Saunter To The White House 106 ; McCain Does The Cheese Aisle

The surge, John McCain and CBS. It's all here, take a look.



Tell The Truthiness Says ; When is someone going try and save McCain's campaign?

Saunter To The White House 105 ; Barack Does Berlin

War On Reality Part 98 ; The Shock Doctrine On Oil Prices By Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein shows how poorly informed Fox News is with regard to all aspects of the oil debate. From the offshore drilling issue to the true political hijacking of the price rises, the woman behind the groundbreaking No Logo leaves the presenters in the dust.

Tell The Truthiness Says ; We're sending Fox a container of No Logo copies for Christmas to get them up to speed.

Saunter To The White House 104 ; Maliki Sides With Obama On Iraq Withdrawal

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki agrees with Senator Barack Obama regarding the withdrawal of US troops from his country.

Being specific, Mr al-Maliki recognised the 16 month timeframe for reducing troops since the invasion in 2003.

Tell The Truthiness Says ; If Barack Obama is so inexperienced on foreign policy, then what would you call the agreement of Nouri al-Maliki to the 16 month plan?

Cable News' Best New Addition ; Rachel Maddow

Unlike the person she's been filling in for, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow is far more level headed and it seems the New York Times noticed too.

As such, she's quietly become the newest talent of MSNBC and rightly so. She's a quietly spoken analyst and host, subtle enough that you have to watch closely for her take on a story.

Tell The Truthiness Says ; Rachel Maddow, just the type of person we need in these crazy times.

Saunter To The White House 103 ; McCain's Free Media Pass

John McCain continues to get a free pass by the majority of the media, however Countdown held up their end.



Tell The Truthiness Says ; And the correct coverage of McCain, by the mass media, begins... now.

Saunter To The White House 102 ; JibJab Returns!

Here it is, the 2008 election as done perfectly by JibJab!



Tell The Truthiness Says ; Oh it's time for some campaignin'!

War On Reality Part 97 ; George 'Harry Potter' Bush & His Oil Wand Of Destiny

President Bush did himself no favours by saying how much he wished he had a big wand to wave on oil prices. Yes, he really said it and we have the video tape.



Tell The Truthiness Says ; Only a few more months to go, only a few more months to go, keep repeating.

Saunter To The White House 101 ; Polar Opposites On Iraq

Here's some reaction and analysis to the Iraq issue from McCain and Obama and, even though he wasn't going to wade in, Bush.

War On Reality Part 96 ; Military Still Restricting Access To Soldiers Funerals

Even after seven years of military action by the US, the administration is still terrified of the troop death toll being overtly public.

Tell The Truthiness Says ; It's like trying to hold back a flood from a breaking dam, pointless.

Holding Them To Account 18 ; Fox Shown For What It Is

A fantastic short video showing the way Fox 'News' have trashed Michelle Obama ;



Tell The Truthiness Says ; Got to keep facing this type of thing down right through to November.

Dan & Keith Return To TV! Bulging Discs & All

Considering the reference in a recent post to Sportsnight, inspired by SportsCenter and the pairing of Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann, this news is rather eerie.

Dan and Keith are to reunite on TV to host NBC's Football Night In America.

Tell The Truthiness ; As a taster to those who don't know the magic of the pairing we've posted a recent Letterman interview with the two.

Iraq Wants US Forces Out - Period.

Mouwaffak al-Rubaie, Iraq's national security advisor, has said that there will be no deal on security with the United States unless it includes dates for the withdrawal of US forces.

As we know, President Bush is opposed to a timetable, but will have little choice if the Iraqis hold their ground.

Tell The Truthiness ; Guess this puts the brakes on Senator McCain's hundred years in Iraq. What's a guy to do?

War On Reality Part 95 ; Bin Laden To Be GOP Election Tool...Again?

The old chestnut of the Republican party, Osama Bin Laden, looks likely to be the fallback option of the GOP in the upcoming election.

This report from Time magazine says, again, that Bin Laden is suffering from kidney disease and has "no more than six to eighteen months to live."

Tell The Truthiness ; When all else fails, the Republicans go back to the only thing that works for them, scaring people.

The Best Newscast You're Not Watching - CBS Evening News

The CBS Evening News, anchored by Katie Couric has won an Edward R. Murrow Award for the Best Newcast. Specifically, for Couric's 9th August 2007 programme was what won CBS the award.

Despite the win, the network's flagship news programme continues to post low ratings. Another win was for CBS News' Lara Logan, scooping the Continuing Coverage award.

Tell The Truthiness ; The next worse thing to people watching bland news coverage is people not watching award winning, recognised news coverage. To alter a phrase used when talking about the situation that Aaron Sorkin's show Sports Night faced, The CBS Evening News With Katie Couric - The best news show you're not watching.

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