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Romney's Bain in the Ass

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.22.2012

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Mitt Romney's running for president on one central campaign theme: that he's the savvy business guy whose tenure at private equity firm Bain Capital in the 1980's and 90's has made him a job-creator while President Obama is a job-cutter.

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Romney Repudiates Planned Reverend Wright Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Top aides to President Barack Obama's presidential campaign have long prepared for a general election battle far more divisive and nasty...

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Ameritrade (Moral) Stock Is Plummeting

Mike Lux | Posted 05.17.2012

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It is clear Republicans and their supporters will go to any length to win this election, but, as consumers, we do have a chance to change that. We have to say we will not permit our money be co-opted by firms whose founders, owners or major stakeholders promote division.

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The Prophets

Ken Blackwell | Posted 04.20.2012

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"A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country." Many of us have read these words of Jesus. We have many, many present day examples of thi...

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President's Gulf Speech Is to his Presidency as Rev. Wright Speech Was to his Campaign

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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When the rantings of his minister, Rev Wright, threatened his presidential campaign, candidate Barack Obama delivered one of the most stirring speeches in American political history. The Gulf spill now provides a repeat opportunity.

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Is the Tea Party the New Republican "Brand?"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

As recent polls have demonstrated, Tea Baggers are little more than Republicans in wolves' clothing. And what's most interesting is how these rapacious wolves are eating their own.

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Wright Says Obama Threw Him 'Under The Bus'

Religion News Service | By Adelle M. Banks | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, President Obama's former pastor, said Obama "threw me under the bus," accord...

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Jeremiah Wright On Obama: 'I Have Not Stopped Loving Him'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Jeremiah Wright is over the whole Obama controversy -- or so he said in an interview with the Washington Post. In the interview Wright defended ...

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We're At The "Wright" Moment

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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Recall that the Reverend Wright debacle necessitated a solution that only Obama could create. It is the same thing now.

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Rev. Wright On Obama: "Them Jews Aren't Going To Let Him Talk To Me"

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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HAMPTON, Va. — President Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, blamed "them Jews" in an interview this week for ...

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Why Pastor Rick Warren Was the Wright Move

Beau Friedlander | Posted 05.25.2011

As it stands, we've got a president-elect who is putting Rev. Jeremiah Wright behind him for good so he can deliver on some campaign promises. Stay tuned... And keep the faith.

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Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Obama "Still My Child"

Chicago Sun-Times | Maureen O'Donnell | Posted 05.25.2011

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President-elect Barack Obama made a "bad decision" by distancing himself from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and his church, Wright said Sunday -- but that'...

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Rev. Jeremiah Wright: 'I've Been Preaching The Same Thing For 40 Years'

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeremiah Wright, in a rare media appearance, told Sirius XM Satellite Radio's Mark Thompson that he understands why Obama distanced himself from him,...

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How Sean Hannity Lost The Election for the GOP

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sean Hannity destroyed the proper use of Rev. Wright. He made it so redundant that it became totally ineffective.

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McCain's Rev. Wright Attack Ad Can Drive Undecideds: Polling Science Tells Us So

Robert Kubey | Posted 05.25.2011

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The critical point is that it is easier to scare undecideds than uplift and inspire these same voters. The psychobiological study of fear demonstrates this.

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God and Man in the White House

Seth Greenland | Posted 05.25.2011

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The shame does not lie with Wright and Hagee. The shame is that American politics has degenerated to the point where these toxic God-wielders are actively courted by our leaders.

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Obama's Pastor Problem Moves Down South and Down Ballot

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 05.25.2011

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First North Carolina, now Mississippi. Rev. Wright has become fair game for Republican campaigners. The GOP willingness to use Obama against down-ballot candidates does not bode well for Democrats.

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Can Obama Appeal to White Rural Men?

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The notion that Obama "can't appeal" to white rural men sells short both Barack Obama and white men who live in rural America. It also flies in the face of the facts.

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Barack Ends His Relationship With Reverend Wright

Steven G. Brant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Obama, you have made a wise choice. You may be in a fight with Rev. Wright for the duration of your campaign, but you will be seen as being on the right side... the progressive side

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Learn From History or Repeat It

R.T. Eby | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Republicans cannot win on the issues. McCain is proposing a continuation of the Bushbaby policies that have sent the country into endless war and recession. So the attack ads have begun.

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Obama's Pastor Jeremiah Wright Says Criticism Is Attack On Black Church

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — In a defiant appearance before the Washington media, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright said Monday that criticism surrounding his fiery serm...

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When You're Wright, You're Right

Linda Hansen | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Wright/Obama story has been utterly mangled. It's a human story and a tragic one. Two decent men doing good work are being used against each other in a game of political one-upsmanship.

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America May Owe Reverend Wright a Debt of Gratitude

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ultimately, Reverend Wright may be the unheralded, indeed unpopular, "hero" who enabled us to reembark on a new journey of recovery for social justice.

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Rev. Jeremiah Wright: My Words Were Twisted

AP | RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, former pastor to Barack Obama, said that publicizing sound bites of sermons in which he condemned U.S. poli...

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Thoughts on Pennsylvania, Clinton and Obama from a "Realisticrat"

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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With a win in PA, Clinton's question to the superdelegates will be, "Are you better off with me or Obama against the Ruthless Republican Attack Machine." This Realisticrat already knows the answer.

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