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12:20 PM ET, September 10, 2008

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
New heights of stupidity  —  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.
Discussion: Corrente
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Washington Post:
McCain Camp Sees An Insult in a Saying  —  Obama Called Policies ‘Lipstick on a Pig’  —  Sen. Barack Obama said yesterday that Sen. John McCain's claim that he will shake up Washington after agreeing with President Bush for so long is like “putting lipstick on a pig” …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
McCain ad: “Lipstick”; Flashback: Obama flips the bird at Hillary; Update: Sexist Memory Lane  —  It didn't take Team McCain long to develop a new television spot from Barack Obama's “lipstick on a pig” comment.  They have rolled out this 30-second spot hammering Obama for his sexism …
Fox News:
Obama Accuses McCain Campaign of ‘Swift Boat Politics’  —  Barack Obama responded Wednesday to the John McCain campaign's call for an apology concerning his “lipstick on a pig” remarks, by calling the controversy “phony and foolish” and defending it as an “innocent remark” that was taken out of context.
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
Palin Energizing Women From All Walks of Life
Warner Todd Huston / NewsBusters.org:
Did Obama Steal his ‘Lip Stick on a Pig’ Speech from a Political Cartoon?
Discussion: The Corner and NO QUARTER
CNN:
‘Lipstick on a pig’: Attack on Palin or common line?
Washington Post:
Reduced Dominance Is Predicted for U.S.
Discussion: FP Passport and Climate Progress
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama: ‘Lipstick on a pig’
Joe Klein / Swampland:
Apology Not Accepted  —  Back in 2000, after John McCain lost his mostly honorable campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, he went about apologizing to journalists—including me—for his most obvious mis-step: his support for keeping the confederate flag on the state house.
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Margaret Talev / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Out of bounds!  McCain misstates Obama sex-ed record  —  WASHINGTON — Throw the flag against: The McCain-Palin campaign.  —  Call: Unsportsmanlike conduct.  —  What happened: A new 30-second TV ad attacks Barack Obama's record on education, saying that Obama backed legislation to teach …
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
New McCain Ad: Obama Favors Sex-Ed For Kindergartners
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.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Weisman Gets on the Tire Swing
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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 …
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The Politico:
Could Clinton have Palin-proofed Dems?
Discussion: Reuters and Yahoo! News
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
My Fair Veep  —  The rain in Spain stays mainly in the Arctic plain ...  I hope John McCain doesn't throw his slippers at Sarah Palin's head or get as acerbic as Henry Higgins did with Eliza Doolittle when she did not learn quickly enough.  McCain's Pygmalion has to be careful …
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 …
Aamer Madhani / The Swamp:
Pentagon cancels tanker competition  —  The Pentagon announced today that it has canceled the controversial competition to replace the Air Force's Eisenhower-era fleet of aerial refueling tankers after defense officials concluded they can't pick a winner before the conclusion of the Bush administration.
Discussion: The Crypt's Blogs
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Jen DiMascio / The Crypt's Blogs:   Gates cancels new bids for Air Force tanker
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Shaken Dems fear Obama on downslide  —  Democrats in Congress are rattled over the momentum Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has brought to John McCain's presidential campaign and disagree about how their candidate should respond.  —  Some Democrats say that Democratic nominee Barack Obama's campaign must …
Discussion: The Swamp and The Strata-Sphere
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?
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
UNFIT FOR HIGH OFFICE  —  One of the interesting aspects of this campaign is watching the scales fall from the eyes of many of John McCain's closest admirers among the veteran DC press corps.  I'm not talking about the freaks on Fox News or any of the sycophants at the AP.
Suzanne Gamboa / Associated Press:
Paul rejects McCain's plea for endorsement  —  Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama  —  WASHINGTON - Ron Paul says he rejected John McCain's appeal for his endorsement.  —  At a news conference Wednesday, Paul said he received a surprise call from McCain's campaign on Tuesday asking for his endorsement.
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
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
'08 Rivals Have Ties to Loan Giants  —  WASHINGTON — Senators Barack Obama and John McCain each cite the mess at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as a consequence of the corrosive coziness of lobbyists and politicians that they promise to end.  But each man and his party also have ties …
Discussion: Weekly Standard and FP Passport
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Jeanne Sahadi / CNNMoney.com:
Uncle Sam: $407 billion in the hole
The Politico:
Pelosi: Rangel won't be forced aside  —  Hoping to put the Democrats' “culture of corruption” argument to work for themselves, House Republicans on Tuesday called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to remove Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) from his post as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Discussion: pw and Spin Cycle
Ben Farmer / Telegraph:
Russell Brand pulled Sarah Palin electric chair jokes at VMA  —  Russell Brand was forced to cut jokes about Sarah Palin sending her own daughter to the electric chair when he presented the MTV Video Music Awards, he has said.  —  The British comedian appeared to annoy celebrities and some fans …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
 
 
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Sam Dillon / New York Times:
Obama Looks to Lessons From Chicago in His National Education Plan
Ben Smith / The Politico:
E-mails, conspiracy rumors plague Palin
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Lipstick? Worse Still, Baby-Machine
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Discussion: The Corner and Corrente
Ben White / New York Times:
Lehman Sees $3.9 Billion Loss and Plans to Shed Assets
Discussion: TIME.com
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
From the Gut  —  If John McCain can win this election race …
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Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
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