open Convention By / NYT — Permalink BOSTON, July 26 - Former President Bill Clinton opened the Democratic National Convention on Monday with a systematic challenge to President Bush's leadership, using humor and a piercing attack to argue that Mr. Bush had unraveled a prosperous and well-respected nation that Mr. Clinton left him four years ago. | |
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Tom Maguire: History Will Smile, Too — From the Times account of Bill Clinton's speech last night: "We tried it their way for 12... |
Taegan Goddard: Former Vice President Al Gore, "who archly said he had hoped to be here to accept his party's nomination for a second... |
Put the speakers in a cage By / Townhall.com — Permalink The following is Ann Coulter's column that was supposed to be printed in Monday's USA Today. It was spiked because it was "unusable" and "not funny." Decide for yourself. Here at the Spawn of Satan convention in Boston, conservatives are deploying a series of covert signals to identify one another, much like gay men do. | |
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James Joyner: Ann Coulter: Unusable and Not Funny — Townhall has published the Ann Coulter column that USA Today "spiked because it... Kevin Hayden: Crushed by the defeat, Dick Cheney was last seen disappearing into a bunker with Eva Braun. |
Betsy Newmark: You can judge for yourself by reading her column here. I think USA Today made a very wise choice with Jonah. Jesse Taylor: USA Today Does Something Stupid — Crazy Insane Bitch Goddess takes her hormones today and manages to choke out a piece about the Democratic Convention. |
Clintons Vow to Make Kerry Next President AP — Permalink BOSTON July 26, 2004 — Former President Clinton stirred the opening night of the Democratic National Convention Monday with a summons to send John Kerry to the White House, attacking President Bush for pursuing policies that divide the nation. | |
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Bill @INDCJournal: Fortunately ... Bill Clinton lies. |
Wretchard: Boston and New York — The Democratic convention in Boston underscores how deeply September 11 has changed the political landscape for diametrically opposite reasons. |
Gore: Let's make sure this time every vote is counted CNN — Permalink BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) — Former Vice President Al Gore on Monday night addressed delegates at the Democratic National Convention. Here is a transcript of his remarks: Friends, fellow Democrats, fellow Americans. | |
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McQ: Al Gore, on the other hand, was rewriting history as usual. |
Taegan Goddard: (See transcript.) |
Explaining the Arab-Israeli conflict through numbers By / Townhall.com — Permalink For the many readers who have requested a brief synopsis of the moral arguments in the Arab-Israeli conflict, I offer the following list of numerical data. Percentage of U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolutions condemning an Arab country for human rights violations: | |
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Damian Penny: The Israeli-Arab conflict: raw numbers — Some of Dennis Prager's figures look pretty questionable (I'm sure only a... |
Jerusalem Posts: Explaining the Arab-Israeli conflict through numbers — From Townhall, Dennis Prager simplifies the Arab/Israeli conflict with some home truths... |
Banned In Boston! The Ann Coulter Column Too Hot for USA Today By / Human Events — Permalink "Apparently," said Coulter, "USA Today doesn't like my 'tone,' humor, sarcasm, etc. etc., which raises the intriguing question of why they hired me to write for them in the first place. Perhaps they thought they were getting Catherine Coulter." | |
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Jeff Jarvis: So they killed the column. Of course, the column is now online. But what's even better is that the editor's comments are there, too. James Joyner: Human Events has USA Today's editorial comments on the column, which, I must admit, are rather dense in their own right. Robert Cox: Ann Coulter's column For USA TODAY was spiked last night. |
Digby: Her usual home, Human Events prints USA Today's explanation: [snipped quote] "The staff of USA Today was familiar with Coulter's writings." SLZoll: If you read what Ann claims are the comments from the USA Today editor on her piece, it does seem that said editor was a... |
AP Exclusive: Bush the mountain-biker rides hard, shrugs off crash By / San Francisco Chronicle — Permalink (07-26) 18:43 PDT CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) — President Bush charged up punishing climbs and down steep dirt paths on his high-performance bike Monday, at one point sailing over the handlebars and landing flat on his back. | |
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Lambert @Corrente: Meanwhile, Inerrant Boy falls off his bike again — Though the AP packages it very, very gently: [snipped quote] Sounds like compulsive risk-taking behavior, to me. Digby: I think it's time to drag out this one again: Crusader Codpiece looks very impressive here, don't you think? |
Susan Madrak: A RISKER, NOT A SAFER — Via Digby, I read this today. And now I'm really worried. [snipped quote] I mean, this guy's the leader of the free world, right? |
Put the speakers in a cage WorldNetDaily — Permalink Here at the Spawn of Satan convention in Boston, conservatives are deploying a series of covert signals to identify one another, much like gay men do. My allies are the ones wearing crosses or American flags. The people sporting shirts emblazoned with the "F-word" are my opponents. | |
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Christopher Kanis: Coulter — I'd love to rail against the USA Today for spikinng Ann Coulter's latest column. I'd love to, but I can't. Joe Gandelman: B-U-T: WHAT IS USA TODAY'S PROBLEM with this column she wrote? Why did they ax it — and her? Susanna Cornett: Her column is now up at World Net Daily and Human Events, so it's even suppressed. |
Damian Penny: The "censored" column can be found here, and I'm not sure why anyone at USA Today would have been surprised or shocked by its tone. Arthur Chrenkoff: But when she submitted her first column, the paper editors found it "not funny" and "unusable." |
Voters Unclear on Kerry's Stances on Issues, Poll Shows WaPo — Permalink A majority of voters say they know little about John F. Kerry's positions on key issues and want the Democratic presidential candidate to detail specific plans for handling the economy, Iraq and the war on terrorism when he addresses the Democratic National... | |
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Eugene Oregon: Americans don't pay much attention to politics and candidates seek to exploit this fact in a manner that works to their own advantage. Taegan Goddard: Update: The poll analysis notes that "in virtually every measure tested, Kerry's public image has eroded in recent weeks. |
Rich Lowry: WASH POST POLL — It has some encouraging news for Bush. |
Democrats try to soften edges By / MSNBC — Permalink As the Democratic convention gets underway today, the Kerry campaign and the Democratic National Committee are trying to soften any edges that might offend swing voters. So the word is out: the liberal wing of the party is being told to avoid any harsh rhetoric. | |
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Greyhawk: At least according to Andrea Mitchell: "As the Democratic convention gets underway today, the Kerry campaign and the... Joe Gandelman: As NBC's Andrea Mitchell noted, the Democrats' mission was to "soften any edges that might offend swing voters." Tully @Centerfield: "So the word is out: the liberal wing of the party is being told to avoid any harsh rhetoric. |
Steven Taylor: Convention Blogging: More on the Gore Speech — According to MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell, Gore didn't give the speech he intended to give: [snipped quote] Intriguing. Greg Ransom: A longer version of Mitchell's posting can be found here. Smash: Taming the Rhetoric — NBC'S ANDREA MITCHELL reports on efforts by the Democrats to "soften the edges" of campaign rhetoric at their National Convention. |
| Also: Pejman Yousefzadeh, Taegan Goddard, KJL | |
Gore: Every vote counts -- and should be counted CNN — Permalink BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) — Former Vice President Al Gore reminded delegates at the Democratic National Convention of the power of one person, one vote. "Take it from me," Gore said Monday night, "every vote counts." | |
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Talking Dog: Anyway, I'm being just a little over the top on the whole Florida thing here to segue into Al Gore's slightly bitter... |
John Hawkins: Listening to Gore ramble on about it last night was almost pathetic in a way — sort of like watching White Snake or... |
N.Korea Writes Annan, Demands U.S. Troop Pullout Reuters — Permalink SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea urged the United Nations Tuesday to dissolve the U.N. Command on the tense peninsula and press for the withdrawal of U.S. troops based in South Korea . | |
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Greg @BeggingToDiffer: AND MORE AXIS OF EVIL — Reuters is reporting that North Korea is making noise again. |
Charles Johnson: N. Korea Asks United Nations for Protection — North Korea appeals to their best friend, Kofi Annan: N.Korea Writes Annan, Demands U.S. Troop Pullout. |
Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi: 'There is No Dialogue between Us and the Jews Except by the Sword and the Rifle' MEMRI — Permalink Prominent Sunni cleric Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi's July 2004 visit to London to establish the International Council of Muslim Clerics ('Ulama) [1] prompted reactions in the Arab press worldwide, which discussed, among other things, Al-Qaradhawi's controversial statements and positions. | |
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Joseph Alexander Norland: Religion of Peace ™: 'There is No Dialogue between Us and the Jews Except by the Sword and the Rifle' - MEMRI 3. Harry @HarrysPlace: Some interesting reaction from Muslim writers to Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi's recent visit to London and his claim to be a 'moderate'. |
Gene @HarrysPlace: Sheikh al-Qaradawi, on Al-Jazeera, June 20, 2004 "There is nothing wrong between us and the Jews... We are not... |
Democrats open convention stressing unity CNN — Permalink BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) — As delegates streamed into a Boston convention center bristling with the intimidating presence of security personnel, the Democratic National Convention was gaveled into session by the party's national committee chairman, Terry McAuliffe. | |
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Kos: Rare Dem message discipline — Why does the media parrot the GOP talking points unquestioningly? |
Christopher Kanis: ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER... EXCEPT MAYBE TO CNN According to CNN, the Democrats are going to pull off a... |
No 'Sopranos' Until 2006 AP — Permalink NEW YORK - No "Sopranos" family members will get knocked off in 2005. That's because HBO has announced Thursday that the sixth and final season of the popular mob drama won't premiere until sometime in 2006. "It's like the Harry Potter book," HBO chairman Chris Albrecht said last week. | |
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Christopher Kanis: Bad News for Sopranos Fans — The Sixth and final season won't premiere until the Summer of 2014. Well, maybe not, but it'll feel like it. |
Betsy Newmark: Oh, no! This is bad news. [quote] No "Sopranos" family members will get knocked off in 2005.[end quote] |
Tour De Lance By / Slate — Permalink After Lance Armstrong's sixth Tour de France win on Sunday, he got a call from the president of the United States, who told him, "You're awesome." And while the European press largely agreed with that characterization, among the plaudits were plenty of sour grapes. | |
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Libertarian: OK, I ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT that Repulican-types love Lance Armstrong because he keeps winning an event on French soil... |
Andrew Sullivan: And please hit the tip-jar to keep the blog alive. THE SLIMING OF ARMSTRONG: It's not only the French. |
USA TODAY SPIKES ANN COULTER COLUMN AT CONVENTION Drudge Report — Permalink USA Today editors have spiked a daily convention column they commissioned from conservative controversialist Ann Coulter, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. Coulter filed her first report from Boston Sunday night, only to be told hours later that editors found it "unusable" and "not funny." | |
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SLZoll: As Ann's best friend Drudge says, "Developing ..." Meaning, expect lots more shrillness from Ann before this is allowed to be over. Edward _: Of course it's petty...that's why it makes me smile — Via the incomparable Harley on Tacitus — "Drudge is running a story re Ann Coulter's column for USA Today. Harley: A couple items: - Drudge is running a story re Ann Coulter's column for USA Today. |
Arthur Chrenkoff: Not funny enough — "USA Today" doesn't find Ann Coulter funny. Betsy Newmark: USA Today has spiked Ann Coulter's column on the Democratic convention but will have Michael Moore covering the GOP convention. |
John Kerry's Monstrous Record on Civil Liberties By / Reason — Permalink For John Kerry, the specter of Attorney General John Ashcroft trashing Americans' civil liberties has been a useful campaign prop. In campaign stops, Kerry has promised to "end the era of John Ashcroft and renew our faith in the Constitution." | |
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Pejman Yousefzadeh: JOHN KERRY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES — This article will likely break the hearts of those who believed that Kerry is the anti-Ashcroft when it comes to the issue of civil liberties. |
Stephen Green: But the devil is in the details: [snipped quote] According to Reason's John Berlau, Kerry has also been in favor of... |
The Purloined Documents By / TNR — Permalink We don't yet know whether, in pilfering top-secret classified documents from the National Archives, Sandy Berger actually kept any meaningful information from the 9/11 Commission. I suppose someone with authority is trying to find out and that, in due time, the findings will be made public. | |
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C. D. Harris: No Mere Papercut — Martin Peretz adds a few cuts to Sandy Berger's Night of the Long Knives: [snipped quote] This line... |
Hugh Hewitt: Don't miss this piece. I am sure it is being handed around the Fleet Center. Martin Peretz slams Sandy Berger. |
Where Do They Stand? NYT — Permalink Most campaigns feature efforts by the candidates to characterize their opponent as being out of the mainstream - as an extreme liberal or as part of the far right. The current presidential campaign is no exception. | |
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Frederick Maryland: Binder, Mann et al wrote this excellent op-ed in the New York Times. Todd Pearson: An op-ed in the New York Times today with a chart says that Kerry is more liberal than the median Senate Democrat and Bush is more conservative than the median Senate Republican. |
Nick Confessore: The New York Times today features an oped by the Brookings Institution's Sarah Binder, Thomas Mann, and Alan Murphy. Fontana Labs: How to win a stupid debate — The NYT has a cute article-n-chart placing Kerry, Edwards, Bush, and Cheney on the left/right spectrum. |
The Conservative Party www.AndrewSullivan.com — Permalink If, broadly speaking, you're a conservative, whom should you be rooting for in the American elections? I'm not being entirely facetious here. The conservative "movement" in the U.S. is still firmly behind president George W. Bush's re-election. | |
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Pejman Yousefzadeh: PAGING ANDREW SULLIVAN — Remember how Sullivan said that "much of the hard work has now been done" regarding the war on terror? Angry Bear: Here's a sample, but the rest is similar and well worth reading: [snipped quote] Sullivan's conclusion is a hair's... Jesse Taylor: The Endorsement You Need; The Grudging Acceptance Of You As A Human Being You Want ::Cracks fingers, and gets down to... |
John Hawkins: However, after Sullivan finally came out with what amounts to an endorsement of John Kerry, I felt compelled to speak up again. Tom Maguire: Props to Andrew Sullivan (I Guess) We admire Mr.Sullivan's integrity in presenting his (near) endorsement of John Kerry during a pledge week. Tim Dunlop: As Andrew Sullivan notes today: [quote] The conservative "movement" in the U.S. is still firmly behind president George W. Bush's re-election.[end quote] |
| Also: Greg Ransom, Michelle Malkin, Deacon, Smash, Susan Madrak, Wind Rider, Christopher Kanis, James Joyner, Ed Driscoll, Stephen Green, Andrew Sullivan | |
Boston's Bloggers, Filling In the Margins By / WaPo — Permalink BOSTON, July 25 — Jay Rosen sees a basic contradiction in the journalistic invasion of the Democratic National Convention. "By coming and making news of the event, you're saying this is important," says the chairman of New York University's journalism department. | |
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Joe Gandelman: I'd say blogggers at the conventions are needed now MORE THAN EVER. The story's section on Fox was especially intriguing. Ace: More here, here, here, and of course here. David Adesnik: For example, all but one of the bloggers mentioned in Howard Kurtz's convention-blogging round-up also get mentioned or quoted in Jenny 8-ball's round-up at the NYT. |
Robert Garcia Tagorda: Consider the title of Howard Kurtz's column: "Boston's Bloggers, Filling in the Margins." Robert Cox: But...if you have a note from a doctor, you are allowed to TIVO THIS tonight... TIVO THIS Judy Woodruff's Inside... Mathew Gross: (See here, here and here). So what's it like here? |
| Also: Brian Montopoli, Taegan Goddard, Pejman Yousefzadeh, C. D. Harris, James Joyner, Betsy Newmark, Patrick Belton, Jeralyn Merritt, Glenn Reynolds, Captain Ed, Daniel Drezner | |
Say what? Iowa first lady slammed blacks, Easterners and Southerners as bad speakers By / Boston Herald — Permalink Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack, a key factor in John Kerry's primary sweep and the primetime convention speaker tomorrow, has derided blacks, southerners and easterners as bad speakers because she couldn't understand them. | |
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Taegan Goddard: This time it's Theresa Heinz Kerry. Yesterday, it was the wife of Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack. Pejman Yousefzadeh: Something tells me that Christie Vilsack will not be a featured speaker at the Democratic National Convention: "Iowa... Tom Maguire: I Don't Understand This — But maybe it's because I'm from New Jersey. |
Ace: Meanwhile, the wife of Iowa governor (and Democrat) Tom Vilsack is apparently "fascinated" by the way blacks talk to one another. Harley: You think Teresa's 'shove it' is bad? Here's a bullet narrowly dodged. - Another fine piece, here, re the The Natural. Betsy Newmark: Maybe this is one reason why Tom Vilsack didn't get the vice-presidential nod. |
Meet the Bloggers WSJ — Permalink The Democratic Party is widening its media tent for the Boston convention. For the first time ever, Web loggers, or bloggers, are being accredited for a national political convention. | |
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SLZoll: We know we're a day late and a dollar short with this, but the Wall Street Journal Online ran a nice little feature about some of the bloggers accredited to cover the convention. David Adesnik: If you're willing to invest the time, the best article about bloggers at the convention belongs to Carl Bialik & Elizabeth Weinstein at the WSJ. Kevin Hayden: (So this is what all these bloggers look like! Makes an ugly old cuss like me wonder what I'm doin' amid all these pretty boys and lovely lasses). |
Jay Rosen: The Wall Street Journal has the convention bloggers introduce themselvees— nifty. Brian Montopoli: Of course, with bloggers being toasted as the saviors of journalism, it's going to be hard to live up to the hype. Andrew Sullivan: WHO THE BLOGGERS ARE: Here's a WSJ round-up of the bloggers at the DNC convention. |
| Also: Susan Q. Stranahan, Mathew Gross, Joe Gandelman, Jeralyn Merritt, Glenn Reynolds, Jeff Jarvis | |
Beantown Becomes Blogtown Opinion Journal — Permalink BOSTON—It isn't news that more than 15,000 journalists are descending on this city to cover the Democratic convention. What is news is that for the first time several dozen political bloggers will receive media credentials to report on the event. | |
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Hugh Hewitt: (Video here. Hat tip: RealClearPolitics.com) John Fund covers the blogs covering the convention. Todd Pearson: "Beantown Becomes Blogtown" — John Fund today: "It isn't news that more than 15,000 journalists are descending on this city to cover the Democratic convention. The Big Trunk: Blogs and Beckology — John Fund's OpinionJournal column on the impact of blogs on politics and journalism takes us... |
Will Collier: Fund On Blogs — Great John Fund OpinionJournal column today on political bloggers, who seem to be getting under the... Glenn Reynolds: CONVENTION BLOG-COVERAGE ROUNDUP: Here's my MSNBC post on convention blogging. Here's a link-rich item by John Fund. |
Heinz Kerry Tells Reporter to 'Shove It' AP — Permalink BOSTON July 25, 2004 — Teresa Heinz Kerry urged her home-state delegates to the Democratic National Convention to restore a more civil tone to American politics, then minutes later told a newspaperman to "shove it." | |
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Joe Gandelman: (3) Teresa Kerry now tells a reporter to "shove it" after delivering an indigant speech on the need for more civility in politics. Will Collier: Testy Dems Update — From (amazingly) ABC News. Wind Rider: You said something I didn't say. Shove it. Wonder what might have popped out seeking a definition of 'un-Pennsylvanian'...shove oatmeal? |
Smash: Improving the Tone — THERESA HEINZ KERRY, speaking at a campaign dinner for the Pennsylvania delegation to the... James Joyner: Teresa Heinz Kerry: Shove It — Kevin Drum calls attention to Teresa Heinz Kerry's latest embarrassing comment: "Teresa... Captain Ed: We're Here To Restore Civility, You %$#*&@% Teresa Heinz-Kerry strkes again! |
| Also: Michelle Malkin, Tom Maguire | |
Democrats Defend Heinz Kerry's 'Shove It' By / AP — Permalink BOSTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry doesn't have a problem with his wife telling an insistent journalist to "shove it" when urged to explain her plea for more civility in politics. Neither does Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton . | |
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Charles Johnson: Dems on Damage Control — John F. Kerry has no problem with his wife: 1) lying about what she said, and 2) making nasty... Steven Taylor: Amusing — Kerry's Wife Tells Reporter to 'Shove It' [snipped quote] Update: James Joyner has far more extensive comments. |
Hindrocket: Shove It, She Suggested — Teresa Heinz Kerry told a reporter from the "conservative Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"—so... |
Year of the Blog? Web Diarists Are Now Official Members of Convention Press Corps By / NYT — Permalink Jeralyn Merritt had expected the news to come by e-mail rather than by snail mail, otherwise known as the United States Postal Service. But she had to rip, rather than click, to open the message informing her that she had received press credentials to... | |
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Susan Q. Stranahan: Now that you've had your moment in the spotlight, it's time to earn your keep, er, your credentials. We're talking bloggers here, of course. Dave Winer: NY Times article on convention bloggers. Expect dozens of these from reporters who can't find anything else to report on. Jeralyn Merritt: Lee writes about bloggers receiving press credentials to cover the DNC in Boston and asks, Year of the Blog?. |
Joe Gandelman: Bloggers admit where they're coming from; some parts of the news media indulge in unconvincing word charades. Patrick Belton: And NYT's Jenny '8-ball' Lee: [quote] "I look forward to the world that exists in the margins," said Patrick Belton, a...[end quote] Skippy: the nytimes starts off its piece on convention blogging with an anecdote about our bud talkleft receiving her blogging credentials. |
Web Diarists Are Now Official Members of Convention Press Corps By / NYT — Permalink Jeralyn Merritt had expected the news to come by e-mail rather than by snail mail, otherwise known as the United States Postal Service. But she had to rip, rather than click, to open the message informing her that she had received press credentials to... | |
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Daniel Drezner: Indeed, the Jennifer Lee has a story in the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal has gone all out — it's topic A... Nathan Hallford: The Media: With the big three networks scaling back, even more, their coverage of the conventions, this year will be remembered, perhaps, as the year of the blog. |
Charles Johnson: Zuniga Brags to the NYT — Today, Markos Zuniga of Daily Kos boasts to the New York Times about his success: Web Diarists Are Now Official Members of Convention Press Corps. Jeff Jarvis: And don't forget the disinvited bloggers, too. : UPDATE: And here's The Times' profile of the convention bloggers. |
Bush Set to Act on Advice of 9/11 Panel By / WaPo — Permalink CRAWFORD, Tex., July 25 — President Bush plans to begin making decisions about restructuring the nation's intelligence machinery within days and may enact some changes by executive order or regulatory action without waiting for Congress, White House officials said Sunday. | |
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Julia: Above the fold: Bush Set To Act on Advice of 9/11 Panel to make sure that the intelligence process is more accurate and less political, and he's got Andy Card in charge. Daniel Drezner: Last week, when the 9-11 Commission report came out, I offered some free advice to Karl Rove: [snipped quote] Mike Allen... |
Jeffrey Dubner: George W. Bush seems about to execute his trademark decisive leadership and push forth with some of the recommendations of the 9-11 Commission. James Joyner: WaPo - Bush Set To Act on Advice of 9/11 Panel "President Bush plans to begin making decisions about restructuring the... |
WRONG 9/11 QUESTIONS By / New York Post — Permalink READING the 570-page "The 9/11 Commission Report" is like going through a French nouveau-roman. It starts with the promise of uncovering an ingenious plot but offers nothing but re-heated platitudes served with a pseudo-philosophical garnish. | |
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Jeff Jarvis: And in the New York Post, Amir Taheri says this is a bureacratic solution because it is the product of bureaucratic thinking. Roger L. Simon: She dies... Well, I know it doesn't refer exactly to the current world situation, but I always find it amusing and it is... |
Greg Ransom: SHOULD WE BE SURPRISED that a panel of hacks and lawyers gave us a deeply flawed yet unimaginative commission report? Betsy Newmark: Amir Taheri is not impressed with the 9/11 Commission report. "Both men ask why is it that the terrorists specially hate America? |
Vague reason Aljazeera — Permalink "We contacted the Democratic National Convention and the people who are organising the convention. And then they said it has been removed, maybe for lack of enough space or something like that, although they approved originally the sign and everything on it. | |
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Bill @INDCJournal: ... I mean, except for the whole "support the murder of the imperialist infidel" vibe, but otherwise ... Man, even when the DNCC does something right, they don't do it right. Bird Dog: Of course, al Jazeera isn't happy about it. Replacing the al Jazeera banner is one that reads "Strong for America". Eric @Wampum: Today Al Jazeera reports that its Fleet Center skybox banner had been replaced with "Strong for America". |
Magpie @PacificViews: Why did organizers of the Democratic National Convention remove a banner with Aljazeera's logo from the Arabic broadcaster's skybox? Glenn Reynolds: UPDATE: More crushing of dissent here: [snipped quote] I blame John Ashcroft! Er, or did anyone see Sandy Berger hanging around, and think to check his pants? |
The Natural By / The Atlantic Online — Permalink E arlier this year an East African newspaper sent a reporter to the region of Siaya, in Kenya, near Lake Victoria, where the father of a forty-three-year-old Chicago Democrat named Barack Obama was born. | |
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ArchPundit: Ryan Lizza Drools — And I like it—more Obama for you from the Atlantic Monthly. I'm sure all of this is making candidates really want to get into this race. Taegan Goddard: The Natural — In the latest Atlantic Monthly, Ryan Lizza profiles Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama (D), the... |
Harley: Another fine piece, here, re the The Natural. Obama presages a new generation of black leaders in the party (Harold Ford, come on down!) |
TERESA TELLS REPORTER TO 'SHOVE IT' Drudge Report — Permalink Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic nominee John Kerry, told a reporter to 'shove it' on Sunday evening — immediately after giving a speech calling for a more civil tone in politics. Speaking to the Pennsylvanian delegation at the statehouse in Boston, Heinz Kerry delivered an impassioned plea against hate politics: | |
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James Joyner: Michele Malkin saw this coming months ago. Update (0955): Drudge has a video. Update (1023): Dodd Harris reminds us of the Asses of Evil. Oliver Willis: Serves Him Right — Drudge is trying to make political hay out of the fact that Teresa Heinz Kerry told a newspaper "reporter" to "shove it". Tom Maguire: Matt Drudge blared it; Oliver Willis misread it (see UPDATE); and the AP has more (also at ABC News):: Teresa Heinz... |
Ed Driscoll: Not A Bad Way To Start The Week — George and Karl can add this to the list as well. KJL: "SHOVE IT" — Mrs. Heinz Kerry is a little too honest to a reporter, after a pro-civility speech. |
Kerry Visit to Fenway Is Changeup in Schedule By / NYT — Permalink BOSTON, July 25 - Senator John Kerry pulled off a grand political surprise Sunday night when he visited Fenway Park for the Red Sox-Yankees game, making a showy unscheduled appearance in his hometown on the eve of the Democratic National Convention here that will crown him as his party's presidential nominee this week. | |
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Lambert @Corrente: Funny thing. Jodi Will-Whore-Em's "coverage" (heh) doesn't mention these details, or draw the obvious contrasts. I wonder why? |
Nathan Hallford: I Can Only Agree With John Kerry on this subject: Get rid of the designated hitter. |