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For Obama and McCain, the Bitter and the Sweet
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 15, 2008 03:06pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | So much for the liberal media.
John McCain and Barack Obama both appeared before the nation's newspaper editors yesterday. The putative Republican presidential nominee was given a box of doughnuts and a standing ovation. The likely Democratic nominee was likened to a terrorist.
At a luncheon for the editors hosted by the Associated Press, AP Chairman Dean Singleton quizzed Obama about whether he would send more troops to Afghanistan, where "Obama bin Laden is still at large?"
"I think that was Osama bin Laden," the candidate answered.
On the same day, the two media darlings of the presidential election cycle came to address their base -- and McCain easily bested his likely opponent.
McCain's moderators, the AP's Ron Fournier and Liz Sidoti, greeted McCain with a box of Dunkin' Donuts. "We spend quite a bit of time with you on the back of the Straight Talk Express asking you questions, and what we've decided to do today was invite everyone else along on the ride," Sidoti explained. "We even brought you your favorite treat."
McCain opened the offering. "Oh, yes, with sprinkles!" he said.
Sidoti passed him a cup. "A little coffee with a little cream and a little sugar," she said.
The dueling appearances by McCain and Obama nicely captured the current dynamic in the presidential cycle.
McCain got a standing ovation -- an honor Obama did not receive when his turn came two hours later. |
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