Weekend open thread
I’ll be away for most of the day – catch ya’ll tomorrow.
CNN’s (and CBS-4’s) selective editing and story reporting
Remember the story that exploded yesterday about the arrest of the kook who allegedly threatened to assassinate Barack Obama? One of the things not widely talked about in the aftermath of that story is how the original reporting contained information that indicated that a threat by the same man had also been made against President Bush.
John Edwards admits to having affair (MORE: EDWARDS’ STATEMENT ADDED)
Looks like the Enquirer got at least part of it right after all:
Billary will speak at the Dem convention
The Mrs. will speak on Tuesday August 26th, which is “Women’s Equality Day” (the 88th anniversary of the 19th amendment’s passage).
The secret Obama salute?

Ugh.   This idea (from an ad agency) is just another sign that this election, sadly, has become more like an American Idol popularity contest by the day.Â