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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
Barack Obama Pretends To Be Julius Caesar
Jack Shafer writes: "Grandiose visuals—I’m thinking of those aired last night as Barack Obama pretended to be Julius Caesar at the Colosseum, collecting accolades from the people after smashing the Gauls—short-circuit even the most jaded voters’ cognitive functions. The only … Continue reading →
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Why Are People Excited About Barack Obama?
He can read a nice speech but he has no accomplishments. He has no new ideas. He strikes me as a con man. Mickey Kaus writes: Obama Speech React: 1) A little flat, and not just because of it’s now-required … Continue reading →
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Dennis Prager: ‘By The Time I Was 47, I Had Achieved Ten Times As Much As Barack Obama’
From today’s radio show: "Did you notice that Hillary said nothing about why you should vote for Barack Obama?" "Nobody has any reason to vote for Barack Obama because he hasn’t achieved anything in life." "Republicans have it wrong. They … Continue reading →
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The Liberal Dream Team
Fred Barnes writes for the WSJ: Democratic Sen. Joe Biden, Barack Obama’s choice as his vice presidential running mate, may be the most well-liked person in Washington. He’s affable and gregarious and nice to everybody, including the press and Republicans. … Continue reading →
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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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One Sided Portrait Of Helen Thomas
Tom Shales writes: "Thank You, Mr. President," an engaging HBO documentary about the career of journalist Helen Thomas, is a fine little film as far as it goes. It goes only as far as 38 minutes, actually — quite short … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, biographical project, hbo documentary, john mccain and barack obama, syrian immigrants, tom shales
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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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The Jewish Channel
From the New York Times: In the beginning, when Elie Singer created the Jewish Channel, he saw that it was good. But the cable companies were without vision. Frankly, they had heard the whole megillah before, what with attempts like … Continue reading →
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Tagged american jewry, Barack Obama, california gold rush, Eliot Spitzer, jeremiah a wright, jeremiah a wright jr
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Minority Journalists Can’t Stop Themselves From Applausing Barack Obama
Here’s the report. Dennis Prager says July 31: "I am opposed to these [race-based] organizations’ existence. Once you are a black journalist rather than a journalist, it changes the nature of your journalism. If you are a Jewish journalist, then it … Continue reading →
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