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Smoke and Fire: The Ayers Cover-Up »

The Obama Team over-learned the lesson of John Kerry. In the aftermath of 2004, Kerry was widely criticized for not responding to the charges of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
The Obama campaign’s attempt to silence all critics is having the undesired effect of turning smoke into a conflagration. The Wall Street Journal’s John Fund [...]

Obama Baloney Alert: His Childhood “Racial Awakening” Was Actually A Novel »

Anybody who isn’t still swooning over the Incandescent One already knows that Barack Obama’s fictional autobiographical book, Memories I Pulled Out Of My Butt Dreams From My Father contains lies innacurate accounts.
Now we can add yet another Barack Obama Fuzzy Story to the list.

In Dreams, Obama refers to an article in Life Magazine that [...]

Barack Obama’s Typical Awful White Grandmother »

You know her now. The Grandmother. The Typical White Woman who “helped to raise” poor Barack Obama. The one that he would like to disown but he just can’t, right?
The one he threw under the bus in sacrifice to the potty-mouth Reverend “Goddamn America” Wright.

“I can no more disown him [...]

Obama’s Books: Composite Characters, False Memories »

People here have inquired about the accuracy of the books written by Barack Obama. Hundreds of thousands of people have read these books, and probably believe every word. However, several newspapers have verified that Obama admitted that he used composite characters in the books. Then there’s the investigative biography — over six full [...]

How to Buy a Mansion You Can’t Afford »

The Obamas’ new home has received a lot of attention in the corporate media and on the blogs. This post will discuss other perspectives.
Hyde Park, where the Obamas have lived since 1994, is home to the University of Chicago (UC) Law School and at least one of UC’s hospitals. Leo Struass taught in the university’s [...]

Another Humpday Wide Open Thread! »

Here are some appetizers for you:

Via Breaking Blue (which is MyDD’s political news service): “Schwarzenegger to Endorse McCain (Jonathan Singer)”: “So says the LA Times (though the Governator’s hair looks a little orange tonight — or maybe the color on my TV is off…).”

Via McClatchy:
Fed slashes interest rates again as economy stalls
The U.S. economic [...]

A Paucity of Hope (A “Mendacity of Hope”?) »

In “Barack Obama’s nouvelle vague,” Salon’s Walter Shapiro interviews an Iowan who says, “‘[A]fter hearing Obama today, I’m in awe‘.” Shapiro himself says, “We know he’s a ‘hope monger’, but the rest of Obama’s unconventional message is elusive.” Most of Obama’s support comes from the very young, 40% from independents, and 5% from Republicans. (Taylor [...]