memeorandumPolitical Web, page A1Want Obama in a Punch Line First, Find a Joke (Bill CarterNew York Times)- July 15, 2008 Bill Carter New York Times: Want Obama in a Punch Line First, Find a Joke — What's so funny about Barack Obama Apparently not very much, at least not yet. — On Monday, The New Yorker magazine tried dipping its toe into broad satire involving Senator Obama with a cover image depicting the presumptive Democratic …http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p152#a080714p152 JAMIE GORELICK'S TIES TO FANNIE MAE AND WHAT SHE'S DOING NOW ... (Jim LindgrenThe Volokh Conspiracy)- July 15, 2008 Jim Lindgren The Volokh Conspiracy: JAMIE GORELICK'S TIES TO FANNIE MAE AND WHAT SHE'S DOING NOW— In reading this article about Crony Capitalism at Fannie Mae (tip to Instapundit), I noticed that Jamie Gorelick was one of the Fannie executives who benefited from inflated bonuses based on Enron-style accounting.http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p142#a080714p142 Ventura: I'm not running for Senate (CNN)- July 15, 2008 CNN: Ventura: I'm not running for Senate — (CNN) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has decided not to run for U.S. Senate in that state, he told CNN's “Larry King Live” Monday night. — Ventura, a former professional wrestler, had said last week he was weighing whether to run.http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p145#a080714p145 McCain Tops Obama in Commander-in-Chief Test; Stays Competitive on Iraq (Gary LangerABCNEWS)- July 15, 2008 Gary Langer ABCNEWS: McCain Tops Obama in Commander-in-Chief Test; Stays Competitive on Iraq — Poll Finds 72 Percent of Americans Say McCain Would be Good Commander-in-Chief — Americans divide evenly between Barack Obama and John McCain's approaches to the war in Iraq, and rate McCain much more highly …http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p146#a080714p146 Six Questions for Jane Mayer, Author of The Dark Side (Scott HortonHarper's)- July 15, 2008 Scott Horton Harper's: Six Questions for Jane Mayer, Author of The Dark Side — In a series of gripping articles, Jane Mayer has chronicled the Bush Administration's grim and furtive dealings with torture and has exposed both the individuals within the administration who “made it happen” (a group that starts …http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p139#a080714p139 The Surprising Closeness of the Contest (Chris CillizzaThe Fix)- July 15, 2008 Chris Cillizza The Fix: The Surprising Closeness of the Contest — Despite a general sentiment that John McCain's campaign has gone through an extremely difficult — and disorganized — past month, a series of recent polls suggest that the Arizona senator remains within striking distance of Barack Obama with less …http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p117#a080714p117 Morning Bell: The Left's Crony Capitalism Exposed (Conn CarrollThe Foundry)- July 15, 2008 Conn Carroll The Foundry: Morning Bell: The Left's Crony Capitalism Exposed — In 2004, after a tip from a whistle blower who was later fired, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (Ofheo) issued a report finding that the government-sponsored entity Fannie Mae had engaged in Enron-like accounting machinations …http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p100#a080714p100 Remnick Defends Obama Cover, Idea That Readers Aren't Retards (PareeneGawker)- July 15, 2008 Pareene Gawker: Remnick Defends Obama Cover, Idea That Readers Aren't Retards — This is the problem with being an editor or publisher or writer or cartoonist or even blogger and having some small lingering trace of a sense of irony—sometimes you accidentally assume that the Vast and Mysterious “Audience” shares that subversive French sense.http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p91#a080714p91 Flipping Out - So Obama will listen to his generals and consider ... (The New Republic)- July 15, 2008 The New Republic: Flipping Out — So Obama will listen to his generals and consider the facts on the ground before fully withdrawing from Iraq. OMG! WTF Rick Klein of ABC News exclaimed, “There's been lots of speculation this week about whether Barack Obama has an Iraq problem. He does now.”http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p119#a080714p119 ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO - This morning President Bush rescinded ... (HindrocketPower Line)- July 15, 2008 Hindrocket Power Line: ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO — This morning President Bush rescinded the executive order that has prohibited drilling on the outer continental shelf since 1990. Many of us have wondered why he didn't do that some time ago. Rescinding the order will not, of course, allow exploration to go forward …http://www.memeorandum.com/080714/p141#a080714p141 |