Barack Obama

‘What the Hell is Wrong with Progressives? I’m Sick of It …’

August 19, 2008 by Staff

‘I’m sick of progressives protesting Obama because of his imperfections.’ by EvilAsh / MyDD(direct democracy) / Tue Aug 19, 2008 On the horizon is perhaps the single most important election of the past thirty years. Our economy, military, infrastructure, legal structure, and foreign alliances are all literally falling apart. The nation that created the U.N. […]

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Tom Hayden on Obama : Transformational President or Another Disappointment?

August 19, 2008 by Staff

‘Whether he wins or loses, the vast movement inspired by Obama will become the next generation of American social activists’ By Tom Hayden Barack Obama, it is true, is a transformational leader. But he needs a transformational movement to become a transformational president. He is transformational not only by his charisma and brilliance, but by […]

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Progressives and Obama: A Clash of Narratives

August 19, 2008 by Staff

by: Norman Solomon / t r u t h o u t / 18 August 2008 By now, across the progressive spectrum, some familiar story lines tell us the meaning of the Obama campaign. In a groove, each narrative digs its truths. But whether those particular truths are the most important at this historical moment […]

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Obama, Iraq and Afghanistan

July 29, 2008 by Staff

by Tom Hayden / Published on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 by The Nation Barack Obama has restated his phased withdrawal plan for Iraq in response to public questioning, but committed himself to expanding the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Any proposal to transfer American troops from Iraq to Afghanistan and Pakistan is sure to cause […]

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In study of media coverage, evidence of liberal-bias bias

July 28, 2008 by Staff

Cable talking heads accuse broadcast networks of liberal bias — but a think tank finds that ABC, NBC and CBS were tougher on Barack Obama than on John McCain in recent weeks. By James Rainey / On the Media / July 27, 2008 Haters of the mainstream media reheated a bit of conventional wisdom last […]

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66 Flip-Flops that John McCain Has Made

July 21, 2008 by Staff

Jukebox John keeps changing his tune as he accuses Obama of reversals It’s obvious that the McCain campaign and the RNC have decided to go after Barack Obama as a flip-flopper. What’s equally obvious, though, that Republicans couldn’t have chosen a worse narrative. McCain & Co. seemed to stumble on this line of attack almost […]

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Obama’s Blood and The Forbidden Truths

March 15, 2008 by Richard Nadeau

After hearing Rush Limbaugh’s hate speech stating he wanted to see Barack Obama “bloodied up politically,” I was not surprised to see a tidal wave of damaging anti-Obama news stories and allegations in the mainstream media. It was bad enough that he was being hit hard by noxious Clinton claims that he was “inexperienced,” or […]

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(Some) Jews Against Obama

March 14, 2008 by Staff

by Eric Alterman, from The Nation, March 6, 2008 During the past few months a small group of neoconservative Jews, many of whom hold key positions in the world of official Jewish institutions, have been working to undermine the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama with a series of carefully planted character assassinations and deliberately misleading […]

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Obama and Clinton Go Down to The Wire

March 1, 2008 by Richard Nadeau

Obama and Clinton are going down to the wire. Next Tuesday’s contests in Ohio and Texas could decide who is the Democratic nominee. If Clinton wins in Texas and Ohio, or even one of the two important states, it is likely she will stay in the race longer. The longer she stays, the more shrill […]

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Putting the OB in Obama!

February 2, 2008 by Patty Jones

Seen on the street in Ocean Beach……

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Why Barack Obama Should De-Escalate On Pakistan

January 7, 2008 by Staff

By Tom Hayden, HuffingtonPost.com. Posted January 7, 2008. As predicted, Barack Obama’s advocacy of unilateral military intervention in Pakistan if there is “actionable intelligence” against al-Qaeda is giving legitimacy to the Bush administration’s gathering plan for an escalation.Obama’s position is a revival of John Kerry’s 2004 argument that the U.S. should have pursued Osama bin […]

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