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The State of Denial Has Zero Electoral Votes -- But It Seems to Be Winning

Larry Gellman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

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Larry Gellman

Apparently in addition to being a socialist, a terrorist, a Kenyan, a Nazi, a granny killer, and like Hitler -- Obama is not even really our president. The whole thing was just a big liberal lie.

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Rev. Wright Returns To Trinity Pulpit

Chicago Breaking News | Posted 01.07.2009 | Chicago

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For the first time since his retirement last spring, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. returned to the pulpit of Trinity United Church of Christ this mornin...

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GOP Mailer: Obama's Friends "Hostile To America"

Talking Points Memo | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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The Republican Jewish Coalition -- which recently hit Pennsylvania mailboxes with a mailer implying a vote for Obama could produce a second Holocaust ...

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Would The Wright Card Have Worked?

Politico | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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It was the dog that didn't bark -- or at least did little more than whimper. Even as the Pennsylvania GOP went on TV this weekend with a last-ditch a...

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Election 2008 Haiku

Gary Cohan | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Gary Cohan

The battleground states are morphing red, purple, blue.

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A Muslim American's Take on Colin Powell's Speech

Wajahat Ali | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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Wajahat Ali

Powell's surprisingly tolerant words reflect a growing Republican self-awareness of previously unchecked "smear by Muslim association" rhetoric.

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Sam Stein

The (Innocent) Obama Tapes Mark Penn Wanted Released

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

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On Monday evening, the Atlantic Magazine released its long awaited opus on the downfall of the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. The piece, titl...

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O'Reilly Wants Proof That FoxNews Is Racist: Read Your Own Columns, Bill

Steve Young | Posted 08.01.2008 | Media

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Steve Young

Short of saying that Barack wants to sleep with your daughter, O'Reilly used just about every button meant to alarm his white fans to the fact that a President Obama could set off race-laced fireworks.

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Politics on the Couch: Hating the Haters

Justin Frank | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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Justin Frank

Voters need to overcome their fear in order not simply to hate the haters -- they need to recognize who in fact the haters are.

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By Any Means Necessary

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

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Jonathan Leigh Solomon

Barack Obama has gone back on his word, Barack Obama is a hypocrite ... I couldn't be happier. Truth is, if what's necessary to win in November is some outright cheating, I'd be all for that, too.

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Are We the Change We've Been Searching For?

Byron Williams | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

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Byron Williams

The country does not simply need to change political parties in the White House; it needs a change of direction, which leaves the Democrats as the de facto party of change.

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Sam Stein

Ed Koch: Obama Is A Sure Loser, Clinton Should Fight On

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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As Democrats coalesce around Sen. Barack Obama, one of Hillary Clinton's must outspoken supporters is not mincing words: the party is walking needless...

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Who Are You Calling a Tabloid?

Lara Cohen | Posted 05.13.2008 | Media

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Lara Cohen

At Us Weekly we know that every celebrity breakup has two sides -- yet the news media failed to apply that same basic due diligence to the Wright story.

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Yes He Will. Because Yes, We Can.

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics

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Dylan Loewe

Obama's candidacy has hit its low point. Yet there is no indication whatsoever that superdelegates are inching toward Clinton -- quite the contrary.

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Reverend Wright: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

Lecia Shorter | Posted 05.09.2008 | Home

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Lecia Shorter

The demonization of Wright is part of why there are so few strong black leaders in the United States. He did not cower from his convictions in the face of those who saw him only with jaded prejudice.

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Narcissism And Reverend Wright

Mona Ackerman | Posted 05.09.2008 | Living

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Mona Ackerman

Q: Let me ask you what you think of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor and one-time religious mentor. We keep hearing and readin...

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If Wright Were White

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 05.08.2008 | Home

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Leonce Gaiter

In this election cycle, there was always going to be a Jeremiah Wright. In America, there are different standards. Black people are more quickly judged intemperate and arrogant and angry.

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Sam Stein

Reverend Wright's Church Bulletins: On Philanthropy, Race, And Life In The Spotlight

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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On Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama distanced himself from his controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, saying in part that he no longer recognize...

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Obama's Pastor Problem Moves Down South and Down Ballot

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home

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Daniel Nichanian

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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Reverend Wright In Jesse Helms's North Carolina

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.06.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

Reverend Wright is a problem in North Carolina. Down-ticket Dems hare already injecting race into their races. Jesse Helms was such a force in this state for so long that "some of that" is still lingering.

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Obama In Indiana: Dispatches From GroundReport.com

Rachel Sterne | Posted 05.06.2008 | Home

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Rachel Sterne

At an Indianapolis press conference, Obama struggled to draw a clear distinction for voters between his policies and those of Hillary Clinton. "It's tough," he said, "a lot of our differences get blurred."

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Learn From History or Repeat It

R.T. Eby | Posted 05.06.2008 | Home

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R.T. Eby

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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Fox News Channel: For Democrats Unsafe at Any Speed

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

It's a mistake for Obama to go on Chris Wallace's show. It only boosts the credibility of Fox News by playing along with its "fair and balanced" farce.

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Dems On North Carolina GOP Attack Ad: "Racist Gutter Politics"

Beverly Davis | Posted 05.01.2008 | Home

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Beverly Davis

On the first day of early primary voting in North Carolina, the GOP has unleashed its first attack ad against Obama and two of his local political supporters. The ad is being denounced on both sides of the aisle.

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Reading The Pictures: Bitter Has Its Own Poster

Michael Shaw | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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Michael Shaw

2008-04-16-obama_malkin.jpgThis spoof falls apart because everything it references contradicts what it tries to convey.

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