W&W Tomorrow: Julia Allison Joins to Talk Celebrities on the Campaign Trail

Because how can you not talk about that after Paris Hilton responds to John McCain’s bizarre ad with this:

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I’m just really disappointed that Britney didn’t show up at the end to make out.

Lessons from Iowa: How to Win the People, Then the Press

Thx HuffPost: “Local Papers: Obama Dominating Ground Game”
John McCain once famously proclaimed that the media was his “base,” and as last week’s W&W guest and Straight Talk Express veteran, Seattle PI cartoonist David Horsey, pointed out: Many members of the media have long relationships with and like McCain better than Obama.
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A Rare Greivance With Barackstar

There was a lot of talk about “playing the race card” today, which is a phrase I’ve always found particularly irritating. It is all too often used as buzz-word kill when someone is trying to have a legitimate conversation about inequality, which is exactly what Barack Obama was doing when he said this to a [...]

Really Weird Anti-Obama RNC Ad

Ted brought this strange video to my attention this morning before we recorded Wilshire & Washington. It’s supposed to represent a German TV ad for Obama and features (obviously) David Hasselhoff and a clip from “Titanic.” Apparently being a right-winger doesn’t apply to the creative side of one’s brain.

I’ll Bet He Even Eats French Fries.

It’s amazing how something as inspiring as BO’s speech in Berlin today can translate into illogical jingoism from the McCain camp. Here’s what his spokesperson retorted with, courtesy of the National Journal:

“While Barack Obama took a premature victory lap today in the heart of Berlin, proclaiming himself a ‘citizen of the world,’ John McCain [...]

More From the Losers’ Playbook

I continue to be confused by John McCain’s trumpeting of failed HRC and Edwards attacks on Obama, such as the latest the-media-is-enamored-with-him tactic the McCain camp is waging on its web site. Whining doesn’t win!