October 12, 2008 4:27:19 AM CDT
(Newser) – Anti-tax lobbyist Grover Norquist visited the LA Times Washington bureau today and left behind more than a few raised eyebrows, if not dropped jaws. In evaluating Barack Obama's economic policies, the head of Americans for Tax Reform referred to the senator as "John Kerry with a tan." Don Frederick blogs: "Since Norquist isn't running for anything, he can get away with such remarks; we doubt McCain will be incorporating the line into his speeches anytime soon."
Source Los Angeles Times
Oct 6, 08 12:56 PM CDT While pundits might disagree about results, there’s no doubt John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin and his move to suspend his campaign over the bailout are huge gambles that can be traced to strategist Steve Schmidt, the Los Angeles Times reports. Nicknamed “Bullet” by strategist Karl Rove, Schmidt is recycling tactics he used in leading George W. Bush’s “war room” in 2004. More »
Sep 14, 08 5:48 AM CDT Key individuals behind the 2004 Swift Boat ads that attacked John Kerry’s Vietnam service and helped torpedo his presidential campaign are readying a major new advertising onslaught against Barack Obama, the Washington Post reports. The American Issues Project has amassed a multi-million-dollar fund. Its involvement marks a new level of campagin participation by outside groups. Organizations backing Obama, including unions and envoronmental groups, are readying ads of their own. More »
Aug 31, 08 1:00 PM CDT Sarah Palin ruled the political morning shows today at the expense of Barack Obama's historic speech last week, Politico reports:
Aug 27, 08 9:57 AM CDT Barack Obama arrives in Denver today one election away from the presidency—a far cry from the 2000 convention, when he couldn't even get a seat on the floor. As Al Gore received the Democrats' nomination in Los Angeles, the state senator barely had enough money to rent a car. "I have no memory of him there," Obama's Illinois colleague Dick Durbin told the New York Times. More »
Aug 26, 08 5:45 PM CDT Four years after Barack Obama’s keynote speech won him nationwide acclaim, the New Republic looks at how he landed the fateful speaking slot at the party convention. The pick was unprecedented because Obama was largely unknown—he wasn't even in the Senate—and he had never given a speech of such magnitude. But he was generating positive buzz, including a photo spread in Time, and he dovetailed nicely with Kerry's need to reach young black voters. More »
Barack Obama • John Kerry • Grover Norquist
