Media Totally Bought Surge

If you watched the news today, the media can't get the "surge" off of their minds. They've bought the idea that the "surge worked" as McCain would say. Especially Andrea Mitchell. Ugh. That's about the only thing that McCain has going for him.

The media seems to want to be the first to get Obama to say that the surge worked too.

Well, that's malarkey.

First off, the surge was not some brilliant strategy. It was the addition of troops. Second, as Obama points out, his solution could've worked in place of the surge and we wouldn't be further in the muck.
Marc Ambinder points out an exchange between Obama and Katie Couric, where Obama makes his point and Couric looks, well, silly.

Couric, Gibson, Williams To Follow Obama

News names Katie Couric, Brian Williams and Charlie Gibson will cover Obama's trip overseas. I can't wait to hear an intelligent update on Iraq. 

WaPo: Barack Obama's upcoming swing through Europe and the Middle East is now guaranteed to be a major media event, certified by the presence of the three network anchors.

The Washington Post has learned that Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric will travel overseas next week, lured by the prospect of interviews with the presumed Democratic candidate. That means the NBC, ABC and CBS newscasts will originate from stops on the trip and undoubtedly play it up.

Obama's travel plans:

In Israel, Obama is expected to arrive on Tuesday July 22 or Wednesday July 23 to meet with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The French news agency Agence France-Press reports French President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet with Obama at the Elysee Palace on Friday July 25.

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