[big campaign] Media Monitoring Report - Sunday 08/10/08

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*Main Topics: *Olympic coverage, Edward's Affair, Russia/Georgia Conflict * * *Summary of Shift:* No major surrogates speaking on Sunday shows from either party. McCain discussion limited to comments he has made concerning Russia, his energy plan, and his status and portrayal in the media as opposed to Obama and his "celebrity" like status, as touted by the McCain campaign. Other network coverage was dominated by Olympic fever and medal watches, the continuing melodrama over the Edwards affair confession, and Russia's invasion and increased attacks on Georgia. Currently, Russia has refused to back down from military fighting and any talks of a cease-fire. Highlights: 1. CBS: Karl Rove: McCain is Responding to the Third Term of Bush Question Badly 2. CBS: Bob Schieffer Defends "Old White Haired Dudes" on Face the Nation 3. ABC: Jindal and Richardson on McCain's Foreign Policy Stance With Russia/Georgia 4. CNN: McCain Highlighted As Wanting to Kick Russia Out Of G-8, Other Senator's Disagree With Comments As Reckless. 5. CBS: John McCain's Biker Beauty Contest Comment Worries NOW Highlights, no clips: *1. *CNN - JOAN WALSH: "[…] I think some of the poll numbers about too little about John McCain, especially when Democrats say that, is that they feel that there is not enough attention being given to his economic policies, to his war policies, that he's treated as this known quantity, who has in fact flip flopped, and really changed from the John McCain of 2000. So, some of it really is the media not doing its job in terms of delving into the McCain story. " *2. *CNN - AMY HOLMES: "[…] And I think all we need to do is look at the New York Times, and I mean they put it on their front page, innuendo, insinuation, anonymous sources, that John McCain might have been having an improper relationship with a lobbyist. So you didn't see the same sort of reticence being applied to John McCain that is being applied to John Edwards." *3. *FNC – GEORGE WALLACE: "[…] I think both of them feel that this is really a close race, and I think the Republicans are a little relieved that it's a close race, that they were worried with such a negative climate that so much public disapproval of President Bush, the handling of the economy, that maybe McCain would not be competitive at this point. He's within the margin of error, so I get the sense from Rick Davis […] they're very happy where they are right now." Clips: Highlight #1 *Karl Rove: McCain is Responding to the Third Term of Bush Question Badly*(CBS 08/10/08 10:53am) BOB SCHIEFFER: Does [McCain] need to separate himself from your old boss, George Bush? KARL ROVE: He needs to recognize that every election is about the future. And he needs to describe who he is. If he, if Senator Obama has wisely attacked him saying third term of George Bush, then *Senator McCain has responded badly to that. Other than saying here's who I am and here's what I am about, he's responded by saying no I'm not, which is the wrong answer. If the question is who is not George Bush than Barack Obama is the answer.* If the question is who are you and do you have a vision for the future, the answer *can be* Senator McCain. In fact, again I would suggest that a weakness of Obama is by harping so much about no third term for Bush, people have said, you know John McCain is not George Bush, he ran against him in 2000. To the degree that McCain supplies more about who he is and ignores the question of third term, says here who I am and here's what my vision is, the more he'll prosper and the worst Senator Obama will be." Highlight #2 *Bob Schieffer Defends "Old White Haired Dudes" on Face the Nation* (CBS 08/10/08 10:56) BOB SCHIEFFER: "Finally today, we all had our fun at Paris Hilton's expense, but I laughed out loud when she did that spoof commercial pushing back at John McCain." [Paris Ad] SCHIEFFER: "My guess is that John McCain laughed too, but politics aside, *I am compelled now to stand up for old white haired dudes, and point out that we have several advantages over others*. For example, if forced we can drink coffee straight from a mug. We don't need to sip it through a little hole in a plastic top on a cardboard container to make it taste good. Since we grew up when telephones had cords and phone booths had doors, we know how to keep phone conversations private. We were lucky enough to grow up when it was safe enough for kids to walk to school and we learned the lessons that came from having to organize our own after school games. It was pretty nice actually not having to suffer adults trying to relive their own childhood sports fantasies. We can even remember when you didn't have to drink water from a bottle, it tasted just fine from the faucet. I know there is a lot of wondrous stuff going on lately, but those were some pretty good days too*. So being an old white haired dude is not such a bad thing because we got in on some really good things, even though our memory sometimes fails us and we have a hard time remembering what they were.*" Highlight #3 *Jindal and Richardson on McCain's Foreign Policy Stance With Russia/Georgia *(ABC 08/10/08 10:15am) […] RIGHARDSON: … This has been one of the failures of the Bush administration, failing to build a strong relationship, a mutually beneficial relationship with Russia, so we'd have to kind of influence to persuade them to stop some of these very, very dangerous efforts within their territory. TAPPER: … well he says that Russia has no business being in the G8, because it does not share the same values as those western nations. Does this incursion not verify that Senator McCain's assessment of Russia is correct? RICHARDSON: … I believe what senator McCain is proposing is totally, totally wrong; keeping them out of the G8, Russia's a major superpower… What Senator McCain wants to do is continue the Bush policies of trying to isolate Russia, you know, build this missile system there; find ways to be aggressive against Russia; it's not working, and Russia doesn't respect our efforts to try to restrain them… Senator McCain wants to isolate Russia further- that's not gonna work. That'll make Russia more detrimental in the relationship with the United States. […] STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, Governor Richardson, the McCain campaign put out a very forceful statement calling the situation in Georgia dire, and blaming Russia. Here's the Obama campaign's response; quote: "John McCain's top foreign policy adviser lobbied for, and has a vested interest in, the Republic of Georgia, and McCain has mirrored the position advocated by the government." Now Georgia is a strong U.S. allie. Is that really an appropriate response to such a serious international crisis, to blame the McCain campaign's position on one of the advisers? RICHARDSON: […] His campaign is run by lobbyists that represent Georgia and other countries. His campaign is negative. He changes positions, he takes huge amounts of money from oil companies that are profiting in the Soviet Union and many parts of the world…. […] RICHARDSON: Two million that have gone in since Senator McCain switched his position on offshore oil. You know, this is a campaign run by lobbyists. We have a Washington celebrity campaign going on. And it's negative… […] TAPPER: Ok, and now joining us from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Governer Bobby Jindal… […] TAPPER: Now, you heard me mention to Governer Richardson the Obama campaign attack against Senator McCain, uh, when it comes to the Russia-Georgia crisis. I want to now read you comments from this McCain campaign against Senator Obama. Quote: "The Obama campaign has offered nothing more than cheap and petty political attacks that echoed only by the Kremlin. The reaction of the Obama campaign to this crisis, so at odds with our democratic allies and yet so bizarrely in sync with Moscow, doesn't merely raise questions about Senator Obama's judgment—it answers them." … Is that really an appropriate response to a crisis this severe? JINDAL: Well, you know, Senator McCain first went to Georgia back in 1997. He… said that Russia should withdraw it's forces, observe a ceasefire, suggested that there need to be true international peacekeepers there. I think this is another example during these uncertain times where we need experienced leadership. We need someone like Senator McCain who will take a stronger view, a more experienced view when it comes to international security and protecting America's interest. I think during these kinds of uncertain times you want someone with Senator McCain's record of bringing real leadership, real reform to Washington. As an example, even fighting his own administration, his own party, he stood for surge in Iraq when it wasn't popular to do so… so when it comes to the Georgia crisis, I think that this is another good reason why the American voters are going to choose Senator McCain's leadership… […] JINDAL: I think it was wrong for Senator Obama to try to focus on a McCain advisor, rather that listen to what McCain had to say about the policy, rather than recognizing McCain's years and years of experience when it comes to international affairs. This is a very serious international crisis. I think the administration has correctly sent word to Moscow, this is not acceptable. Georgia is a stalwart ally of ours… their an example of Senator McCain's push to spread democracy, and that part of the world is a very advance of America's interests, as well as being good for international stability. Highlight #4 *John McCain Highlighted As Wanting to Kick Russia Out Of G-8, Other Senator's Disagree With Comments As Reckless* (CNN 08/10/08 11:14am) WOLF BLITZER: Do you agree with Senator McCain, Senator Cornyn, that Russia should be kicked out of the g-8? SEN. JOHN CORNYN: Well, I think, you know, we're not at that point yet. I think certainly not over this incident, but I think we do need to recognize Russia for what it is, and, of course, it was the Soviet Union that invaded Afghanistan back in the late '70s that has created so much hardship for the Afghan people, so much lack of stability in that area so I think, you know, Russia is a superpower. They have responsibilities of a superpower and they cannot claim that they are on any kind of equal basis or really legitimately threatened by Georgia from a military standpoint, but we do need to resolution here and unless this thing spin out of control. BLITZER: Senator Levin, very quickly, do you believe with Senator McCain that Russia should be kicked out of the g-8? SEN. LEVIN: I think it's a reckless proposal on his part. I think it escalates our difference with Russia which are already real. Even President Bush, I think doesn't agree that Russia should be kicked out of the g-8. It's kind of a comment which actually could lead to some very, very misleading and dangerous consequences on the part of Senator McCain, and I would hope he would withdraw that idea. There's no support for that idea among the allies in the g-8 and even among the Bush administration folks. Highlight #5 *John McCain's Biker Beauty Contest Comment Worries NOW* (CBS 08/10/08 11:48am) JOHN MCLAUGHLIN: Issue two, Buffalo Gals. [McCain Sturgis Clip] JOHN MCCAIN: "I encouraged Cindy to compete. I told her with a little luck she could be the only woman ever to serve as both the first lady and Ms. Buffalo Chip." MCLAUGHLIN: The 68 annual Buffalo Chip Motorcyclist Rally this week in Sturgis South Dakota was a campaign stop for Senator John McCain. Bikers showed their support by revving their engines. Then there's Miss. Buffalo Chip, a beauty contest to crown the 2008 Chip. *Not everyone thinks that John McCain's […] suggestion that his wife become the new titleholder was a good political move. Notably Kim Gandy President of NOW, the National Organization for Women, who said this about McCain: 'Maybe he figures that the frat-boy routine worked for George Bush, so he's trying the same thing, but I'm not sure this is going to play very well with the audience he's courting.*' ESPN adds this to the description of the Buffalo Chip beauty contest: 'Essentially a topless beauty pageant. And occasionally bottomless, too.' Question, by campaigning in Sturgis did John McCain strike a populous cord? MICHELLE BERNARD: I think John McCain was just having fun. I think all of the reports I have read show that he was not there very long. It was a very quick stop and he kept on going. You head up the Independents Women's what? Association. BERNARD: Independent Women's Forum MCLAUGHLIN: And NOW, you heard what NOW had to say. […] BERNARD: […] I think anyone that takes a look at that clip realizes that he was just having fun and the closest we will ever see Cindy McCain coming to going in a topless or bottomless beauty pageant was the denim blue t-shirt we just saw her wearing and her black jeans. He was having fun, and what was more interesting than anything else was the rousing applause he got from the crowd. He was the celebrity this week […]. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. To post to this group, send to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] E-mail [email protected] with questions or concerns This is a list of individuals. It is not affiliated with any group or organization. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---