La. Sen. Landrieu Not Hosting Obama Fundraiser; AP Not Curious As to Why |
| Published: August 12, 2008, 2:52 pm |
| Tags: 2008 congressional, 2008 presidential, abortion, bias by omission, campaigns amp amp elections, feminism, media bias debate, sexuality, barack obama, mary landrieu, wire services media companies, associated press |
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It's a bit early for politicians to be creating distance between themselves and their party's presidential candidate, is it not? Whether it's because of a (cough, cough) "clerical error" or an exercise in political self-defense, Louisiana Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu has done that. But in a report early this afternoon, Associated Press writer Melinda Deslatte was curiously incurious (saved at host for future reference) as to why Landrieu might be concerned about being tied too closely to the Illinois senator. Instead, Deslatte turned her report into an exercise in charge-trading between the incumbent and her Republican challenger, the deliciously named John Kennedy: Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, who faces a tough re-election, has had her name removed from a fundraiser announcement for presidential candidate Barack Obama. Landrieu will attend the "Lipstick, Laughter and Libations" fundraiser for Barack Obama at a Washington restaurant next week, but she won't [ Full article ] |
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