"If it's Sunday, it's..." Once in a blue moon this blog offers an unabashed tip-of-the-hat to a network or newspaper for a job well done. Now is that time. For the last three weeks, NBC's Meet The Press has had the money quote that drove the week (or a fair chunk of the week) in Washington. On May 6, Vice President Joe Biden told MTP's David Gregory he was "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage, forcing President Obama's hand on an historic announcement that earned him the "first gay president' moniker and put his support from conservative swing voters at risk. On May 13, Gregory landed the exclusive interview with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who admitted he was "dead wrong" for dismissing concerns about the ... Continue reading →
Newark Mayor Cory Booker spent Sunday afternoon attempting to clarify comments he made on Meet The Press, in which he called the Obama campaign's attack on Bain Capital (and private equity) “nauseating." In an almost four-minute follow up video for his social media followers, Booker explained that Romney's business record was fair game, and that he was simply frustrated by negative campaigning. That video: The Obama campaign, however, sent out a different video on Sunday night. On Twitter, Obama campaign press secretary Ben La Bolt tweeted out a 35-second version of the video, which was very likely cut by the Obama campaign (because, when I clicked on La Bolt's link, it had just 8 views). Here is that video: What gets lost in the edit ... Continue reading →
but sir what about raiding medical dispenseries even tho he promised he would never do that. what about keeping the bush tax cuts? what about keeping Guantanamo open? what about letting police be detained with out charge or trial? what about backing down to the republicans? what about the promises he made? what about the pipe line? sir i would love to hear ur comments on those issues chancletaswjeans 1 minute ago Continue reading →
In an election season where “Mad Men” has become a salient pop-culture metaphor — David Axelrod recently charged Mitt Romney with being a throwback to the era portrayed in the AMC drama set in the ’60s — the real Don Draper of Washington has seemingly flown under the radar.Meet Kevin Madden: the man tasked with selling Mitt Romney to the American people — and the Washington press corps.Madden, who served as Romney’s communications director in 2008, is now the messaging interface between the Romney campaign and the Republican National Committee.Making candidate Romney “relatable” seems to be an all-hands-on-deck enterprise. But if there’s a man to operate the Romney charm switch at GOP headquarters, it’s Madden.Madden — as photographic evidence attests — could nearly double for ... Continue reading →
