Tag Archive 'Barack Obama'
MichaelW on May 06 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Media, MichaelW's Page, Race, Religion and theology
I haven’t had much time to grace the pages of ASHC lately, but I was skimming through Memeorandum and just couldn’t resist saying something about this little screed:
Wright issue will haunt conservative media elite
By Roland S. Martin
CNN Contributor
Now that Sen. Barack Obama has denounced his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, many of his critics, [...]
Lance on May 01 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Joe Tobacco is now a registered Democrat. Reading this I am thinking he is having some second thoughts.
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Lance on Apr 12 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Economics, Election 2008, Firearms, Lance's Page
Given the discussion at this post about Obama’s condescension, I suggest Tom Maguire’s roundup of the coverage of Obama making the mistake of speaking his mind about the rubes who he needs to vote for him:
I can’t believe that in all those Harvard classes they never emphasize that you can’t tell the rubes what you [...]
MichaelW on Apr 10 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Humor, MichaelW's Page
I have no idea who’s going to win the election this year, but as I attempt to handicap the race I’m drawn to the old saw that the person with whom most people would rather sit down at a local watering hole and knock back a few tall cold ones with will be the eventual [...]
MichaelW on Mar 12 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, MichaelW's Page
Ever since John McCain effectively wrapped up his party’s nomination, I’ve been thinking that it might not be such a great thing for the Republican ticket. Because Obama and Hillary are still battling it out for the Democrat nomination, and will continue to do so all the way to the convention in August, they [...]
MichaelW on Mar 07 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Glenn Greenwald's Carnival of Fisking, Media, MichaelW's Page
The inscrutable and vainglorious Boi from Brazil weighs in to explain why Republicans find Obama’s candidacy “scary”:
Conservatives love to claim that Obama supporters have excess reverence for their candidate and see him as some sort of transcendent messiah figure. There is a small minority of Obama supporters — as is true for most candidates and [...]
MichaelW on Mar 06 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Humor, MichaelW's Page
Two Messiahs. One Religion. McQ considers how this might become a problem for the Democratic Party:
There is indeed a faction on the left who want a Gore presidency badly. And for a variety of reasons, one of which, of course, has to do with global warming and their belief that we’re on an [...]
Lance on Mar 03 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
The press has begun to train its fire on Obama. Howard Kurtz takes notice.
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MichaelW on Mar 01 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Media, MichaelW's Page
“Why are the letters ‘NIG’ on the child’s pajamas?”
Asks a commenter — “Tom” — on my post about the new Hillary Clinton commercial, the one that shows several children sleeping and then Clinton taking a national security phone call in the middle of the night. You can see the commercial at the link, and the [...]
Peg on Feb 28 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peg's Page
All that Pejman has to say is correct. Ignore at your own peril.
And the fat lady is already belting out her arias.
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Peg on Feb 28 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peg's Page
Multiple times I have lauded the exceptional blog Booker Rising, masterfully managed by my friend Shay Riley. If you are looking for a wealth of information about the black community, a wide variety of viewpoints, articles and comments on related issues, then Booker Rising is a must-stop for you.
Shay has a feature called “Quote [...]
MichaelW on Feb 25 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, MichaelW's Page
The Politico notes a rather amateurish effort from Hillary Clinton:
Obama campaign manager David Plouffe accused the Clinton campaign Monday of “shameful offensive fear-mongering” by circulating a photo as an attempted smear.
Plouffe was reacting to a banner headline on the Drudge Report saying that aides to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) had e-mailed a photo calling [...]
peter on Feb 21 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peter's Page
That’s the only question left after her and Barack Obama’s debate tonight, which took place about a mile and a half from my house.
I can’t believe I’m watching, in real-time, Hillary Clinton get smacked around with the campaign schtick her opponent has knicked from her own husband. The ‘92 election was Bush Sr.’s to lose [...]
Peg on Feb 21 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Media, Peg's Page, Race
Two funerals in a week. Work commitments. Continuing education. Coverage of a junior bridge tournament.
Who has time to blog?
Fortunately, my (younger) friend Shay is like the U.S. Postal Service: come rain or shine, she does it!
Millions of words have been written about Michelle Obama’s statement the other day [...]
MichaelW on Feb 21 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, MichaelW's Page
Obama the Confident:
Barack Obama’s campaign, riding a wave of 10 straight victories in the contest for the Democratic nomination after wins in Wisconsin and Hawaii, today urged Hillary Clinton to bow to the inevitable and accept defeat.
Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe, dismissed her camp’s hopes of making a comeback when the power states of Texas [...]
Peg on Feb 18 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peg's Page
In my most recent post, I referred to the cool cash that at least one of the Democrat candidates is spreading around her community.
Cash abounds in the Democratic world! My liberal friends squeal about the money that they believe transfers from Republicans to big biz. It’s true - and that is part of [...]
MichaelW on Feb 12 2008 | Filed under: Culture, Domestic Politics, Election 2008, MichaelW's Page, Society
The current dust-up over the Cuban-Che flag (flags?) hanging in the Houston campaign office for Barack Obama (opened by supporters, with actual staffers intended to occupy by next week), has spawned some interesting commentary. Captain Ed advised:
Oh, my. Barack Obama may want to call his new Houston office and suggest some decorating ideas…No, that’s [...]
Peg on Feb 10 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peg's Page
Do you want the best possible result? Sure; don’t we all?
When I play bridge, we frequently say: “I didn’t get the best possible result. But - I got the best result possible.” Sometimes, the best possible result is impossible to get. And - you don’t always get what you want.
These [...]
Lee on Feb 07 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Whatever else happens, Barack Obama has the most elegant and beautiful campaign website I’ve ever seen. I’m not sure when they switched to this latest design, as I haven’t been back there in awhile, but it’s really gorgeously done …. even if the logo does still look like Trinity at 0.025 seconds on the US [...]
Lance on Feb 06 2008 | Filed under: Developmental economics, Domestic Politics, Economics, Election 2008, Lance's Page
In electing a President we are rarely presented with candidates who represent our views, so in the end it really comes down to prioritizing. Frankly I may yet again not vote for a major party candidate, but if I do one issue of great importance to me, though not mentioned nearly often enough, is a [...]
Lee on Feb 06 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Obama in Chicago: “If this contest comes down to superdelegates, we are going to be able to say we have more pledged delegates, which means the Democratic voters have spoken. Those superdelegates, those party insiders would have to think long and hard how they would approach the nomination,” he said.
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Keith_Indy on Feb 06 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Keith's Page
Well, Fred wasn’t in the game. It seems to me, that both he and Rudy damaged their campaigns by not entering and participating early enough. We don’t get to vote in a primary here in Indiana for a couple of weeks, and I have a feeling the Republican nominee will be locked in [...]
Peg on Feb 05 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peg's Page
It’s important! Please… pretty please. Republicans for Hillary! I am one of ‘em.
Hillary entered the race saddled with inherent weaknesses. She has the kind of negative ratings candidates usually have only after the battering of a general-election campaign, not before. Her political persona ranges from grim to charmless. She may relentlessly [...]
Peg on Feb 05 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Peg's Page
My sister sent me this short quiz today. Sometimes they seem a waste of time - but - this one did appear to fairly accurately represent my views.
John McCain
Score: 44
Agree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
Environment
Disagree
Abortion
Death Penalty
Gun Control
Education
Enjoy!
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Lee on Feb 05 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Video clip of Sean Hannity asking Frank Luntz’s group of Democratic Obama supporters to name one (1) specific accomplishment of their candidate. They all fail embarrassingly and resort to offering Obama’s personality characteristics as achievements. One young girl does manage to meekly submit “community organizer,” which may be a valid allusion to Barack’s accomplishments on [...]
Lee on Feb 03 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Hillary Clinton on the Republican party: “I wish they would just stand up and say, ‘We are so embarrassed. We’re not going to run anyone.’” Of course her tired passive aggressive routine quickly returned when she added about Republican front-runner John McCain: “I respect him.” Sure. Poor Barack Obama has been having to put up [...]
Peg on Feb 02 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
That age has come and gone. This is the age of boorishness; sad, but true.
It is very hard to think like a Democrat. Please take this as a gentle reminder: to many of Hillary’s women fans the fact that Obama stood up and helped her with her chair is a reason [...]
Lee on Jan 22 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Bill Clinton’s recent emergence as Hillary’s principal anti-Obama attack dog has left a lot of people somewhat uncomfortable. We’re not generally accustomed to seeing this sort of bare knuckled political brawling from a former president (all the effort seems to be wearing Bill out too). Eugene Robinson supplies a reason for Bill’s furious anti-Obama rhetoric: [...]
MichaelW on Jan 22 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Media, MichaelW's Page
Remarking on how the media narrative tends to frame stories, I once wrote:
An interesting side effect of this framework is the emergence of the hero-victim — e.g. a martyr for her cause, or the modern equivalent of a noble savage who speaks truth to power. No longer are there heroes who save lives and attempt [...]
Lee on Jan 22 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Barack Obama launches the first nation-wide television advertising campaign (cable tv spot on CNN and MSNBC). Team Hillary is upset about the violation to the DNC Florida campaigning boycott. She’s probably more upset by how strong this ad is.
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Lee on Jan 22 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Obama’s persistent rejection of identity politics has K-Lo thinking ambitiously about him as a catalyst for genuine change. Suppose for instance he came out against Affirmative Action? Impossible of course. But without question an African-American man of the Left doing that, would represent a genuine “new politics”
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Lee on Jan 21 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Zambia has a familiar problem to us in he United States: elected officials who spend more time campaigning for their next job than serving in the capacity they were elected for. For some (Barack Obama comes to mind), it’s a career in itself. Term-limited outgoing President Levy Mwanawasa, has therefore pledged to sack any cabinet [...]
Lee on Jan 21 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page
(photo: Marc Nozell)
Matt Stoller at OpenLeft has a pretty interesting observation about the swing of the self-described “very liberal” constituency from Obama to Hillary over the course of the primaries:
In Iowa, Obama beat Clinton by 16 points among those who consider themselves as ‘very liberal’. In New Hampshire, they were even. And now [...]
Lance on Jan 20 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Peg Kaplan looks askance at the reaction to Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement of Barack Obama over Hillary.
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Lee on Jan 20 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Has Barack Obama run out of ideas before he’s even had one? This might be an indication that Barack’s shallow and vague message of “change” is dying for a definition: “Radio stations in New England are broadcasting a ski-area ad in which a mock political candidate with a voice like Obama’s declares Killington to be [...]
Lee on Jan 19 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Michael Goldfarb thinks that the unexpected Hillary win in Nevada despite the Culinary Workers Union endorsement of Obama, could represent the beginning of a substantial diminution in union political power: “If they can’t even affect the votes of their members when those members must vote in public, in front of their colleagues, and under the [...]
Lee on Jan 18 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Hillary and Edwards are slamming Obama after he heaped praise on Ronald Reagan –something that may not play well with the leftist base of their party, but was doubtlessly well received by the general electorate. One wonders if Obama shouldn’t have waited to express that opinion until after he had the nomination wrapped up however.
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Lee on Jan 18 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page, Uncategorized
Hotair has video of Chris Matthews talking about Barack Obama on the Tonight Show, in which he tosses objectivity to the wind and replaces it with a kind of turbid political idolatry. He suggests to us that he wouldn’t be an honest reporter if he failed to tell us about the “spiritual experience” one supposedly [...]
Lee on Jan 13 2008 | Filed under: Around the Web
Mark Steyn surveys the election in contrast with the replacement of compact discs by MP3s. Observing the swift and dynamic change that characterizes the free market, he rightly mocks the notion of government as an “agent of change.” Huckabee, Edwards, McCain and Obama all take their lumps in turn.
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Lee on Jan 13 2008 | Filed under: Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, Lee's Page, Uncategorized
It seems Daniel Hannan has been getting some email of the “what the heck is wrong with you?” variety over his support for Barack Obama. Today he argues that he’s thrown his support behind the rather vague candidate because of his policy vacuity and favoritism for style over substance:
Isn’t it possible to argue that we [...]
