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Thursday, July 24, 2008

The Morning News

posted by on July 24 at 9:00 AM

Obama in Germany: Press agog, crowd expectations being tamped down, speech begins around 10 a.m. PST.

Losing the new media war: The GOP.

Losing the young and connected: The GOP.

Not raining in New Orleans: So why exactly did McCain cancel his oil rig visit?

But in the battleground states: McCain is closing the gap.

White House crimes and misdemeanors: An interactive guide.

The Duwamish: Now with more mercury.

Tale of the tolls: They may stretch from I-5 to Bellevue.

And McCain’s confused answer on the Anbar Awakening and the surge, helped out by some friendly editing at CBS:

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1

Something about balls!

Posted by Ziggity | July 24, 2008 9:06 AM
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Eli -- FYI: Huffington Post is live streaming the speech beginning at 10am PT.

I wish you would liveblog it -- your take and the comments are always fun to follow...

Posted by Jubilation T. Cornball | July 24, 2008 9:06 AM
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I think CNN is live streaming it too.

Posted by poster Girl | July 24, 2008 9:21 AM
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Liveblogging is soooo 2008.

Posted by elenchos | July 24, 2008 9:32 AM
5

These polls are bullshit. The article on WaPo about McGrumpy closing the gap in the swing states doesn't mean anything.

Colorado - Pollster.com lists as Obama 46.2, McCain 45.5. A 7/21 Rasmussen poll found it 50% for Obama, 47% for McCain.

Michigan - Pollster.com lists as Obama 47, McCain 40.

Minnesota - Pollster.com lists as Obama 50.2, McCain 37.7.

Wisconsin - Pollster.com lists as Obama 50.6, McCain 38.3.

Posted by I Got Nuthin' | July 24, 2008 9:51 AM
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I love how he says believing other factors caused our success is insulting to our troops. "Believe what I tell you, or you're a bad person and you should feel bad."

Posted by sepiolida | July 24, 2008 10:06 AM
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Actually, @5, the Wall Street Journal quotes Obama 47, McCain 41 in their poll.

But they say people have "questions".

Like, how soon can I mail in my permanent absentee ballot so I can tell the GOP to stop phoning me, I already dissed their comrade?

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 24, 2008 10:13 AM
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We won't listen to clintonsarmy and are tired of the spam.

Just had to get that out there before they post.

Posted by NaFun | July 24, 2008 10:15 AM
9

@8 for the win!

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 24, 2008 11:01 AM
10

I dearly hope that clintonsarmy got banned.

Posted by Greg | July 24, 2008 2:30 PM
11

We truly have the best politicains (and news media) that money can buy!

Posted by Ren | July 24, 2008 9:17 PM

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