memeorandum Firehose http://www.memeorandum.com/ Political Web, page A1 en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:35:48 -0400 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:35:48 -0400 Undecideds May Be More Decided Than They Know (Benedict Carey/New York Times) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p112#a080821p112 Benedict Carey / New York Times:
Undecideds May Be More Decided Than They Know  —  Voters who insist that they are undecided about a contentious issue are sometimes fooling themselves, having already made a choice at a subconscious level, a new study suggests.  —  Scientists have long known that subtle biases can skew evaluations …

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:30:10 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p112#a080821p112 More of McCain's Judgment - Following up on Mike's item ... (Jason Zengerle/The New Republic) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p113#a080821p113 Jason Zengerle / The New Republic:
More of McCain's Judgment  —  Following up on Mike's item from yesterday about McCain's vaunted “judgment,” I hadn't realized until I read this Politico story that before McCain concluded Eduard Shevardnadze led a “corrupt government” in Georgia, he'd hailed Shevardnadze as “one the great men in the history of the world.”

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:30:10 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p113#a080821p113 Someone You Should Know - If you read We Were Soldiers ... (Argghhh!) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p111#a080821p111 Argghhh!:
Someone You Should Know  —  If you read We Were Soldiers, Once ... And Young, or saw the movie, you may remember the helicopter pilot who kept showing up whenever Hal Moore needed him most.  You may remember the character, but I'd like you to remember the man — MAJ Ed Freeman, the aviation company's commander...

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:25:08 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p111#a080821p111 McCain Camp Responds On Houses Gaffe: He Was A POW! (Eric Kleefeld/TPM Election Central) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p108#a080821p108

Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
McCain Camp Responds On Houses Gaffe: He Was A POW!  —  The McCain campaign is road-testing a new argument in responding to Obama's criticism of his number-of-houses gaffe, an approach the McCain camp has never tried before: The houses gaffe doesn't matter because ... he was a POW!

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:15:06 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p108#a080821p108 THE SEDONA ESTATE QUESTION (Josh Marshall/Talking Points Memo) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p110#a080821p110

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THE SEDONA ESTATE QUESTION  —  You start to see one of the reasons why there are so many different estimates of how many houses the McCain's own when you look closer at the Sedona multi-home estate.  —  On the one hand, the AP reports that “includes four single-family homes and is worth nearly $1.8 million.”

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:15:06 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p110#a080821p110 Housing - John McCain speaks exclusively with Politico's Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin. (Ovi) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p109#a080821p109

Ovi:
Housing  —  John McCain speaks exclusively with Politico's Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin.

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:15:06 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p109#a080821p109 Commentary: Rooting for a Bill Clinton-Pickens ticket (Paul Begala/CNN) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p107#a080821p107 Paul Begala / CNN:
Commentary: Rooting for a Bill Clinton-Pickens ticket  —  Editor's note: Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992 and was counselor to Clinton in the White House.  Begala is the author of several best-sellers.

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:10:02 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p107#a080821p107 OBAMA'S ECONOMICS....In a New York Times Magazine piece running ... (Kevin Drum/Washington Monthly) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p106#a080821p106 Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
OBAMA'S ECONOMICS....In a New York Times Magazine piece running this weekend, David Leonhardt does a good job of describing Barack Obama's economic worldview, which is dominated by a mindful friendliness toward market solutions for economic problems (Cass Sunstein calls him a “University of Chicago Democrat").

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:05:00 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p106#a080821p106 MCCAIN, REED, NORQUIST, AND ABRAMOFF. (Ezra Klein/American Prospect) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p105#a080821p105 Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
MCCAIN, REED, NORQUIST, AND ABRAMOFF.  —  To give a little more context to the attack ad Obama released yesterday linking John McCain to Ralph Reed and Jack Abramoff, you have to remember that the Abramoff revolved around the fedora-wearing lobbyist's efforts to bilk Native-American tribes out of millions of dollars.

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:45:03 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p105#a080821p105 The Anatomy of a Deception: How The McCains Changed Their Baby ... (Mark Nickolas/The Huffington Post) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p104#a080821p104 Mark Nickolas / The Huffington Post:
The Anatomy of a Deception: How The McCains Changed Their Baby Adoption Story Just Before 2008 Campaign Began  —  As was pointed out yesterday by the Christian Science Monitor, the McCain campaign was called out for lying about the purported urging of Cindy McCain by Mother Teresa herself …

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:45:03 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p104#a080821p104 McCain Spokesman's Retort: Obama Lives in "a Frickin' Mansion" (Michael D. Shear/Washington Post) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p103#a080821p103 Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
McCain Spokesman's Retort: Obama Lives in “a Frickin' Mansion”  —  SEDONA, Ariz. — A spokesman for Sen. John McCain vowed to retaliate against today's story about how many houses the GOP candidate owns with a renewed focus on Sen. Barack Obama's ties to a Chicago developer and charges that Obama is an elitist.

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:40:03 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p103#a080821p103 He's Baaaack: Civil Rights Commission Hires Spakovsky to Work on Voting Rights (Kate Klonick/TPMMuckraker) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p101#a080821p101 Kate Klonick / TPMMuckraker:
He's Baaaack: Civil Rights Commission Hires Spakovsky to Work on Voting Rights  —  It looks like Hans von Spakovsky, an old TPM favorite, is back in business.  The former Justice Department official, whose nomination to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) was thwarted when Democrats objected …

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:35:01 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p101#a080821p101 CNN Talks With McCain About His Extramarital Affairs (Jed Lewison/The Jed Report) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p102#a080821p102 Jed Lewison / The Jed Report:
CNN Talks With McCain About His Extramarital Affairs  —  My jaw literally dropped when I saw this.  I'm still shocked CNN went there.  —  YouTube link

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:35:01 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p102#a080821p102 McCain Campaign Response: Obama Worries About Arugula, Vacations In Hawaii (Greg Sargent/TPM Election Central) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p100#a080821p100 Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
McCain Campaign Response: Obama Worries About Arugula, Vacations In Hawaii  —  Here's McCain campaign spokesperson Brian Rogers' response to Obama's hit on McCain today for not knowing how many houses he owns.  —  It hits just about every Obama-is-elitist hot-button known to exist, although …

]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:15:00 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p100#a080821p100 Report Says Fire, Not Explosion, Felled 7 W.T.C. (Eric Lipton/New York Times) http://www.memeorandum.com/080821/p99#a080821p99 Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Report Says Fire, Not Explosion, Felled 7 W.T.C.  —  GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Fires in the 47-story office tower at the edge of the World Trade Center site undermined floor beams and critical structural columns, federal investigators concluded Thursday, as they attempted to curb still-rampant speculation …

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