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02.21.08 Morning Briefing From the Desk of Steve Elliott Liberal Media Anoints McCain, Then Goes On Attack Today, the NYTimes formally launched its attack campaign on John McCain with an unsubstantiated near-allegation of an adulterous relationship with a lobbyist from eight years ago. This comes after nearly constant promotion of McCain as the "most electable maverick" by the liberal media elites. After anointing McCain, the liberal media are now turning on him as we make the turn toward the general election. Considering there is no new evidence here in an eight-year-old story, the NYTimes' actions today are perhaps the clearest example of that paper's bias since the paper published MoveOn.org's "General Betray Us" ad. The Times obviously had the story in its back pocket when its editors endorsed McCain a few weeks ago. Why wasn't this story published moths ago, or at least when McCain began his serious run up the polls? Clearly, the Times propped up McCain to serve its interests in having him win the Republican nomination. Media-Anointed Candidates Winning Ann Coulter makes an interestering argument that it is no accident that the media-anointed candidates are winning. Coulter says the McCain-Feingold laws have created a climate which strongly ...

02.20.08 Morning Briefing Steve Elliott, Grassfire.org Obama Again, Obama Inevitable? After Obama's wins last night, it's starting to look like he will be the nominee, especially if the media continues to give him a free pass (see Michlle Obama's comment). But wait... there is still this question of whether he can get the delegates needed before the convention . And if he can't, what happens next? Also, don't underestiimate Hillary just yet. The luster will eventually come off of Obama, especially as citizens begin to realize just how liberal he is. Take, for example, Obama's latest Senate proposal. We call it the Global Poverty Tax . Today, Grassfire is launching a new petition calling for an immediate moratorium on Earmarks. Read our report here . On the Web today: National Review: Mccain's strength and the likely Democratic nominee? Could it be? Will Obama break his word? Will the media care? MIchelle Obama finally proud of America?