Posts about Politico as of October 21, 2009
10/21/2009
Today in This Is Particularly Galling: The Politico’s Andy Barr redefines “phoning it in” for the 21st Century: This Politico headline tells you pretty much everything you need to know about the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
10/21/2009
Tampa Tribune Race For Senate Tightens Between Republicans WOKV According to new polling Marco Rubio is fairing amazing well among republican voters and … Florida Senate Race Tightens for Republicans Wall Street Journal (blog) Short Takes: Rubio’s Rise (Cont.) Washington Post Rubio – Crist Fast Becoming Proxy War Between Republican Right and Center Broward New Times MiamiHerald.com - Politico - Orlando Sentinel all 152 news articles »
10/21/2009
Pete , Politico has an eye-opening report that puts the White House’s Fox vendetta in a larger context. It is not simply Fox but any critic (e.g., business groups, citizen protesters, talk-show hosts) who must be treated as illegitimate, if not evil, and not on the merits of their arguments or on the subjects they address: Obama aides are using their powerful White House platform, combined with techniques honed in the 2008 campaign, to cast some of the most powerful adversaries as out of the mainstream and their criticism as unworthy of serious discussion.
10/21/2009
NASA/European Pressphoto AgencyStewart Nozette at the Taj Mahal in an undated photograph published on a NASA Web site.Updated | 4:40 p.m. A lawyer for the Justice Department said in court on Tuesday that Stewart Nozette, a scientist who worked for the United States government for decades before being arrested on Monday on espionage charges, had been willing to sell some of America’s “most guarded secrets” to a man he believed to be an Israeli intelligence officer. What Mr.
10/21/2009
Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei have a piece up at The Politico today that makes official something that’s been apparent for a long time now: President Obama is working systematically to marginalize the most powerful forces behind the Republican Party, setting loose top White House officials to undermine conservatives in the media, business and lobbying worlds. With a series of private meetings and public taunts, the White House has targeted the U.S.
10/21/2009
Politico – The W.H. is taking a tough line with members of the administration-appointed board and commissions. Go to Source
10/21/2009
Politico – The GOP senator from Tennessee accuses the White House of “street-brawling” with opponents. Go to Source
10/21/2009
The exchange that Jake Tapper of ABC News had with Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, was significant because of the locution used by Tapper. Several commentators have criticized the White House for going to war with Fox News — but essentially on utilitarian grounds (it won’t works, it looks petty, it will backfire, et cetera). What Tapper said was this : It hasn’t escaped our notice that in the last few weeks the White House has decided to declare war on one of our sister organizations saying it’s not a news organization and tell the rest of the news media to not treat them like a news organization.
10/21/2009
Glenn Beck has recently been travelling with an armed guard who follows him everywhere, even to the men’s room. But Beck is probably safe for now — at least from his fellow conservatives — as long as he can resist the impulse to hug any trees. Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) was interviewed by Politico this week and responded mainly with a stream of wisecracks.
