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July 25, 2008 |
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Story #1: Stock Market Jumps on Good Economic News
RUSH: By the way, "Stocks Set for Rise on Durable Goods" news. "Stock futures jump after report of surprise strength in June durable goods; home sales report looms as a major factor in the week's final trading day." This is CNNmoney.com. "Stocks were set to open higher Friday, despite concerns over the housing market, as orders for durable goods unexpectedly rose in June." Unexpectedly rose. Every AP or CNN economic report features the qualifier "unexpected" or "surprising" or some such thing. Durable goods is one of the best economic indicators that you have out there, and the oil prices have been fluctuating here today between $123 and $124 a barrel.
Story #2: Update on Breck Girl Affair/Love Child Story
 RUSH: An update on the John Edwards situation out in Los Angeles broken by the National Enquirer. Two interesting things here: "A hotel security guard at the Beverly Hilton told FoxNews.com that he intervened this week between a man he identified as [the Breck Girl] and tabloid reporters who chased down the former presidential hopeful after what they're calling a rendezvous with his mistress and love child. The Beverly Hilton hotel guard said he encountered a shaken and ashen-faced [Breck Girl] who he did not immediately recognize in a hotel men's room early Tuesday morning about 2:30 and was in a literal tug-of-war with reporters on the other side of the door." The Breck Girl was trying to keep the door closed, and the reporters trying to get it open! Man, it's just hilarious to picture this. Somehow he barricades the bathroom door, starts combing his hair getting ready for his eventual exit but has to call hotel security on his cell phone to come get him.
"The guard at the Beverly Hilton hotel said, 'His face was just totally white.' When Edwards was told the reporters were shouting out questions about Edwards and [this babe] that the Enquirer says is the mother of his child, the guard said he escorted Edwards -- who was not a registered guest at the hotel, by the way -- out of the building after 2:00 a.m. "Edwards didn't say anything after he was escorted out, adding at times the reporters on the scene were rough on him, sticking a camera in his face and shouting questions." Anyway, there's been a criminal complaint filed now by the reporters. Two reporters in the Enquirer have filed a criminal complaint against Edwards because of the way they were treated at the hotel.
Edwards was not a guest. They were registered and they were kicked out while Edwards was escorted out. The plot thickens. The Los Angeles Times has instructed its bloggers that they are not to discuss this. They are not to write about this. They are not to post anything at all about the Breck Girl and the Beverly Hilton hotel being nabbed at 2:40 in the morning. You heard me right. The LA Times' editors have told bloggers at the LA Times there will be no posts on this. Business Week magazine, BusinessWeek magazine yesterday ran a story on why the Drive-Bys are not covering it, five reasons. BusinessWeek! The media is telling us why they aren't covering it.
A, he's not a presidential candidate; B, he's probably not high on the list of vice presidential committees; he is being thought of possibly for attorney general. Nobody, nobody involved in the thing has accused him of anything. They're coming up with all kinds of excuses. Since when n does this stuff matter, all these reasons not to report on it? Why does it not matter? It's because it's a Democrat, because he's a liberal Democrat. That's why I think the Breck Girl, this is a resume enhancement, for crying out loud! Do you know how many people if they, if this were actually confirmed, would not believe it? And they think, "Way to go, man! We didn't know you that way. Cool." These are enhancements in the Democrat Party. These are resume enhancements for Democrats.
Story #3: One President at a Time, Senator Obama
RUSH: By the way, I thought, ladies and gentlemen, that Barack Obama just said moments ago in a joint press conference with Nicolas Sarkozy that we only have one president at a time and there's only one president that makes foreign policy and yet from the Associated Press: "Democrat Barack Obama said Friday that Iran should promptly accept an international call to freeze its uranium enrichment program, which some nations see as a potential step toward obtaining nuclear weapons, and not wait for the next US president. The presidential contender met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris, where they discussed Iran, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, climate change and other issues." I thought Barack said that we only have one president at a time. Why is he telling Iran what to do in a joint appearance with Nicolas Sarkozy?
Story #4: Drive-Bys Agree: The Messiah Does Not Sweat
RUSH: All right, we have two stories three stories in the Drive-By Media: one on CNN, one on the Associated Press and one in the German magazine Bild and in all three stories, excited citizens just rave about the fact that Barack Obama does not sweat. The one in Bild magazine was a woman who ended up in the gym at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel with Obama yesterday. Her account is written up in Bild and she describes how he lifts all these heavy weights and he lifts and he lifts and he is so strong, and he didn't break a sweat. Of course not, my friends! He is The Messiah. And then in CNN's story, "Obama Wins Hearts But Not Minds in Berlin." We talked about this story earlier where, you know, the audience, they didn't faint. They didn't go nuts over this speech like everybody expected. But here is a woman named Judith.
"Quickly, I ask, 'Mr. Obama, could I take a photo?' 'Of course,' he answers, before asking my name and coming over to stand next to me. 'My name's Judith,' I reply. 'I'm Barack Obama,' he says. 'Nice to meet you.' He puts his arm across my shoulder. I put my arm around his hip. Wow, he didn't even sweat. What a man!" And then the AP story: "Sometimes it's hard to tell if Barack Obama's running for President or for Mr. Universe. A distinct lack of visible sweat on the Illinois senator triggered questions about whether he was actually exercising or using the gym visits as cover for conducting vice presidential vetting or interviews." Those are the first. He doesn't sweat, folks. I'm not surprised. He's The Messiah.
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