COLIN POWELL ENDORSES OBAMA
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This morning on Meet the Press, Colin Powell endosed Barack Obama for President of the United States. Take that, Bill Kristol. . .
By Steve Clemons
A $150 Million Month: But Plouffe Says “Not Enough”
Obama has raised a breathtaking $150 million over the last month. Incredible. But Obama campaign manager David Plouffe, who reported the take said enough isn’t enough. According to CNN: In a video to supporters, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said a record 632,000 new donors gave to the campaign, with the average contribution under $100….
Anger on the Right at McCain
More and more conservatives — real conservatives — are abandoning John McCain. They respect his service to the nation. They revere him for his patriotism, his POW past, his willingness to break with party leaders to do what the country really needed at key moments.
A Shout Out to Chinese Readers
This is very cool. Thanks to the blogger who did it.
Dianne Feinstein at Nora’s
(photo credit: Steven Clemons) I am participating in an excellent two day forum in Chicago organized by the Global Business Policy Council of A.T. Kearney. On Thursday, A.T.
Wilkerson on Colin Powell: Maybe He Will, Maybe He Won’t
This morning, long term Colin Powell aide and former State Department Chief of Staff Lawrence Wilkerson sent me a note seeming to downgrade the chance that General Powell might endorse Barack Obama (or John McCain). Wilkerson wrote: Steve: By the way, this is how I see tomorrow’s TV appearance.
Waving Good-bye to Bill Kristol, Colin Powell “Might” Endorse Obama
Politico‘s Mike Allen and others think that Colin Powell “may” endorse Barack Obama this weekend on Meet the Press. Note the word “may.” I agree with Mike Allen that Powell may take this action — or may endorse John McCain. I queried General Powell on his intentions and on another matter.
Media Alert: Rachel Maddow Show Tonight
I just taped a fun yet serious segment with Rachel Maddow a few moments ago on McCain’s Sarah Palin-like failure to vet “Joe the Plumber”. It should be on her show on the Air America network tonight.
“I am Only a Journalist”: Nir Rosen Tours with the Taliban
My colleague Nir Rosen, who is also a contributor to The Washington Note, is quickly becoming the preeminent Robert Kaplan-esque chronicler of Islamist insurgencies and conflict. Rosen’s latest piece, “How We Lost the War We Won: A Journey Into Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan” appears in Rolling Stone.
McCain Didn’t Vet “Joe the Plumber” Either?
Watch CBS Videos Online Seems to me, Joe the Plumber (aka, Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher) wants to be a Fox News host more than being a plumber anyway. Turns out the guy does not have a license to be a plumber. Well, you know. . .more government regulation. . .