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Category Archives: Barack Obama
When Young People Get Excited
Dennis Prager writes: We regularly hear about Barack Obama’s appeal to youth, about how he has been able to excite and mobilize a generation of young people to become politically involved, his rare ability to excite young people, and about … Continue reading →
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John McCain Won The Saddleback Confrontation
By Michael Gerson in the Washington Post: WASHINGTON — It is now clear why Barack Obama has refused John McCain’s offer of joint town hall appearances during the fall campaign. McCain is obviously better at them. Pastor Rick Warren’s Saddleback Civil … Continue reading →
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Obama’s Foreign Donors
Pamela Geller writes: I have been researching, documenting and studying thousands upon thousands of Obama’s campaign donations for the past month. Egregious abuse was immediately evident and I published the results of my ongoing investigation. Each subsequent post built a … Continue reading →
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Rapper’s Obama Song
Report: Is Ludacris entering politics? The rapper wrote a song about Obama the lyrics of which we present below. Even MTV is reffering to the presidential campaign, saying it’s getting ugly and that they are "talking about a new freestyle … Continue reading →
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The New Yorker’s Muslim Obama Cover
Andrew Malcolm writes: There are always two sides to everything in politics. The up-side for Barack Obama of the persistent controversy over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s black militancy and racist sermons was that it sure drove home the point to … Continue reading →
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Michelle Obama Talks To The DNC’s Gay & Lesbian Leadership Council
From HughHewitt.com: Michelle Obama’s speech last week was a completely candid and heartfelt declaration of Barack Obama true feelings on the subject of same sex marriage: He’s for it. He is for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act … Continue reading →
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Obama Waffles On Jerusalem
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democrat Barack Obama misused a "code word" in Middle East politics when he said Jerusalem should be Israel’s "undivided" capital but that does not mean he is naive on foreign policy, a top adviser said on … Continue reading →
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Obama’s Crush On Scarlett Johannson
Fred writes: "Well, the good news then is that it means that the myth that Jews don’t like Obama isn’t true. (SJ is a fully Kosher sheeny, in fact, my favorite aspect of the movie the Other Boleyn Girl was … Continue reading →
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Dennis Prager Says Barack Obama Surrounded By ‘Scum’
Dennis Prager says about Obama (24 minutes into this recording): "You want America to lose in Iraq. That’s what withdrawal means. We’re winning. It’s not a matter of opinion. He wants us to lose. That’s what leaving is. It means … Continue reading →
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Obama At AIPAC
Bruce Bialovsky emails: Mr. Obama delivered a prepared speech to thousands of supporters of Israel at the AIPAC conference today. These comments define his policy regarding Israel and the Palestinians. Below is a paragraph taken directly from his speech with … Continue reading →
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