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Sleeping With a Secessionist

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:25:17 -0500

Sarah "Sleeping with a Secessionist" Palin has her own radical associations that she has never fully answered to. If Barack Obama is (in her words) not telling the "full truth" about Bill Ayers, I...

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McCain's Meanderings

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:36:30 -0500

John Stewart of The Daily Show wonders why McCain was wandering around during the second debate.

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More Right-Wing Ugliness

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:56:59 -0500

The Sidewalk to Nowhere... a McCain/Palin rally in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Evidently, right-wing anger is at a fever pitch. UPDATE: More virulence: Barack Obama responds: “Even as we face...

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Ignorance on Display at McCain/Palin Rally

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:53:01 -0500

Watch this for some pretty extreme examples of ignorance, xenophobia and cognitive dissonance. UPDATE: More video footage here

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I'm Voting for "That One"

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:14:50 -0500

Today is a historic day for me. I'm taking my vote-by-mail ballot to the post office and casting my vote for Barack Obama. I can't tell you how excited I am to be an agent for positive change for...

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Robert Gibbs Skewers Sean Hannity

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:00:40 -0500

Fox News' Hannity gets owned by Gibbs over the whole guilt-by-association/Ayers ploy. Only problem is, Hannity is too dumb to know it.

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Obama Hits Back: New Keating Documentary to Air Today!

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:28:36 -0500

From the campaign: Over the weekend, John McCain's top adviser announced their plan to stop engaging in a debate over the economy and "turn the page" to more direct, personal attacks on Barack...

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McCain "Erratic in Crisis"

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:07:04 -0500

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Obama Opens Big Lead in Minnesota Poll

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:31:54 -0500

From Politico: A new Minneapolis Star Tribune poll shows Barack Obama opening an expansive lead in Minnesota, which appears to further shrink the electoral map of John McCain. Some 55 percent of ...

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Obama and Ayres... Another Republican Sideshow

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:36:52 -0500

Well, McCain has no more gimmicks up his sleeve and has now resorted to the kitchen sink strategy in a flailing attempt to invigorate his flagging poll numbers. And he's letting his adorable...

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SNL on the Vice Presidential Debate

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:12:48 -0500

Once again, Tina Fey is brilliant. I love Queen Latifah's reactions as well. -->

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The Poetry of Sarah Palin

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:36:22 -0500

Salon.com makes the verbatim words of Sarah Palin into poetry. "On Good and Evil" It is obvious to me Who the good guys are in this one And who the bad guys are. The bad guys are the ones Who say...

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Thoughts on the Vice Presidential Debate

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:26:04 -0500

Well, I have to be completely honest... I have an intense visceral dislike of Ms. Palin. Her folksy schtick I find completely grating.. that wink... that WINK! For the love of God... WHY???? I...

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McCain Pulls Out of Michigan

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:48:14 -0500

McCain is cutting his losses and hightailing his campaign out of Michigan. Polls are not going his way.

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Crunching the Numbers

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:13:40 -0500

Once again, I'm going to push my favorite site, Real Clear Politics. It becomes addictive, watching the battleground state poll numbers. It's the political equivalent of the stock market. And right...

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You Can Interview Sarah Palin, Too!

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:04:02 -0500

Well, I think that Ms. Palin has been practicing at debate camp day and night to prepare for tonight's debate. The highly structured format will mean that she won't repeat the same nonsensical...

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Barack Obama Is a Socialist???

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:39:13 -0500

A lot of people on the right parrot talking points they've heard on right-wing talk radio... namely that Barack Obama is a socialist. Do these people even know what socialism is? Have they ever...

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Liberal Media = Today's Race Card

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:13:15 -0500

This whole crock of crap about the evil LIBERAL MEDIA really needs to be put out to pasture. It's the 21st century equivalent of the race card. That hand is played out and we're sick of it. As...

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Barack's Plan for the Bailout

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:48:47 -0500

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Newsweek: How Credit Default Swaps Became a Timebomb

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:32:51 -0500

Very informative piece from Newsweek that helps explain how we got ourselves into this financial mess: They're called "Off-Site Weekends"—rituals of the high-finance world in which teams of bankers...

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What Your Taxes Would Be Under Obama or McCain

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:17:28 -0500

Election Taxes has a handy tool that tells you what you could expect to pay in taxes under an Obama or McCain administration.

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John McCain: Sick?? Go to Walmart!

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:00:05 -0500

Emergency room care you'll die for. I suppose this is what the free market ideologues mean by privatized health care. Walmart medical clinics? Daddy can get his prostate exam while you eat at...

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Obama Ad: "Parachute"

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:38:07 -0500

The latest campaign ad takes on the issue of executive compensation and golden parachutes.

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Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:01:22 -0500

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Obama Clear Winner

noreply@blogger.com (Barack Oblogger) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:05:42 -0500

Polls show Obama to be the clear winner in last night's debate. CNN poll CBS poll Fox News focus group:

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