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1. The Kicker

   Joe McCain, Ex-Reporter, Wants To Talk

   October 15, 2008 10:03 AM

   Sen. John McCain's younger brother, a onetime reporter, wants the McCain campaign to re-open press access (to the candidate and "those who know him" and can most effectively talk him up). The younger McCain apparently emailed as much "to... Continue reading

2. The Kicker

   “Tone and Tactics” Coverage

   October 15, 2008 09:26 AM

   From PEJ's report on last week's campaign coverage: [T]he media narrative of the campaign focused on tone and tactics last week, perhaps as the press searched for something that might alter the strategic dynamic of the race. Indeed, 27%... Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   AP: What “Could” Happen at Debate

   October 14, 2008 05:10 PM

   From the AP's Liz Sidoti: Advisers for each candidate say he will use the final debate to lay out his vision for the country and promote his economic policies while drawing differences with his opponent. Character attacks —... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   Wolf Blitzer, Mother’s Helper?

   October 14, 2008 03:29 PM

   From The Daily Beast's "Dear Sarah" letter offering advice to Gov. Palin should she find herself D.C.-bound: When a busy woman is faced with having to do it all, there is no shame in asking for help. And I... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   Tomorrow Night: The Third Presidential “Something”

   October 14, 2008 02:30 PM

   Dan Rather talking presidential debates at the Time Warner Media/Politics conference today (h/t Michael Calderone): "First of all, these aren’t debates," Rather said. "They are a 'something,' but they aren’t debates." Rather talked about the constricted format and... Continue reading

6. The Kicker

   Oh, There’s Been A Moratorium On That?

   October 13, 2008 02:06 PM

   From the Washington Post's Dan Balz: But there ought not to be any moratorium on asking hard questions of both candidates right now, and especially of the Democratic nominee who sits in the pole position heading into the... Continue reading

7. The Kicker

   Mr. Andrea Mitchell

   October 13, 2008 12:44 PM

   Megan recently explored the trouble with Andrea Mitchell reporting, as she does sometimes on MSNBC, on the current financial crisis (a take that NBC News's Steve Capus yesterday told The New York Times was "overly simplistic.") Speaking of,... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Column Pairs Well With Cheez-Its

   October 13, 2008 11:10 AM

   In high school, Maureen Dowd confides in her New York Times column yesterday, Dowd "translated swatches of Julius Caesar's 'The Battle for Gaul' from Latin to English while nibbling cheese crackers." Now, we get to! (Dowd penned the second... Continue reading

9. The Kicker

   The AP’s Exclusive With “Wasilla Heartthrob”

   October 13, 2008 09:59 AM

   Levi Johnston, Bristol Palin's fiancé, "agreed to talk" to the Associated Press's Adam Goldman ("despite the presidential campaign's advice in the days following Gov. Sarah Palin's nomination to avoid the media.") Reports Goldman: Johnston is an avid hunter. He's... Continue reading

10. The Kicker

    NYT: Ten Percent “Policy Substance”

    October 13, 2008 09:33 AM

    Clark Hoyt on election coverage in the New York Times: Through Friday, of 270 news articles published in The Times about the election since the national tickets were formed in late August, only 29, or a little over... Continue reading

11. The Kicker

    “Well, Have Ya Seen the Latest Cover of Newsweek?”

    October 9, 2008 12:01 PM

    Because "any woman who sees this cover," Republican media consultant Andrea Tantaros explained yesterday on Fox News, "will be shocked and horrified" by it. By the sight of Gov. Sarah Palin's, apparently, hairy, porous, wrinkled face. TANTAROS: This cover... Continue reading

12. The Kicker

    It’s Not What They Say About You…

    October 9, 2008 11:28 AM

    ...it's what they whisper. The Washington Times might endorse Barack Obama, "insiders" whisper to U.S. News & World Report. "Times lifers doubt Obama will get the nod, but just considering it is news..." If you say so. Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    Pirates’ Spokesman Still Speaking

    October 9, 2008 10:57 AM

    You forgot about that Somali-pirates-holding-Ukranian-vessel story, didn't you? The latest: that ship is still being held, NATO is sending ships to "protect vessels off Somalia's coast," and the AP is still in touch with that pirates' spokesman. And,... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    CBS News: “McCain Plane Better Than Obama’s!”

    October 9, 2008 09:32 AM

    Reading some of the gripes CBS News's Dean Reynolds writes up in his online Reporter's Notebook this week reminds me of that reporter who complained about how hard it was to chase the elusive Clinton bus down the... Continue reading

15. The Kicker

    Suddenly Funny

    October 9, 2008 08:14 AM

    Remember back in July when the New York Times' Bill Carter reported that political comedy was at a loss? When those late-night network comedy shows and those Comedy Central shows had nothing to laugh at in this election... Continue reading

16. Campaign Desk

    Reality Brokaw, Rated

    October 8, 2008 01:29 PM

    There was a moment during last night's debate when Tom Brokaw said, with an edge to his voice: Since the rules are pretty loose here… Translation: The candidates are flouting their time limits! … I'm going to add my... Continue reading

17. The Kicker

    Reality Brokaw

    October 8, 2008 10:34 AM

    Also during Tom Brokaw's appearance on MSNBC this morning, Joe Scarborough asked Brokaw, since he "had the best seat in the house," to "tell us what your takeaway was from the debate? Did we have a turning point last... Continue reading

18. The Kicker

    Brokaw Reads McCain’s Mind

    October 8, 2008 10:00 AM

    On MSNBC this morning, an exchange between Pat Buchanan and Tom Brokaw: BUCHANAN: Tom, in the first debate McCain was criticized as being too tough or too mean. Did you get the sense he was trying to be tough at... Continue reading

19. The Kicker

    CNN: Dismount High Horse

    October 8, 2008 09:18 AM

    At 11:30 last night, CNN's Anderson Cooper announced: You're looking at a picture of The Spin Room. That is one place that we're not going tonight. I never understand why anyone would actually enter The Spin Room to talk to... Continue reading

20. The Kicker

    Can We Get Some Quo With That Quid?

    October 7, 2008 04:18 PM

    "The Place for Politics" has felt more like "The Place for Palin" of late. You can't tune in to MSNBC (or cable news in general) in the last day or so without hearing, at length, from Gov. Sarah Palin on... Continue reading

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