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Competing Endorsements and Parallel Narratives »

As the campaign for the nomination heads into the final days before North Carolina and Indiana, both campaigns are attempting to control the narrative prior to the voting. Obama is failing miserably. The Clinton campaign so fully controls the narrative now that it’s virtually a presidency-in-waiting, with bully pulpit and podium to boot (more on [...]

Standing up and standing by. »

FLINEO’s latest creation reminds us of Michael Barone’s latest article, “Wright Controversy Affects the Polls.” It’s impossible to instantly, and credibly, repudiate someone you’ve associated with, named your book after one of his sermons, been married by, had your children baptized by, and had your $1.6 million mansion “blessed” by — and the American people [...]

Smears and Tears: How Obama’s National Security Week Turned Into the Mendacity of Hype »

Originally published at Huffington Post. Reprinted here with express permission. ________________________ The past week marked the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War and the milestone of the 4,000th American soldier killed in that disastrous adventure. Commemorating and underscoring the urgent need for a new policy direction, Senator Clinton delivered a serious and detailed address clearly [...]

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Jim Webb: “Talk of the Senate From Day 1″ (+ Open Thread) »

What’s on your minds? Pakistan? Snow? Football? Booze? What are you doing the next couple days? (I just turned down Anderson Cooper’s invitation to spend the night with him tomorrow.) I “DVR” Morning Joe — heck, it’s on from 3am to 6am my time — and am listening to Friday’s show as I surf the [...]