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If you missed last night's Dowd/Devine smackdown folks it was a humdinger! We lit the
place on fire! But have no fear, we posted the whole video of the segment on our blog
late last night...Chris was all fired up yesterday when he heard that the RNC was
running a web video using a clip from Hardball which he thought was taken out of
context...President Bush made an oblique reference to the same clip on Saturday while
campaigning in Sioux City, Iowa...We pulled the Bush bite, the original Kerry/Matthews
bite, the RNC web video and threw in BC04 Sr. Strategist Matthew Dowd and Sr. Advisor
to Kerry-Edwards, Tad Devine...What followed was pure Hardball magic...Watch the full
8 minute video here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5651884/?#040816b But be warned,
this segment is extremely hot and I'd suggest you have a fan nearby...
We'll follow this up hard tonight with Dem strategist Steve McMahon, GOP strategist
Rick Davis, Time magazine's Jay Carney and some other folks.
We'll also talk to Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf about Iraq, President Bush's new troop
deployment plan announced yesterday (which would essentially concentrate our military
in the Middle East) and the war on terror generally....
Definitely a break out the TV tray & pop the popcorn kind of night my friends...And if
you've got Tivo, set it!
Chris hosts the show tonight from Los Angeles...
Did I mention we have the segment posted on our blog from last night??
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086/
Trippi's gonna post on it as well...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Also from last night's show: Sen. Tom Harkin pushed the name-calling in the
presidential race to a new level, calling Vice President Dick Cheney a coward for not
serving in Vietnam and cowardly for his criticism of John Kerry.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040816/D84GJ0GO0.html
Kerry bolsters staff as Bush stumps...Democrat adds top strategists to his campaign
(MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5734684/
In late summer when most people expect a break from presidential campaign ads, both
sides in this year's White House race are blitzing the airwaves with more than $60
million worth of commercials. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040817/D84H3VQO0.html
GOP pressures N.J. governor to quit now...Staying beyond Sept. 3 staves off special
election GOP pressures http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5734957/
Man tied to N.J. governor returns to Israel...He earlier said he was harassed but is
not gay (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5730568/
President Bush's team exerts close control over admission to his campaign events.
Dissenters and would-be hecklers are turned away, campaign officials say. On several
occasions in recent weeks, Democrats who have gotten in have been ejected because they
wore pro-Kerry T-shirts. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040816/D84GFFR80.html
Saudis use 9/11 report in U.S. ad campaign...Radio ads highlight Riyadh as loyal ally
in fight against al-Qaida (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5734121/
Bush unveils plan for homeward military shift...Troops will be pulled from Europe,
Asia over decade (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5707856/
N.Y.C. braces for convention protestors...City must balance freedom, security (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5728040/
U.S. bombs Najaf militants as Iraqis send peace delegation...Crisis dominates Iraq's
National Conference (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5685031/
When it comes to American presidential elections, blue blood counts...So say British
researchers who predict Democratic challenger John Kerry will oust President Bush on
Nov. 2 simply because he boasts more royal connections than his Republican rival.
(Reuters)
http://news.myway.com/politics/article/id/421467|politics|08-16-2004::10:06|reuters.html
President Bush's top homeland security adviser gave his reelection campaign $2,000 one
month before he named her to the senior-level job, according to Federal Election
Commission records. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/222806p-191409c.html
Editorial/Opinion
Katrina: Protecting Every Vote...The potential for disenfranchisement is as high as it
was in 2000. http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
Coulter: Brothers Band Together Against Kerry
http://humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=4780
Fund: Louisiana North...Why New Jersey is a pit of corruption.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/
My main man Buchanan: Kerry in Cambodia: A question of character
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39985
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