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08 Election Daily News Clips
July 11th, 2008
Candidate Tracking:
***All times in Eastern Standard Time
10:30am BUSH: Meets with the economic team at the U.S. Department of Energy
in Washington, D.C.
11am McCain: Town Hall in Hudson, WI
- Tracking scheduled for this event
News Clips:
MCCAIN GRAMM 'NATION OF WHINER' NEWS
Gramm Remark Adds to McCain's Difficulty Addressing the Economy (Washington
Post 7/11/08)
By Michael D. Shear and Jonathan Weisman A01
Sen. John McCain ventured to an auto-parts supplier in this hard-hit Detroit
suburb to express sympathy for those affected by Michigan's economic malaise
and to talk up his ideas for creating jobs in the region.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/10/AR2008071003085.html
McCain Adviser Refers to 'Nation of Whiners,' Touching Off Rebukes (NYT
7/11/08)
By MICHAEL COOPER
Senator John McCain has spent the week trying to tell people that he feels
their economic pain. So it was more than a little unhelpful when one of his
top economic advisers was quoted Thursday as saying that the United States
was only in a "mental recession" and that it had become a "nation of
whiners."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/us/politics/11campaign.html?ref=politics
Gaffe Alert! (Newsweek 7/10/08)
By Howard Fineman
This was supposed to be John McCain's week to re-re-launch his campaign,
this time with a tightly focused message about the economy and how he plans
to fix it. He had a nicely staged debut in Denver, even if the experts
quickly demanded to know how he could preserve George Bush's tax cuts, stay
in Iraq and yet balance the federal budget by 2013. Details, details! Still,
McCain was back in the game. Then a one-man thundercloud named Phil Gramm
rained on McCain's Main Street parade.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/145421
Dr. Phil Gramm knows what ails America (LA Times 7/11/08)
Here are a few permissible ways a presidential campaign can describe
American voters: hardworking, decent, caring. And here's one that won't cut
it: whiners.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-trailgramm11-2008jul11,0,2281266.story
*See AP's "McCain Disagrees With Adviser 'Whiners' Remark":*
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1821708,00.html
*See TPM's "Whoops! Gramm "Spoke For" McCain Today At Edit Board Meeting": *
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/but_but_gramm_spoke_for_mccain.php
Gramm Stands by Recession Comments (Washington Post blog 7/10/08)
By Jonathan Weisman and Perry Bacon Jr.
Former senator Phil Gramm -- under fire for saying the United States has
"become a nation of whiners" -- said in an interview today that he meant the
nation's leaders were whiners, not its citizens.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/07/10/gramm_stands_by_recession_comm.html#more
McCain Disagrees With Adviser 'Whiners' Remark (AP 7/10/08)
By LIZ SIDOTI
Republican John McCain distanced himself from an economic adviser who dubbed
the United States "a nation of whiners" in a "mental recession" as Democrat
Barack Obama turned the remarks against his rival.
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1821708,00.html
*Link to McCain's response:*
http://thepage.time.com/full-remarks-of-mccains-media-availability-on-gramm/
*Link to McCain camp statement*:
http://thepage.time.com/mccain-statement-on-gramm/
McCain campaign originally stood by Gramm's comments. (ThinkProgress
7/10/08)
Earlier today, Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) presidential campaign tried to
distance itself from top economic adviser Phil Gramm's claim that America is
a "nation of whiners" by claiming Gramm's words were "not representative" of
McCain's views. But as Huffington Post's Sam Stein reports, the McCain
campaign originally had a different response, in which a campaign official
told Politico that Gramm was "simply saying that we are laying out the
economic plan this week":
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/mccain-campaign-originally-stood-by-gramms-comments/
MCCAIN NEWS
The Candidates Speak Off the Cuff, and Trouble Quickly Follows (NYT 7/11/08)
By LARRY ROHTER
At this rate, both John McCain and Barack Obama may want to rethink their
fondness for town-hall-style meetings. Both have embroiled themselves in
controversies this week as a result of departing from scripted campaign
speeches and speaking off the cuff.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/us/politics/11checkpoint.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1215775021-qzUNlqXR0jAUhKwVr+em8g
Candidates Are Slow to Identify 'Bundlers' (NYT 7/11/08)
By MICHAEL LUO and CHRISTOPHER DREW
Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have long been among the most
outspoken critics of the influence of money in politics. Yet records show
that in their presidential campaigns, neither has lived up to his promise to
fully disclose the identities of his top money collectors who bundle
millions of dollars in campaign contributions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/us/politics/11bundlers.html
Hispanics seek McCain's reassurance (Washington Times 7/11/08)
By Stephen Dinan
When Sen. John McCain speaks to the nation's largest Hispanic rights group
this weekend, he will face an audience increasingly confused about his
immigration position and looking for a declaration that he remains the same
champion with whom they have worked for two decades.
http://www.washtimes.com/news/2008/jul/11/hispanics-seek-mccains-reassurance/
McCain, Obama Woo Hispanics, Duel Over Prescriptions for Growth (Bloomberg
7/11/08)
By Kristin Jensen
John McCain and Barack Obama agree the Latino vote will be pivotal in a
close presidential election and both know their disadvantages, with McCain
tied to an unpopular party and Obama losing such voters overwhelmingly in
the Democratic primaries.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aCpO22N0tK2c&refer=politics
*McCain Courts Hispanics in New TV Ad (The Page 7/11/08)*
30-second spot praises Hispanics' service in the Armed Forces, highlights
quote from a June '07 New Hampshire debate: "So let's from time to time
remember that these are God's children. They must come into country legally,
but they have enriched our culture and our nation as every generation of
immigrants before them."The ad will air in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico.
Amount and length of buy unknown.
http://thepage.time.com/2008/07/11/mccain-courts-hispanics-in-new-tv-ad/
*Link to video of ad:* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0cNqtUtufo
*Link to script: *
http://thepage.time.com/john-mccain-2008-launches-new-tv-ad-gods-children/
McCain totals his highest donations in June (USA Today 7/11/08)
By Fredreka Schouten
Republican John McCain had the strongest fundraising month of his
presidential campaign in June, collecting $22 million and starting July with
nearly $27 million in the bank to battle against Democrat Barack Obama.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-07-10-mccain-fundraising_N.htm
McCain Manager Predicts an Even-Money Race (Washington Post 7/11/08)
Friday, July 11, 2008; A04
Sen. John McCain raised just more than $22 million during the month of June,
and his campaign manager said yesterday he expects the Republican
presidential candidate to stay on nearly equal financial footing with
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama through the November election.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/10/AR2008071002748.html
*See The Hill's "McCain camp: Obama needs $200 million to 'keep pace'": *
http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/mccain-camp-obama-needs-200-million-to-keep-pace-2008-07-10.html
*See Politico's "*McCain camp reassures GOP of finances":
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11667.html
Obama Is Catching Up to McCain In Television-Ad Spending (WSJ 7/11/08)
By AARON RUTKOFF; Page A5
In the three weeks since Barack Obama launched his first general-election
television ad he has all but erased John McCain's three-month headstart in
ad spending on the airwaves.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121573238606944141.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
McCain misfires on Obama attack (CNN 7/10/08)
By Evan Glass and Kerith McFadden
It turns out that John McCain made an off-the-mark error when he launched at
Barack Obama this week over Iran's missile tests.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/10/mccain-misfires-on-obama-attack/
Ironically, success of the surge in Iraq is helping Obama (UK's Globe and
Mail 7/11/08)
By JOHN IBBITSON
It is the strangest of political ironies. Every report out of Iraq suggests
that John McCain's campaign to rescue that plagued country through a surge
in troop strength has worked. ...As a result, the al-Maliki government is
now demanding that a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops be part of
an agreement that Iraq and the United States are trying to reach concerning
future American troop deployments in Iraq.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/GAM.20080711.IBBITSON11/TPStory/TPComment
A Hint of New Life to a McCain Birth Issue (NYT 7/11/08)
By ADAM LIPTAK
In the most detailed examination yet of Senator John McCain's eligibility to
be president, a law professor at the University of Arizona has concluded
that neither Mr. McCain's birth in 1936 in the Panama Canal Zone nor the
fact that his parents were American citizens is enough to satisfy the
constitutional requirement that the president must be a "natural-born
citizen."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/us/politics/11mccain.html
McCain Calls for Sanctions on Iran (WSJ blog 7/10/08)
By Susan Davis
Expected Republican nominee John McCain today called for "meaningful and
impactful" sanctions against Iran following a series of missile tests
Wednesday and Thursday.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/10/mccain-calls-for-sanctions-on-iran/
Time to relaunch an important debate on missile shield (Detroit Free Press
7/10/08)
Iran's test-firing of a missile capable of striking Israel reignites an
issue for the presidential campaign: Should the United States stay on track
with Bush administration plans to build a $3.5-billion missile defense
system in Eastern Europe to contain any threat from Iran? Republican
candidate John McCain says yes, Democrat Barack Obama is less enthused, and
Russia is bitterly opposed, even hinting at military action against such a
U.S. installation.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008807100338
Despite all his fearmongering, McCain admits he doesn't know 'the nature of
the threat' from Iran. (ThinkProgress 7/10/08)
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) regularly hypes the threat posed by Iran, saying
they are "intent on acquiring nuclear weapons" and even attacking Democrats
for allegedly not recognizing "the threat posed by an Iran with nuclear
ambitions." But when ABC's Charlie Gibson asked McCain yesterday if an
Israeli strike against Iran would be "jusified" in light of Iran's recent
missile tests, McCain said that he couldn't determine "the nature of the
threat" from Iran:
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/despite-all-his-fearmongering-mccain-admits-he-doesnt-know-the-nature-of-the-threat-from-iran/
McCain camp tries to link McCain to Colombian hostage release.
(ThinkProgress 7/10/08)
Last week, when Colombia infiltrated the FARC to successfully free 15
hostages, Fox News falsely tried to tie the rescue to Sen. John McCain's
(R-AZ) visit to the country. On McCain's official blog yesterday, Michael
Goldfarb glibly insinuated that McCain's leadership led to the rescue:
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/10/mccain-camp-tries-to-link-mccain-to-colombian-hostage-release/
McCain's Taxing Tax Attacks (TIME blog 7/10/08)
By Michael Scherer
The latest version of the new-and-improved candidate McCain sticks to a
message. And this week, the message is the economy, with a big subset
devoted to taxes, specifically the idea that Republicans cut taxes and
Democrats raise taxes, making Republicans better for a nation in distress.
The problem is that McCain's rhetoric on taxes often skirts the truth of the
tax debate.
http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/07/mccains_taxing_tax_attacks.html
Why John McCain is So Awful (Atlantic Online 7/10/08)
By Matthew Yglesias
...Some good points are made, but I think most of these posts wind up
implicitly overstating the extent to which McCain was an effective
politician at some point in the past and has only recently become
crappy. The reality is that he's been coasting for his entire political
career, and his toughest race -- the 2000 GOP presidential primary -- was
won where he lost badly.
http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/07/why_john_mccain_is_so_awful.php
For Obama, McCain, varied paths on women's issues (AP 7/10/08)
By Liz Sidoti and Charles Babington
It's women's week on the presidential campaign trail, judging from the
attention that Barack Obama and John McCain are lavishing on female voters
and issues especially important to them.
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/07/10/for_obama_mccain_varied_paths_on_womens_issues/
McCain Adviser: Priority Is Getting Economy Growing (NPR 7/11/08)
[includes link to audio]
Morning Edition, July 11, 2008 · John McCain's economic adviser Carly
Fiorina is campaigning with the presumptive GOP presidential nominee and is
one of many names that has been mentioned as a possible McCain running mate.
Renee Montagne talks with Fiorina, the former president and CEO of Hewlett
Packard.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92442919
McCain planning to stop in area (WI's Leader-Telegram 7/11/08)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain will make a stop in the Eau
Claire area today after his scheduled town hall meeting in Hudson, according
to a source with the McCain campaign.
http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-news.asp?id=BH5E6MREE47
McCain: I feel Michigan's pain (The Detroit News 7/10/08)
By Gordon Trowbridge and Tanveer Ali
John McCain was forced on Thursday to spend part of his first Michigan
campaign appearance in weeks distancing himself from a top economic
adviser.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080710/METRO/807100440/1022/rss10
McCain takes tough talk to undecided voters (Detroit Free-Press 7/10/08)
BY BEN SCHMITT, KATHLEEN GRAY AND SARAH TOMPKINS
Republican presidential candidate John McCain emphasized the need for free
trade today while meeting with a group of undecided voters and automotive
employees today in western Wayne County.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080710/NEWS06/807100379
*Link to video:*
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080710/VIDEO01/80710067
Michigan Governor's Low Marks Give McCain a Shot (WSJ 7/11/08)
By Sara Murray in Washington and Elizabeth Holmes
Michigan should be a layup for Barack Obama. The state's economy is in the
doldrums, blue-collar auto workers are losing jobs and the state hasn't
voted for a Republican in a presidential election since 1988.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121574180368244863.html?mod=special_page_campaign2008_topbox
McCain rallies St. Paul volunteers (AP 7/10/08)
John McCain dropped in on a phone bank Thursday to tell campaign volunteers
they can make or break him in Minnesota.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-07-10-mccain-stpaul_N.htm
McCain vows support for Fannie, Freddie (Washington Times 7/11/08)
By Patrice Hill
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain said Thursday he would
not allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to fail, even as fears mounted that the
mortgage giants are insolvent and could succumb to market pressures.... A
bailout could cost taxpayers $1 trillion
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/11/mccain-vows-support-for-fannie-and-freddie/
In Pennsylvania, McCain Tells a New Version of Heroic P.O.W. Story --
Subbing the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Green Bay Packers (ABC blog 7/10/08)
By Jake Tapper
Yesterday in Pittsburgh, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., professed his love for
the Steelers to KDKA-TV. ...And then McCain told a rather moving story about
his time as a P.O.W. "When I was first interrogated and really had to give
some information because of the pressures, physical pressures on me, I named
the starting lineup, defensive line of the Pittsburgh Steelers as my
squadron mates."
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/in-pennsylvania.html
AFL-CIO seeks wedge between McCain and veterans (The Hill 7/10/08)
By Alexander Bolton
The AFL-CIO has launched a television ad in six states that will target
military veterans who are also union members and may be inclined to vote for
Sen. John McCain, the expected GOP nominee, because of his combat record.
http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/afl-cio-seeks-wedge-between-mccain-and-veterans-2008-07-10.html
AFL-CIO Falsely Attacks McCain (FactCheck.org 7/11/08)
By Justin Bank
It runs an ad claiming McCain voted "against increasing health care benefits
for veterans," when he actually voted repeatedly to increase them.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/145415
Fellow ex-POW eager to back McCain against Obama (AP 7/11/08)
By MIKE GLOVER
In the decades since they shared a prison cell in North Vietnam, George
"Bud" Day has remained a close friend of Republican John McCain and emerged
as a staunch opponent of Democrats seeking the presidency.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gX0c6yHcUWgLlMBNdhNVgUC8DzEAD91RGLLG0
Keeping his fingers crossed (Economist 7/9/08)
John McCain hopes to overcome his problems with the economy
http://www.economist.com/world/na/displayStory.cfm?story_id=11700885&source=features_box2
OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS
McCain's budget figures don't add up (Boston Globe 7/11/08)
By Scot Lehigh
FICTION MAY require a willing suspension of disbelief, but presidential
campaigns shouldn't.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/07/11/mccains_budget_figures_dont_add_up/
So long, spoiled children (LA Times 7/10/08)
By Rob Long
McCain's jab at USC may prove to be a stroke of campaign genius.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-long10-2008jul10,0,2984701.story
McCain and Post-Racial Politics (TownHall.com 7/10/08)
by Ken Blackwell
On July 16 Senator McCain will address the NAACP at its national convention
in Cincinnati, Ohio. It will give him a historic opportunity to lay out his
vision for individual empowerment, and offer concrete solutions for solving
the challenges facing many African-Americans today.
http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/KenBlackwell/2008/07/10/mccain_and_post-racial_politics
The Week That Should Have Ended McCain's Presidential Hopes (Huffington Post
7/10/08)
By Max Bergmann
This is the week that should have effectively ended John McCain's efforts to
become the next president of the United States. But you wouldn't know it if
you watched any of the mainstream media outlets or followed political
reporting in the major newspapers.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-bergmann/the-week-that-should-have_b_111983.html
How Hostages, And Nations, Get Liberated (Washington Post 7/11/08)
By Charles Krauthammer; Page A17
Diplomacy and moral suasion alone cannot make the world a better place.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/10/AR2008071002262.html
Capitalism's Reality Check (Washington Post 7/11/08)
By E. J. Dionne Jr.; A17
The biggest political story of 2008 is getting little coverage. It involves
the collapse of assumptions that have dominated our economic debate for
three decades.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/10/AR2008071002264.html
BUSH NEWS
Bush Signs Eavesdropping Law (AP 7/11/08)
President Bush signed a bill that overhauls rules about government
eavesdropping and grants immunity to telecommunications companies that
helped the United States spy on Americans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/washington/11brfs-BUSHSIGNSEAV_BRF.html?ref=us
Kucinich Brings Bush Impeachment Resolution to House Floor Again (FOX News
7/10/08)
Ohio Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich said Thursday he's pleased that House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is going to consider his impeachment resolution against
President Bush.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,379681,00.html
Bush will veto Medicare bill, White House says (The Hill 7/10/08)
By Jeffrey Young
President Bush will stand by his longstanding threat to veto Medicare
legislation passed by the Senate Wednesday, the White House confirmed.
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/bush-will-veto-medicare-bill-white-house-says-2008-07-10.html
Bush to G8: 'Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter' (UK's The
Independent 7/10/08)
By Andrew Grice
After rejecting global climate-change targets, George Bush's parting shot to
the G8 summit
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/bush-to-g8-goodbye-from-the-worlds-biggest-polluter-863911.html
Bush Privately Told Germany He Had Misgivings About Obama Speech (Huffington
Post 7/10/08)
Yesterday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed unease about a possible
Obama speech at the Brandenberg Gate. A spokesman said Merkel felt "great
skepticism as to whether it is appropriate" for a U.S. election candidate to
speak at "a place with a particular exclusivity, intensity and
symbolism." Today, Der Spiegel reports that Bush administration officials
privately told the German government that they don't like the idea:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/10/report-bush-privately-tol_n_111993.html
Rove ignores committee's subpoena, refuses to testify (CNN 7/10/08)
* Karl Rove ordered to testify before the House Judiciary Committee
* Rove's lawyers say "executive privilege" makes him "immune" from
subpoena
* Panel is investigating whether Rove was involved in firing of U.S.
attorneys
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/10/rove.subpoena/index.html
OTHER TOP NEWS
U.S. Weighs Takeover of Two Mortgage Giants (NYT 7/11/08)
By STEPHEN LABATON and STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Alarmed by the growing financial stress at the nation's two largest mortgage
finance companies, senior Bush administration officials are considering a
plan to have the government take over one or both of the companies and place
them in a conservatorship if their problems worsen, people briefed about the
plan said on Thursday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/business/11fannie.html?_r=3&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Senate Housing Bill Moves Toward Passage (Washington Post 7/10/08)
By Lori Montgomery; D01
A massive package of housing legislation that seeks to rescue hundreds of
thousands of homeowners in danger of foreclosure while shoring up confidence
in struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac cleared a final
procedural hurdle in the Senate yesterday and was headed for passage.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/10/AR2008071000198.html
US plays down fears of war with Iran (7/10/08)
The United States has played down any prospects of war with Iran or any
immediate dangers from its nuclear drive but warned that the world was ready
to confront its "provocative" policies.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hYf1mz42k7PQIT3_5p2bTHM5QkjQ
Donors Asked To Give for Two (Washington Post 7/11/08)
By Matthew Mosk A04
The fundraising machine Sen. Barack Obama is relying on to overwhelm Sen.
John McCain this fall has shown signs of wear in recent weeks, as Internet
contributions have slowed and efforts to recruit top donors to Sen. Hillary
Rodham Clinton's campaign have been beset by lingering tensions.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/10/AR2008071002813.html?hpid=topnews
Dust-up over Jackson remark reflects generational shift (The Hill 7/10/08)
By Walter Alarkon
Rev. Jesse Jackson's crude remark directed at Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)
represents a larger, generational shift from civil rights era politicians to
a black man who could be president.
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/dust-up-over-jackson-remark-reflects-generational-shift-2008-07-10.html
POLLS
Obama-McCain poll numbers show a decided split (McClatchy 7/11/08)
Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain 48 to 40 percent,
according to a new Pew poll, but the race remains volatile largely because
of a huge bloc of undecided swing voters.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/national/stories/DN-pollbox_11pol.ART.State.Edition1.4e3f2ea.html
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Progressive Accountability Office
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