memeorandum: Dave Johnson and James Boyce: A Far Too Convenient $mear: Part One (The Huffington Post)

8:00 AM ET, February 27, 2007

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Al Gore's Personal Energy Use Is His Own "Inconvenient Truth" — Al Gore's Personal Energy Use Is His Own "Inconvenient Truth" — Gore's home uses more than 20 times the national average — Last night, Al Gore's global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar …

Discussion: Redstate, Don Surber, Iowa Voice, Stop The ACLU, The Anonymous Liberal, Roger L. Simon, NewsBusters.org, Bob Krumm, Scared Monkeys, The Sundries Shack, Jules Crittenden, Liberal Values, ShopFloor.org, PoliPundit.com, Unqualified Offerings, The Peking Duck and Blue Crab Boulevard

Think Progress:

Gore Responds To Drudge's Latest Hysterics — The right-wing is angry that Al Gore has won so much public attention and goodwill for his work on global warming. Determined to smear his efforts, Drudge writes in a screaming headline: — Responding to Drudge's attack, Vice President Gore's office told ThinkProgress:

Discussion: Reason Magazine, Riehl World View, The Sundries Shack, Tennessee Guerilla Women and Oliver Willis

Richard Cohen / Washington Post:

An Oscar For His Second Act — Now, somebody ought to make a movie about Al Gore. I would call it "An Uncomplaining Life." — The movie would be about a man who did not quit, who came off the canvas after a painfully close election — he won the popular vote, after all …

Discussion: TPMCafe blogs, Don Surber and CorrenteWire

The Huffington Post:

Dave Johnson and James Boyce: A Far Too Convenient $mear: Part One — Did you honestly think that the Right Wing $mear machine was going to let Al Gore stand up with the terrific team who created and direct the movie and receive an Oscar for "An Inconvenient Truth?"

Discussion: WorldNetDaily, ABCNEWS, Liberal Values and FreeMarketNews.com

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:

The Mote And The Beam Of Global Warming (Updated: Gore Responds) — After last night's Oscar win, Al Gore has ridden a wave of good press about his efforts to end global warming. Having Leonardo DiCaprio try to push Gore into a Presidential run in front of a billion people worldwide …

Discussion: tennesseepolicy.org

John Hinderaker / News Bloggers Blog:
Get Out A Cross and a Clove of Garlic

Discussion: Power Line

Kim Priestap / Wizbang:
AL GORE'S OWN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

Discussion: LIBERTAS, protein wisdom, Ace of Spades HQ, Flopping Aces and Power Line

Alisa Tang / Associated Press:

Cheney OK After Afghan Blast; 19 Killed — BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed 19 people and wounded 11 outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility and said Cheney was the target.

Discussion: Blogs of War and Ankle Biting Pundits

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Assassination Attempt Misses

Discussion: Reuters

E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Smearing Like It's 2003 — Even as jurors pondered whether …

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Firedoglake and Norwegianity

Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Associated Press:

Democrats back away from Iraq plan — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders backed away from aggressive plans to limit President Bush's war authority, the latest sign of divisions within their ranks over how to proceed. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Monday he wanted …

Discussion: Sirotablog, Blue Crab Boulevard and Jules Crittenden

Carrie Budoff / The Politico:

A Democrat on Everything but Iraq — The not-so-nice words for Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman keep coming. — Evil incarnate, according to the liberal blogosphere. — Barely a Democrat, concludes conservative columnist Robert Novak. — Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction," a taunting lunatic who will …

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Taylor Marsh and Think Progress

Joe Sudbay / AMERICAblog:

Laura Bush: Iraq is mostly stable, it's just that "one bombing a day that discourages everyone" — Laura Bush, Iraq expert, just now on Larry King Live: … Yeah, it's such a great place that Iraq. So stable, well, except for that pesky "one bombing a day."

Discussion: Crooked Timber and Think Progress

John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
What was that Laura? Better ask Cheney

Discussion: Associated Press

Natalie Obiko Pearson / Associated Press:

Venezuela to seize foreign oil projects — CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez ordered by decree on Monday the takeover of oil projects run by foreign oil companies in Venezuela's Orinoco River region. — Chavez had previously announced the government's intention to take a majority stake …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Secular Blasphemy

Guardian:

Ahmadinejad under fire in Iran for hardline nuclear stance — Robert Tait in Tehran and Ian Black — Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, came under fire from domestic critics yesterday for his uncompromising stance on the nuclear issue as the US and Britain launched a new diplomatic effort …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters and The Moderate Voice

SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:

Special Comment: Secretary Rice, Get Your Facts Straight! — In tonight's Special Comment, Keith took Condi to task for making the following ridiculous and historically inaccurate analogy on FOX News Sunday yesterday: … Download (3530) | Play (2607) Download (1814) | Play (1785)

Discussion: DownWithTyranny!

Countdown / TheNewsHole: Special Comment: Condi Goes Too Far

Edward Wong / New York Times:

Iraqi Cabinet Approves Draft of Oil Law — The Iraqi cabinet approved a draft of a law today that would set guidelines for countrywide distribution of oil revenues and foreign investment in the immense oil industry. — The endorsement marked a major agreement among the country's ethnic …