Bob Herbert: Bigotry in Black

Bob Herbert, New York Times, attempts to slime John McCain, only to show his true and bigoted colors:

The racial fantasy factor in this presidential campaign is out of control. It was at work in that New Yorker cover

Jim Rutttenberg, New York Times, is shocked that John McCain is painting BO as ill-informed, arrogant and out of touch:

WASHINGTON — After spending much of the summer searching for an effective line of attack against Senator Barack Obama

• A second place at OTB’s Caption Contest.  Guess Obama’s an easy target. At least Leno will have some fun if Obama wins.
• So they tossed out Jackson’s fine for her ummm… “Wardrobe Malfunction’?  First, this does show, as everything else

Barack Obama continues his victory parade before the fact in the Middle East, while the American media attempt hide the fact that BO is clueless.  The Associated Press, like the New York Times, tanks for Obama.  Consider this lede by

(CNN) — The New York Times has rejected an op-ed piece written by John McCain defending his Iraq war policy in response to a piece by Barack Obama published in the paper last week.

You guys have all hear this

Micheal Falcone has written an interesting article for the New York Times, “McCain Ad Takes On Obama Over Gas Prices.”   The close of the article:

Don’t hope for more energy, vote for it. McCain.

BO’s mantra has

(CNN) — A German magazine quoted Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as saying that he backed a proposal by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months.

“U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama

Over at OTB, James notes a pattern I started taking note of last night:

The Outrage of the Day comes to us from Josh Marshall, a pretty even keeled fellow.   John McCain said this to reporters.

“I believe that

Hume:

On his upcoming overseas trip, Barack Obama will be met along the way by the anchors of the three network evening newscasts. About 200 other journalists have also asked to join Obama during his trip.

But Howard Kurtz of

Barack Obama appears to be losing ground in the polling data, which Ed Morrissey notes this morning:

Last month, Newsweek’s poll surprised many by showing a huge gap between Barack Obama and John McCain, with the Democratic nominee-apparent enjoying a

Former Sen. Phil Gramm, a top economic adviser to presumptive GOP nominee John McCain, referred to the economic slowdown as “a mental recession” and called the United States “a nation of whiners.”

The comments, in an interview with The

Over at The Politico, this morning, I note with interest a bit from James Kirchick, describing the fable of Republican smear tactics. (As an aside, interestingly, Kirkpatrick’s the New Republic’s assitant editor)

The only obstacle between Barack Obama

How dare Obama and his minions attack the military record of John McCain. Where and when did Obama serve? What sacrifice has he or his family made on the battlefield? Unlike John Kerry, where are those who served with McCain

We see by way of Ben Smith this monring that Idiot Wes Clark still can’t keep his mouth shut, apparently referring to bury himself by what comes out of it. That’s bad enough. But now, by way of Q&O and