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Obama Meets The Lobby
Post Date: 2008-04-11 17:21:43 by aristeides
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Obama Meets The Lobby The considerable buzz in conservative circles about Barack Obama, best exemplified by Andrew Bacevich's article "The Case for Obama" in The American Conservative, has largely focused on his potential as the only candidate who might actually end the war in Iraq. Maybe he would or maybe he wouldn't, but it is dead certain that neither John McCain or Hillary Clinton would rush out of Baghdad, nor would they put an end to the neocon-derived globalism that threatens to involve the U.S. in still more wars of choice in places like Iran. Obama might be better on both counts, hence his appeal to some conservatives, most particularly the ones who believe that ...
Mr 'McNasty' in battle to keep his cool
Post Date: 2008-04-11 17:12:22 by aristeides
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Mr 'McNasty' in battle to keep his cool By Andrew Ward in Washington Thursday Apr 10 2008 13:00 It was the telltale sign that John McCain was getting mad. During the last few Republican presidential primary debates, when his battle with Mitt Romney became increasingly rancorous, a forced smile would spread across the Arizona senator's face every time his opponent went on the attack. Asked about the expression by a reporter later, he described it as a "defence mechanism" to mask feelings of anger and frustration. Mr McCain has been battling to control his infamous temper since childhood, when schoolmates nicknamed him "McNasty" and "Punk". ...
McCain plan to aid 'deserving' debtors
Post Date: 2008-04-11 16:51:57 by aristeides
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McCain plan to aid 'deserving' debtors By Edward Luce and Andrew Ward in Washington Thursday Apr 10 2008 17:40 John McCain, the Republican's presidential nominee, on Thursday sought to push back against criticisms of his alleged do-nothing approach to the US housing crisis, unveiling a plan that would provide federal help to "well-meaning" homeowners facing foreclosure. Mr McCain's plan, which is much closer to the Bush administration's stance than to those of Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, marks a change of thinking from his last big speech on the crisis two weeks ago, where he said the taxpayer should not bail out people who had made bad decisions. ...
"Limbaugh Effect" Is Fairly Insignificant
Post Date: 2008-04-11 15:35:23 by a vast rightwing conspirator
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(CBS) This column was written by CBS News director of surveys Kathy Frankovic. What happens when primary voters “cross over” to vote in the other party’s primary? Do they wish that party good, or ill, when they choose a candidate? Before the March 4th primaries in Texas and Ohio, Rush Limbaugh urged Republicans to cross over to keep the Democratic Party full of what he called ”chaos and tumult.” Is there any evidence that Republicans did that? “Crossover voters” are really two different types of voter. Most consider themselves “independents,” not fully affiliated with either party, even though many of them sometimes behave like party members. ...
Obama's Abortion Extremism
Post Date: 2008-04-11 12:44:31 by Horse
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Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr.'s endorsement of Barack Obama last week -- "I believe in this guy like I've never believed in a candidate in my life" -- recalled another dramatic moment in Democratic politics. In the summer of 1992, as Bill Clinton solidified his control over the Democratic Party, Robert P. Casey Sr., the senator's father, was banned from speaking to the Democratic convention for the heresy of being pro-life. The elder Casey (now deceased) was then the governor of Pennsylvania -- one of the most prominent elected Democrats in the country. He was an economic progressive in the Roosevelt tradition. But his Irish Catholic conscience led him to oppose abortion. ...
Two Speeches on Race (OBAMA'S RACE SPEECH & LINCOLN'S COOPER UNION ADDRESS)
Post Date: 2008-04-11 12:04:13 by aristeides
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Two Speeches on Race By Garry Wills Of the two speeches discussed here, Senator Barack Obama's speech at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on March 18, 2008, is available at www.barackobama.com and Abraham Lincoln's at the Cooper Union in New York on February 27, 1860, is available at showcase.netins.net. Two men, two speeches. The men, both lawyers, both from Illinois, were seeking the presidency, despite what seemed their crippling connection with extremists. Each was young by modern standards for a president. Abraham Lincoln had turned fifty-one just five days before delivering his speech. Barack Obama was forty-six when he gave his. Their political experience ...
SHOCKING new Obama audio: the original race speech
Post Date: 2008-04-11 12:02:52 by Peppa
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Poster Comment:Well now, in his own words.
(WashingtonTimes) McCain advisers tied to foreign lobbying
Post Date: 2008-04-11 11:38:52 by robin
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Article published Apr 11, 2008 McCain advisers tied to foreign lobbying April 11, 2008 By Jim McElhatton and Jerry Seper - Two of Sen. John McCain's top advisers and fundraisers are among several Republican and Democratic presidential campaign officials whose lobbying firms have been paid more than $15 million by foreign governments since 2005. The firms of McCain senior adviser Charlie Black, who until recently was the chairman of Washington-based BKSH & Associates, and campaign co-chairman Thomas G. Loeffler, who heads the Loeffler Group in San Antonio, received millions of dollars lobbying the White House, Congress and others as agents of nearly a dozen foreign clients in ...
Big Donors Among Obama's Grass Roots: 'Bundlers' Have a Voice in Campaign
Post Date: 2008-04-11 11:17:42 by aristeides
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Big Donors Among Obama's Grass Roots 'Bundlers' Have a Voice in Campaign By Matthew Mosk and Alec MacGillis Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, April 11, 2008; Page A01 Sen. Barack Obama credits his presidential campaign with creating a "parallel public financing system" built on a wave of modest donations from homemakers and high school teachers. Small givers, he said at a fundraiser this week, "will have as much access and influence over the course and direction of our campaign that has traditionally been reserved for the wealthy and the powerful." But those with wealth and power also have played a critical role in creating Obama's ...
Obama Loses 10-Point Advantage Over McCain, Who Is Now Tied With Both Democrats [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2008-04-10 20:26:01 by robin
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Republican Sen. John McCain has erased Sen. Barack Obama's 10-point advantage in a head-to-head matchup, leaving him essentially tied with both Democratic candidates in an Associated Press-Ipsos national poll released Thursday. The survey showed the extended Democratic primary campaign creating divisions among supporters of Obama and rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and suggests a tight race for the presidency in November no matter which Democrat becomes the nominee. McCain is benefiting from a bounce since he clinched the GOP nomination a month ago. The four-term Arizona senator has moved up in matchups with each of the Democratic candidates, particularly Obama. An AP-Ipsos poll ...
McCain on The View Today (Vid)
Post Date: 2008-04-10 19:47:14 by christine
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Colin Powell Says Obama Handled Reverend Wright Issue "Well".. Wright "Has Made Enormous Contributions"...
Post Date: 2008-04-10 15:26:41 by aristeides
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Colin Powell Says Obama Handled Reverend Wright Issue "Well".. Wright "Has Made Enormous Contributions"... ABC News | ED O'KEEFE | April 9, 2008 07:58 PM Former Bush Secretary of State Colin Powell threw some support behind Obama's handling of the Reverend Wright issue during a taping today for ABC's Good Morning America. Speaking to host Diane Sawyer, Powell said, "I think that Senator Obama handled the issue well. He didn't-- he didn't look the other way. He didn't wait for the-- for the, you know, for the storm to go over." ABC also talked about Iraq, whether to boycott the Olympics, challenges for the next president and more. Read ...
Clinton Says She Is Only Candidate Who Will End the War in Iraq
Post Date: 2008-04-10 10:37:51 by christine
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ALIQUIPPA, Pa., April 9 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that she is the only presidential candidate who will end the Iraq war, as she sought to assert her foreign policy credentials a day after hearing congressional testimony from top U.S. leaders in Iraq. Speaking at an event with retired flag officers here, Clinton (N.Y.) accused her rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), of being disingenuous about his promise to end the war. "We need to be planning and preparing to start bringing our troops home, and I have committed to doing that within 60 days of my becoming president," she said. "Senator Obama, on the other hand, says he'll ...
Foreign Policy: 2 Camps Seek McCain's Ear
Post Date: 2008-04-10 09:35:08 by Jethro Tull
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Foreign Policy: 2 Camps Seek McCain57;s Ear - New York Times var google_hints = "Presidential+Election+of+2008,Conservatism+(US+Politics),Iraq"; var google_ad_channel = "ar_us"; class="printerversion"> April 10, 2008 Foreign Policy: 2 Camps Seek McCain’s Ear By ELISABETH BUMILLER and LARRY ROHTER WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain has long made his decades of experience in foreign policy and national security the centerpiece of his political identity, and suggests he would bring to the White House a fully formed view of the world. But now one ...
Hillary's slick willies
Post Date: 2008-04-10 06:44:11 by Ada
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Does Hillary surround herself with girly men? Obama and the experience question. Plus: Lincoln, Madonna's new face and a Bush with real authority. Apr. 09, 2008 | I would like to get your feedback on the subject of those who end up in Hillary's orbit. Can you conceive of a strong, leader-type male ever working under her? An alpha, if you will. And if the answer is no, then why do you think that is? The men you always see under her are to a person passive-aggressive, sadistic, mean, little, petty beta-male pieces of work who would not naturally succeed in a common male-type hierarchy. By that I mean an environment that values straightforward achievement rather than the darker ...
The Best and Worst of Congressional Hearings The Petraeus / Crocker Hearings
Post Date: 2008-04-10 02:54:02 by Zoroaster
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Apri1 8, 2008 The Best and Worst of Congressional Theater The Petraeus / Crocker Hearings By WINSLOW T. WHEELER It does not get any better than this--quite literally. And, that is the pity of it. I have just finished watching the four and a half hour gala of the Senate Armed Services Committee "questioning" General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, America's high commissioners for Iraq. The hearing was greatly bally-hooed as a major Washington event on the war in Iraq--to say nothing of the significance it held for the two presidential candidates on the committee, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Hilary Clinton (D-NY), and their opportunity to impress us all as ...
Hillary Clinton a Good Bet to Drop Out of Presidential Race Between April 22 and May 6 (Place your bets)
Post Date: 2008-04-09 15:26:38 by robin
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Hillary Clinton a Good Bet to Drop Out of Presidential Race Between April 22 and May 6 The oldest established US-facing online gambling website has made Hillary Clinton a favorite to drop out of the US Presidential race between the period of April 22 and May 6. BetCRIS.com, which began catering to professional sports bettors way back in 1985, has listed betting odds on a time table for Clinton to pull out. The best payout is any time before April 22. With 7/1 odds, a $1 bet would pay $7. A $100 bet would pay $700. The odds are against this happening, however, as Mrs. Clinton has vowed to stay in the race. Some believe she might even stay in past Election Day even if Barack Obama ...
Is it Time To Worry about Superdelegates in the Clinton-Obama Contest? [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2008-04-09 15:00:50 by Peppa
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Omigod! Here come the superdelegates! The Washington Post's Paul Kane has done the math and reached the conclusion that the Democratic presidential race will be decided by superdelegates--those 800 or so party officials and officeholders who are automatically awarded delegate status and who can vote any which way they please at the convention. Kane explains: There are 3,253 pledged delegates, those doled out based on actual voting in primaries and caucuses. And you need 2,025 to win the nomination. To date, about 52 percent of those 3,253 delegates have been pledged in the voting process -- with Clinton and Obama roughly splitting them at 832 and 821 delegates a piece, according to ...
Obama's believers: There’s a theological underpinning to what’s going on with the Illinois senator’s campaign. Engaged, well-informed young Americans are being moved to act and follow in what feels like a religious awakening. [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2008-04-09 14:36:18 by aristeides
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Obama's believers There’s a theological underpinning to what’s going on with the Illinois senator’s campaign. Engaged, well-informed young Americans are being moved to act and follow in what feels like a religious awakening. Never mind the flap over his "Muslim-sounding" middle name, or the controversy generated by his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Over the past several weeks, a far more interesting question about Barack Obama's "true" religion has emerged in the news media's fascination with the "Obamessiah." Even though, as Newsweek's Eleanor Clift recently observed, his media halo has "tarnished" a bit, pundits ...
Barack Obama’s army is united in desire for change, but less sure what it means
Post Date: 2008-04-09 14:01:38 by Peppa
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Barack Obama’s army is united in desire for change, but less sure what it means He is promising hope and a new approach to government, but the Democrat front-runner may struggle to meet some great expectations Tom Baldwin in Westerville, Ohio Phil Sowell, a retired government official, scarcely pauses for breath when asked what Barack Obama would do as President: “He will bring peace to the Middle East and anywhere in the world where there is tragedy.” But Larry Milton, 56, thinks that “he will be more worried about what happens here and less worried about other countries”. Carrie Thompson hopes that he will “address global poverty and other issues which ...
NOT on MSM - Obama “the great unifier” has an unfavorability rating of 40%
Post Date: 2008-04-09 13:46:08 by Peppa
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Posted by admin March 30, 2008 This is a poll mainstream media (MSM) will never tell you about. Obama “the great unifier” (cough) has an unfavorability rating of 40% according to a new poll (surveyUSA - March 27/2008) Source:www.surveyusa.com/client/...da-4580-8169-3a89e9f40a05
Poster Comment:Overall Unfavorable % Clinton 42 McCain 39 Cheney 55 Bush 61 Spitzer 50 I wonder if there are other polls to compare this to?
A Laundry List of Obama Lies
Post Date: 2008-04-09 13:19:52 by Peppa
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Posted in: 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Politics, United States, By: Brandon Greeson, At: April 7th, 2008 I don’t normally “sling dirt” but I have been growing increasingly concerned at the many contradictions I’m finding the Barack Obama Campaign in lately. I recently came across The Audacity Of Hypocrisy and a “laundry list of lies” they have compiled against Senator Obama. Here’s the current list as of press time. (It is updated daily) Obama Lies - LAUNDRY LIST OF LIES OBAMA LAUNDRY LIST OF LIES as of April 06, 2008 (70 lies and counting) 70) I did not campaign in Florida, (so Florida vote shouldn’t count) - LIAR ...
Bob Barr's Presidential Run (LEFT-WING BLOGGER BOOMAN WANTS BARR TO RUN)
Post Date: 2008-04-09 10:53:20 by aristeides
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Bob Barr's Presidential Run by BooMan Mon Apr 7th, 2008 at 06:02:49 PM EST I actually hope Bob Barr does run for president as a Libertarian, and not only because it will help Barack Obama get elected. I think it is very important that conservative-minded people have an avenue other than the Democratic nominee or staying home, to express their discontent with the neo-conservative foreign policy that has come to dominate the modern Republican Party.
MCCAIN, CLINTON, OBAMA TO BE ON 'IDOL GIVES BACK'
Post Date: 2008-04-09 10:19:36 by christine
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For the first time in any of their respective campaigns, presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain are all uniting for one cause: "American Idol." The three wanna-be Commander-in-Chiefs will each make an appearance on tomorrow night's "Idol Gives Back" special that aims to raise funds to benefit various U.S. and international charities. Click for Full Text!
Traders bet Obama will win US Democratic nomination
Post Date: 2008-04-09 01:33:55 by christine
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton will win several state nominating contests in the coming months but has little chance of becoming the party's candidate for the November 2008 election, traders were betting on Tuesday. Traders in the Dublin-based Intrade prediction market gave Democratic front-runner Barack Obama an 86 percent chance of being the Democratic presidential nominee, versus a 12.8 percent for Clinton, the New York senator and former first lady. Results were similar on the Iowa Electronic Markets at the University of Iowa, with traders giving Obama an 82.9 percent chance of winning, versus a 12.8 percent chance for Clinton. Intrade ...
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