Tag: Barack Obama

Remember how Obama got slammed for “wink, winking” Canada??

Filed in Uncategorized by on April 4, 2008 4 Comments

In what could become Hillary Clinton’s own version of the NAFTA-Gate controversy that caused Barack Obama so much trouble a month ago, top Clinton strategist Mark Penn reportedly met on Monday with the Colombian ambassador to discuss a bilateral free-trade deal — something his candidate has publicly opposed. In a case study on the dangers […]

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So did anyone hear Hillary compare herself to Rocky Balboa

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She didn’t get the memo that the black guy in the Movie kicked the ever lovin shit out of Rocky, the white guy Man, you just can’t make this stuff up.

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Have you seen the Obama Commercial where he states he doesn’t take money from Oil Companies?

Filed in Uncategorized by on April 1, 2008 14 Comments

Well, it’s pretty crappy add now that I understand the law. Obama can’t take money from oil companies directly because the freaking law says so and has for 100 years. He takes it from the Oil Companies employees though and their spouses. I saw it Monday and was like wow that’s pretty cool of him…until […]

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Superdelegates Starting to Break

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 27, 2008 3 Comments

You may have noticed the Superdelegate widget on the left hand side of the site in the past few weeks.  Big thanks to Steve Newton for pointing it out to me. Well in the last two days I have started to notice the numbers changing slightly.  Yesterday an Illinois SD committed to Obama.  Today, CT […]

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A Plan For Electoral Victory

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 26, 2008 19 Comments

I heard an interview with Ed Rendell on Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me about the need for Democrat unity.  Here is what he told a group of people in Florida:  Whatever happens with the Democratic nomination, roughly half of the Democrats will be disappointed.  After the nominee is determine (whenever that is) the other supporters […]

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Comment Rescue: My Dad and Dr. Wright

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 26, 2008 1 Comment

Thank you Von Cracker, for pointing me to this Daily Kos diary entry.  The story is one that I think is well worth a read.

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A FauxNews Clip I Can Actually Watch

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5vzwJXszww[/youtube] Of all the people to defend Obama and attack Faux News, It is hard to believe that Chris Wallace was the one.

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Barack Obama’s More Perfect Union

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Text of this remarkable speech here. In fact, a similar anger exists within segments of the white community. Most working- and middle-class white Americans don’t feel that they have been particularly privileged by their race. Their experience is the immigrant experience – as far as they’re concerned, no one’s handed them anything, they’ve built it […]

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Dorian Gray Guest Post

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 18, 2008 1 Comment

This is more essay than blog post but it is a fine analysis, I think. It expounds on a similar point I was making this morning. Adult relationships are very complicated. There is no consistent, homogeneous path or clique or political party we can truly resign ourselves to. Why do we expect this from our […]

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I’m not kidding when I say I put her on par with Bush

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 13, 2008 19 Comments
I’m not kidding when I say I put her on par with Bush

I really can’t stand this woman and the flat out lies disgust me at this point. I was listening to Hillieary this morning on NPR and I was yelling at the radio. My 14 y/o daughter was getting a lesson in how to listen to a politician not answer a question. If you have the […]

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I love this statement

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 12, 2008 15 Comments

Regarding a “Do Over” in Florida… In a statement, House members from Florida said they were committed to working with the DNC and state officials to find a solution to ensure that their 210 delegates take their place at the convention. However, “Our House delegation is opposed to a mail-in campaign or any redo of […]

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The Rolling Stone Endorses Obama

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The Rolling Stone Endorses Obama

(Look at me Ma! I’ve got the keys to the car now!) Obama is on the cover of the current edition of Rolling Stone: You can see the full story here.

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Oh Snap! NO HE DITINT!!!

Filed in Uncategorized by on March 10, 2008 3 Comments

With all due respect, I’ve won twice as many states as Sen. Clinton. I’ve won more of the popular vote than Sen. Clinton. I have more delegates than Sen. Clinton. So, I don’t know how somebody who’s in second place is offering the vice presidency to the person who’s in first place. [Long applause.]… But […]

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