This is going to be a quick post since we've got our LAPI event today, but here are a few things worth mentioning:
- As my Mom just reminded me, Michelle Obama is about to be a guest co-host on ABC's The View, an appearance that should do well to counter Pew numbers reported on CNN:
In the latest Pew research poll conducted June 13 through 16, 78
percent have heard a least a little bit about the wife of Barack Obama,
but up to 26 percent of those said the coverage of Michelle Obama has
been mostly negative. In contrast, 54 percent of those surveyed claim
to know a little bit about Cindy McCain and of those polled 31 percent
say the coverage they have seen has been mostly positive, while only 7
percent felt she has been represented negatively.
- Rudy Giuliani is back with his favorite subject: terrorism. As Josh Marshall points out, Rudy is now a surrogate for the McCain campaign on terrorism.
- Barack Obama has over one million supporters on Facebook. In comparison, John McCain has about 147,000 supporters. (Let's not get started on the RNC Facebook numbers...)
- Continuing along a theme that Simon has been covering, the New York Times has a really fascinating article on the Obama effect on the consciousness of France's black population. (It would've been really interesting to see what Césaire would've written about Obama...)
On the subject of
On the subject of numbers..
Hillary Clinton had the most popular votes (implied support) of any presidential candidate in US History.
But even that isn't as important as the fact that she has had on-the-job training in the Oval Office. 8 years of it. And decades of experience rolling up her sleeves for the downtrodden. You know how it is to be beat out for a job position by someone less-qualified than you based on affirmative action?
Yeah, it sucks. I don't think Obama is about change. I think he is about getting ahead using the color of his skin. This is an important job in 2008. We need a manager who can run the place and not one who just talks about running the place. The thought of Obama running our country the state it is in now actually scares me.
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