Archive for November, 2008
Barack and Michelle – Happy Together
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The Final Fix Electoral Map
The Final Fix Electoral Map After two years of following every jot and tittle of a presidential race that has had more twists and turns than this political junkie could have even imagined, we’ve reached the end. Read Full Post Here
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Washington Post Daily Tracking
Daily Tracking > If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote? (Among likely voters) Highlights 56% of likely voters say they think Obama‘s views on most issues are about right. 42% of likely voters say they think McCain‘s views on most issues are about right. NOTE: Movable voters are […]
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McCain on ‘Saturday Night Live’
By Michael Cooper Live from New York, it was Senator John McCain, saying that he was thinking of some radically different strategies for the last three days of the presidential race. “I thought I might try a strategy called the Reverse Maverick,’’ Mr. McCain told his interviewer. “That’s where I do whatever anybody tells me. […]
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Cable Talking Head Conundrum
We find ourselves in a technological quandry. This writer is an amateur politica junkie (is that an oxy moron), or just moronic? Does Oxy imply a clean moron? No matter – today we find ourselves struggling to find real news and intelligent commentary on the cable ‘news’ channels. Wolf Blitzer is just a bore, welcome […]
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Obama Will Govern From The Center
Take a look at Barack Obama’s life. His whole life is about hard work, education, empathy for others, and compromise. Check that last word, compromise. Whatever Obama believes about particular issues, he is all about compromise. Combine compromise with intellect and integrity – and you have a powerful leader. Barack Obama was born to a […]
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Obama Nation or Abomination
Well, what is it – ObamaNation or Abomination. These seem to be the prevailing viewpoints of Americans, the prevailing choices for America. We will either have an abomination – (nasty and disgusting, great hatred and disgust). Or an Obama Nation – (hope and optimism, charming and intelligent). Which is it? If we look at the […]
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Obama, McCain, Palin and Religious (In)Tolerance
By Sally Quinn Ignorance and intolerance of the faiths or lack of faith of others is a huge problem in a world where religion is the main motivating force for most people. As Americans we must try to understand and respect beliefs we do not share as long as they are not imposed on us […]
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The McCain hijacking: A commentary
by Dick Batchelor One of the two major candidates for president has been kidnapped. The victim went along willingly, without a murmur of protest. He’ll remain a hostage on Election Day. You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to find him, and it’s no mystery. The victim is in plain sight: It’s John McCain. The […]
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Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.–The McCain campaign makes signs for its crowds, usually simple messages painted in broad strokes with the sort of gritty red and blue paint they give to grade school kids. The messages are pretty standard: “We [Heart] McCain”; “Women 4 McCain”; “Keep Virginia Red”; and “McCain =The Hero America Needs.” The crowd’s own […]
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Biden: Election Will Be ‘a Lot Closer’ Than People Think
By Perry Bacon Jr. LIMA, Ohio — The surest sign of confidence from the Barack Obama campaign? Maybe allowing Sen. Joe Biden to take a dozen questions from reporters at a diner stop that turned into an impromptu press conference in which the senator from Delaware laid out his thoughts on the state of the […]
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