CNN: Sen. Barack Obama has widened his lead over Sen. John McCain, according to CNN’s latest “poll of polls.” Sen. Barack Obama leads Sen. John McCain by 3 percentage points, according to CNN’s “poll of polls.” The senator from Illinois is ahead of McCain in national polls by 3 percentage points, 47 percent to 44 percent. Obama was up by 2 points in the poll of polls released earlier Thursday. McCain led in national polls last week, but by the weekend, the candidates were tied. Obama recaptured the lead for the first time in 10 days Wednesday. The latest poll […]
THE GIRL WHO CRIED WOLF: Goode Aide Calls Fox29 ‘Racist’ For Filming Her Goofing Off On City Time
CLOUT: City Councilman W. Wilson Goode Jr. came to work today with an attention-grabbing piece of legislation that could change the way some of his colleagues get elected. But he quickly was overshadowed in Council’s chambers by his chief legislative aide, Latrice Bryant, who held up a series of handmade signs that said “Fox29 in racist” and “K.K.K.” Fox29 reporter Jeff Cole has been following Goode and Bryant, filming their comings and goings. And Bryant is not at all happy about it. Cole confronted Goode after Council’s session wrapped up, asking if he thought Fox29’s reporting was racist. Goode didn’t […]
BOOK: Gorby Approved Pope Assassination
NEW AMERICAN: His vociferous support for Russia’s heavy aerial bombardment and invasion of Georgia notwithstanding, Mikhail S. Gorbachev is scheduled to be presented the Liberty Medal on September 18 by former President George H. W. Bush. The medal, ostensibly to honor men and women “who have strived to secure the blessings of liberty to people the world over,” is awarded annually by the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. “Awarding the Liberty Medal should not be construed as an endorsement by the Center of President Gorbachev’s views on the Russia-Georgia conflict,” the center’s president, Joseph Torsella said in a report that […]
WAR GAMES: How Sarah Palin Got Hacked
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Hackers broke into the Yahoo! e-mail account that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin used for official business as Alaska’s governor, revealing as evidence a few inconsequential personal messages she has received since John McCain selected her as his running mate. The Secret Service contacted The Associated Press on Wednesday and asked for copies of the leaked e-mails, which circulated widely on the Internet. The AP did not comply. The disclosure Wednesday raises new questions about the propriety of the Palin administration’s use of nongovernment e-mail accounts to conduct state business. The practice was revealed months ago _ […]
NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
FRESH AIR The Bush administration’s global anti-terrorism campaign was meant to prevent another terrorist attack on the United States. But journalist Jane Mayer says that policies like extraordinary rendition — whereby suspected terrorists are transferred to countries that allow harsh interrogations not permitted under U.S. law — have compromised American values. Mayer cites that case of Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen who spent nearly a year in a Syrian prison after being deported from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport during a layover. Mayer has written for The New Yorker on what she calls “the outsourcing of torture,” on […]
HOT DOC: Not In Our Name
Dear Friends: We may have thought we wanted a woman on a national political ticket, but the joke has really been on us, hasn’t it? Are you as sick in your stomach as I am at the thought of Sarah Palin as Vice President of the United States? Since Palin gave her speech accepting the Republican nomination for the Vice Presidency, Barack Obama’s campaign has raised over $10 million dollars. Some of you may already be supporting the Obama campaign financially; others of you may still be recovering from the primaries. None of you, however, can be happy with Palin’s […]
TODAY: Time To Make The Donuts Rock The Vote
Rock the Vote’s Voter Registration Campaign has Reached an Unprecedented 1.5 million & Counting… NEXT STOP: “The Road Trip ‘08” concert at Community College of Philadelphia WHO: Artists: Talib Kweli, Solange, The James Gang. Featuring special appearances by Joe Pantoliano, Ken Swift of the Rock Steady Crew and Max Kennedy WHERE: Community College of Philadelphia – Winnet Courtyard 1700 Spring Garden St. WHEN: Thursday, September 18th, 2008 Time: 3pm WHY: 2008’s election stands to be remembered as the most historically significant and hotly contested race in many years. As such, promoting Rock the Vote’s mission to “engage and build the […]
OBAMA: Fundamentals Of Our Economy Are UNsound
Obama campaign ad: “Plan for Change” HUFFINGTON POST: Obama’s improved fortunes are relieving an epidemic of Democratic anxiety from Beverly Hills and South Central Los Angeles to the Upper West Side and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Recent fears among Democratic activists have been based on a brief spate of polls. After holding a relatively consistent lead for five months, Obama, two weeks ago, suddenly looked vulnerable. In six out of seven national polls conducted from September 5 to September 11 and tracked by RealClearPolitics, McCain led: Over the past six days, however, Obama appears to be regaining his footing, […]
HISTORY: Great Moments In Community Organizing
COLLATERAL TV: Sarah Palin likens her previous experience as small town mayor to that of community organizers “except that you have actual responsibility.” In a country with a strong tradition of community organizing we felt it necessary to point out what some of those organizers have accomplished … like founding this country.
NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
FRESH AIR Dick Cheney is arguably one of the most powerful vice presidents in American history, but much of his work is done behind the scenes. In his new book, Angler, journalist Barton Gellman details the forty-year political career of Bush’s second in command. Gellman is a special projects reporter on the national staff of The Washington Post. In 2002, he shared the Pulitzer with the Post staff for the paper’s reporting after the Sept. 11 attacks. Angler expands the Pulitzer Prize-winning series of articles about Cheney that Gellman and Jo Becker wrote for the paper in 2007. RADIO TIMES […]
YOU CAN PUT LIPSTICK ON A STONEWALL BUT: Palin Refuses To Speak To ‘Troopergate’ Investigator
ASSOCIATED PRESS: ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin is unlikely to speak with an independent counsel hired by Alaska lawmakers to review the firing of her public safety commissioner, a spokesman for Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday. Democrats charged that the McCain campaign was trying to stall the investigation. “The partisan presidential campaign of McCain/Palin has interfered and is picking partisan targets to smear in order to make this investigation look like something it isn’t,” said Patti Higgins, chairwoman of the Alaska Democratic Party. “Rather than cooperating with the investigation, the Republican presidential campaign is doing everything it […]
WHO KILLED WALL STREET: Phil ‘Stop Whining’ Gramm, McCain’s Econ Advisor/Belarus Ambassador
MOTHER JONES: As the news broke of the Lehman Brothers meltdown and the rest of the latest financial crisis, John McCain, speaking at a campaign rally in Florida on Monday, angrily declared, “We will never put America in this position again. We will clean up Wall Street. This is a failure.” And in a statement released by his campaign, McCain called for greater “transparency and accountability” on Wall Street. If McCain wants to hold someone accountable for the failure in transparency and accountability that led to the current calamity, he should turn to his good friend and adviser, Phil Gramm. […]
HOT DOC: XPN Events Are Now A ‘Nobama’ Zone
—–Original Message—– From: Roger LaMay [mailto:REDACTED@xpn.org] Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 10:38 AM To: xpn-staffREDACTED Subject: XPN Welcomes……Everybody We would like all visitors to XPN events to feel comfortable and as part of a community. WXPN staff and volunteers should not wear partisan political shirts or buttons when working an XPN event. Thank you! * WASHINGTON POST: Obama’s August total easily outpaced Republican John McCain, who raised $47 million during that month, a personal best. Obama broke the record $55 million he raised in February and has taken in nearly half a billion dollars since he launched his presidential bid […]