[big campaign] Media Monitoring Report - Evening 06/19/08

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*Main Topics*: Barack Obama opts out of public finance, McCain and Bush visit flooded areas Summary of Shift: The flooding in the Midwest still remains the top story. Barack Obama's announcement that he will opt out of public financing dominated the political coverage. McCain and Bush's visit to flooded areas and Cindy McCain's interview also received extensive commentary. Anwar and the possibilities, as well as the effects, of drilling were discussed on CNN, Fox and ABC. Obama will release a new 60 second ad in 18 states. Cindy McCain raised questions about Michelle Obama's patriotism and the two potential first ladies were compared and contrasted. The EU will lift the embargo on Cuba. Highlights: 1) McCain and Bush visit flood areas a. Bash reports on the Bush-McCain visit to Iowa b. Bush remarks in Iowa: "I can assure you the government cares deeply… there are 600 FEMA people moving around the state" c. "Hardball" highlights that both McCain and Bush were in Iowa today: "Looks Like McCain Wanted to Make Sure There Would Be No Photos with Bush at a scene of a natural disaster" 2) Obama announces he will not take public financing a. "ABC World News" McCain is taking public financing because he can't fundraise like Obama b. "NBC Nightly News" covers the "Firestorm" created By Obama's decision, mention's Obama's charge that McCain himself "waffled" on public funds By applying For public funds during primaries and than later withdrawing c. McCain Bashes Obama For Denying Public Financing, Now At Tremendous Cash Disadvantage d. John McCain: Obama "completely reversed himself" and "that's disturbing" 3) CNN: Gallup poll shows 57% of American's support oil drilling off our coasts and in wilderness areas [No Clip] 4) Olbermann and Maddow discuss whether the Iraq war was about war. Bring up McCain's comments [No Clip] 5) Laura Ingraham "When will liberals agree there is progress? […] Only when every citizen in Iraq drives a Prius and has his own gym membership" [No Clip] Clips: Highlight #1 *Bash Reports on the Bush-McCain visit to Iowa* (CNN 06/19/08 04:05pm) WOLF BLITZER: John McCain also getting a first hand look at the flooding in Iowa today. Some are wondering why the republican would go there on the same day as President Bush. Lets get some answers from Dana Bash. She is watching this story for us. So why did Senator McCain decide to go precisely the same day the president was going and I take it their paths did not cross. DANA BASH: No they didn't cross, Wolf. But to answer your first question, look this is a no brainer for presidential hopefuls it is a chance for them in any kind of natural disaster it has happened many years in the past a chance for them to go and look presidential a chance for them to go and get seen and reality is John McCain did actually talk to victims, he talked to local sheriffs, mayors, and so forth to make it seem like he knows how to do the job especially in a state like Iowa, where it is a battleground state this is very important for Senator McCain to do just like he did, just like Senator Obama did over the weekend. BLITZER: I assume they knew that the President was going to be there today as well Dana, that that is obviously public information. BASH: that is right they did know that President Bush was planning to go there when the McCain campaign planned for the Senator t be there on the same day. They knew very well that the images of both of them there would be up on the screens simultaneously […] it is a bit ironic given the fact that you remember that exactly two months ago today you heard Elaine talking about President Bush and Katrina. John McCain stood in New Orleans and made clear that he thinks, understands, that the mismanagement of President Bush's administration was pretty much one of the biggest problems of the administration and it was one of the ways that he tried the hardest to separate himself from the unpopular president. Saying that the response was disgraceful so in the end it really was interesting to see these two images although they were about 60 miles apart from one another at the very same time in Iowa, it was interesting to see these images. On the one hand you saw president Bush trying to show that he learned a lesson from Hurricane Katrina and John McCain pretty much doing the same thing saying I understand that I will be different kind of president then the current republican president. <https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/y8opbw6qsk> *Bush Remarks in Iowa: "I Can Assure You The Government Cares Deeply… There Are 600 FEMA People Moving Around The State"* (FNC 06/19/08 2:34pm) GEORGE W BUSH: I know a lot of farmers and cattlemen are, you know, hurting right now, along with the city people. The other thing I think is just very important is that the Senator and Governor have made it clear that, you know, as we [indecipherable] about Cedar Rapids, we also gotta worry about the little towns. A lot of folks are wondering whether or not the government cares about them too. And I can assure you that the Governor cares deeply about it. And so do we. Paulson, who's the head of FEMA, tells me that there are 600 FEMA people moving around the state. And that ought to help people in the smaller communities know that somebody's there to listen to them and care about them. Our hearts and prayers from around the nation go out to the people here. It's a tough time for you. CROWD MEMBER: It is. BUSH: Good news is the people of Iowa are tough-minded people. You'll come back better. Sometimes it's hard to see it when you're this close to the deal. CROWD MEMBER: Well it's gonna take time. BUSH: A lotta people aren't getting much sleep these days. (crowd laughs) You're exhausted, I understand that. But uh, you know, we wanna—Congress passed uh- about to pass, you know, a big chunk of disaster money, which put—I hope puts, helps put people's minds at ease. And we're gonna help you, help you recover. Anyway, thanks for letting me come by to see you. CROWD MEMBERS: Thank you, Mr. President. <https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/4n1g4omscc> *"Hardball" Highlights That Both McCain and Bush were in Iowa Today: "Looks Like McCain Wanted to Make Sure There Would Be No Photos With Bush at a Scene of a Natural Disaster"* (MSNBC 06/19/08 5:30pm) CHRIS MATTHEWS: And tonight's Big Number. Senator John McCain and President Bush were out in Iowa today, that's today, touring areas hard hit by the flooding. So you'd think the presumptive GOP nominee and the sitting Republican president would make a joint appearance, right? Wrong. In fact, it seems like the two made a point of staying away from one another. So just how close did the two guys get, McCain and Bush? Within 35 miles of each other. President Bush was in Iowa City and Senator McCain was in Columbus junction, just 35 miles apart from each other. Looks like McCain wanted to make sure there would be no photos with Bush at a scene of a natural disaster. 35 miles, tonight's Big Number. Highlight #2 *"ABC World News" McCain is Taking Public Financing Because he Can't Fundraise like Obama* (ABC: 06/19/08 06:40pm) CHARLES GIBSON: […] As of the end of April Obama held a 3 to 1 fundraising advantage over McCain who said he would take public financing. […] So [Obama} changed his mind. Why? GEORGE STEPHANOPOLOS: Well that flip flop is a price they are willing to pay. […] They say John McCain is also gaming the system by going in and out of the public financing system. […] GIBSON: So I don't care John McCain if you criticize me because I have a whole lot more money than you do. […] STEPHANOPOULOS: The system allows you to spend 85 million, the public finance system in September and October. He's likely to fundraise over double that. […] GIBSON: Which puts McCain at a tremendous disadvantage in the general election. STEPHANOPOULOS: That's exactly right and Senator McCain knows that which is why he's hitting Senator Obama so hard on this right now. He has no choice but to take the public financing because he likely can't raise that 85 million that he needs.<https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/static/0yifcle044.mov> *"NBC Nightly News" Covers the "Firestorm" Created By Obama's Decision, Mention's Obama's Charge That McCain Himself "Waffled" on Public Funds By Applying For Public Funds During Primaries and Than Later Withdrawing* (NBC ANN CURRY: Barack Obama became the first presidential candidate to opt out of accepting public financing for his general election campaign. Public financing was put in place more then three decades ago after the Watergate scandal. And Obama's decision created a firestorm today [...] ANDREA MITCHELL: Barack Obama wasn't answering questions today. Instead he announced his decision online [...] Now instead of getting $85 million this from the government to campaign this Fall, he can raise hundreds of millions online, overwhelming John McCain, who said today he will stick to the limits for the general election. McCain in Iowa today: JOHN MCCAIN: He has completely reversed himself, gone back not on his word to me but the commitment he made to the American people. That's disturbing. ANDREA MITCHELL: [...] Obama's campaign says that's to counter McCain, who wrapped up his nomination months ago. And they charge McCain himself waffled on this. Applying for public funds during the primaries, then withdrawing from the public system during the nomination fight. All this will likely end a campaign finance system McCain once fought to save. As the internet enables any candidate, not just the rich, to spend unlimited dollars if they can inspire a large following online [...] <https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/lz3zblrms0> *McCain Bashes Obama For Denying Public Financing, Now At Tremendous Cash Disadvantage *(CNN, 6/19/08, 11:04am) CARL CAMERON: More money, basically. The way the public financing system works is that once a candidate is nominated, meaning Obama goes to the convention in Denver, they make it official, he's the party standard bearer, at the end of that convention under normal circumstances, were he to accept public financing, he would get a check for just north of 84 million dollars, almost 85 million dollars. That would have to sustain him from the end of August until election day in the first week of November. He is not going to take those public financing, which are tax dollars, it's worth noting. Instead he'll self finance, meaning he'll go to his 1.5 million plus donors and say, as he did in that video you showed a moment ago, send me more money because I'm going to self finance. He's the first presidential candidate since Richard Nixon, when the public financing system was created, to do it entirely on private donations. And he runs into a little bit of a problem here because, of course, he said he was going to stick within the public financing system, not do it privately, and that's why McCain's beating him up. For Obama it means the opportunity to not be capped at 85 million dollars, to spend whatever he can raise beyond that, and odds are he could raise as much as twice that. JANE SKINNER: And that is obviously an enormous gap. What does it mean for McCain? CARL CAMERON: It's not good. It means that Senator McCain, who does not have the capacity to raise more than that, will accept the public financing money as he has said. And he's left with less many to spend in the general election, 85 million, Obama can raise above that. But he does have an opportunity now to hold Obama accountable for breaking a pledge to the American people. It was Obama who first proposed that both candidates agree to public financing and work out the details over the 527s and outside independent groups that pour in so much money. In that clip that you played there Jane, Obama bashes republicans for having mastered the outside independent expenditure, but John McCain, among republicans, is the least guilty. In fact he has been the harshest critic of these outside independent groups, having denounced and renounced them. He told his supporters, don't give them any money, and the republican party, frankly, is running from 527s, looking for other vehicles to use because they know that McCain is so adamantly opposed to the outside independent expenditure. None the less, it means that McCain for the first time in modern election history as the republican nominee, is going to be at a colossal cash disadvantage behind Barack Obama. *John McCain: Obama "Completely Reversed Himself" and "That's Disturbing"*(MSNBC 06/19/08 6:20pm) DAVID GREGORY: Let me move on and talk about campaign finance again and the fact again, the big headline today, Obama's opting out of public financing. He's gonna run up the totals from his supporters. John McCain not happy about it. They had a deal, he's accepting the public funds. This is what McCain said: JOHN MCCAIN: He signed his name himself on a piece of paper that said that he would if, I the Republican nominee took public financing in the general election that he would too [...] He has completely reversed himself and gone back not on his word to me but the commitment he made to the American people. 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