The Trail: A Daily Diary of Campaign 2008

He did not have sexual relations with that woman.

I heard they had a threesome with McCain...ewwww.

I AM NOT VOTING FOR THAT MAN

THEY DO HAVE A ROAMCE GOING YOU CAN TELL

Why wouldnt he have a romance with scarlett, she is beautiful, believe me if he has a chance he would do that in a heart beat. He is known for lying and he is not honest. Him and his wife as you can see in the pictures does not have a love affair romance, she always looks pissed off at him.

I think Reggie was trading emails with ScarJo pretending to be Obama

Since the media declared that any company that has a racist comment anywhere at its site (and regardless of who wrote it) is itself racist, (we'll call this the 'Daily Kos rule'), I guess the Washington Post is racist. Stay classy.

Haha way to be a reputable news organization.

In other news...

The DOJ is completely politicized,
1 in 10 Ohioans are on foodstamps,
and huge numbers of people working for our government have committed war crimes in the name of us and our nation.

But do tell what these oh so exciting emails were about...

This is what passes for news these days?

Hey Shailagh, I've seen 'newspapers' in the checkout line that are probably more suited to someone of your talents. Why don't you go work for one of them and let a grownup take your place here at the Post?

Nice comments. You stay classy, Washington Post!

hey, mike 231, what the heck does scarlett being jewish, if she is, have to do with anything? once again, anti-semitism rears its ugly head.

Media meddling 24/7, I believe that there is a certain percentage of people out there that are strong enuff to decern truth from hype and lies. If scarlett was ugly, there would be nothing said,,,at all.

this is bullcrap peple

this is bullcrap peple

Im not an obama fan but Im glad he put Scarlett in her place..I realize shes a jane fonda type liberal who is dead against the iraq war but dont lie and say you exchange emails because that man would be wayy to busy to stop for every plump Butt blonde that emails the website.

What is all the fuss about this chick scarjo..Didnt Kristin Davis beat her in a charity auction for a date,I think someone paid 52k for Kristin and someone paid 40k to meet scarlett.That tells me a lot what people really think..This bleached blonde ho and her so called beauty is wayyyy overrated and if she wasnt jewish,she wouldnt have had a chance in Hollywood with her poor singing and acting skills..Keira Knightley already had a block buster and scarlett made how many flop movies?

What is all the fuss about this chick scarjo..Didnt Kristin Davis beat her in a charity auction for a date,I think someone paid 52k for Kristin and someone paid 40k to meet scarlett.That tells me a lot what people really think..This bleached blonde ho and her so called beauty is wayyyy overrated and if she wasnt jewish,she wouldnt have had a chance in Hollywood with her poor singing and acting skills..Keira Knightley already had a block buster and scarlett made how many flop movies?

4 words: black dicks, white chicks.

Miscegenation forever!!! Sho nuff!

Obama sez: "Rape da white womyn. Kill da white man!!! Allahu Akbar!"

I AM NOT FOR OBAMA BUT ALL THESE PUBLICITY SEEKERS SHOULD HAVE TO PROVE THEIR STORIES. I DONT BELIEVE THE MAN IS GUILTY AND ALL KIND OF WOMMEN WILL COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK WITH ACCUSATIONS. I DONT BELIEVE THESE GOSSI[ MONGERS. IN MY NINETY YEARS I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH DIRTY WOMEN AS WE HAVE TODAY. IT MAKES ME ASHAMED THAT THEY ARE CLASSIFIED IN THE SAME SEX AS I AM. WE USED TO HAVE A NAME FOR THEM,

Hellz yeah! If you are gonna have a presidential affair wouldnt you prefer Scarlett Johansson over a Lewinsky?!? Id get that girl preggo and make her a keeper like Cash did with Jessica Alba!

I saw a post about hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians deaths. What fu23ing planet do you morons live on??
Shouldn't you be up a tree at Berkeley or maybe at some Cindy Sheehan rally.
Grow up. And please for the love of God take a bath. Please.

Lay of the Obaminator. He doesn't give out his phone number and e-mail to just anybody. It's resevered for peeps like Tony Rezko, Jeremiah Wright, Michael Pfleger, Bill "boom-boom" Ayers and his lovely wife Bombadine Dohrn.
Cut the lightweight race baiter a little slack.

This is not the Scarlett Johansson I knew.

barry has a sweet tooth... barry has a sweet tooth

I will be happy to see finally when Hillary is not on everybody's lips, and they have nothing else to talk about except the iniquites of Mr. Obama. OH, happy days! Oh, wait, I forgot, we don't have journalist anymore, we have paid under the table crooks, and yes, thank the Lord for Pen soldiers, such as this blog who reveal the truth sometimes!

JACK THAT BUS UP FOLKS!! THE BODIES ARE PILING UP! WHAT A JOKE THIS GUY IS AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TRUST HIS HAND ON THE NUCLEAR BUTTON??? GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

The piece was worth writing. The commentary by the Obama people is indicative of the ridiculous way they have of "analyzing" everything under a microscope so they can skew it towards race.
The fact about your candidate is that he throws everyone under the bus eventually because he uses people like he used the people in the Democratic party who consider themselves liberal.
FISA and denying public financing should give you a real good idea of what he is.
And the joke is you expect us to vote for him becasue he will stand by choice. Again your elevel of analysis is low.

"Didn't we see this tactic used on Harold Ford as he was running for the senate seat in TN recently???"

Yes, a dirty tactic but it was true. Everybody and their momma knew that Harold Ford was dating white women. He is now married to a white women. Why would a black man running for political office in a southern state not think this would become an issue?

I really feel sorry for those of you brought up so racist and hateful, that truth in any shape or form upsets you. Maybe this is why other countries laugh at Americans. We only see our country now through the wicked eyes of the greedy!!! The terminology of "human beings" has become a means of showing how much some of you hate yourself, and blame the rest of the world... Really!!!

Shame on you, when any acts of kindness or gesture of decency becomes scandalous! Really feel sorry for a lot of you!

Michelle probably threw a fit!!!!

Obama's comment is not directed at Johansson. It is directed toward the media. I never interpreted Johansson's remarks to mean that she and Obama exchanged emails on a regular basis. This is all much ado about nothing at all.

It's either that or Larry Johnson blogs that he has intercepted erotic e-mails or nude photos from their "scandalous affair."

He was most likely using Reggie's email address when he responded to Scarlett's message, therefore she would NOT have his personal email adddress.

Huff Post is becoming the left wing version of Fox news. I used to really enjoy it, but over the past 2 or 3 months it seems to be lowering its standards, and losing integrity. The titles of the pieces are just plain stupid, the pics (such as the one that linked to this article) are tabloid b.s., and their moderators will censor something not because of swear words, but because a comment might not sound liberal enough. A true progressive would be more concerned with staying in the middle and working to unite people, not further the divide. MSNBC is where it's at from now on.

She's hot so she can say whatever....mmm

Obama is not another JFK or Clinton. This whole issue reeks of inuendo.

Whoi gives a rats ass about this? He explained it pretty in depth, she just exaggerated the nature of their e-mail exchange. No biggie, especially when compared to the hundreds of thousands of dead Iraqi civilians. WAKE UP AMERICA!

O8AMA!

This is idiotic. However, I would much rather look at pictures of Scarlett than of W.

Hold everything! Do I see a Clintonesque answer here? He says "I write saying, 'thank you Scarlett for doing what you do,' and suddenly we have this email relationship"

Notice there's no "?" after "we have this email relationship". The "?" would indicate that Obama was being sarcastic. Here, however, Obama is simply saying "suddenly we have this email relationship'--No SARCASM noted!

Why doesn't Obama just admit that he's exchanged emails with Scarlett J? It doesn't make sense that Johannsen would simply dream up this email relationship. This denial raises yet more questions about his truthiness!

Um and we all know Bush Sr. has a real email relationship with Reba McIntire, but that didn't make news like this, did it?

Your headline photo of Obama facing Johansson is a blatant racist stereotype and discredits HuffPost, not Obama.

You ought to be ashamed, especially since the facts and your story not only contradict the photo, but because it's downright nasty and serves no journalistic purpose.

you all are disgusting! our economy is in the toilet, we are at war and you are making up a story about a "snub" in a "relationship" that never happened. This country is changing and God willing the media will be changing along with it. Seems like it will be changing the hard way.

Not news yet

Please send to my rss feed when you are ready. Thanks

WAAAIIT a MINUTE!!! Obama says Johansson emailed his (70's former porn star) Reggie Love. Then Reggie forwarded the email to Obama. Then Obama DIRECTLY RESPONDED to Johansson. SO, Johansson DID have Obama's personal email! So NOW, we are led to believe that Johansson, having Obama's PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS, decided to unilaterally end all further communication. NOT SO FAST, SENATOR!!!!

Are you serious? THIS is a "story"? I weep for journalism.

That is why I don't blog on the Washington Post. This is totally stupid.

What is this country coming to when a rising political rock star and a gorgeous young babe with a spectacular figure and a charming name can't have an innocent little email dalliance without all this gratuitous excitement and prurient interest on the part of the news media and the voters!?

Jamie Irons

wash post sucks and so does huff post which has turned completely national enquirer with a cleavage shot of her with barack profile pasted next to it almost "leering."

the press is worthless.

white house stenographers are responsible for more than 4,000 US soldiers dead! keep enabling the evil doers, press corps! we know you are lying liars who lie.

This isn't even news.

Obama needs to begin distancing himself from the Clintons NOW!

You can't talk about change and then (figuratively) climb in bed with the poster child for Washington Insiders, sleazy backroom politics, toadies to lobbyists, and scandal ridden career liars.

Hmm... A black man with a "relationship" w/ a beautiful white woman. Didn't we see this tactic used on Harold Ford as he was running for the senate seat in TN recently??? This was the Taboo card that was thrown out about 1 week before the election, and it was enough of an unsubstantiated stink to cause him to lose the senate seat race in a tightly contested race. Well, I guess it wouldn't get as much attention if Obama's e-mails were with Whoopi Goldberg or even Halle Berry huh? Nothing says "silly season" in politics like a racial taboo every once in a while huh? Then again, this may be a wash this election cycle - after all, didn't McCain father an illegitimate black baby some time ago??? (wink-wink!)

Ah, if we only could throw all these faux journalists under the bus!!

YAAWWNNN!!
Wake me when the pictures of them leaving a hotel room together surface. Otherwise, please shut the h*** up!

McCain cheats on his wife to marry money. I call that "real creepy."Posted by: SoCal Dude | June 25, 2008 4:07 PM ***** bama stated regarding his wife "I married up" I guess that meant she had the right pedigree, etc?...why don't you dump on bama-elitest ????

Shurely Shcarlett ... You know you don't give a damm ...

I just sent Shailagh Murray an e-mail, and I might be gay. So I guess that means that Shailagh Murray might be gay.

#1 Poster

I have noticed too that the Texas mind set has narrowed to feeding on and parroting back the underground email smears over and over, never seeming to care that there is not a shred of corroboration anywhere, not by word, deed or video, as if it's Obama's fault about what his parents named him, Obama's fault that at age 5 he was exposed to non practicing Muslim father figures, and responsible for the state of the world. It would be laughable that by and large Texas has swallowed the smear propaganda, if it were not so pathetic. Intellect and reason has dropped to around the ankles in Texas.

I sent someone an Email today. Probably 100 emails. Thought the world should know

Apparently most of you didn't bother to actually read the article. He didn't throw her under a bus and there is nothing wrong with thanking those that helped in the process. Obama is not a stupid man and to infer this is some kind of Bill Clinton zippergate issue is beyond silly.

Now how about some real debate on real issues?

Not to worry, Scarlett baby. If that mean man won't email with you, I will. In fact, I've been meaning to contact you anyway. Will you have dinner with me?

All my love,

BG

Holey Moley Batman! Does she have a set of hooters or what? No wonder Michelle is jealous!

Not to worry, Scarlett baby. If that mean man won't email with you, I will. In fact, I've been meaning to contact you anyway. Will you have dinner with me?

All my love,

BG

The so-called mainstream media which has become so sleazy and ofcourse tabloid-like is trying to drive a wedge between Barack Obama and actress Scarlett Johanssen by blowing the relationship between them out of proportion. A politically driven relationship that is purely between a candidate and a supporter should'nt be made to look more than what it is. And Obama himself should'nt be drawn into making unflattering statements about Scarlett except to say that as much as he proud of the support from multitudes of Americans, he is proud of actress Scarlett support, period.

This must be linked on Drudge since there are so many republican posts here.

Or maybe they used The Google on the internets.

Living in Texas I hear a lot of Republicans talk about why they will not vote for Obama and it's always something other than a policy difference they have. Instead all you hear is distractions. like "He doesn't wear a flag pin". If McCain doesn't come out in a Flag 3 piece suit on the 4th of July then he's not Patriotic? Maybe he could paint the flag on his face too giving a speech where he leads us all in "USA USA USA". All these people that preach patriotism will be the same ones who come out and scream what an awful country this is for electing Obama.

McCain cheats on his wife to marry money. I call that "real creepy."

I can't believe this article was published.

The only sentence worth reading in this article is the comment that Obama made to a question on a debate, that it was "silly".
When will people start calling him, "Scaredy Cat, Scaredy Cat"? Getting whipped by Hillary in the debates they had, Obama won't trust himself to take on
McCain. If he is smart enough not to trust himself, why should anyone else trust him for anything? It amazes me to see his poll numbers! America sure has dumbed down.

Scarlett does seem infatuated and her fixation over the top. Maybe a figurine of Obama will be on the top of her wedding cake.

Hi,
47/m
any 23/f want to chat?

Real creepy, Obama.

Why does it seem that all outlets of media are only focusing on Obama? If a comment is made by Obama or someone in his staff, not a minute can go by that it's not talked about enough. But I have noticed that McCain never, let me repeat never gets negative press.

Stupid, stupid article.

I am going to vote for him because that is what Scarlett wants. I feel like I should make Scarlett and her magnificent breasts happy. The only thing that may can sway me is
if Anne Hathaway suddenly endorses McCain but I doubt she would do such a thing.

**You call stating the actual FACTS as throwing her under the bus? Jeezus, what an idiot.

Many many complaints about this story. You all realize you are on "The Trail" and you realize what "The Trail" is ? Quoting here - "A Daily Diary of Campaign 2008". Yep, that's all folks - a diary of what is happening on the campaign trail - little things, big things, stupid things, significant things - all so we (the readers) can get a flavor of what its like on the campaign trail. THATS ALL.
If you are expecting investigative journalism, go to the front page, not "The Trail".
And enough with the insults toward the reporters.

Who is Scarlot Johansson? Ingamar's kid?

Marilyn Monroe #2

Happy Birthday Mr. President!

This is not going to look good for Obama.

Scarlett clearly claims to have sent many emails back and forth and even joked that she was engaged to Obama.

Either Scarlett is a liar, Obama is a liar, or someone was answering Scarlett's many emails for Obama, which will be embarrassing...

Uhh... the WAPO is a right wing rag? Man, can I have some of your drugs? BWAAAHAAAHAAAHAAA

He did not want Michelle to find out.

Wow... what a piece of Non-News... So the guy received and sent an email to Scarlett... big deal. I'm sure he sends 100s of emails a day. This is nothing but sensationalism and attempted character assassination. Shame on the Washington Post... though then again, did we really expect anything different from this right-wing rag.

Scarlett's pic isn't showing up for me. No boobs (other than an Obama quote)! BWAAAAAAAH!

Our late friend George Carlin had a few words for people like the Huff and Washington Post.
He said that there were seven words, well friends I could add another 25 with ease and if you allow me to used your family we could get to 50 sweet descriptive words about people like you guys.

Indeed Obama has now called her a liar:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/10980.html

His replies have been thoughtful, she said, more than a brief line or two; on the ABC debate, he responded that the questioning was "difficult" and he was being pounded on "one silly question after another."

Johansson is somewhat shocked that he keeps up their back-and-forth correspondence. "You'd imagine that someone like the senator who is constantly traveling and constantly 'on' -- how can he return these personal e-mails?" she asks. "But he does, and in his off-time I know he also calls people who have donated the minimum to thank them. Nobody sees it, nobody talks about it, but it's incredible." She adds, "I feel like I'm supporting someone, and having a personal dialogue with them, and it's amazing."

Maybe Reggie needs to be relieved of his hormones or his duties ... or both! Better watch out for this guy!

Those boobs are pendulous and beautiful. Thank you for the gratuitous story!

I dont get this story....

Ummmm are we at war?

Is gas price over $4?

Is the justice department only hiring conservatives?

IS the department of defense ensuring that the big companies get huge profits without oversight?

Is president Bush telling us tht we will make a push to get osama prior to him leaving office? (what have we been doing)

Do the ties that McCain has to Phil Gramm (enron loophole AND mortgage crisis)and Charlie Black (any dictator with money)cause concern for any voters?

WHY ARE WE CONCERNED ABOUT A FREAKING EMAIL??????????????

This article sucks! Shailagh Murray, you suck as a journalist. Outside of the laugh that I got from reading the slaps across the head that you took. I agree with all the other comments that siad you and your journalisim sucks. LOOSER!

Hyperbole much?

"Writer Posts Story as Excuse to Run Pic of Scarlett's Boobs"

We're all winners.

Is this really a story? Ridiculous! Focus on what the candidates think about Net Neutrality, or the forgotten war in Afghanistan. Grow up... seriously.

This is an irritating NON STORY... Jeez, when will the media start talking about the real issues?!?

i got a headline for you: 'man picks belly lint out of navel!'

that's about as relevant as this piece of nonsense.

as usual, Shailagh Murray should be ashamed, as should the Washington Post for continuing to employ her as a propagandist and spreader of disinformation. but we all know the Neo Con WP has little shame these days, so...

I guess the writer had to come up with some kind of story to get something going but this is seriously STUPID. HuffingtonPost, this is below your standards. Send the little schoolyard gossip back to the playground. What a dumba##.

How does this drivel qualify as news?

When did this become news again? Really, who cares about this?

Can the Washington Post try and cover something that actually matters with this space?

I don't know who Shailagh Murray works for, but she needs to get a better working idea what "throwing under the bus" is about. Perhaps she could get a better sense of it if her employer - who is obviously wasting good money - unceremoniously canned her. THEN she'd get the concept of what "thrown under the bus" means.

I'd suggest Ms. Murray find new opportunities in the world of Real Estate, rather than the Fourth Estate.

Scarlett has nice boobs

Meanwhile...in Iraq, Afghanistan, and at the pumps.....

What's with the Washington Post's adoration of McCain? Just look at the upper right hand corner of this page for this papers Top Political Stories:
-McCain Has Plan to Make Government More Green
-Washington Sketch: Hillary Clinton Back on the Job
-McCain Adviser Strikes a Nerve on Terrorism

Gee, does the democratic part have a nomninee named Obama? Somebody oughta tell them.

The stupidity must have rubbed off on Huffington post to have provided a link to this nonsense. Some one should throw you all under the bus.

This is below Huff standard (or at least I thought so) I am way dissapointed. Get the frigging boobs off, this has no place with Mr. Obama. Shame on all of you.

Anyone think that, just maybe, Michelle is one possessive, jealous type of wife?

Anyone wonder if she's got some justification for that attitude?

i had to check the internet address to make sure i was at the right "post". didn't realize this was a tabloid too. got journalists?

Pathetic writer. Pathetic story. Pathetic media...

Simply fascinating. I don't care at all.

Are you serious? You guys got nothing more to report that this crap. Ok, Let's see we have a war, a financial crisis, trouble in Africa, and real estate crisis. And you are focusing on a stupid email without any proper evidence. WAY TO SHOW YOUR JOURNALISTIC SKILLS, WASHINGTON POST!!

what a stupid fact-less 'headline'...

Okay, seriously, do you people have NOTHING BETTER to report on? Maybe, oh, I don't know, the two WARS that're going on? How about the latest Washington legislation? Or maybe the troubles in Zimbabwe and the Congo? No, you people are too busy trying to turn this into As The Election Turns. You sicken me.

I been undecided about election, but ifa Senator Obanma do Scarlet, I campaign for him two.

The writer of the headline: "...Under The Bus" needs to get into different line of work.

Our wonderful investigative press - at it again. Dumbing down of America? No, it's the dumbing down of the press - and then it trickles down to those of us who think articles and subjects such as this are so very important because they affect our everyday lives. NOT.

If she's going under the bus...I'll volunteer to go too!

Meantime, back in the real world...Obama 08!

I could not possibly care less about this.

And I'm throwing the lame ass media under me!

The thing that is wrong with the headline is, HE DIDN'T THROW ANYONE UNDER THE BUS!

First off, Scarlett said he e-mailed her ONCE. Obama said he e-mailed her ONCE. That's IT. Nothing more, nothing less. How is that throwing someone under the bus?????

The media made this a big story, saying they have an "e-mail relationship". WHAT??? They would love nothing more than Obama to have his Monroe, oh wouldn't that be lovely? A hot young starlet and the next JFK? It sure would sell magazines and newspapers. In the end huffpo, you show you are just like the MSM, after nothing but profits.....

"Reggie Love" is the name of Susan Sarandon's character in the 1994 movie "The Client"......Bet that's where his assistant's name came from....

As a fervent Obama supporter & contributer, I want to do what I can to promote his campaign. Please direct me to the bus; I'll crawl under & do my best to help & not get lost in translation. Barack can do without these distractions; this country is going to need serious rebuilding.

This is the biggest non-event, piece of s#^t hunk of pop-culture crap I have ever wasted my time on. ... No WONDER America is not only going down the tubes, but as George Carlin said: "finished"
To Shailagh Murray: you are a waste of oxygen.

Why is this news?

So this is all you've got on Obama!? Well then he's got my vote... In the meantime, do some freaking REAL reporting! All this navel gazing at the Washington Post should be embarrassing by now. Are there any REAL journalists left over there? The American public is desperate for real news... not reporters looking for the next big scandal. Don't we have enough of those with the current administration? Couldn't ONE of you "reporters" maybe tell us about that stuff?

The writer of this article is retarded. Ridiculous title, stupid conclusion.

What a misleading headline. Must reporters generate sensationalistic headlines to get a readership? If that's the case, reporters aren't very bright, imaginative, or honest.

What the hell is wrong with that head line "OBAMA THROWS Scarlett Johansson UNDER THE BUS"?? it's suggesting that obama is dissing her, rejecting her. Basically Obama just clear things up so people dont get any ideas. Like another Monica Lewisnky. There is no damn Monica here folks!!!.... THIS MAN IS AS LOYAL AS THEY COME TO HIS WIFE. HE IS NOT BILL CLINTON.

Mi God...let's see. As of today, we know that the Bush CO refused to open an EPA doc calling for strict regs on greenhouse gases, that the DOJ discarded (for the first time ever) hubdreds of well-qualified applicants for the crime of being Dems, and that Major General Taguba says it is indisputable that the Bushies have engaged in "war crimes". Meanwhile, the FEC and the Congressional election committee are both investigating McCain for violating campaign finance laws. And what do we have here??? Whether or not Obama emailed Scarlett Johanssen back. Do those of you who write these items ever feel ashamed or are you too compromised and corrupted to remember that emotion?

This is much ado about nothing.... again! Her brother actually works for the campaign and she may feel that she "knows" Barack through him. Barack barely has time to eat a waffle in peace for pity's sake. I sincerely doubt there is any there there. Since SJ is a supporter, I expect that she will decide to turn the focus off of herself and do what she can to promote the candidate. Obama '08 and Yes WE Can!!!

Maybe Scarlett can ask him what he was thinking when he voted yes on Cheneys energy bill in 2005 w/ all its tax breaks and subsuidies for big oil or maybe she can ask him where he was for the wiretapping bill last week? If this is change you can believe in, I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn

Huffingtonpost has to compete with Drudgereport for attention. Only thing is that we started to treat HP as a better and more newsworthy site compared to DR which normally makes up all the silly headlines. HP started to disappoint with the beating the Hillary to death band and now this shoddy piece of work that can be compared to Enquirer..get a life.

That's the Post. All the non-stories there are to print. I bet you guys really miss old King of the Non-Story John Solomon! How appropriate that he is head of the Moonies now. The Post and the AP has become a breeding ground for right-wing hackdom.

This is really more about how the media is infatuated with celebrities. I mean, what difference does this make; what is the point of this story? If it were some farmer in the Midwest emailing the campaign, would it be written up the Post? No, I didn't think so. Please stop being so starstruck guys, you're (supposed to be) professionals, not adolescent boys drooling over some hottie.

I concur with many people above. This is a joke of a "story". He did not "throw her under the bus", he is making a point of how the media distorts what people say. The person who put that headline up should start writing for fox news.

If she wants attention from Obama, she should appear at his office naked.

He just put it in the proper context. She's a lovely girl and smart, and great to have on board. He just has to keep himself clearly in his own narrative conetxt, or the press will get bored and make stuff up (like this headline), or JFK-Monroe round II.

who ever wrote this, particularly the headline, is a f#%$ing loser.

you should have called it "Nothing to read here"

Regarding 'Chuckamok' and his comments about "Obama['s] record of reaching across the aisle is zero. ... Still ... may the best man win."
-- Chuckamok and his ilk ignore real news. There's a former Illinois State Congress colleague of Obama's, a Republican who was so impressed with the way Obama "reached across the aisle" to solve Illinois' problems, that this Republican starred in a primary endorsement supporting Obama. The real news is that McCain's group has now leaned on that Republican to disavow his campaign endorsement, but the Illinoisan said he felt he had to speak the truth, especially because we're so close to an epic breakthrough in egalitarianism, when our nation is so close to ignoring skin color in choosing an excellent person of intelligence and openmindedness, who will work with everyone who's got an honest solution, as we all put our shoulders to the wheel to push the US out of the Bush muck.
On the other hand, numerous media outlets during the primary ran articles about how McCain's explosive temperament made him prickly to work with at best, even for his US Senate Republican colleagues. And we've all seen his Bush-like approach to things, as for example in mouthing being for a tax credit to develop a battery but pushing hardest for the old-school war-and-drilling approaches. He's got an abysmal voting record, as noted by environmental groups.
Also, we can't trust that whatever reasonable impulses McCain had on issues years ago haven't been irreparably mutated as he's allowed himself to be hog-tied courtesy of the right-wing Republican party elements that got him annointed their candidate.
Yes, Obama is the best man for having a level-headed, open-door approach to mopping up our multiple messes -- war, energy, economy, international image, education (Obama was UofC's equivalent of a professor as Sr Lecturer), civil rights, you name it -- created by 7+ yrs of misguided NeoConism / religious rightism masquerading as political process and philosophy.
See you on the street corners while watched by as-close-to-a-dictator-as-we've-come President Bush's cameras, and talk to you on the phones while monitored by our President's cronies in the Telcos, as we all tear apart the fallacies presented by people such as Chuckamok and the inevitable Swift-Boaties.

Much ado about nothing. Obama is a great proven leader, we'll much better off with him as President than McCain and he's got my vote.

She's cool enough but no, I could give a crap who Scarlett emails.

The Obamas are one of the most decent married couples in public life and I am honored at the possibility of having a real, loving, youthful yet mature American family in the White House who actually behaves more the so-called "traditional Mommy-Daddy family" than anyone else has in my lifetime.

There'll always be 'extra folks' around attractive spouses like Michelle and Barack and they control what happens with their personal relationship.

After all these GOP homosexual trysts, Clinton's and Spitzer's shenanigans? I think more politicians will be smarter (or at least less dumb) about "extras."

This story's no bad reflection on anyone except the tired reporter who tried to make it more than it is.

"Throwing Under the Bus" has to be the most overused and misused phrase. It really shows a bit of laziness when it comes to journalism and reporting.

It's no longer about the empty campaign slogans of Obama VERSUS the nightmare scenario of President McCain...

Obama is proving rapidly that he's the lesser of two evils.

Still evil. Not honest, as he tried to appear. At least we KNEW that McCain is a crook and a liar. We're having it proven with Senator B.O.

Must be a slow news day.

She plays make believe for a living. Why should anyone care what she says?

yawn. this is journalism?

Well, he's already thrown Netroots under the bus to curry favor from the fearful Dems and Repubs by caving in on the FISA legislation...

He'll stab everyone in the back eventually, just give him time.

He's a Chicago version of Bill Clinton, minus twenty years.

"The Man From Hope" vs. "The Man Of Hope"

She is just young and star struck,she is just trying to make herself more important as most actors do, it's called ego!!!!!!!
Smile!

I don't see how what Barack said is "throwing her under the bus". Seemed pretty straightforward to me.

Way to sensationalize your article title to get people to click. But I guess it's working. Worked on me.

It's not a clear choice to my mind. If I was Barack, I'd send her an email today that said, "We've gotta keep this on the down low, beautiful."

Scarlett is lame...she isn't any threat to the Obamas. She is just 'sweating him' (as the young kids today would say). But it is annoying...she is being an annoying little white girl, lol.

Anyhow, she *is* being silly. But I don't think the Obama camp is worried about upsetting mainstream America in anyway that is us *projecting* our own insecurities and or long held beliefs.

http://www.theroot.com/id/44409

That expression is a seriously tired now. Seriously, BHO saw what they did to Harold Ford in TN. Johansson has been flapping her mouth about Obama in all these magazines, so he needs to delete her music from his iPod and quash any remotely possible implication of any may-december sparkling intellectual empathy. Most Americans still get weird about a young white woman and black man in power in the same frame, even liberals. Its part of our historical DNA in this country.

LMAO

re: Jehovah

She is not African. She has dual American and Danish citizenship, from what I understand.

Hey Auntie Ruth... Enter Michelle O'bama.. Hollywood crushes ground to dust.... LOL

Scarlett Johansson, while being one of the hottest African women around, is still African, and not even African-American. Does she really have a say in this election?

When all else fails.... bring a blonde white woman in the mix. It will bring perceptions down every time.

Posted by: Whycee54 | June 25, 2008 12:38 PM

Hmmmm..... Unless you throw in an "angry black woman from the south side of Chicago" and something doesn't fit this little picture.

well this is great. Obama nows he loves the celeb attention but i do think scarlett might have played up the fact that she has his personal e-mail shes just getting carried away.

http://sensico.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/gop-senator-uses-obama-in-new-tv-ad/

Shailagh Murray: you're a pretend journalist and this is pretend journalism. Time to call Daddy and tell him you're a failure.

Her twin brother works for Obama's campaign she likely got nice email due to that connection, but no one mentions that.

When all else fails.... bring a blonde white woman in the mix. It will bring perceptions down every time.

"Don't you understand that America is hated and disrespected around the world??"

Bwahahahahahahahaha!!

I hope this helps.

I was looking through some other websites when I saw on the Huffington Post a blog entitled OBAMA THROWS SCARLETT JOHANSSON UNDER THE BUS, which lead me here to Washington Post. I don't see anything in Shailagh Murray's piece that indicated Scarlett was "thrown under the bus", but I read a few of the responses and came across the following:

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Add Scarlett Johanson to one of the many people that have been thrown under the bus. Doe anyone have a list? I know the last thing thrown under there was his "presidential" seal.

Posted by: jose | June 25, 2008 10:50 AM
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My question is how is the response of someone maybe named "jose" responding to a Washington post blog make the headlines to another blog (i.e. on the Huffington post)?

"I write saying, 'thank you Scarlett for doing what you do,' and suddenly we have this email relationship"

Under the bus just got a whole lot sexier, eh?

Oh he's very right to squash that mess. The 23 year old should have kept that to herself, anyway. The media ate it up and probably wants to cause more trouble. B******!

President Bush has litterally hijacked this country and you whine because someone wants to restore our civil liberties.
Bush controls the media, controls the DOJ, he has come as close to establishing a dictatorship than any other sitting President.
Don't you understand that America is hated and disrespected around the world??
OF COURSE WE ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR HIM???
WHY DO YOU THINK ALL THE SANE POLITICAL LEADERS ARE BEHIND SENATOR OBAMA AS WELL?????
I think that you are the one that's lost a loose screw. Grow up

Am guessing Barack was trying to chide the press for making a big deal (or any kind of a deal, really) out of the Scarlett Johansson e-mails, and did not intend to pour water on Scarlett's own enthusiasm. But it's true he can sometimes sound dismissive -- probably doesn't understand that most (male) reporters wouldn't be able to resist an opportunity to talk, think, write about Scarlett! Personally, I'd like a president who really doesn't know or care about the People Magazine side of life...

This story is so lame. Nothing wrong with having Johansson as an e-mail buddy. Johansson is someone who can really fire up the youth vote. But e-mail is so bad for election candidates because it's contents can go through so many routers and servers where the messages can be intercepted.

Have her e-mail me. She can talk silly to me all day long.

If you heard the racist skit that the Howard Stern crew did on this supposed email relationship the day this "story" broke, you'd see why Obama sees this story as a political liability and sees a need to address it in this way (though I imagine he was not the one to bring it up)--and it is a liability, as ridiculous as that seems.

Hell...Every 67 year old male would do the same thing!

I knew it. I immediately thought of his assistant Reggie when I heard this Scarlett Johanssan story. His assistant is young and would be very impressed to talk to Scarlett not Barack. His assistant probably saw the email and made it a priority to respond to it. I think "Every" 27 year old male would do the same thing.

I wonder why he is being so defensive. Is he worried that someone might think he is a womanizer. Somehow me thinks he protests a little to much. So he wrote an e-mail to a celebrity. Since she is campaigning for him that would be a nice gesture but instead he is denying accepting her e-mails. Would he do that if it had been Tom Hanks. Tacky Tacky Tacky Guess you have to watch out for the old family man image. Wouldn't want someone to think we had another scandal brewing for the oval office now would we. Maybe she can join those Muslim girls that got the shaft.

I can understand how during the primary, with Obama's and Clinton's positions on the issues not that different, that we would descend into this goofy focus on personality and image, although I didn't much like it. But now we have an actual campaign between two candidates with real differences in their positions on the issues, in their vision of the role of government, as well as their personal styles. Wouldn't it be great if we could talk about those differences rather than whose e-mails are being returned?

I've never heard a grown man use the word "silly" so much.

Posted by: | June 25, 2008 8:33 AM

This is beautiful, just beautiful. Kudos.

Wow, people really go far to find a reason to hate. For those who don't know his positions, try his website. For those who don't like his positions, try debating them instead of trying to gin up scurilous attacks. For those who don't like his 'character', that's fine, your choice, but if you are going to spew about it, at least support your positions with data instead of rumors. I say this about the "McBush" talkers too.

Add Scarlett Johanson to one of the many people that have been thrown under the bus. Doe anyone have a list? I know the last thing thrown under there was his "presidential" seal.

"Do you really think you'd be happier with McBush in the White House????"

Perhaps part of the issue is that most of the country consists of adults who can actually look at a person's stances rather than simply calling him "McBush".

I DON'T UNDERSTAND! What do you people have against Obama? More than 80% of the country thinks that "we are on the wrong track." Do you really think you'd be happier with McBush in the White House????

It is hard to say on which issues my stance differs from Obama's because he refuses to develop any plans beyond hoping for the best, and I can't get him to stop screaming "Change" in my ears.

To Shailagh Murray...it is easy to see that you are enamored with Scarlett Johasson. To single out Scarlett is a simple futile attempt to "paint Obama/Johasson into a JFK/Marilyn Monroe role". There are many young hollywood Obama supporters as well as many young average American supporters.

The Obama haters are there like Oh Well, Chuckamok, and danielhancock, seek to trash by calling him names like "d*ckhead" and "boilerplate far-leftist" instead of talking about the issues in which they differ with Obama on.

This is why Obama will win in November, by staying focus on the issues that are important to our country.

I've never heard a grown man use the word "silly" so much.

Obama is a d*ckhead.

Obama will have a tough time proving that "agent of change" biz - so far his record of reaching across the aisle is zero.

And after the necessary trashing of the Pubs - his campaign can hardly avoid it - why would they be inclined to work with him?

He's just a typical politician. A capable speaker, yes, but a boilerplate far-leftist.

McCain actually HAS a record of working with the opposition. The difference between the two Senators will be laid bare in the fall.

Still ... may the best man win.

what in the world would he need with Scarlett when he has Super Obama Girl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu0m8iCFbr8

"I sure glad that I'm not running for any office."

Yeah, you'd need a MUCH better command of the English language.

Yeah, Obama tries to copy everything what Kenndy did and so his wife. What a copy cat ,that doesn't make him a Kenndy to my eyes. Opps ,Am i going to get trouble for that? I sure glad that I'm not running for any office.:(

McCain '08

These are the things that Barack Obama likes to talk about because it keeps him away from having to talk about the issues.

If he had his way the rest of the campaign would be about how much slave blood he has, Reverend Wright, how funny his name sounds, attacks on his wife, real or imagined attacks on his race, and other matters not related to policy. It is easier to defend against these matters than it is to take specific stands on issues where he could be pinned down and lose votes

Auntie: you prove my point. Thou dost complain too much. If you didn't think there was anything wrong then why go on and on and on about it? Support Sen. Obama's right to be a responsive top flight candidate and don't give the haters more ammunition. We're on the same side. I'm moving on ...

to straight talk:
you said "Auntie Ruth (or Uncle Max more like it) with friends like you Sen. Obama could use a few more enemies. Being responsive and attentive has always been a plus for a candidate -- are you saying he can only do this for ugly supporters, or ones that don't live in California? Unlike the serial adulterer McCain there's no whiff of impropriety around Sen. Obama's marriage. Don't use your snarky blog to try to start one WaPo"
did You read my comments?? I said, there's no IMPROPRIETY in the emails., That doesn't mean that the politico rptr AND THE PRESS will use her to gin up rumors and gossip!! Did you see how Obama got slammed for these email exchanges on one show after another, (Leno, Cnn) even the loyal Keith O??? It's not the act, it's the PERCEPTION. She is after all, only 23. I thought I made it clear there was no there there, that the campaign and Obama were being nice to her to because she gets huge turnout and helps with fundraising. And there is nothing WRONG with that, but you know the world will try to find something in it. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. I'm certainly NOT O's enemy, but I urge him and the campaign to use caution, it's innocent situations like these that can trip up a campaign and sidetrack their message.

Slow news day or is there an implied impropriety?

Auntie Ruth (or Uncle Max more like it) with friends like you Sen. Obama could use a few more enemies. Being responsive and attentive has always been a plus for a candidate -- are you saying he can only do this for ugly supporters, or ones that don't live in California? Unlike the serial adulterer McCain there's no whiff of impropriety around Sen. Obama's marriage. Don't use your snarky blog to try to start one WaPo.

P.S. not that I'm saying there's anything inappropriate in the emails probably just chit chat Reggie and the campaign encouraged as they giggled together plotting to use her..but the press will have a field day trying to parse whatever is there. It will be embarassing for Obama to have a private correspondence with anyone go public. Nobody likes to have their personal correspondence out there for the public to goggle. That's why I wouldn't want to be in the public eye.

Obama better hope that crazy girl don't get it into her head to show somebody those emails. She talks toooo much, and the campaign needs to ditch her asap. Talking about she's engaged to him!! And in love with him. That should have been a red flag to them in January to skedadlle-but no they wanted her robocalling and getting out the youth vote in Iowa so they placated her with faux email correspondences and now her bro works for the campaign!! She is indeed an asset-when she shows up the youth (male ) vote follows and the MONEY. But she's dangerous, and if I were the Obama people I'd run, not walk away from her.
I have a feeling we havent heard the last from that chick. She definitely has a crush on Obama. And now I'm wondering-who found out about the emails??? Were they mined by the Bush admin with this Fisa mining he's been doing???
be careful Obama. If you want to win, keep a friendly but safe distance from Hollywood people.

Why is he nuts Cantabrigian?

THIS MAN IS NUTS!!!!!

YOU SAY YOU ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR HIM??????