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3:50 AM ET, September 13, 2008

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Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Wondering No More  —  Yep.  The day after 9/11, as part of its “get tough” makeover, the Obama campaign is mocking John McCain for not using a computer, without caring why he doesn't use a computer.  From the AP story about the computer illiterate ad: … Well, I guess it depends on what you mean by “extraordinary.”
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Glenn Reynolds / Pajamas Media:
OKAY, I THOUGHT THE OBAMA COMMERCIAL MOCKING MCCAIN for not using a computer was dumb because it would alienate older voters.  But it turns out it's a lot dumber than that: … Oops.  Another unforced error from the Obama campaign, which seems to have had a lot of those lately.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
OBAMA GETS TOUGH, SHOOTS SELF IN HEAD  —  I've always thought that Barack Obama is unqualified for the office of President—he isn't qualified to be a Senator, either—but I've never thought he was particularly mean-spirited.  Until now.  Obama said he was going to get tough, and put out this ad …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Why can't McCain e-mail?  Boston Globe explained it in 2000; Update: So did Forbes  —  Earlier today, Barack Obama's campaign released an ad attacking John McCain for not knowing how to send an e-mail.  Their crack research team apparently never heard of Google or Lexis-Nexis, but Jonah Goldberg does.
Ace of Spades HQ:
Seniors and Disabled Veterans for Barack Obama  —  You can stand at the back of the photo-op pictures, where no one can see you.  And please — no whining.  We get it, you're old.  Can you at least pretend to be fabulous for five minutes?  —  Another Easily Discoverable Article: Forbes.  Online.
Discussion: Upturned Earth and The Corner
Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:   Just Wondering  —  Does anyone know why McCain doesn't use a computer or email?
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Charlie Gibson's Gaffe  —  “At times visibly nervous . . . Ms. Palin most visibly stumbled when she was asked by Mr. Gibson if she agreed with the Bush doctrine.  Ms. Palin did not seem to know what he was talking about.  Mr. Gibson, sounding like an impatient teacher …
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Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:   Many Versions of ‘Bush Doctrine’
ABCNEWS:
Excerpts: Charlie Gibson Interviews GOP Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin  —  Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sits Down for Exclusive Interview … And watch Gibson's exclusive interviews with Palin tonight on “World News” at 6:30 p.m. ET, a special “20/20,” at 10 p.m. ET, and “Nightline” at 11:35 p.m. ET
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Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
Sarah Palin Thinks Barack Obama Will Regret Not Picking Hillary Clinton  —  John McCain's Vice Presidential Candidate Talks With Charles Gibson in Exclusive Interview  —  Gov. Sarah Palin says Sen. Barack Obama just might regret not picking Sen. Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
‘The View’ Couch Not So Cozy for McCain
Discussion: The Swamp and TalkLeft
Jeff Masters / Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog:
Ike closes in on Galveston  —  Hurricane Ike is hours away from landfall on the upper Texas coast, and is already generating huge storm surges in Texas and Lousiana.  Although still of Category 2 strength, Ike remains larger and more powerful than Category 5 Katrina or Category 5 Rita.
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Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Biden Releases 10 Years of Tax Returns  —  Joe Biden today released ten years of his personal income tax returns, drawing further attention to the tax issues raised by Sarah Palin's tax problems associated with her per diem reimbursements while governor of Alaska.
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Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:   Who Vetted This Guy?  —  Joe Biden released ten years of tax returns.
Jonathan Darman / Newsweek:
The new NEWSWEEK Poll shows McCain and Obama deadlocked  —  With 53 days until Election Day, John McCain has pulled even with Barack Obama in the latest NEWSWEEK Poll.  Buoyed by the Republican convention and overwhelming partisan enthusiasm for his choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate …
Discussion: TIME.com
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Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:   Poll: Biden seen as more qualified than Palin; race tied
Lindsey Ellerson / Political Punch:
Obama Implies McCain Puts Other Countries First  —  A pretty scathing charge from Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., this morning as he spoke to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and assailed Sen. John McCain's, R-Ariz., position on free trade.
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NPR:
Pakistan Raid Start Of Concerted Bid To Hit Al-Qaida  —  · NPR has learned that the raid by helicopter-borne U.S. Special Operations forces in Pakistan last week was not an isolated incident but part of a three-phase plan, approved by President Bush, to strike at Osama bin Laden and top al-Qaida leadership.
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:   Bin Laden by Election Day? New push
New York Times:
McCain Barbs Stirring Outcry as Distortions  —  Harsh advertisements and negative attacks are a staple of presidential campaigns, but Senator John McCain has drawn an avalanche of criticism this week from Democrats, independent groups and even some Republicans for regularly stretching the truth …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Are The Netroots Being Played By Rove?  —  One reader thinks so:
Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Second-Guessing  —  I'm watching Chris Matthews and he's reminding me that Sarah Palin repeatedly said that in her Charlie Gibson interview that it would be inappropriate for an American President to “second-guess” Israeli policy vis-à-vis Iran or, it seems, any other actor in the region.
Michael Scherer / Time:
McCain Taps Lobbyist for Transition  —  A prominent Washington lobbyist who has worked for every Republican President since Richard Nixon has been tapped by the McCain campaign to conduct a study in preparation for the presidential transition should John McCain win the election, according to sources familiar with the process.
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Time:
McCain Taps Lobbyist for Transition
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
 
 
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Les Misbarack  —  Whatever happens, the McCain campaign could never pull this off.
Harvey Rice / Houston Chronicle:
Authorities make dozens of rescues in Galveston
Roman Africa / The Atlantic Online:
Recent articles by Robert D. Kaplan:
iowahawk:
One Day on an Alaskan Cliffside  —  An Open Letter to Sarah Palin
Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST
Gallup:
No Disproportionate Shift in White Women's Preferences
Discussion: MyDD
Michael Seitzman / The Huffington Post:
Sarah Palin Naked
David Lightman / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Out of bounds! McCain-Palin misdirect blame for immigration flop
Kathleen Reardon / The Huffington Post:
Is It Sexist To Want The Person Flying The Plane To Be A Pilot?
Discussion: bardscove.com
 Earlier Items: 
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
McCain takes slim lead over Obama in AP-GfK poll
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
MCCAIN'S LIE OF THE DAY (JUST THE FACTS)
Discussion: TheZoo
Kate Barrett / Political Punch:
Palin Flip-Flops on Whether Global Warming Has Man-Made Causes …
Garance Burke / Associated Press:
GOP campaign downplays Palin book-banning inquiry
Discussion: The Reaction and MSNBC
Anchorage Daily News:
Todd Palin subpoenaed in firing probe
NEWS.com.au:
Pamela Anderson tells Sarah Palin to suck it
Patrick Ruffini / The Next Right:
Attack Politics 101  —  Phil Singer mostly nails this:
Discussion: The Marathon Blog
Time:
10 Questions for Bill O'Reilly
Discussion: TVNewser
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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