Behind the media popcorn of Scott McClellan's revelations, relatively unnoticed is a new book by the former American commander in Iraq that should be red meat for historians. This week's Time has an excerpt from "Wiser in Battle: A Soldier's Story" by Gen. Ricardo Sanchez that nails his Pentagon boss Don Rumsfeld, along with the rest of the Bush Administration, for "gross … [Read more...] about Whistle-Blowing MSM Doesn’t Hear
Sen. Clinton Open to Being Sen. Obama’s VP Candidate
msnbc.com - BREAKING NEWS: Clinton tells N.Y. lawmakers she's open to being Obama's VP candidate WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton has told congressional colleagues she would be open to becoming Barack Obama's vice presidential nominee, saying she would consider it if it would help Democrats win the White House. Clinton, a New York senator, made the comment on a conference … [Read more...] about Sen. Clinton Open to Being Sen. Obama’s VP Candidate
Next Stop Iran?
New rumors swirl about an American attack on Iran, including a particularly worrying report in the Jerusalem Post. … [Read more...] about Next Stop Iran?
Race, reason, and the Democrats in the 2008 primary season
Salon convened a podcast round table discussion to ask "one uncomfortable, unavoidable, and inexhaustible" question: What role did race play in the voting behavior of white Democrats in 2008? It's a terrific read. The panel -- Sean Wilentz, a Princeton historian; Ruy Teixeira of the Center for American Progress and the Brookings Institution; and Tom Schaller of the … [Read more...] about Race, reason, and the Democrats in the 2008 primary season
‘Poor’ Germans Invade New York
Why is New York being invaded by German tourists like 'Troy by the Greeks?' According to Die Zeit's New York Correspondent Eva Schweitzer, they come to the 'Big Apple' for Apples - the computer kind ... but the hardships that they endure are nothing compared to the bind that American find themselves in. Schweitzer writes: … [Read more...] about ‘Poor’ Germans Invade New York
AP: Numbers Show Obama Has Now Clinched Democratic Party Presidential Nomination
The Associated Press has added up the numbers and has announced that Democratic Senator Barack Obama has now effectively won the 2008 Democratic party Presidential nomination: Barack Obama has effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates. The tally put Obama over the top Tuesday, ahead of the … [Read more...] about AP: Numbers Show Obama Has Now Clinched Democratic Party Presidential Nomination
Waxman Demanding FBI White House Interviews
(Via Memeorandum.) A report from ThinkProgress indicates that Congressman Henry Waxman (D - Calif 110) in his position as chairman of the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has issued a letter to Atty. General Mukasey requesting that he turn over transcripts of interviews conducted by the FBI with President Bush and Vice President Cheney. The interviews … [Read more...] about Waxman Demanding FBI White House Interviews
Expected Parade Of Superdelegates To Obama Begins Amid Weak Finish
The long-predicted parade of Democratic party superdelegates to front-runner Senator Barack Obama has now begun -- but it's happening during a period when Obama's campaign is ending its campaign with a relatively weak finish. According to MSNBC's First read, the line of superdelegates who are expected to either push Obama over the top by the end of the weak or very close to … [Read more...] about Expected Parade Of Superdelegates To Obama Begins Amid Weak Finish
…Or not? Ickes says ixnay on the concessionay
With Harold Ickes of Hillary Clinton's campaign getting all in red and uppercase letters at TIME: AIDES DENY AP REPORT ON END OF CLINTON CAMPAIGN Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Justin Sullivan/Getty CLINTON CAMPAIGN CHAIR MCAULIFFE CALLS CABLE NETWORKS TO SHOOT DOWN WIRE REPORT THAT CLINTON PLANNED TO ALL BUT CONCEDE IN TUESDAY NIGHT’S SPEECH Top adviser Ickes also tells … [Read more...] about …Or not? Ickes says ixnay on the concessionay
Reports that Clinton “will” concede tonight, watch AIPAC in the a.m.
Update: From Terry McAuliffe at TPM too. I'm telling you again like I did last night: tomorrow morning, AIPAC, Clinton, Obama, Pelosi, Reid - facing down John McCain and the group of supporters he thinks he can wrap around his fingers. From My Way news: WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton will concede Tuesday night that Barack Obama has the delegates to secure the … [Read more...] about Reports that Clinton “will” concede tonight, watch AIPAC in the a.m.
Scott McClellan Symbolized Historic Bush Administration Shift In News Media Treatment
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's name is now all over the best-seller charts, airwaves, newspapers and weblogs due to his anti-Bush administration memoir and the heated debate over his role -- but is a key point getting lost in the book hype brou-ha-ha? In fact, journalism prof/blogger Jay Rosen points out, McClellan is the symbol of a key Bush … [Read more...] about Scott McClellan Symbolized Historic Bush Administration Shift In News Media Treatment
Blogroll Glitch (UPDATE)
Due to a system glitch, our Center Voices links on our blogroll has vanished -- and the system dumped all of them into Other Voices. We're working on the problem. If our Center Voices blogroll category can't be restored, I'll go through each link under Other Voices and transfer the ones I think belonged there into that category. We regret the glitch. UPDATE: It turns out the … [Read more...] about Blogroll Glitch (UPDATE)
Hillary Spelling Bee
Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner … [Read more...] about Hillary Spelling Bee
Quote Of The Day: Richard Cohen On “A Campaign To Hate”
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen, from a column titled "A Campaign To Hate," detailing why campaign 2008 has been unfortunate: Wherever I go -- from glittering dinner party to glittering dinner party -- the famous and powerful people I meet (for such is my life) tell me how lucky I am to be a journalist in this the greatest of all presidential contests. I tell them, … [Read more...] about Quote Of The Day: Richard Cohen On “A Campaign To Hate”
Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008)
President Nicolas Sarkozy was joined by fashion giants from around the globe yesterday in paying tribute to the iconic French designer, Yves Saint Laurent, who has died aged 71, reports The Independent. "Yves Saint Laurent was the last of the French pioneers, including Chanel and Christian Dior, who established Paris as the fashion capital of the world. His death late on … [Read more...] about Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008)
Bill Clinton Goes Ballistic (Again): Calls Vanity Fair Journalist Purdum “Dishonest…Scumbag”
Former President Bill Clinton has provided yet another example of why some feel he has proven to be a strategic and imagery-negative for his wife Senator Hillary Clinton's Presidential nomination campaign -- delivering a new lashing-out tirade to a writer for The Huffington Post, this time aimed at a former New York Times reporter who wrote a highly unflattering piece about … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton Goes Ballistic (Again): Calls Vanity Fair Journalist Purdum “Dishonest…Scumbag”
On Bill Clinton’s critique of the Vanity Fair piece about him
I said I'd comment after reading Bill Clinton's 2,500 word critique of Todd Purdum's Vanity Fair piece. I haven't read it. Yet. Slate's Jack Shafer has: "A tawdry, anonymous quote-filled attack piece," the critique seethed, one that "repeats many past attacks on him, ignores much prior positive coverage, includes numerous errors, and ultimately breaks no new ground. It is, … [Read more...] about On Bill Clinton’s critique of the Vanity Fair piece about him
Apple moving from .Mac to Me? Adobe too?
I don't know how many of us here at TMV are Apple aficionados (here's the latest iPhone rumor) but for those who are (and to those who aren't, Apple is the tech news story of the early 21st century so you may want to read on) there's a rumor going 'round that the overpriced under-performing .Mac service that people like me pay a $100 for year after year thinking maybe one day … [Read more...] about Apple moving from .Mac to Me? Adobe too?
AIPAC Conference: Perfect place for Pelosi, Reid, Clinton, Obama unity
I could be dreadfully wrong, both in the prediction that they will show unity in anyway related to the who will be the presidential nominee for the Democratic party, and in other ways, but hey, weirder things have happened. Read about the conference here. Read about GOP presidential candidate and US Senator John McCain's speech here. View it here or listen or get the … [Read more...] about AIPAC Conference: Perfect place for Pelosi, Reid, Clinton, Obama unity
Long-Term Security Treaty Between Iraq and America ‘Rejected’
On top of all the other Iraq-related news -- including the book by Scott McClellan -- last week, the leader of Iraq's Parliamentary majority rejected the one piece of legislation Washington wants the most: a convention codifying America's long-term presence in that nation. According to this news item from Iraq's Sotal Iraq newspaper: "Abdul-Aziz Al-Hakim, the leader of … [Read more...] about Long-Term Security Treaty Between Iraq and America ‘Rejected’