First Things First

Mission Accomplished

Gov. Rendell to Bill: "Get Over It"

It's been reported that Bill Clinton is miffed at Senator Barack Obama.  Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said bluntly Bill's got to "get over it" and "shake it off."

Bush Greets Philippine President

Country Gets a Rap!

Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson team up to "buy my medicine."

Conservatives And "Appeasement"

McCain Untested In National Security

General Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, charges that John McCain has been largely untested in national security affairs.  McCain engages in loose talk about kicking Russia out of the G8 and makes up ditties about bombing Iran.  His actions show a fundamental disrespect for the office of the presidency.

Trash-talk Or Truthful Exchange

One wonders where the current state of American journalism will take this country?  Watch the discussion below on The Verdict with Dan Abrams on MSNBC. Then, ask yourself: can America be better served by trash-talk or truthful exchange? Doesn't integrity count for something?  

It seems to me the answer is clear.

 

Impact In Black And White

W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978)

Country Doctor

Huckabee: Lay Off Obama!

(CNN) – Former GOP presidential contender Mike Huckabee called Barack Obama's candidacy "a landmark achievement" Tuesday, and warned fellow Republicans not to demonize Obama.

"Republicans will make a fundamental if not fatal mistake if they seek to win the election by demonizing Barack Obama," Huckabee told reporters in Tokyo, according to a report by Agence France-Presse.

Huckabee praised the country for getting "to a point where we did not see his color but we truly saw his charisma, his message and what he brought to the campaign trail."

"When people are really hurting — and they are right now — they're not looking at a person's race," he added.

Huckabee said he hopes John McCain beats Obama, but that Republicans should focus on policy differences, not race.

Huckabee suggested questions about whether he might join McCain on the ticket were premature.  "You can't accept an invitation to the prom until the football captain asks you.  So I'm not going to go out and buy the outfit just yet," said Huckabee, according to AFP.

Troubles

Joel Pell, Lexington-Herald Leader

Father And Son: Big Russ, Tim, and Luke

Obama's Father's Day Speech

Vidal: “100 years to recover from Bush”

“Madrid - It will take the United States a century to recover from the damage wreaked by President George. W Bush, US writer Gore Vidal said in an interview published on Saturday.

“The president behaved like a virtual criminal but we didn’t have the courage to sack him for fear of violating the American constitution,” Vidal told the El Mundo newspaper.

The author, a trenchant critic of the US-led invasion of Iraq, said it would take the United States “100 years to repair the damage” caused by Bush.

“We live in a dictatorship. We have a fascist government …which controls the media,” he said.

Vidal also said presidential aspirant Barack Obama was “intelligent” adding that it would be a “novelty” to have an “intelligent” person in the White House.”

And The Music Plays On!

Robert Ariall, The State, Charleston, South Carolina

Tim Russert Dies

Olbermann Blasts McCain On Iraq

"Poor Old Dirt Farmer"

"Fist Bump": The Right Way

Kevin Siers, The Charlotte Observer

The Heart Of A Campaign

McCain Leaves Fox News Speechless

RFK: "I Want You To See What I See"

Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated forty years ago today.

A Eulogy for Robert F. Kennedy

Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated forty years ago today.  

Obama's Rise; Clinton's Fall

McCain's Prebuttal to Obama

Senator John McCain gave a prebuttal to Obama's historic victory speech in Minneapolis.  The contrast between McCain and and Obama's speeches gives a preview of how the general election contest will be framed.  Rolling Stone says: "Worst.  Speech.  Ever."  Andrew Sullivan says: "Put McCain's speech against Obama's -- and this is a wipe out.  Not a victory.  A wipe-out."  National Review Online said: "McCain's speech was reaky, ungracious, and unnecessary."

Obama Wins Historic Victory

"Tonight, after fifty-four hard fought contests, our primary season has finally come to an end," Obama says in his victory speech.  "Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for the President of the United States."

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Obama Resigns From Trinity Church

Obama announces his formal resignation from Trinity United Church of Christ Church.   

Hillary And The RFK Gaffe

Here's a roundup of some of the comments on Hillary's remarks about RFK's assassination: 

Obama's Wesleyan Commencement Speech

Fox News' Karl Rove McCain Advisor

Karl Rov e, an analyst for Fox News and a contributor to Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal, has never admitted publicly to a fundamental conflict of interest between he role as a journalist and being an advisor to John McCain's presidential campaign. 

This morning George Stephanopoulos nailed Rove with the truth.

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Olbermann: Hillary Invokes A Nightmare

Keith Olberman's Special Comment takes Hillary Clinton to task for invoking Robert F. Kennedy's assassination as the reason why she is prolonging the Democratic primary.  Howard Fineman of Newsweek magazine said of Hillary's campaign: "Its a campaign that needs to be put out of its misery real soon."

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