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The Boss on Bush and Obama
Posted on October 5, 2008 - Filed Under Obama
At a voter registration rally in Pennsylvania, Bruce Springsteen reminds us why his voice and his music are so important to America.
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Read More..>>Do We Look That Stupid?
Posted on October 5, 2008 - Filed Under Obama, mccain
The Republican ticket is in trouble. The clock is now becoming an issue. The swing states are all breaking for Obama, the independent voters are breaking for Obama, the young first-time voters are breaking for Obama. So what do you do when you are behind? Do you talk more about your own positions, hoping the […]
Read More..>>Are We Headed Towards an Election Day Landslide?
Posted on October 1, 2008 - Filed Under Obama, mccain
I know, I know the polls are really close and in four days from now this post could look very stupid. But I’m making it anyway. If you track the movement in swing states, it suggests that this election, while close today, it’s breaking, and breaking at strong levels for Obama.
Consider this - Missouri, Virginia, […]
Obama Wins 1st Debate
Posted on September 27, 2008 - Filed Under Obama, mccain
Yes, it was a close call and I can see how ardent republicans will try and claim victory. Obama looked at times like he was a student who just finished cramming for an exam. Other times he looked as if he was searching for words. But to independent observers it didn’t matter much. He won […]
Barack Obama is Not Black, According to…
Posted on September 23, 2008 - Filed Under Obama
From the September 22 broadcast of Premiere Radio Networks’ The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: These polls on how one-third of blue-collar white Democrats won’t vote for Obama because he’s black, and — but he’s not black. Do you know he has not one shred of African-American blood? He doesn’t have any African — that’s why when […]
The Elitist Is?
Posted on September 22, 2008 - Filed Under Obama, mccain
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Read More..>>Show Me the Money
Posted on September 14, 2008 - Filed Under Obama, Palin, mccain
Fundraising numbers for August were also reported today. McCain had his best month to date at $47 million. Certainly that is an impressive figure. How did Obama do? He raised $66 million, but being the biggest celebrity in the world, certainly his numbers shouldn’t be a surprise to the McCain folks.
“We had a record-breaking month […]
The Next President of the United States….
Posted on August 23, 2008 - Filed Under Biden, Obama
“I’d like to introduce the next President…the next Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden.”
-Barack Obama, on introducing Joe Biden today in Springfield, Illinois.
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Read More..>>Blogflict Off to Denver
Posted on August 23, 2008 - Filed Under Obama
Starting Monday, Blogflict will be in Denver for the Democratic Convention.
Today, the news headlines are dominated by the Obama campaign announcement of Joe Biden as the VP nominee. As has widely been reported, the announcement was to come via text message. This strategy enabled the Obama campaign to gather thousands of cell phone […]
Why Now Obama?
Posted on June 2, 2008 - Filed Under Clinton, Obama, mccain
There is something unique the American Presidency that makes people want to believe in something good.
8 years ago, a poor farmer in rural Bangladesh, trekked on foot to hear a US President speak. ”For me, the most memorable event in my life was the day I walked seven miles and almost saw Bill Clinton,” he […]