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Entries Tagged ‘Barack Obama’

Sarah Palin: Even Pretty Speeches Need Truth Under Them

First reactions, beyond my identi.ca rants:
She indicated her support for the continued undermining of the Constitution by criticizing Barack Obama for supporting Miranda vs. Arizona
She ignored the fact that she cut funding for teen pregnancy support in Alaska while claiming family values.
She skipped over the fact that she cut funding for special needs children while [...]

Listen: Rachel Maddow - What’s Wrong with John McCain?

“…everybody acknowledges that the facts don’t matter…only matters what is said about the candidate regardless of their relationship to the truth”
“What ought to be the scandal in this campaign is the fact that John McCain is making stuff up.”

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“We are always Americans first”

Tonight my daughter asked me why I wasn’t on the moon. I tried to explain my frustration at the grandstanding that had gone on in advance of his speech, not to mention the fates colliding to make sure I couldn’t give it my full attention, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on what [...]

I went to HillaryClinton.com

I went there like I was invited to by Hillary in her speech to give feedback as she invited me to. I’ve been on her mailing list for months. I’ve gotten every fundraising email she’s sent.
I went there to offer a contribution to help retire her campaign debt if she would show some class [...]

Tonight is HISTORICAL, yet trivialized by media

Barack Obama will earn the right to be called the presumptive nominee of the Democratic party tonight. This is an historical moment. It’s HUGE. HUGE.
What are the pundits talking about right now?
They could be talking about how monumental it is that this man has overcome the barriers that he has.
They could be talking [...]

The Truth About Barack Obama

I wonder if we should put this on our iPhones and iPods so we can whip it out and show it to the next person who asks if Obama is a Muslim, refuses to pledge allegiance to the flag, has flag pin issues, associations with Rezko, etc.
Probably so.
Thanks again, Andrew.

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