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Posts Tagged ‘obama’

Local: BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU VOTE! (Updated)

I don’t mind waiting 45 minutes to get into the booth. But I do mind having to use this funky system that requires use of a dial that resembles a “See and Say” toy.
This device nearly ruined my vote in the presidential race.
I cast my vote for Obama and Biden and moved on, casting my [...]

November 4, 2008 in On the Media, Uncategorized
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Politics: A mea culpa on my ‘lipstick on a pig’ post

My apologies for this post. Apparently, I had heard an edited version of Barack Obama’s “lip stick on a pig” comment, and thought that he was specifically referring to Sarah Palin. I just looked at the clip in context, and it’s obvious he critiquing John McCain’s record.
So, I’ll go back and update that post. Meanwhile [...]

September 10, 2008 in Politics
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Let’s Talk: Taxes

I’ve heard enough (anything at all seems too much) about pregnant teenagers and flag pins. Let’s talk about the issues.
According to Time magazine, this is what John McCain and Barak Obama have to say on particular issues.
First up on the block is the only other thing in life that is cetain, besides death - TAXES.
What [...]

September 9, 2008 in Op/Ed, Uncategorized
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Politics: Dems win coveted endorsement

Tony the Tiger decided to go with the Dem ticket:

This follows Cap’n Crunch’s endorsement of McCain/Palin.
Next up, a probable endorsement for Ron Paul and/or Bob Barr:

August 31, 2008 in Politics
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Politics: Can Democrats play the inexperience card on Palin?

Perhaps. Andrew Sullivan thinks it’s not about experience, but about skills:
So ask yourself: could Sarah Palin have run a national election campaign against, say, a machine as powerful as the Bush family, and won? Does she have the skill set to construct a campaign that would actually have brought her to the nomination herself? I [...]

August 30, 2008 in Politics
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The 66-Day Dash

You’ve all heard the name Sarah Palin by now.
Already the pundits are at it, praising and bashing the choice, spinning their hearts out, slanting the news to suit their particular interests in the campaign. For now, let us set that aside.
Looking at the race as it now stands, with tickets for each side filled out, [...]

August 29, 2008 in Uncategorized
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Local: No local link to suspected Obama murder plot

Via CBS4 in Denver:
Law enforcement authorities have arrested two men and several law enforcement sources say the investigation is looking into whether the men intended to harm presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.
According to multiple sources, Aurora police made a routine traffic stop Sunday morning at 2:38 a.m. and arrested 28-year-old Tharin Gartrell. Sources say [...]

August 25, 2008 in Local
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Politics: Compare and contrast

Republicans are chortling about this error:
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The McCain campaign immediately released a statement saying that this is an indication that Biden is going to be pulling the strings because Obama is too inexperienced.
So, let’s get this straight: Obama is a bad choice because he’s too experienced in foreign affairs. But he’s [...]

August 23, 2008 in Politics
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Politics: Callahan blasts Schock’s ’socialist’ comments

(press release)
Is Aaron Schock really fit for Congress?
Aaron Schock, Republican Congressional candidate for the 18th District, once again demonstrates he is not ready for Congress. Schock was quoted in Sunday’s Springfield State Journal-Register as saying he is wary of the “level of socialism” that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is pushing.
“The last time we had [...]

August 18, 2008 in Politics
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Politics: Is Obama the left’s Reagan?

That’s the impression I get from this video. He’s a celebrity who talks sets a hopeful, optimistic tone, after all.
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August 12, 2008 in Politics
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