Archive: May 18, 2008 - May 24, 2008
And Now, a Live Parrot for Obama
By Garance Franke-Ruta in The Trail: It's another morning (afternoon?) after, and as the superdelegates continue their steady march toward Barack Obama, online, a video that combines virtually every element necessary to create a YouTube hit is starting to go viral around the web. It's no "An Engineers Guide to...
By Ed O'Keefe | May 21, 2008; 1:54 PM ET | Comments (8)
VoteVets Release Ad on McCain, GI Bill
The VoteVets.org political action committee and the VoteVet Action Fund has released a new ad asking the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain to back a new GI Bill being proposed by Sens. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and Jim Webb (D-Va.). McCain has come under fire from Democratic leaders for...
By washingtonpost.com | May 20, 2008; 3:25 PM ET | Comments (7)
McCain Jokes About, Advertises Democratic Fight
John McCain joked about the Democratic nomination fight on "Saturday Night Live." "Democrats, I have to urge you not, under any circumstances, pick a candidate too soon," McCain said. "Fight amongst yourselves." McCain added: "I'd urge Democrats not to get caught up in the idea that the candidate has to...
By Ed O'Keefe | May 18, 2008; 4:01 PM ET | Comments (0)
GOP Slams Obama on Guns, Obama Counterpunches
As John McCain addressed the National Rifle Association on Friday, the Republican National Committee released a Web-only video critical of Barack Obama's record on guns. The video says in part that: In 2004, he voted against legislation drafted to protect homeowners from prosecution in cases where they used a firearm...
By Ed O'Keefe | May 18, 2008; 3:57 PM ET | Comments (11)
