Media interprets story

The media is the story more often than the story is the story. Sometimes.

In this case, it should be fairly clear to the impartial observer that neither Senator McCain nor Senator Obama is "attacking each other personally" - and yet the headlines that blare forth on the news sites would make you think as much: "McCain and Obama Face Off - Again!" is shouted giddily by MSNBC, while the Chicago Sun-Times dishes out "McCain and Obama Mixing It Up Over Iraq".

Here is what MSNBC had to say:

As we mentioned earlier today, McCain and Obama have already traded some barbs in the past several days. And that continued today. Obama issued this statement responding to McCain's Iraq speech today (and making another jab at the Arizona senator's comments after his Baghdad marketplace visit): "No matter how much this Administration wishes it to be true, the idea that the situation in Iraq is improving because it only takes a security detail of 100 soldiers, three Blackhawk helicopters, and two Apache gunships to walk through a market in the middle of Baghdad is simply not credible or reflective of the facts on the ground." [full article here]

Immigration Reform Action in May

The Great American Boycott II is coming! On May 1st, 2007, the organizers of the boycott are urging all Latinos and friends of Latinos to not work and come out and march on for the cause of immigration reform in this country.

Stop the deportations! is the main rallying cry. Deportations cruelly break up hardworking families just weeks or months before the Comprehensive Immigration Reform being debated in Congress would have given them a permanent status adjustment and a relief from an endless life in the shadows.

Please consider visiting the March 25 Coalition's page and signing up your organization for this important boycott! The boycott has also been featured on CNN.com as well as numerous other news outlets:

Immigration activists are calling for a repeat of last year’s boycott and massive marches for immigrants’ rights that drew more than 1 million people to the streets in dozens of cities nationwide.

The so-called “Great American Boycott II” is being planned for May 1, organizers for the March 25 Coalition said Monday. The group is made up of immigrant rights organizations and others who frequently plan rallies around the country.

Campaign gains ground in South Carolina!

Great news! Senator Obama has gained in South Carolina, as evidenced by a new poll published in the South Carolina Insider and re-posted on the Real Clear Politics site.

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has rocketed to the top of the field of contenders for the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary crown, leaving the candidacy of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in a cloud of dust.The news stunned political experts and pundits.

Obama rocks Letterman Show

Barack did a great job on the David Letterman show, didn't he? He was able to successfully navigate the fine line defined between the opportunity to talk seriously about some of his campaign objectives and the context of humor and levity.

When asked if he thought an Obama Clinton or Clinton Obama ticket would be exciting, he replied "I think all of us are in this to win" which turned into this headline:

Obama tells Letterman he's not in race for VP

... Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday dismissed the notion he might consider accepting the No. 2 spot on the 2008 ballot -- with Hillary Rodham Clinton at the top.

"You don't run for second. I don't believe in that," the Illinois senator said on "Late Night with David Letterman."

"That would be a powerful ticket," Letterman prodded.

"Which order are we talking?" Obama replied, drawing laughter and applause from the studio audience...

[read the remainder of the article]

Obama continues to draw huge crowds

Have you seen the crowds in Texas, Iowa and California?

It is truly meaningful when you first see major media personalities like Chris Matthews show up in lawn chairs for the official Feb. 10 announcement, and then you see crowds in excess of 15,000 people in the month of February, the year before the first caucus!