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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama: ‘Lipstick on a pig’ — Amie Parnes reports from Lebanon, VA: … The crowd apparently took the “lipstick” line as a reference to Palin, who described the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull in a single word: “lipstick.” — UPDATE: The McCain campaign is now saying Obama called Palin a pig, which he didn't.
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Glenn Reynolds / Pajamas Media:
DID OBAMA MEAN TO CALL SARAH PALIN A PIG? It's probably just a slip, but . . . “The crowd apparently took the ‘lipstick’ line as a reference to Palin.” — Reader David Schlosser emails: “This will endear him to all those disaffected Hillary voters.” And former Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift is calling on Obama to apologize.
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Marc Ambinder:
Obama Did Not Call Sarah Palin A Pig — The first McCain truthsquadding telephone call is taking place right now, and ex-MA Gov. Jane Swift is complaining about an idiom Barack Obama used today: … Suddenly, common analogies are sexist? — The McCain campaign has little respect for Obama, but they don't think he is stupid.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
New heights of stupidity — (updated below - Update II - Update III) — We're fighting multiple wars; our oldest and most established financial institutions are on the verge of collapse; we've fundamentally transformed and then dismantled our constitutional framework over the last eight years, etc. etc.
Warner Todd Huston / NewsBusters.org:
Did Obama Steal his ‘Lip Stick on a Pig’ Speech from a Political Cartoon?
Did Obama Steal his ‘Lip Stick on a Pig’ Speech from a Political Cartoon?
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Jonathan Freedland / Guardian:
The world's verdict will be harsh if the US rejects the man it yearns for
The world's verdict will be harsh if the US rejects the man it yearns for
Lee Speigel / Political Punch:
Obama Says McCain Is Offering Fake Change: 'You Can Put Lipstick …
Obama Says McCain Is Offering Fake Change: 'You Can Put Lipstick …
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Lee Speigel / Political Punch:
A Piggish Debate — McCain said Clinton's proposal was …
A Piggish Debate — McCain said Clinton's proposal was …
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
As Campaign Heats Up, Untruths Can Become Facts Before They're Undone — From the moment Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin declared that she had opposed the infamous “Bridge to Nowhere,” critics, the news media and nonpartisan fact checkers have called it a fabrication or, at best, a half-truth.
Mark Hosenball / Newsweek:
Warned by the Court — A judge repeatedly told Palin and family not to badmouth her sister's ex — An Anchorage judge three years ago warned Sarah Palin and members of her family to stop “disparaging” the reputation of Alaska State Trooper Michael Wooten, who at the time was undergoing …
Howard Wolfson / The New Republic:
DC Handwringing — If I had my way I would be in Utica, New York right now. — When we first discussed where to put the Clinton campaign's headquarters I half-seriously argued for Utica, on the theory that the further away from Washington, D.C. we were, the better off we would be.
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Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
Palin Energizing Women From All Walks of Life — Susie Baron is a Republican, a mother of two and a home-schooler. She voted for Mike Huckabee in the Ohio primary, but now — because of Sarah Palin — she thinks she is part of something much bigger. — “I wouldn't even call it a Palin movement …
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Los Angeles Times:
Palin bounce has Democrats off balance — Some fear Obama's more aggressive tone could enhance her appeal among white, blue-collar voters. — The emergence of Sarah Palin as a political force in the presidential race has left many top Democrats fretting that, just two weeks …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
From the Gut — If John McCain can win this election race with a 50-pound ball called “George W. Bush” wrapped around one ankle and a 50-pound ball called “The U.S. Economy” wrapped around the other, then he deserves to represent America in the next Olympics in any race he wants — swimming …
Jim Demint / Wall Street Journal:
Yes, Palin Did Stop That Bridge — “But, you know, when you've been taking all these earmarks when it's convenient, and then suddenly you're the champion anti-earmark person, that's not change. Come on! I mean, words mean something, you can't just make stuff up.” — Barack Obama, Sept. 6, 2008
Real Time Economics:
Summers Backs Second Stimulus Amid Deficit Warning — User Name: — Password: — Remember Me — Log In — Forgot your username or password? REAL TIME ECONOMICS — Economic insight and analysis from The Wall Street Journal. — Blog Search: — September 9, 2008, 3:27 pm
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Camille Paglia / Salon:
Fresh blood for the vampire — A beady-eyed McCain gets a boost from the charismatic Sarah Palin, a powerful new feminist — yes, feminist! — force. Plus: Obama must embrace his dull side. — Rip tide! Is the Obama campaign shooting out to sea like a paper boat?
Ben White / New York Times:
Lehman Sees $3.9 Billion Loss and Plans to Shed Assets — The investment bank Lehman Brothers, in an all-out fight for its survival, said Wednesday morning that it expected a loss of $3.9 billion, or $5.92 a share, in the third quarter after $5.6 billion in write-downs.
New York Post:
RANGEL HAS A BAD CHAIR DAY — OUST BID AMID HIS FRANTIC TAX FIX — By DAPHNE RETTER in Washington, DC and CHUCK BENNETT in NY — Embattled Harlem Congressman Charles Rangel is facing possible ouster from his powerful committee chairmanship as he scrambles to file new tax returns in a desperate bid to hold on to his job.
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Christopher Lee / Washington Post:
Rangel Says He Will Pay Back Taxes; GOP Wants Him Out of Chairmanship
Rangel Says He Will Pay Back Taxes; GOP Wants Him Out of Chairmanship
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Jay Nordlinger / The Corner:
P.S. on “One Thumb Down(ish)” — Sarah Palin is a trillion things. She is not a victim. She is basically the most unvictim person out there. And we should be careful about implying otherwise. You know what I mean? It's hard to say in a sentence or two; there are subtleties.
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Obama Broke Money Record — Sen. Barack Obama broke his monthly fundraising record of $55 million in August, sources said today, but the campaign remains tight lipped about its total haul. — The numbers aren't scheduled to be made public until Sept. 20, when the campaign files …
New York Times:
Palin Aides Defend Billing State for Time at Home — Responding to criticism from Democrats, campaign aides to Gov. Sarah Palin on Tuesday defended her practice of billing Alaska taxpayers for more than 300 nights she spent at home in her first year-and-a-half in office.