Open thread: Obama in Pennsylvania
Mon Apr 14, 2008 at 07:14:36 PM PDT
Here's a couple of links to articles that touch on the latest developments on the PA flap.
Pa. Voters Divided Over Obama Remarks
Decades of working-class neglect - now that's insulting [Update: Diaried here]
And the latest from Senator Obama:
The problem actually with this most recent episode is not that I was saying one thing behind closed door and saying something else in public. The truth is actually that I’ve made these same comments in a similar way on "The Charlie Rose Show" back in 2004 or 2005, and I had said it in town hall meetings in small towns.
The problem is that I just mangled it, which, you know happens sometimes. The point that I was making was actually two separate points that got conflated. - Obama misspoke but did not lie
Open thread: Obama Town Hall Event in Lancaster PA
Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 07:06:41 AM PDT
Streamlining on CNN [Just click on the relevant stream in the column on the right]
Owing to its unpredictable character, I like town hall meetings perhaps more than rallies. After the stump speech, participants come up with questions and there's no telling what is going to be asked. So enjoy!
Currently, there is nice music playing. Attendance is good.
To abide by diary rules on word count, I am posting herewith an excerpt of a fascinating article in The New Yorker on Senator Obama's church, Trinity:
Open Thread: Penn State Obama Rally
Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 10:46:40 AM PDT
CNN Live
This is not a diary. I'm simply sharing information with anybody interested in following the rally.
There is no need to comment. I'll be deleting this entry in a short while.
Nice music playing. Big crowd.
Cheers!
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Added to meet diary's requirement. Sorry! But it's also interesting.
"Penn State becomes Obama Country - A line of three to four people deep and estimated to be a mile long wound its way through the Penn State University campus in order to see Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama in what will be his largest Pennsylvania event of the election.
The rally on the Old Main lawn is set to begin around 1:30 p.m."- Link
Canada neocon government scared of Obama?
Mon Mar 03, 2008 at 02:20:45 PM PDT
Posting at Swampland, Jay Newton-Small notes:
[...] what's the conservative Canadian government doing leaking memos about meetings with U.S. campaigns? And it begs the question: what, if anything, did Hillary's camp tell them? [my emphasis]
Before going on, let me just say that I personally have nothing against the leak. The more regular people know the better. However, one should note that the exchanges between Goolsbee and the Canadians were not even done within the purview of the Obama campaign as evidenced by this update to Newton-Small's story: