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By Bud White on Aug 20, 2008 in Age Discrimination, Ageism, Barack Obama, Bloggers, Bolshevikization, Current Affairs, Daily Kos, Elitism, Media Bias, Misogyny, Obama's Thugs, PUMA, Race Card, Sexism, political correctness | 62 Comments
It goes without saying that most of the major bloggers — Markos, Josh Marshall, Digby, and many others — were so blinded in their desire to sink Hillary that they allowed (and even engaged in) unrelenting sexism and race-baiting.
Their behavior during the campaign was so far from being progressive that I’ve concluded that they’re […]
By Bud White on Aug 18, 2008 in Abortion, Backtrack Obama, Bill Clinton, Communism, Current Affairs, Flip Flopping, George Bush, Germany, Iraq, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Terrorism, Vietnam, fascism | 111 Comments
Obama’s willingness to flip-flop has earned him the moniker Backtrack Obama. He betrayed progressives by voting for the FISA legislation; he promised to expand Bush’s faith-based initiatives; he equivocated on choice by saying that “mental distress” should not be a factor in abortion.
Obama’s newest flip flop was not over a matter of public policy […]
By Bud White on Aug 11, 2008 in Advertising, Appalachia, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Current Affairs, Elitism, Florida, John McCain, Latinos, Middle America, West Virginia, Workers | 149 Comments
During the opening night of the Olympics, John McCain broadcast the following ad, titled “Painful”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWXqpHEsrxc
I was struck by the high quality of the ad. It tweaks Obama’s celebrity status, and then unleashes a full-throttle class attack on Obama. “Life in the spotlight must be grand,” intones a woman’s voice, dropping her voice off for emphasis, […]
By Bud White on Aug 10, 2008 in Alegre, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bloggers, Current Affairs, DNC, Disenfranchisement, Donna Brazile, Elitism, Florida, Gender Bias, George McGovern, Geraldine Ferraro, Hillary Clinton, Jeremiah Wright, Just Say No Deal, Misogyny, PUMA, Patriotism, Race Card, Sexism, The Denver Group, White Guilt | 161 Comments
The Just Say No Deal/PUMA movement is evidence of a deep rift in the Democratic Party, one I believe the polls are not reflecting. Contrary to what the neo-liberals may say, the movement is not comprised of bitter old women — although many are bitter, many are women, and some are perhaps old. […]
By Bud White on Aug 5, 2008 in Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Misogyny, Sexism, women | 29 Comments
Throughout the primary, Obama’s campaign engaged in a ruthless pursuit of dominance dependent upon relentless and brutal attacks on Hillary Clinton. The destruction of the progressive coalition that we’re now experiencing has much more to do with Obama campaign’s vicious primary tactics than in any differences in policy between the two Democrats.
Not only did Obama […]
By Bud White on Aug 2, 2008 in Anti-Semitism, Barack Obama, Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Black nationalism, Chicago politics, Current Affairs, Farakkhan, New York Times, Race, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., Rezko, Superdelegates, Tony Rezko, hate speech | 54 Comments
Obama’s breathtakingly bad judgment in choosing friends seems to know no end. First it was the crude, anti-white Jeremiah Wright. Next came Obama’s benefactor, the corrupt Tony Rezko. Then it was America’s favorite terrorists couple, Ayers and Dohrn.Now Obama is listing on his Web page as a “testimonial” of “People of Faith” a woman who […]
By Bud White on Jul 25, 2008 in Barack Obama, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, John McCain, Veepstakes | 190 Comments
I interviewed Bob Shrum last night for NQR. He told some great political war stories. I asked him who he thought would be the strongest vice presidential choices for both McCain and Obama. He thinks that McCain will select Romney. He suggested
Obama will go with the “obvious” choice of Bayh or Biden, or he’ll surprise […]
By Bud White on Jul 24, 2008 in Current Affairs, Democratic National Convention, Democratic party, George McGovern, James Carville, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy, John Kerry, PUMA, Presidential Candidates, Ted Kennedy | 13 Comments
Tonight I have the honor of interviewing Bob Shrum. His book, No Excuses, is just out in paperback and it’s candy for the political junkie. If you love politics, you’ll love this book. I’ll be asking him about his political war stories. I also want to get his thoughts on this recent primary campaign and […]
By Bud White on Jul 10, 2008 in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, Democrats, Electability, Electoral College, Florida, John Kerry, John McCain, Ohio, Popular Vote, Presidential Candidates, Race, Red States | 279 Comments
No Quarter published two fascinating posts on Tuesday about the current state of the race between McCain and Obama. Taken together, these two pieces of analysis convey ominous news for Obama.
The first post, Obama’s Flawed Race Strategy: Why the Black Vote Won’t Be Enough by iam0nly1, argues convincingly that Obama’s weakness in the Rust Belt […]
By Bud White on Jul 6, 2008 in Acorn, Advertising, Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Bill Clinton, Chicago politics, Current Affairs, Jeremiah Wright, Race Card, Third Way, pandering, welfare reform | 88 Comments
I don’t think it’s helpful to refer to a presidential candidate as a liar. I will not refer to Obama as a liar. That kind of talk lowers the civic discourse, it impugns the name of a public servant, and distracts us from the important duty of selecting a president. So, please ignore the image […]
