Reno and Its Discontents (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
... for the likes of Newsweek’s Senior White House Correspondents Howard Fineman and my mini-mancake Richard Wolffe . Yes, you read that right, my Richard Wolffe. Here’s a photo taken by Anjeanette Damon. By the way, I don’t know what I’m doing with my mouth, but I was thinking about how jealous Bjorn the Houseboy would be when he saw the photo. Bjorn the Houseboy doesn’t...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Newsweek's Richard Wolffe can not only cook, but he can shoot hoops as well? Homeboy was shooting it up with Obama man Reggie Love recently and apparently was somewhat decent for a man of such non-Yao Ming heights. Lara Logan was dealing with her real estate agent (looking at a Georgetown spot) on the phone during a recent State Department visit. Oh, and she's loving D.C., commenting...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
In an interview with Newsweek's Richard Wolffe on July 26, Sen. Barack Obama said his 16-month timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq wouldn't involve all of the U.S. forces there. ...
Olbermann Watch (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
"COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN" (8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. ET) Host: Keith " Czechoslovakia " Olbermann Topics: THE ANTHRAX CONSPIRACY MEANINGLESS DRILLING, EXCEPT WHEN IT ISN'T MEANINGLESS WALMART IS EVIL RUPERT MURDOCH TOO Guests: Richard Wolffe, UK exchange student Gerald Posner, Bush-hating investigative reporter Chris Hayes, tool of the far-left Nation magazine David Willman, LA Times...
Power Line (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
The McCain camp is jumping up and down about the fact that over the weekend, Barack Obama essentially came over to John McCain's view on Iraq. This was the exchange Obama had with Newsweek's Richard Wolffe: Wolffe: You've been talking about those limited missions for a long time. Having gone there and talked to both diplomatic and military folks, do you have a clearer idea of...
Patterico's Pontifications (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
[Guest post by DRJ] Barack Obama was interviewed by Newsweek’s Richard Wolffe “as his plane neared Paris, one of the last stops on his trip.” This was the first question and answer in the online article: “Wolffe: Based on what you’ve seen and heard on this trip, is there anything that has led you to review [...]
Olbermann Watch (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
"COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN" (8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. ET) Host: Keith Olbermann Topics: McCAIN IS A LIAR WHO HATES THE TROOPS BUSH AND GONZALEZ ARE CRIMINALS KEITH IS A DEMENTED HAM Guests: Rachel Maddow, Err America Richard Wolffe, UK Student Exchange Program Jonathan Turley, Professional Alarmist You couldn't beat this opening spiel with a stick. Just moments before calling the McCain...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
... Washington Post: Dan Balz New York Times: Jeff Zeleny Wall Street Journal: Jay Solomon Newsweek: Richard Wolffe New York Post: Charles Hurt Universal Press Syndicate: Richard Reeves United Press International: Martin Walker International Press Service: Julio Godoy, Peter Hirschberg
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
In an interview with Newsweek correspondent Richard Wolffe, published on the magazine’s web site Saturday, Obama emphasized that his policy in Iraq was one of “phased withdrawal,” in which US troops could remain in large numbers in Iraq for many years. “They’re going to need our help for some time,” he said. “We’re going to have to provide them with logistical support, intelligence support,”...
Brilliant at Breakfast (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
As I posted earlier, Joe Scarborough is being a good little concern troll, as was David Gregory last night on Race to the White House : ...Richard Wolffe on Countdown : and just about everyone else in the U.S. media . On the other side of the Atlantic, the reception is far different. Der Spiegel : Anyone who saw Barack Obama at Berlin's Siegessäule on Thursday could recognize that this...
Dinocrat (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Like so many others, Hendrik Hertzberg was pretty impressed with Senator Obama’s world tour: “On a trip like this, on a stage like this, there is no room for error,” Tad Devine, a veteran Democratic operative, told ABC News. “He needs to make sure every word is right, every setting is proper, and that he makes absolutely no mistakes.” And Newsweek’s Richard Wolffe predicted that the trip...
Dinocrat (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Hendrik Hertzberg looked in on the world tour of Senator Obama and liked what he saw: “On a trip like this, on a stage like this, there is no room for error,” Tad Devine, a veteran Democratic operative, told ABC News. “He needs to make sure every word is right, every setting is proper, and that he makes absolutely no mistakes.” And Newsweek’s Richard Wolffe predicted that the trip would...
Olbermann Watch (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Only on OlbyPlanet would self-delusion this egregious go unchecked. Last week on The Hour of Spin, Brit Richard Wolffe simpered about John McCain's Czechoslovakia talk: WOLFFE: Well, I actually think the wackiest thing was the many references to Czechoslovakia that McCain has been using in recent days. That country hasn't existed for 15 years . Tonight, Keith Oralmann was at it...
Biodun Iginla's Weblog (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
... tour went smashingly well. But the candidate says he’s not letting any of it go to his head. BY RICHARD WOLFFE Obama’s Reagan Moment He passed a test in Berlin, but harder ones await. BY LOUISA THOMAS The Fiction Behind Torture Policy The lawyers designing interrogation techniques cited Jack Bauer more frequently than the Constitution. BY DAHLIA LITHWICK MORE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES...
OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Barack Obama talked to NEWSWEEK’s Lisa Miller and Richard Wolffe about how faith plays into his everyday life. Excerpts:
