When 'Bitter' Comes Home to Roost
Back in April, a political firestorm spread across the country when one citizen journalist opined that Barack Obama's comments concerning why he thoug...
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It's Personal For Hillary Supporters
Cenk Uygur | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics
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Let's get real, almost all of the remaining Hillary Clinton supporters who have not committed to backing Barack Obama are women. And their decision ha...
'Kansas' Author Frank Debuts With WSJ, Offers View Of 'Bittergate'
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics
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Portfolio's Jeff Bercovici, assessing the new redesign at the Wall Street Journal, notes more than just the changes in aesthetics - there's actually a...
Pennsylvanians Revel In The "Bitter" Truth
Laura J. Mansfield | Posted 04.20.2008 | Home
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"Bitter? No, why should I be bitter? I'm an American." That's how they were feeling after the Obama rally in Harrisburg, PA, today, the week of the primary. "Not Bitter, no. I'm reinvigorated!"
The Leak: John McCain's Stopover In New Orleans
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home
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The scandal this time is that there's no scandal. The leak John McCain should be addressing in New Orleans is the one at the 17th Street Canal Floodwall, the same one that was leaking before Katrina.
You Bet I'm Bitter
Robyn Blumner | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama may have been a little too blunt in his now infamous quip about how the economic insecurities gripping small-town America manifest themse...
Bittergate's Wobbly Legs: Signs of Media Evolution?
John K. Wilson | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home
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Obama's bounce in the polls this week is more than a mere candidate "surge." It's a repudiation of the nattering nabob media which imagined clumsy wording could send his campaign into a glorious tailspin.
If You're Not Angry and Bitter, You Haven't Been Paying Attention
Mary Lyon | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics
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The bile from years of reckless Republican charging and spending, holding no one accountable for anything, and allowing Wall Street to run amok is indeed leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of Main Street.
Common Sense and Obama
Seth Swirsky | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics
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The Chinese water-torture effect Obama's gaffes are having could persuade the superdelegates to give the nomination to a much safer Hillary Clinton.
What Would Huckabee Do?
Stephen Dinan | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics
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With Huckabee's pastor background and his ability to deliver the devastating one-liner, you have to imagine Obama would be sweating right now if he were facing the former Arkansas governor.
But I Want to Think Obama Understands Small Town Concerns
Carlotta Cooper | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home
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Don't tell me about how Sen. Obama grew up. His statements demonstrate he doesn't understand small town life or rural voters. Sen. Clinton is the one connecting with us. He could learn from her.
How Many "Gaffes" Equal Incompetence?
Moira Whelan | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics
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His mistakes would prevent McCain from getting a job as a research assistant at any think tank in D.C., let alone delivering anything resembling a responsible foreign policy as president.
The Alabama of Pennsylvania Mirrors New Hampshire
Jennifer Donahue | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home
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It's anybody's guess how the state will shake out a week from today. But listening to voters in Pennsylvania, I'd guess it won't turn on the word "bitter," "gun" or "God."
People Have Every Right to Be Bitter
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 04.15.2008 | Business
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The whole dust-up about Obama's statement about people being bitter is, well, overdone. Consider the following facts.
Memo to the Elite: This Would Be a Good Week to Buy a Television
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.15.2008 | Entertainment
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My Off the Bus colleague Mayhill Fowler opened a big old can of class debate on Friday with her 6,000-comment post on Barack Obama.
Got Bitter?
Lucy Carrigan | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics
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Obama merely described a portion of the population that is wooed and wed every single election cycle only to be divorced almost as soon as the voting booths have closed.
With Clinton It Would Be "Hillary Hates Hicks" -- With Obama It's "Compassion"
Jackson Williams | Posted 04.14.2008 | Media
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Fortunately for Obama, the mainstream press continues to assist him in ways Clinton can only dream about.
Clinton Downs A Beer And A Bump To Impress The Cool Kids, And This Dad's Not OK With That
M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.14.2008 | Home
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Clinton is not a bump-and-a-brew kind of gal. She's just not. But she is a political animal, so she downed a boilermaker at a place called Bronko's in IN to gain popularity with people with whom she has nothing in common.
"Snob-ama Is Not Just Out of Touch, He's From Another Planet"
Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics
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This is how the Republicans are trying to define Barack Obama: Too Liberal, Too Out of Touch. "I know what makes people there 'bitter.' It's slick-ta...
Oh No, He Drank Orange Juice at the Bowling Alley!
Jason Rothenberg | Posted 04.14.2008 | Home
(WARNING: THIS POST MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO IDIOTS.) In case you were wondering whether or not you're an idiot, wonder no more: If you think it's import...
I'm a Bitter Middle Class American And Not Afraid To Say It
Mariangela Anzalone | Posted 04.12.2008 | Home
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As an actual middle-class person from New Jersey, I am bitter. I am bitter about the government's complete lack of regard for my wellbeing. I think Senator Obama was dead on.
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