Today's Fresh Blogs...

• ABC Continues to Grill Romney on Religion; Gushed Over Faith of Dems

  Published: August 6, 2007, 4:32 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Religion, Barack Obama, Dan Harris, George Stephanopoulos, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Robin Roberts, Good Morning America, Iowa

  On Monday's "Good Morning America," guest host George Stephanopoulos pressed 2008 Republican candidate Mitt Romney over whether he will "do more to address" the issue of his Mormon faith. This is the same ABC program that has repeatedly raised questions about whether the former Massachusetts governor's religion could damage

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• Slate Trawls Facebook to Find Anti-Giuliani Scoop From Ex-Mayor's Daughter

  Published: August 6, 2007, 2:56 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Media Bias Debate, Barack Obama, Lucy Morrow Caldwell, Rudy Giuliani, Online Media, Facebook, Slate, Journalistic Issues

  Slate magazine found out that Rudy Giuliani's daughter Caroline has a crush on Obama. Well, maybe not a crush, but she had joined a pro-Obama Facebook group and describes herself as "liberal" (but then that's also how many Republican voters would describe Caroline's father). The article, complete with evidentiary screen grab, was written

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• 2008 Republican presidential primary

  Published: August 6, 2007, 1:54 pm

  Tags: Presidential Campaigns

  today on the Republican presidential primary contenders. The major polling organization gives the downside to each of the key candidates. Rasmussen was the nation's most accurate polling firm during the 2004 Presidential election. Makes for interesting reading on a hot Monday in August 2007.

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• Republican presidential candidates debate in Iowa

  Published: August 5, 2007, 10:44 pm

  Tags: Presidential Campaigns

  off All of the Republican presidential candidates except Texas Rep. Ron Paul agreed the U.S. must remain in Iraq as part of war on terror. The Libertarian, turned Republican, turned pacifist, stands with the Democrats on this issue. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney hit a great sound bite with his description of Barack Hussein

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• Middle-of-the-road pretenses laid aside as Democrats move further left

  Published: August 5, 2007, 10:17 am

  Tags: Presidential Campaigns

  Conference, Democrat presidential candidates showed up in force at the second Yearly Kos convention this weekend. With this group of far left bloggers, including the extremist MoveOn.org, having the candidates currying their favor, we have a fair idea of what is actually on the horizon as these candidates move forward with their

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• Mitt Romney on Sanctuary Cities

  Published: August 4, 2007, 9:31 am

  Tags: Presidential Campaigns, Immigration

  As the presidential debates ramp up, this is a topic that holds great importance for many voters:

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• ABC Touts Gaffes of GOP Children; Sawyer Recounts Battling With Republican Dad

  Published: August 7, 2007, 12:57 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Political Groups, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Diane Sawyer, George Stephanopoulos, George W Bush, Gerald Ford, Patti Davis, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Rudy Giuliani, Good Morning America

  indication of support in a presidential campaign and she has removed it.'" Rudy Giuliani (R-2008 Presidential candidate): "My daughter, I love very much. I have great respect for her and I'm really proud of her, and I don't comment on children because I want to give them the maximum degree of privacy." Tapper: "This comes

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• TimeSelect Firewall Reportedly to Come Tumblin' Down

  Published: August 7, 2007, 2:32 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Frank Rich, Maureen Dowd, Paul Krugman, Media Business, New York Times, Major Newspapers

  influence on the upcoming presidential election attempt to coronate Hillary Clinton once the TimeSelect firewall is gone. They're probably right, but it may backfire: I'd say it's just as likely that the more ordinary readers are re-exposed to the dreck emanating from the likes of Dowd, Krugman, Frank Rich, et al, the more turned off they'll

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• Bozell Column: Humanizing Hillary, Canonizing Chelsea

  Published: August 7, 2007, 3:30 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Hillary Clinton, New York Times

  Clinton is the Democratic presidential frontrunner. Reporters are tripping over themselves to convince us how likable and human she is, strong and yet nurturing. It's the same playbook the media used for Al Gore and John Kerry, both just as stiff, robotic, and unlikeable then as Hillary is now. So they're portraying Hillary not only as strong

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• Chris Matthews Says Hillary's No 'Lefty,' Reports Dems Will 'Win Easily' in '08

  Published: August 7, 2007, 11:06 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Chris Matthews, Hillary Clinton, Nbc, Today

  carry this much clout in a presidential election?" Matthews: "Well I'm not sure they will, in the end, but clearly they are part of the base, they make a lot of noise and anyone who's in politics has to put up with them. In fact, on the Democratic side, they're incredibly powerful because they just keep talking. They do 24-7, they

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• Olbermann Poses Challenging Questions to Dem Candidates

  Published: August 7, 2007, 11:54 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Congress, Iraq, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Taxes, War On Terrorism, Keith Olbermann, Countdown, Debate, Msnbc

  Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate, hosted by the AFL-CIO. While audience members posed numerous left-leaning questions to the candidates, Olbermann asked a number of challenging questions, a few even posed from the right. Olbermann not only asked "what should we not be funding" to find the money for repairs to

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• Facebook Feature Plagued With Outdated Headlines; GOP Ones Skew Negative

  Published: August 8, 2007, 10:54 am

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Libertarians, Barack Obama, Online Media, Facebook, Newsvine

  Party's line in the 1988 presidential race. Those headlines: Bush to Push Immigration Bill at Capitol Prosecutor Wants Libby Imprisoned Now GOP Blocks Gonzales No-Confidence Vote

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• CBS Edits Hillary Clinton Quote to Sound Less Divisive

  Published: August 8, 2007, 4:03 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Hillary Clinton, John Harris, Joie Chen, Julie Chen, Rudy Giuliani, Abc, Cbs, Good Morning America, Nbc, The Early Show, Today

  CBS, the Rathergate network, offered up another misleading report. The August 8 edition of "The Early Show,"at 7:09 AM, edited a Hillary Clinton quote from the August 7 AFL-CIO debate to portray her as a populist. JOIE CHEN: Front-runner Clinton also came up against sharp elbows with rivals accusing her of cozying up to big-money

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• AP Brief Leaves Out Romney Questioner's Anti-war Activism

  Published: August 8, 2007, 5:27 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Mitt Romney, Wire Services, Associated Press, Blogs, Iowa, Politico Com, Usa Today

  Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) recently told an Illinois woman that while his grown sons have never served in the military, they are displaying their patriotism by campaigning heavily for their father's nomination for the presidency. The Politico and USA Today have picked up on the item. USA Today's "On Politics" blog

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• Obama Calls Canadian Prime Minister a 'President' - Where is Media Ridicule?

  Published: August 9, 2007, 5:43 am

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Media Bias Debate, Barack Obama, Canada, Cnn, Journalistic Issues

  the Democrat Party presidential debates last Tuesday, Barack Obama revealed that he didn't know that our Canadian neighbors to the north had a prime minister instead of a president leading them. Yet the MSM has practically ignored this obvious gaffe, with few of them making much of the incident. This is a far cry from how Bush was so virulently

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