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Obama Administration: Making Bill Clinton Look Like Eliot Ness

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Hope! Change!  Such promise, and yest less than a month into the Obama administration, there have already been three of his cabinet members that have had to *ahem* apologize for various transgressions.  First Bill Richardson steps down as storm clouds gather in New Mexico, then his Treasury Secretary and HHS Secretary have to come clean [...]

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Violence Spikes in Obama Held Territory Ahead of Vote

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The Associated Press reports that violence spiked in Barack Obama’s hometown of Chicago last weekend on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, although media outlets and Obama’s campaign failed to acknowledge a connection between the uptick in deadly attacks and tomorrow’s crucial vote.
In the bloodiest day of the campaign season, militants launched several attacks across [...]

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Barack Denies Rev. Jeremiah Wright Again; The Rooster Crows

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Even though Rev. Jeremiah Wright has voluntary left Obama’s campaign, the issue of the pastor’s incendiary rhetoric and legacy still remains. Quite a chasm between what Barack Obama knows of Jeremiah Wright’s preaching at Trinity United Church of Christ and the fiery oratory that is freely available on the internet.

“The statements that Rev. Wright made that [...]

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Obama Denounces Pastor’s Comments

Friday, March 14, 2008

From the AP article by Nedra Pickler.
“I categorically denounce any statement that disparages our great country or serves to divide us from our allies,” Obama said. “I also believe that words that degrade individuals have no place in our public dialogue, whether it’s on the campaign stump or in the pulpit. In sum, I reject [...]

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Michelle Obama Raise, Barack Obama Earmark

Friday, March 14, 2008

I’m sure it’s a coincidence.
From The Corner via Instapundit

Dan Riehl notes, via Amanda Carpenter, that in the list of earmarks he requested, $1 million was requested for the construction of a new hospital pavilion at the University Of Chicago. The request was put in in 2006.
You know who works for the University of Chicago Hospital?
Michelle Obama. [...]

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Obama – An Empire of Dirt

Thursday, March 6, 2008

In a previous post, I commented on the searching quality evident in Sen. Obama’s most vocal supporters; their self-professed need for change, hope and peace.  The videos are both compelling and touching; it’s always touching to see people longing for change, longing for peace, longing for meaning.  I’m guessing that I know something of how they might feel; [...]

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