Obama: The Sarah Silverman project

Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:17 AM by Mark Murray

The New York Times looks at the Sarah Silverman project to get young Jews to go to Florida to convince their grandparents to support Obama. "This weekend was the first big test, a kickoff for the so-called Great Schlep, and so far, momentum has been building with the pace of a nice brisket. Though about seven million people have watched Ms. Silverman’s four-minute Web video explaining why ‘visiting your grandparents could change the world,’ the schlep remains mostly virtual." Watch her interview with MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann here.

Many in the media want to write about Obama’s fundraising edge, but nobody has any new facts as the Obama campaign continues to stay tight-lipped about their September fundraising.

The Washington Post has one of those stories that the RNC and McCain camp probably will use to push the "presumption" message: Obama apparently has been reaching out to the Blue Dogs in the House as a pre-emptive governing move. "Obama's outreach to the Democratic centrists is part of a broader effort by his campaign to prepare for a possible transition. A Washington-based team of government veterans, led by John Podesta, who was chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, now holds daily meetings and conference calls to outline what an Obama administration might look like. While Obama's primary focus remains beating Sen. John McCain, senior advisers said the worsening economic crisis has led the candidate to contemplate some of the most immediate challenges that await the next president, many involving Congress."

The Boston Globe's Canellos looks at the possibility of a Democratic majority not even seen with the so-called New Deal coalition. "In their first debate, McCain chided Obama for having a liberal record, saying, 'It's hard to reach across the aisle from that far to the left.' Obama didn't respond. Perhaps he was thinking that he might not have to reach so far after all."

If Drudge hasn't linked to this Washington Times story about Hillary supporters wanting her on the Supreme Court, he probably will.

Talk about getting ahead of yourself… David Brooks already is writing about the potential for an all-Dem DC team over-reaching -- essentially a reverse Gingrich.

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Bless you Richard Lewis.

Like you, we're just Americans who love our country and know in our hearts that this isn't the country we grew up in. We're just people who cherish the role FDR and Harry Truman played in our parents' generation. And as you said last night, we cherish Bobby Kennedy, JFK, Martin Luther King, the freedom riders, the anti-war demonstrators, the civil rights workers, etc. Yet somewhere along the way, we realized that the far right wing of the Republican Party had more or less taken over this country with their 19th century view points. Well, this being an election year, we decided enough was enough and we weren't going to have it anymore. So we're going to stop them, for good.

Just like you, we all love the country we recall as a kid and want those ideals back. And we know that the only way we can recapture all we lost is to elect an intelligent man who wants for our country what we all want. We're just lucky to have people such as yourself on the air who articulates so well what we as Americans want back, not for ourselves, but for the future our children and grandchildren.

We all owe ourselves as individuals one thing, college educated or not – we all must take the time to educate ourselves on not only what occurred in our country’s history - but also to take the time to educate ourselves on what's going on today.

Mr. Lewis, you should not feel intimidated by the intellectuals who precede you on tv. You are obviously a very intelligent man. But what’s even better, there is something you are not which comes across very clearly - you're not a sell out. Because if you were, you wouldn't care as much as you obviously do. You're an awesome guest on Countdown.

And best of luck to Sarah Silverman. It's a terrific thing she's doing.

Pat, Boston, MA (Sent Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:25 AM)

Hillary on the SCOTUS? I don't think so.

While that is a powerful position, I don't see her wanting to remove herself (and her husband) from attention grabbing headlines. Not every SCOTUS decision is a Roe V. Wade story. Most of the time, the Supreme Court doesn't make the news -- and I don't think that either Clinton would enjoy that.

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the Pajama Pundit (Sent Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:27 AM)

Not true that Obama didn't respond to McCain's "hard to reach across the aisle when you're so far to the left" comment. He chuckled (with appreciation for a good line?) and John McCain smiled at the chuckle. This rather took the potential sting out of what McCain said.

lemonfair (Sent Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:33 AM)

Obama and dems will clean sweep next month and control 2 out of 3 parts of goverment and finally bring sanity back into governing.

thats a fact jack (Sent Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:36 AM)

Actually Obama did comment on what McCain said about his voting record. He said something like, 'of course you have my voting record when you are voting against the wrong-headed policies of George W. Bush'

I thought it was a perfect response (which is why I remember it so well)

Steven, Highlands Ranch, CO (Sent Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:59 AM)

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