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Uncommitted Dems Still Set to Endorse Obama
Dems’ suspense may be unnecessaryBy Elizabeth Drew / April 25, 2008 [Elizabeth Drew writes for The New York Review of Books. She is the author of numerous books, most recently “Richard M. Nixon”] The torrent of speculation about the end … Continue reading
Rep. Clyburn and the Question of Sabotage
Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., appearing on Keith Olbermann’s Countdown, April 25, on MSNBCMajority Whip Clyburn says African-Americans suspect attempt ‘to damage Obama’April 25, 2008 Rep. James E. Clyburn sought Friday to clarify statements he made criticizing Bill Clinton and implying … Continue reading
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Hayden and Ayers on Fact and Fantasy
Why Hillary Makes My Wife ScreamBy Tom Hayden / April 22, 2008 [Tom Hayden is a highly-respected state senator in California and was one of the founders of Progressives for Obama. In the early 1960’s Hayden was a prime mover … Continue reading
Michael Moore for Obama : Debate Was Final Straw
My Vote’s for Obama (if I could vote) …By Michael Moore / April 21, 2008 Friends, I don’t get to vote for President this primary season. I live in Michigan. The party leaders (both here and in D.C.) couldn’t get … Continue reading
Deliverance 2008
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Obama Draws Massive Crowd in Philadelphia
Barack Obama spoke before 35,000 wildly enthusiastic fans Friday night, April 18, at Independence Park in Philadelphia. This was the largest crowd drawn by any candidate so far in this marathon campaign. Photo by Ozier Muhammad / The New York … Continue reading
This Bill Ayers Matter : A Fresh Take
Courage and Conviction: In Praise of Bill AyersBy Dave Lindorff / April 18, 2008 The pundits are having a heyday with Hillary Clinton’s sleazy McCarthyite attack on Barack Obama during the April 16 debate, trying to link him to the … Continue reading
ABC, Barack Obama and the Red Herring
Daley to Clinton: Don’t Tar Obama with Ayersby Mike Dorning and Rick Pearson / April 17, 2008 Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, whose father was famously not so sympathetic to anti-war protesters, is coming to the defense of Barack Obama for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Hillary, Journalism, Media, Obama, Presidential Campaign, SDS
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ABC Takes Hits for Slanted, Tabloid Debate
ABC News moderators Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos seemed to be playing a game of gotcha at last night’s candidates’ debate. Photo by Matt Rourke / AP.Clinton-Obama Debate: ABC Decides Top Issues Facing Americans Are Gaffes, Flag Pins and ’60s … Continue reading
The Boss Throws His Bandanna in the Ring : Endorses Obama
Bruce in Dallas, April 13, 2008.Senator Obama is head and shoulders above the rest.By Bruce Springsteen / April 16, 2008 LIke most of you, I’ve been following the campaign and I have now seen and heard enough to know where … Continue reading
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Bitter? You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.
Obama, Bitterness, Meet the Press, and the Old Politicsby Robert Reich / April 15, 2008 I was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, 61 years ago. My father sold $1.98 cotton blouses to blue-collar women and women whose husbands worked in factories. … Continue reading
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Carl Davidson on Bitterness and Hope
Hospital workers in Alquippa, PA, hit the streets over mass firings.The Real Elitism of Clinton-McCain:‘Bitterness,’ Hope And Obama In Western PennsylvaniaBy Carl Davidson / April 14, 2008 / The Rag Blog When I heard Hillary Clinton and John McCain claiming, … Continue reading
