Saturday, 12 April 2008
Senator Barack Obama
Michelle Obama at North Carolina State University
Featured:
Video Highlighters:
- Mark Hamill at Point Park University
- Barack Obama in Gary, IN
- Barack Obama at the Sunrise Cafe
- Barack Obama in South Bend, IN
News Wires & Blogs:
1. Obama calls for checks on executive pay from MSNBC.com: Politics The Democratic presidential candidate is prodding his populist economic message by demanding company shareholders have a say in CEO compensation packages.
2. Obama would have fired Penn from Top Stories by Obama: “I know that if staff of mine were putting me in that kind of position, I would get rid of them.”
3. Obama: Public Financing System Is “Creaky” from CBSNews – Politics The nation’s system of public financing presidential elections is “creaky” and needs to be updated, Sen. Barack Obama said, offering another possible argument for bypassing the system that has helped pay campaigns.
4. ‘Why Obama’s message of hope resonates here’ from Obama HQ by This morning Indianapolis Star reporter Matthew Tully wrote about Barack’s appearance at Tully’s childhood home of Gary Indiana, one of the most economically depressed cities in the country.
5. Obama stumbles on small-town Pa. from Top Stories by Obama says some Pennsylvanians cling to guns and xenophobia. See also: Clinton, McCain respond.
6. Obama Refuses To Dole Out Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In “Street Money” Unlike Lieberman from PoliticalBase.com Blog Today’s Los Angeles Times has a big story on how Barack Obama (D) is refusing to dole out hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash to Philadelphia “bosses” which is handed out to operatives to help turn-out the vote. It’s called “street money” and while technically legal, it’s as shady a practice as you get in campaigns:
Obama’s View on the Issues:
- The War in Iraq
- Foreign Policy
- The Economy
- Energy and the Environment
- Education
- Civil Rights & Universal Suffrage
- Health Care
- Ethics
Senator Hillary Clinton
Falling Through – Pennsylvania
Featured:
Video Highlighters:
- Clinton’s Chief Strategist Mark Penn Resigns
- Disloyal Democrat: Hillary Clinton picks McCain over Obama
- Hillary Clinton calls Barack Obama a Fraud 3/3/08
- Clinton/Obama Ohio Debate MSNBC Huge Mistake 2/26 WOW!!!
- Keith Olbermann: Special Comment on Hillary Clinton
News Wires & Blogs:
1. Fire destroys Clinton Indiana campaign office from MSNBC.com: Politics Firefighters are investigating a blaze that destroyed the presidential campaign office of Hillary Rodham Clinton in Terre Haute.
2. Clinton outlines $4 billion anti-crime plan from MSNBC.com: Politics Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton is proposing to spend $4 billion a year on anti-crime measures, including programs meant to reduce the number of ex-convicts who return to prison.
3. Newsweek: Why Bill’s fighting so hard for Hillary from MSNBC.com: Politics He sincerely believes she would make a good president, but perhaps most important, he understands that if Barack Obama is elected, his presidency becomes an asterisk.
4. Hillary Tells Bill To Back Off On Bosnia from CBSNews – Politics It’s the last topic the Clinton campaign wants to talk about – ever. But after former President Bill Clinton brought up his wife’s trip to Bosnia in 1996, Hillary gave him a talking-to, Jim Axelrod reports.
5. Where Obama And Clinton Differ from CBSNews – Politics Here are some of the most significant points of contention that may help voters in the 10 contests choose between Clinton and Obama.
6. Clinton proposes 100,000 new police officers on streets from L.A. Times – Politics She promotes a $4-billion-a-year anti-crime package while visiting a rough Philadelphia neighborhood with mayor. In Indiana, Obama attacks big corporate salaries. New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton , campaigning for president in a neighborhood of Philadelphia so rough the mayor said, “Osama bin Laden wouldn’t last here,” pitched a $4-billion-a-year anti-crime package today that would put 100,000 new police officers on the streets and help stem the tide of repeat offenders back into the country’s prisons.
7. Taxpayers Fund Bill Clinton Spending from CBSNews – Politics The Clintons have made a $100-million fortune since leaving the White House, but a Politico analysis found that hasn”t kept Bill Clinton from taking full advantage of the publicly funded perks offered to ex-presidents.
8. Poll: Clinton Ahead 50-37 In Puerto Rico from PoliticalBase.com Blog This isn’t nearly as big of a lead as I thought Clinton would have, considering how well she does with Hispanics:
Clinton’s View on the Issues:
Senator John McCain
Web Ad: Character Forged by Family
Featured:
- 10 things to know about McCain by MoveOn.org
- Top 10 McCain Running Mates
- Endorsements for John McCain
Video Highlighters:
- McCain: Rice Is a Great American
- Sweetheart Deal
- McCain : No Change
- Bush/McCain: Lockstep
- Bush & McCain: Marchando Juntos
- Great Moments in Presidential Speeches I
- Great Moments in Presidential Speeches II
- Great Moments In Presidential Speeches III
- john.he.is
- Olbermann: Obama Takes McCain to School
- Obama Discusses Iraq and McCain in Fayetteville, NC
- Raw Video: Too Old? ‘You Little Jerk,’ McCain Laughs
News Wires & Blogs:
1. McCain Lags Behind Democrats in Fundraising from NPR Topics: Politics Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain is trailing both Democratic candidates in fundraising. Steve Inskeep speaks to NPR new analyst Juan Williams about John McCain’s money woes.
2. McCain advisers have foreign lobby ties from UPI – Top News Two of Republican presidential contender John McCain’s top advisers and fundraisers acknowledge they have had lucrative foreign lobbying contracts.
3. McCain has abundance of tough VP sells from MSNBC.com: Politics As Republican presidential candidate John McCain starts thinking through who he wants as a vice presidential running mate, he may find that many potential picks carry risks as well as rewards.
4. Wash Times: McCain Advisers Tied To Foreign Lobbying from PoliticalBase.com Blog The conservative Washington Times highlights the growing realization that John McCain’s (R) railing against the influence of lobbyists doesn’t seem to apply to the most senior members of his campaign team
5. McCain may take public funds from Top Stories by McCain manager says decision could make McCain financially competitive with Democratic candidate.
6. GOP sees opening for McCain in Pa. from MSNBC.com: Politics Some analysts think Sen. John McCain is missing an opportunity by not campaigning in Pennsylvania now, as the entire state is focused on politics in a way that will be hard to eclipse in November.
7. McCain: Bush Should Boycott Olympic Ceremonies from ABC News: Politics Republican nominee shifting slowly from stances of current administration.
8. Oh, The Hypocrisy from PoliticalBase.com Blog This morning in typical knee-jerk, right-wing style, the McCain camp blasted the fact that George Soros is apparently ready to aid a $40 million independent effort against McCain in the coming months in a fundraising email:
McCain’s View on the Issues:
