The Las Vegas Review-Journal endorses Obama.
Will Huckabee Turn On The Saudis?
That would be an interesting twist to his campaign.
“305”
This parody – originating on the web – just got picked up for small screen distribution. It deserves to. Think: The Office with Spartans.
Quote For The Day
"I’m not saying he [the minister] didn’t have good intentions, but it amounted to a spiritual rape. The exorcism occurred that afternoon, and then we ran into the evening church service. I’ve got hearing issues. I’m fairly hard of hearing; I had hearing aids at the time. This person was convinced that God had given word that I was supposed to give up my hearing aids, that God would heal my hearing. He did this in front of 300 people. I was psychologically vulnerable. I didn’t follow my better hunches. Even though it happened over 20 years ago, it’s hard to still not blame myself. … I knew there wasn’t a demon of homosexuality. The [minister] said that if I let him crush my hearing aids, then God would give me back my hearing. He said he would pay for them if God didn’t give me back my hearing. Then, he later reneged on that. For the next several weeks, I was faking that my hearing had been healed." – Scott Harrison, former member of the ex-gay movement.
The Ten Commandments Of Punditry
Blake Hounshell is too kind.
The Problem With Tim Russert
Yglesias explains:
This is a helpful example of how a journalist can be useless to all parties.
Paul Waldman unloaded memorably last October.
Obama In North Carolina
In ten weeks, his support has doubled. He now leads Clinton 36 – 32. Among African-Americans, he now has a 3:1 lead over Clinton. Since the NC primary is a long way off, this may not mean much except that the black vote in the South should not be under-estimated in a Democratic primary.
Orwellianism Watch
War Is Peace. Slavery Is Freedom. Authorizing Torture is Freeing The Slaves. John Yoo‘s self-defense:
Would we have wanted President Abraham Lincoln to worry about his personal liability for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves (done on his sole authority as commander-in-chief)?
The Rockwell Files
A must-read from Julian Sanchez and Dave Weigel on who actually wrote the Ron Paul Newsletters. Those unversed in libertarian history get a thorough briefing. It seems clear to me that Paul is not a racist, and wrote none of the offensive material, but he relied on a racist newsletter for funds in the past, and at best turned a blind eye. Money quote:
Ron Paul may not be a racist, but he became complicit in a strategy of pandering to racists—and taking "moral responsibility" for that now means more than just uttering the phrase. It means openly grappling with his own past—acknowledging who said what, and why. Otherwise he risks damaging not only his own reputation, but that of the philosophy to which he has committed his life.
A Mad Genius After All?
In the wake of Michigan, John Heilemann looks again at Giuliani’s strategy. Not entirely persuasive, but we’re all guessing at this point, aren’t we?
