Obama Describes Blue-Collar Pennsylvanians Posted: 7 months ago by ImNotBlue
"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. … And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
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Who's Bitter Now? Posted: 7 months ago by 2manyusernames
Obama tried to explain what he actually meant to say in his infamous speech about small towns. His explanation may have made sense and showed what he meant to say wasn't "elitist", but it was wrong. Small town America are not fixated on cultural issues. Rather, it is affluent, college-educated people living in cities and suburbs who are most exercised by guns and religion.
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Why Obama Will Run For President In 2008 Posted: 3 weeks ago by 2manyusernames
2006 article from the Chicago Tribune suggesting why Obama should run for president in 2008. The article and comments are quite interesting.
link fixed
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Obama struggles to fight back against criticism of his "badly worded" comments Posted: 7 months ago by 1thirteen3
"I expected this out of John McCain," Obama said in desperation. "But I've got to say, I'm a little disappointed when I start hearing the exact same talking points coming out of my Democratic colleague Hillary Clinton. She knows better."
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Documentary to explore media impact on voters. Posted: 1 day ago by shuallyo
On Election day twelve Obama voters were interviewed extensively right after they voted to learn how the news media impacted their knowledge of what occurred during the campaign. These voters were chosen for their apparent intelligence/verbal abilities and willingness to express their opinions to a large audience. The rather shocking video below seeks to provide some insight into which information broke through the news media clutter and which did not.
All of this was conducted for a forthcoming documentary on how the news media impacted the 2008 election. Please get on our mailing list and return to this website in the coming months for more information on the film, "Media Malpractice... How Obama Got Elected"
Because obviously interviewing a relative handful of Obama voters, while interesting, is hardly scientific proof of anything, we also commissioned a Zogby telephone poll which asked the very same questions (as well as a few others) with similarly amazing results.
Zogby Poll
512 Obama Voters 11/13/08-11/15/08 MOE +/- 4.4 points
97.1% High School Graduate or higher, 55% College Graduates
Results to 12 simple Multiple Choice Questions
57.4% could NOT correctly say which party controls congress (50/50 shot just by guessing)
81.8% could NOT correctly say Joe Biden quit a previous campaign because of plagiarism (25% chance by guessing)
82.6% could NOT correctly say that Barack Obama won his first election by getting opponents kicked off the ballot (25% chance by guessing)
88.4% could NOT correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket (25% chance by guessing)
56.1% could NOT correctly say Obama started his political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground (25% chance by guessing).
And yet.....
Only 13.7% failed to identify Sarah Palin as the person on which their party spent $150,000 in clothes
Only 6.2% failed to identify Palin as the one with a pregnant teenage daughter
And 86.9 % thought that Palin said that she could see Russia from her "house," even though that was Tina Fey who said that!!
Only 2.4% got at least 11 correct.
Only .5% got all of them correct. (And we "gave" one answer that was technically not Palin, but actually Tina Fey)
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Obama wins first voting... Posted: 2 weeks ago by belvario
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emerged victorious in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.
It was the first time since 1968 that the village leaned Democratic in an election.
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Why can't Barack Obama close the deal? Posted: 7 months ago by 1thirteen3
It's a question Hillary Rodham Clinton and her surrogates raised through the last days of the caustic Pennsylvania primary contest. And unfortunately for Obama - who lost to the former first lady by a 10-point margin Tuesday night - it's a question that bears repeating.
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Green Jobs by John Stossel Posted: 2 months ago by JoshSF49
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has a great twofer pitch: "green jobs." It sounds like a winner. In one fell swoop he can promise to end unemployment and fix and save the planet from climate change.
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Super Obama World Posted: 2 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
If you loved the old Super Mario World, and you like Barack Obama, you’ll love Super Obama World game.
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Obama adds his wife to the long list of things we are not supposed to discuss. Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
Barack Obama has a message for Tennessee's Republican Party: "Lay off my wife." This was in reference to a video taking Mrs Obama to task for her "For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country." He called the strategy "low class."
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Why Is The World Rooting For Obama? Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames
How do you explain the fact that Obama seems to be the favourite of the “rest of the world”?
he would represent a new vision of the US, one which is multicultural. At a time in global politics in which globalization and migration are raising concerns about multiethnicity and social cohesion people would see Obama’s election as a sign of progress on that front.
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Both Clinton, Obama Claim Popular Lead Posted: 7 months ago by 1thirteen3
If numbers don't lie, the Democratic presidential race is proving they can confuse: Both campaigns claim they are ahead in the popular vote.
Technically Hillary does have more votes, they just have been thrown out. Plus, caucuses don't report numbers, though that would tend to help Obama
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Obama: I will tax more of your income for social security Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
Hardly surprising that a liberal democrat would want to tax more of your income. Of course reverting social security to something close to its original intent might help, but a plan like that wouldn't buy many votes from the entitlement-minded demographic.
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McCain vs. Obama: Rasmuessen's Most Recent Report Posted: 6 months ago by ImNotBlue
When it comes to the economy, 47% of voters trust John McCain more than Barack Obama. Obama is trusted more by 41%. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey also found that, when it comes to the War in Iraq, McCain is trusted more by 49% of voters. Obama is preferred by 37%. McCain has an even larger edge --53% to 31%--on the broader topic of National Security.
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Obama "deeply" regrets his choice of words. Posted: 7 months ago by 1thirteen3
Seems to me like he's apologizing more and more for what he says because he "didn't mean it the way it came out."
Update to this.
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The Truth About Barack Obama Posted: 5 months ago by JoshSF49
Rather than restate untruths about Obama, the campaign would do better to start some rumors of its own.
Such as: Barack Obama wears a FLAG PIN at all times. Even in the shower.
and: There's only one artist on Barack Obama's iPod: FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.
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Pennsylvania election returns Posted: 7 months ago by hypersapien
This is the website to keep an eye on today.
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Largest Puppy Mill raid in Pennsylvania Posted: 2 months ago by horsefeathers
Almost Heaven Kennel- more like Almost Hell kennel.
EMMAUS, Pa. - October 2, 2008 (WPVI) -- It could be the largest kennel raid in Pennsylvania history.
Investigators in Lehigh County have uncovered a gruesome scene in Emmaus - dozens of dead and injured animals, some of which were found in a freezer.
Dozens of animals were brought here to the SPCA in Philadelphia overnight. Dogs, cats and
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Fraudulent Barack Obama Sites Taking Money Posted: 7 months ago by 2longdogs
The Barack Obama campaign is looking into two sites that look a lot like official sites soliciting money on his behalf. These two unofficial sites where up and running and asking for money until last week.
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Obama: "If you don't endorse me, GTFO" Posted: 3 weeks ago by icepigs
Reporters from newspapers who endorsed McCain are not allowed to stay with the Obama camp during the final days of the election.
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Chris Dodd Backs Obama Posted: 9 months ago by MandolinOrange
Sen. Christopher Dodd endorsed one-time presidential rival Barack Obama on Tuesday and said it is time for Democrats to join forces to defeat the Republicans in the fall campaign.
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