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That's just how white folks will do you

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:17:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Some nice information about his ties to ACORN as well.

A 1995 piece in the liberal Chicago Reader basically refutes Obama's statements that he never heard Pastor Jeremiah Wright invoke his racist rants and also provides some additional insight into Obama's early years in politics.

"That's just how white folks will do you," Obama writes.

"We have some wonderful preachers in town--preachers who continue to inspire me--preachers who are magnificent at articulating a vision of the world as it should be.

"The right wing, the Christian right, has done a good job of building these organizations of accountability, much better than the left or progressive forces have. But it's always easier to organize around intolerance, narrow-mindedness, and false nostalgia. And they also have hijacked the higher moral ground with this language of family values and moral responsibility.

Collectivist? Check:

But individual actions, individual dreams, are not sufficient. We must unite in collective action, build collective institutions and organizations."

Tags: obama, racism, wright, religion, politics

Sexism and Sarah Palin

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:33:22 GMT

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Clip Source: womencount.org

It started Friday afternoon with John Roberts on CNN, and then in a slow build over the weekend it became clear what the leading sexist charge would be against Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin: Is it appropriate for her to accept the vice presidential nomination given the magnitude of her current family responsibilities?

The obvious retort is whether anyone would ask the same question of the father of a four-month-old with Down Syndrome and a pregnant teenager. We think not.

The very notion that Sarah Palin should not have accepted this nomination because she is a mother with demanding challenges underscores just how far we have to go.

WomenCount was born of the passion its founders had for Hillary Clinton’s clear view of social issues and progressive values. We cannot pretend that Governor Palin meets any standard of progressive politics or social values.

But regardless of the candidates’ ideology, we will work to stamp out sexism when we see it on the campaign trail.

Tags: palin, women, election, politics, msm, media, bias, sexism

Barakopolis

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:55:59 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nypost.com

Democrats will kneel before the "Temple of Obama" tonight.

As if a Rocky Mountain coronation were not lofty enough, Barack Obama will aim for Mount Olympus when he accepts his party's nomination atop an enormous, Greek-columned stage - built by the same cheesy set team that put together Britney Spears' last tour.

Some Republicans have dubbed it the "Barackopolis," while others suggested the delegates should wear togas

It's only appropriate that Barack Obama would descend down from the heavens and spend a little time with us mere mortals

Temple of Obama

We would have expected to read something like this in The Onion. Fortunately for us, it's true. Unfortunately for Obama, it's true

"We've done Britney's sets and a whole bunch of rock shows, but this was far more elaborate and complicated and we had to do it in far less time,"

Asked who is harder to sat isfy - the Democrats or Britney - Allen replied: "I better not answer that."

Tags: obama, democrats, election, campaign, convention, politics

Olbermann dislikes freedom of speech and of the press

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:49:18 GMT

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Clip Source: www.editorandpublisher.com

In an unusually heated attack on a veteran political reporter by a cable news host, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann laced into the Associated Press's Charles Babington an hour after Barack Obama had concluded his speech in Denver on Thursday night.

Olbermann was outraged that the AP's Babington had written, in his analysis of the speech, just off the wire, that Obama had tried nothing new and that his speech was lacking in specifics.

It is analysis that strikes me as having borne no resemblance to the speech you and I just watched. None whatsoever. And for it to be distributed by the lone national news organization in terms of wire copy to newspapers around the country and web sites is a remarkable failure of that news organization.

Obama backers have criticized the coverage of their candidate by the AP

AP had transmitted a Babington preview of the Republican convention earlier in the day in which he declared "Republicans appear to have lost their identity

Tags: olbermann, ap, msnbc, liberal, bias, obama, politics

Proof Obama isn't Muslim

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:54:01 GMT

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Clip Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Barack Obama has expressed pride in his ability to bring home old-fashioned pork.

"My philosophy was that, if money was being distributed, then it would be inappropriate for me to not get my share for my district,"

In 2001, for example, Obama steered $75,000 to a South Side charity called FORUM Inc., which promised to help churches and community groups get wired to the Internet. Records show five FORUM employees, including one who had declared bankruptcy, had donated $1,000 apiece to Obama's state Senate campaign.

One of those long-time supporters was Rev. Michael Pfleger, the politically active leader of St. Sabina Church. He gave Obama's campaign $1,500 between 1995 and 2001, including $200 in April 2001, about three months after Obama announced $225,000 in grants to St. Sabina programs.

Another supporter, Henry English, made two donations to Obama totaling $900 in 2001 after Obama helped send a $50,000 grant to a non-profit group that English ran

Tags: obama, politics, pork, corruption

Ferraro likes McCain's choice of Palin

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:29:29 GMT

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Clip Source: hotair.com

How does the first female VP candidate feel about the second? Geraldine Ferraro says that many women feel disaffected by the way Hillary Clinton got treated by the Democratic Party and the media — and they will appreciate an opportunity to support a historic ticket:

Sarah Palin made explicit reference to Hillary Clinton’s remark about “18 million cracks in the glass ceiling”, an overt reference to the historic opportunity for women in this campaign. Will that convince some of Hillary’s supporters to cross party lines? A large number of them already seemed open to that possibility — and Palin certainly has Ferraro intrigued.

Ferraro’s comments point up another potential land mine for Barack Obama. The media may stoke all those leftover resentments if they try to hit Palin hard in the next few weeks, which may drive off even more women than otherwise.

Tags: ferraro, mccain, palin, election, politics, sexism

Netflix for terrorists

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:06:05 GMT

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Clip Source: gatewaypundit.blogspot.com

Jason Mattera from Young America's Foundation is in Denver this week and posting video from the streets of Denver.

Yesterday he put on his orange jumpsuit to petition DNC protesters in support of Netflix and MSNBC (and Jihad Olympics!) for the poor, deprived Gitmo detainees. The part in the Amnesty International travelling Gitmo cell was terrific.
They were all for it:

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Too much. HotAir has more clips from Jason's day as a Gitmo detainee.

The People's Press Collective assisted Jason during his stay here in Denver.

Also, The Peoples Press Collective covered the illegal immigration protest and have several videos from earlier today.

While several of the protesters were supporting open borders others had their own agenda.

Tags: guantanamo, terrorists, dnc, convention, netflix, politics, funny

Congratulations Senator Obama

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:15:14 GMT

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Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: obama, mccain, election, campaign, politics

Democrat convention bounce....for McCain

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:42:49 GMT

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Clip Source: www.rasmussenreports.com

The Democratic National Convention has begun and the poll numbers are bouncing, but not in the direction that most people anticipated.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows Barack Obama attracting 44% of the vote while John McCain also earns 44%. When "leaners" are included, it’s still tied with Obama at 46% and McCain at 46%. Yesterday, with leaners, Obama had a three-point advantage over McCain

Obama is supported by 78% of Democrats while McCain gets the vote from 85% of Republicans. The GOP hopeful also has a slight advantage among unaffiliated voters.

Today’s results are the first based entirely upon interviews conducted since Joe Biden was named to be Obama’s running mate.

Obama’s support has declined in each of the last three individual nights of polling.

McCain is viewed favorably by 57% of the nation’s voters, Obama by 53% (see trends). Clinton is viewed favorably by 47%.

Tags: mccain, obama, biden, election, politics, poll

Kerry backstabs McCain, msm says he settled score

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:24:52 GMT

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Clip Source: gatewaypundit.blogspot.com

AFP & Yahoo: Lurch Settles the Score

Umm. No he didn't.
He lost... Remember?
And, he still hasn't released his military records or apologized for his shameful Ghengis John smears.

Oh... And, maybe the AFP forgot but Senator McCain-- the one Lurch attacked last night-- defended Kerry in 2004.

And, finally, he's still a liar.

Tags: kerry, mccain, election, politics, hypocrisy

3 AM

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:12:36 GMT

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Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: obama, mccain, clinton, campaign, election, politics

47% of dem women wanted Hillary as VP

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:38:08 GMT

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Clip Source: www.rasmussenreports.com

Nearly half of Democratic women (47%) say Barack Obama should have chosen Hillary Clinton for his running mate instead of Senator Joseph Biden as the former First Lady prepares to speak tonight at the Democratic National Convention. Thirty-nine percent (39%) disagree.

Only 35% of Democratic men believe Hillary should be on the ticket

Interestingly, younger voters prefer Clinton on the ticket.

While Democrats overall by a 61% to 33% margin give Obama the nod over Clinton as the candidate best able to beat McCain, unaffiliated voters, perhaps the key bloc at play in this election cycle, prefer Clinton 48% to 33%.

Clinton continues to get high marks for her conduct since quitting the race for the nomination on June 7, despite a great deal of reported behind-the-scenes intrigue over her speech at the convention and putting her name in nomination. Sixty percent (60%) of voters rate her conduct good or excellent, while only 10% characterize it as poor.

Tags: hillary, clinton, obama, democrat, poll, election, politics

Why we need corporate tax cuts

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:43:04 GMT

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Clip Source: www.redstate.com

Where would you put your business?

Tags: taxes, politics, business, competition, economy

Blood for Oil

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:41:20 GMT

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Clip Source: thefastreport.com

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Not a pretty thought for sure, but the Competitive Enterprise Institute entitles this short You Tube clip just that. How many people die on the roads every year due to specific government regulations on the auto industry that drive the downsizing of automobiles?

Tags: safety, oil, gas, epa, regulations, government, politics

Clinton supporters not happy

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:49:17 GMT

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Clip Source: politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

a former Clinton strategist told CNN's Candy Crowley. "Focus on the politics of it and you have about a quarter of Clinton loyalists still not joining the caravan…for God's sake, not to even make a show of taking her seriously is flatly stupid."

A top Clinton advisor also told CNN they were "outraged," over how the process was conducted.

You can't put [Obama VP vetters] Eric Holder and Carolyn Kennedy on an hour plane ride to Chappaqua just to check the box?

"They thought her supporters were mad before? They are really mad now," this person also said. We knew it was never going to happen but you would have thought they might at least make a show of it."

"I think there are a lot of Hillary voters who are going to say, 'Hey, wait a minute, man You said you were going to put her on the short list. You know, you didn't even vet her. You didn't call her. You didn't seek her advice,'" Begala said

he didn't seek President Clinton's advice either

Tags: obama, clinton, biden, election, politics, democrats