Morning Road Map
by Michelle Levi and Steve Chaggaris
OBAMA is in Amman, Jordan today where he will meet with King Abdullah this evening. Prior to his meeting, he will hold a press conference with Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., with whom he toured Iraq and Afghanistan the past few days.
McCAIN is in Rochester, N.H. today where he’ll meet with the publisher of the Manchester Union Leader in Rochester, N.H. before holding a town hall meeting at noon. Later this evening McCain heads to Baltimore for a fund-raiser.
Obama said he would not support the surge if he had to do it over again, in an interview with ABC News’ Terry Moran. “These kinds of hypotheticals are very difficult. Hindsight is 20/20. But I think what I am absolutely convinced of is that at that time, we had to change the political debate, because the view of the Bush Administration at that time was one that I just disagreed with." The McCain campaign responded with an e-mail saying “Obama admitted tonight that he would rather see failure in Iraq than concede that he was wrong about the surge. A candidate who places his political ambition ahead of our national interest does not pass the threshold to be commander in chief.”
LA Times, “A presidential primer on the Middle East conflict”
Boston Globe, “McCain fires away in N.E. swing”
NY Times, “McCain, at Bush Home, Faults Obama on War Plan”
Washington Post, “Iraq Points to Pullout in 2010 -- High-Level Statement Is Second in Days to Back Timetable Similar to Obama's”
LA Times, “Iraqi schedule for withdrawal close to Obama’s”
USA Today, “McCain: Policy on Iraq hasn’t changed”
NY Times, “Mideast Sees More of the Same if Obama is Elected”
OBAMA’S FOREIGN TRIP
NY Times, “For Obama, a First Step Is Not a Misstep”
Washington Post, “Obama Makes War Gains”
Times of London, “Iraqis underwhelmed by media circus for Barack Obama visit”
BBC News, “Diary: Barack Obama’s world tour”
VEEPSTAKES
Politico, “McCain closes in on VP”
Grand Rapids Press, “Two potential Republican VP picks to visit Grand Rapids”
Wall Street Journal, “Jack Reed Gives Obama Cover on Iraq”
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, “Lieberman touts McCain to S. Florida Jewish residents”
Boston Globe, “Clinton makes pitch to letter carriers in S. Boston for Obama”
Christian Science Monitor, “Picking a No. 2. in the glare of the Internet age”
McCAIN vs. NY TIMES
NY Daily News, “John McCain attacks New York Times after Op-Ed column rejected”
NY Post publishes McCain’s original op-ed
MEDIA COVERAGE OF PREZ CAMPAIGN
Washington Times, “Poll: News media biased for Obama”
NY Daily News, “NBC News defends Obama coverage”
CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING
LA Times, “Clinton supporters lend Obama a big fundraising hand” : “Her former donors step up in June to chip in over a million dollars to his campaign. His backers have barely made a dent in her $25-million debt.”
However, Wall Street Journal reports, “Few Democratic Donors Help Opposing Candidate” : “After a hard-fought contest for the Democratic presidential nomination, donors to Sen. Barack Obama and defeated rival Sen. Hillary Clinton didn't rush to help each other's candidates in June, new campaign-finance data show.”
USA Today, “Wealthy few provide cash for independent political groups”
U.S. News and World Report’s Erbe, “Barack Obama’s Fundraising Hypocrisy -- a Lobbyist by Any Other Name...”
ALSO:
Time Magazine, “Never Underestimate McCain, But...” : “Oh, let's just admit it: John McCain is a long shot. He's got a heroic personal story, and being white has never hurt a presidential candidate, but on paper 2008 just doesn't look like his year. And considering what's happening off paper, it might be time to ask the question the horse-race-loving media are never supposed to ask: Is McCain a no-shot?”
Washington Post profiles Cindy McCain, “The Perfect Part”
Wall Street Journal’s Steele, “Why Jesse Jackson Hates Obama” : “Mr. Obama is so successful at winning gratitude from whites precisely because Mr. Jackson was so successful at inflaming and exploiting white guilt. Mr. Jackson must now see his own oblivion in the very features of Mr. Obama's face. Thus the on-camera threat of castration, followed by the little jab of his fist as if to deliver a stiletto of his own.”
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, “Come November, which candidate will the veterans salute?”
NY Times, “Conservative Group Takes on Obama in Ad and Film”
Washington Post, “McCain’s Maverick Side: Grandpa Would Be Proud”
Chicago Sun-Times, “McCain’s own Tony Rezko”
Chicago Tribune, “Making fun of Barack Obama: Here goes” : “I called some comedian friends to compile a guide to making fun of Obama. The consensus is there's not yet one standout attribute to pound away on (John McCain is old! Bill Clinton cheats on his wife! President Bush is stupid! Al Gore is a robot! John Kerry makes me feel inexplicably sad inside!), but there are areas to explore. If we just work a little harder, and sacrifice a little bit, we can achieve greatness. We are the immature jerks we have been waiting for.”
Washington Post, “Young Republicans, Blue About the Prospects Ahead”
OBAMA is in Amman, Jordan today where he will meet with King Abdullah this evening. Prior to his meeting, he will hold a press conference with Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., with whom he toured Iraq and Afghanistan the past few days.
McCAIN is in Rochester, N.H. today where he’ll meet with the publisher of the Manchester Union Leader in Rochester, N.H. before holding a town hall meeting at noon. Later this evening McCain heads to Baltimore for a fund-raiser.
Obama said he would not support the surge if he had to do it over again, in an interview with ABC News’ Terry Moran. “These kinds of hypotheticals are very difficult. Hindsight is 20/20. But I think what I am absolutely convinced of is that at that time, we had to change the political debate, because the view of the Bush Administration at that time was one that I just disagreed with." The McCain campaign responded with an e-mail saying “Obama admitted tonight that he would rather see failure in Iraq than concede that he was wrong about the surge. A candidate who places his political ambition ahead of our national interest does not pass the threshold to be commander in chief.”
LA Times, “A presidential primer on the Middle East conflict”
Boston Globe, “McCain fires away in N.E. swing”
NY Times, “McCain, at Bush Home, Faults Obama on War Plan”
Washington Post, “Iraq Points to Pullout in 2010 -- High-Level Statement Is Second in Days to Back Timetable Similar to Obama's”
LA Times, “Iraqi schedule for withdrawal close to Obama’s”
USA Today, “McCain: Policy on Iraq hasn’t changed”
NY Times, “Mideast Sees More of the Same if Obama is Elected”
OBAMA’S FOREIGN TRIP
NY Times, “For Obama, a First Step Is Not a Misstep”
Washington Post, “Obama Makes War Gains”
Times of London, “Iraqis underwhelmed by media circus for Barack Obama visit”
BBC News, “Diary: Barack Obama’s world tour”
VEEPSTAKES
Politico, “McCain closes in on VP”
Grand Rapids Press, “Two potential Republican VP picks to visit Grand Rapids”
Wall Street Journal, “Jack Reed Gives Obama Cover on Iraq”
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, “Lieberman touts McCain to S. Florida Jewish residents”
Boston Globe, “Clinton makes pitch to letter carriers in S. Boston for Obama”
Christian Science Monitor, “Picking a No. 2. in the glare of the Internet age”
McCAIN vs. NY TIMES
NY Daily News, “John McCain attacks New York Times after Op-Ed column rejected”
NY Post publishes McCain’s original op-ed
MEDIA COVERAGE OF PREZ CAMPAIGN
Washington Times, “Poll: News media biased for Obama”
NY Daily News, “NBC News defends Obama coverage”
CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING
LA Times, “Clinton supporters lend Obama a big fundraising hand” : “Her former donors step up in June to chip in over a million dollars to his campaign. His backers have barely made a dent in her $25-million debt.”
However, Wall Street Journal reports, “Few Democratic Donors Help Opposing Candidate” : “After a hard-fought contest for the Democratic presidential nomination, donors to Sen. Barack Obama and defeated rival Sen. Hillary Clinton didn't rush to help each other's candidates in June, new campaign-finance data show.”
USA Today, “Wealthy few provide cash for independent political groups”
U.S. News and World Report’s Erbe, “Barack Obama’s Fundraising Hypocrisy -- a Lobbyist by Any Other Name...”
ALSO:
Time Magazine, “Never Underestimate McCain, But...” : “Oh, let's just admit it: John McCain is a long shot. He's got a heroic personal story, and being white has never hurt a presidential candidate, but on paper 2008 just doesn't look like his year. And considering what's happening off paper, it might be time to ask the question the horse-race-loving media are never supposed to ask: Is McCain a no-shot?”
Washington Post profiles Cindy McCain, “The Perfect Part”
Wall Street Journal’s Steele, “Why Jesse Jackson Hates Obama” : “Mr. Obama is so successful at winning gratitude from whites precisely because Mr. Jackson was so successful at inflaming and exploiting white guilt. Mr. Jackson must now see his own oblivion in the very features of Mr. Obama's face. Thus the on-camera threat of castration, followed by the little jab of his fist as if to deliver a stiletto of his own.”
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, “Come November, which candidate will the veterans salute?”
NY Times, “Conservative Group Takes on Obama in Ad and Film”
Washington Post, “McCain’s Maverick Side: Grandpa Would Be Proud”
Chicago Sun-Times, “McCain’s own Tony Rezko”
Chicago Tribune, “Making fun of Barack Obama: Here goes” : “I called some comedian friends to compile a guide to making fun of Obama. The consensus is there's not yet one standout attribute to pound away on (John McCain is old! Bill Clinton cheats on his wife! President Bush is stupid! Al Gore is a robot! John Kerry makes me feel inexplicably sad inside!), but there are areas to explore. If we just work a little harder, and sacrifice a little bit, we can achieve greatness. We are the immature jerks we have been waiting for.”
Washington Post, “Young Republicans, Blue About the Prospects Ahead”
