Where is Obama?

It is much easier to talk to selectively talk to friends in the media, than to hold a full press conference. However, being open means talking to the entire press pool.

clipped from newsbusters.org Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz noticed on Monday what may be lost as Barack Obama grants piles of interviews to supportive folks like Oprah and Katie Couric: President Obama hasn't held a full-scale news conference since July.

Matthews Attacks Palin for 12 Minutes: 'Can a Palm Reader be President?' 'Is She a Balloon Head?'

Matthews Attacks Palin for 12 Minutes: 'Can a Palm Reader be President?' 'Is She a Balloon Head?': "

Chris Matthews Monday went on a twelve minute attack on former Alaska governor Sarah Palin that should make his fellow MSNBCers and the liberal blogosphere quite happy.

Here's how Monday's "Hardball" began:

Can a palm reader be president? What do we think of kids in school who write stuff on their hands to get through a test? What do we think of a would-be political leader who does it to look like she`s speaking without notes? What do we think of Sarah Palin this weekend answering pre-screened questions from a like-minded audience in Nashville, a tea party convention, and still having to put a cheat sheet on her palm to answer what she calls the basics of her beliefs? How can someone presume to be auditioning for president when they can`t even answer questions they know are coming?

You mean people should be encouraged to gamble...

What Obama said isn't a big deal, he said responsible people don't blow money that they can't afford to lose.

clipped from www.mediaite.com I find myself in the odd position of defending Obama on this score.  His speech contained very clear conditionals (emphases mine): When times are tough, you — you tighten your belts.  You don’t go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage.  You don’t blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you’re trying to save for college. Well … yeah.  Maybe Obama would have been better advised to keep it generic by saying “in the casinos” rather than “on Vegas”, but otherwise, this is only remarkable for its banality.  You’d hear the same kind of advice from your parents, and probably would have rolled your eyes at its obvious nature.

At least not everyone on the right is a birther...

I think everyone has had enough of these silly birthers and their crazy ideas.

clipped from hotair.com Dave Weigel has been covering the Tea Party Convention in Nashville for the Washington Independent, and earlier today walked into an unplanned but heated debate between World Net Daily’s Joseph Farah and Andrew Breitbart.  Farah claimed that the Tea Party movement was partially fueled on the notion that Barack Obama isn’t really a native-born citizen of the US.  When WND reporter Chelsea Schilling asked Breitbart- to comment on Farah’s speech, he criticized the attack and said the Tea Party movement would do better to focus on substance.  Weigel asked Farah for a response, which led Farah to start an argument:

Ten Things You Should Know Before Going on The Daily Show [Television]

Ten Things You Should Know Before Going on The Daily Show [Television]: "

It will be interesting to see who this plays out...

clipped from www.cnn.com Ripples of Dubai killing spread across region

Worst Craigslist Wanted Postings Ever: "I Want a Positive HIV Test" Edition - Craigslist - Gawker

Worst Craigslist Wanted Postings Ever: "I Want a Positive HIV Test" Edition - Craigslist - Gawker

Sarah Palin Keynote Speech at National Tea Party Convention

clipped from www.youtube.com Sarah Palin Keynote Speech at National Tea Party Convention

James Taylor - You've Got a Friend (Beacon Theatre 1998)

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Don't count her out...

She may not win the 2012 election, but she has enough support to alter the course of the election.

clipped from www.csmonitor.com Light, folksy, and full of jabs against President Obama and the Democrats in Washington, Sarah Palin’s tea party speech in Nashville, Tenn., marked a possible milestone for her future presidential plans. But will the tea party movement help or hurt her plans in the long run?