September 16, 2008
The email below has been doing the rounds in American cyberspace, and recently arrived in openUSA's inbox. It makes a stark point about the double standards in media coverage of the election. I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight..... * If you grow up in Hawa...
go to article »September 13, 2008
Sarah Palin may be the new darling of the media, but that attention comes with a price. At some point glowing hagiography dims into scrutiny. Yesterday, the Republican vice-presidential candidate showed why the initial "Palin bump" in support for McCain is not as substantial as it seems. ...
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Obama's pig-and-lipstick remarks earlier this week sparked a firestorm of righteous indignation from the McCain camp. Yet even elements of the frenetic conservative blogosphere admit the ridiculousness of the criticism. The Democrat has coolly dismissed the attacks (video below), but will it be...
go to article »September 10, 2008
Barack Obama's more traditionally "liberal" acceptance speech in Denver confirmed to many commentators, like David Brooks, that the Democrat's campaign is now becoming increasingly conventional, replacing high-mindedness with political shrewdness. This recent ad seems to support t...
go to article »August 23, 2008
Ahead of the Democratic convention, the Obama camp has plenty of material with which to strengthen its own position on Iraq and with which to set about attacking McCain. First, the Bush administration is close to agreeing a deal with the al-Maliki government that will set in place a phased withdraw...
go to article »August 18, 2008
This week has seen the launch of Republicans for Obama, an initiative undertaken by former Republican politicians and senior advisers. Reaffirming the Obama campaign's appeal to bipartisanship and "unity", the group's website insists that We need a leader who can lay the foun...
go to article »August 6, 2008
In a whimsical column comparing Obama to Mr Darcy, Maureen Dowd records one Texan voter's nervous appraisal of Obama's physique. “He needs to put some meat on his bones,” said Diana Koenig, a 42-year-old Texas housewife. Another Clinton voter sniffed on a Yahoo message board: “...
go to article »July 30, 2008
Over on OurKingdom, Ian Parsley corrects Barack Obama's version of Northern Irish history. Standing near the ghost of the Berlin Wall last week, the US presidential candidate claimed that walls had “come down in Belfast, where Protestants and Catholics found a way to live together.” "Se...
go to article »July 17, 2008
Some Republicans seem to think so. He may not have the muscle to turn Republican bastions against John McCain in the presidential election, but some GOP representatives fear that Obama's mobilisation of black voters may have lasting consequences for congressional races throughout the region. ...
go to article »July 10, 2008
An unwise remark, especially just as the candidates prepare for their big July international trips. Video from TPM. Read the rest of this post... read more...
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