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May 2008
- Hitler Donnybrook Rocks Hardball
  
  Huffington Post | May 16, 08 6:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - There's been an outcry from the Dems over President Bush's "appeasement" comments but the shouting was loudest on last night's Hardball , the Huffington Post reports. Radio host Kevin James sang the praises of Bush's remarks comparing Barack Obama's planned outreach to Iran to Nazi appeasement. But after being asked repeatedly by host Chris Matthews, James couldn't come up with exactly what that moment in Hitler history involved. More »
- Dems Furious Over Bush 'Appeasement' Zinger
  
  Reuters | May 16, 08 6:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Democrats stood shoulder-to-shoulder in fury yesterday to lash President Bush for indicating that Barack Obama is like a Nazi appeaser because he supports outreach to countries like Iran. Even Hillary Clinton leaped to her rival's defense, Reuters reports. "President Bush's comparison of any Democrat to Nazi appeasers is both offensive and outrageous," Clinton said. More »
- Tenn. GOP Rips 'Anti-American' Mrs. O on Web
  
  CNN | May 16, 08 5:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Tennessee GOP has produced a controversial internet video attack on Michelle Obama, blasting her recent remarks that she was proud of America "for the first time in my adult life." The four-minute video, released yesterday to coincide with her campaign visit to the state, features Tennessee residents boasting of their pride in America intercut with Mrs. Obama's comments. More »
- Bush vs. Obama: It's Just the Start
  
  Time | May 15, 08 7:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - When the president set off a political firestorm today by essentially likening Barack Obama to those who appeased the Nazis, he likely presaged a common theme in the general election, writes Massimo Calabresi in Time . Bush is trying to stay relevant—no better way than to inject himself in the campaign. And the speed with which Obama responded signaled that he's quite happy to take on the president. More »
- McCain's Lead Dog Isn't Afraid to Bark, or Bite
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 15, 08 6:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mark Salter has the honor of being John McCain’s “chief creator, shaper and enforcer,” the Wall Street Journal reports of a man who rides the press corps hard and thinks he knows Barack Obama’s soft spots. A McCain confidant of two decades, the goateed, chain-smoking Salter has co-written five books with the senator and is an often strident defender of his boss. More »
- McCain: Obama Will Be Unable to Protect America
  
  Talking Points Memo | May 15, 08 5:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain today hit Barack Obama harder than ever, Talking Points Memo notes, saying the Democrat’s willingness to talk with Iran proves he “does not have the knowledge, the experience, the background to make the kind of judgments that are necessary to preserve this nation’s security.” Of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, McCain wondered, “What is it that he wants to talk about with him?” More »
- Penn Endorses Obama, Then Blasts Him
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | May 15, 08 2:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sean Penn used his platform as president of the Cannes jury to express his excitement "by the hope that Barack Obama is inspiring," the Telegraph reports—though the firebrand actor-director also had some choice words for the Democratic candidate. Obama has much to live up to, Penn said, and accused the Illinois senator of a "phenomenally inhuman and unconstitutional" voting record. More »
- Best Place to Live? Charlotte
  
  MarketWatch | May 15, 08 2:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Charlotte is the best place to live in America, thanks to an affordable array of housing options and a healthy economy, says Relocate.com’s annual list. MarketWatch runs down the rest of the list: San Antonio, Texas Chattanooga, Tenn. Greenville, SC Tulsa, Okla. More »
- Bush: Obama Would 'Appease' Terrorists
  
  CNN | May 15, 08 10:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - He didn't name names, but he didn't need to. President Bush used an appearance before Israel’s Knesset today to accuse Barack Obama of the “foolish delusion” that “we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals.” In comments aimed at Obama’s support among American Jews, CNN notes, the president compared the Democrat to Hitler appeasers, saying, "We have an obligation to call this what it is—the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history." More »
- Is Obama Playing It Too Safe? Is Clinton Really Finished?
  
  Washington Post | May 15, 08 10:24 AM CDT