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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
Growing Up Seventh-Day Adventist
I spent a couple of hours with my seventh grade friend Dr. Gary Chartier Friday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2008. Video Luke: "One of the things I hated about growing up Adventist was that I did not feel at the center … Continue reading →
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George Bush: A Profile In Courage
Here’s an editorial from the WSJ: Now that even Barack Obama has acknowledged that President Bush’s surge in Iraq has "succeeded beyond our wildest dreams," maybe it’s time the Democratic nominee gives some thought to how that success actually came … Continue reading →
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The Gibson Doctrine
Dennis Prager writes: Sarah Palin’s reputation survived her interview with ABC News’ Charlie Gibson. The same cannot be said for Charlie Gibson. On my radio show last week, I twice defended Barack Obama. Once, against those conservatives who took a … Continue reading →
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Arab Press Pushing Obama
Rabbi Yaakov Menken writes: The Arab-American and global Arab press has made this point repeatedly, in order to explain the “transformation” of Barack Obama — who as recently as the 2000 election cycle (when he failed in his bid for … Continue reading →
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Charlie Gibson Out For Blood
Martin Sieff writes for UPI: Charles Gibson of ABC News was out for blood and inherently applied a double-standard compared with the kid gloves George Stephanopoulos used on Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois on Sunday night. Gibson … Continue reading →
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Sarah, You Had Me At Hello
From Los Angeles Times, an article about the energized John McCain: He is a feistier candidate with Palin at his side. With his blue shirt sleeves rolled up, he punches out his lines with gusto, railing against the "old, big-spending, … Continue reading →
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Dennis Prager: ‘The Make Believe Fear The Real’
Dennis Prager on his radio show: "I have not felt this way about an American politician since Ronald Reagan. "To see the attacks on her is to understand fear. The fear of real. The make believe fear the real. Resent … Continue reading →
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Sarah Palin Rocks Me
I think I know why she excites me — because she’s real. Ninety nine point nine percent of politicians are not. Sarah seems authentic. Obama strikes me as an empty suit. Just platitudes. The Democrats don’t know yet how to … Continue reading →
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Dennis Prager Finds Gustav Coverage Boring
On his radio show at 9:10 am today: "It’s only category two. It’s not worthy of anybody’s attention. "I find the preoccupation with the hurricane boring. I have no interest in watching any of the television newscasts. I’m interested in … Continue reading →
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A Liberal’s Lament About Barack Obama
Princeton History professor Sean Wilentz writes in Newsweek magazine: There is a quotation that ought to give Democrats, and not just Democrats, pause: "This year will not be a year of politics as usual. It can be a year of … Continue reading →
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