All it takes is a red dress?
Written by a woman who just resigned from her 15 year career in ad sales to work for the Obama campaign:
Andrea Mitchell on Obama’s media coverage in Afghanistan and Iraq
Interesting (transcript of a segment of this evening’s Hardball via Newsbusters):
Clintonista Lanny Davis on the Iraq war – PLUS: Obama in Iraq
I know. You’re probably thinking “What do I care what Lanny Davis thinks about the Iraq war?” Well, normally I would agree with you, but after reading what he wrote for the Washington Times (yes, the WaTimes), I think you’ll agree with me that his opinion is worth reading, considering he at one point was an anti-Iraq war Dem. He’s still a Dem of course, but his opinion on the Iraq war has significantly changed. Here’s a bit of what he wrote:
Has Obama bombed out on his second pick for his big Germany speech?
The German magazine Spiegel Online has an interesting piece up that discusses Obama’s second and (supposedly final) choice for where he’ll make his big speech next week – the Victory Column – and how some German politicians are still unhappy with his choice, because of what the area symbolizes:
ObaMedia weekend update
As expected, the mediots are doing their duty in faithfully reporting on Obama’s first overseas trip since becoming the Dem nominee for president by portraying him as a near-rock star in Afghanistan.