By MBolack and SusanUnPC on Apr 27, 2008 in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Indiana, North Carolina, Oregon, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., William Ayers | 149 Comments
When danger reared its ugly head,
He bravely turned his tail and fled.
Yes, brave Obama turned about
And gallantly he chickened out.
- From Riverdaughter’s blog
Barack Obama is cowering in fear of another embarrassing debate performance. In contrast, a confident Hillary Clinton is petitioning Obama to honor the debate he reneged on in North Carolina (originally scheduled today) […]
By MBolack and SusanUnPC on Apr 26, 2008 in Barack Obama, Chicago politics, Nadhmi Auchi, Tony Rezko | 31 Comments
Over the last few months, Barack Obama has often stated that it was Chicago politics that made him tough enough to beat John McCain. Obama’s name has even come up a few times in the corruption trial of Tony Rezko, most recently in reference to toasting a man named Nadhmi Auchi at a Chicago party.
Just […]
By MBolack and SusanUnPC on Apr 21, 2008 in Barack Obama, Chris Matthews, Hillary Clinton, Lobbyists, MSNBC, PACs, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., Tony Rezko, William Ayers | 20 Comments
So many people have called Barack Obama the “Teflon Candidate” that I don’t even need to document this description. All you have to do is go to Google and search for the phrase to see how many have repeated it. You will also find lots of people who described Rudi Giuliani with […]
By MBolack and SusanUnPC on Apr 20, 2008 in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Qualifications | 24 Comments
You know, I love policy wonks. Maybe because I’m a little bit wonky myself. I love understanding how stuff works, its history, its potential. I just love figuring things out.
What is a policy wonk? According to Wikipedia, it’s “an expert in the field of public policy and government.” That doesn’t […]
By MBolack and SusanUnPC on Apr 16, 2008 in Barack Obama, Commander in Chief, Elitism, Hillary Clinton, Qualifications, Race, Race Card | 87 Comments
Barack Obama outdid himself this week, didn’t he? He revealed something about his true feelings about the working-class masses whose votes he desperately needs, and perhaps his take on that higher plane he believes he occupies. But this isn’t an isolated incident, and it isn’t the first time we’ve been reminded that Barack Obama […]
By MBolack and SusanUnPC on Mar 24, 2008 in Austan Goolsbee, Barack Obama, Crown family, David Axelrod, Emil Jones, Foreign affairs, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Lobbyists, Maytag, Michelle Obama, NAFTA, NATO, New Black Panthers, Nuclear Power, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., Tony Rezko | 109 Comments
Vetting our two Democratic presidential candidates has definitely been a mixed bag. On one hand, Hillary Clinton’s life and political history has been in the news and reported online for many years. Barack Obama is another deal. He has essentially gotten a free ride in the national media, only being questioned seriously […]
