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Obama Mythology 101

By Lin Farley • Apr 27th, 2008 • Category: Top Story

Cross-posted from MyDD 
Here are the facts, not the spin:
State Sen. Obama helped secure thousands in state money for a Chicago entrepreneur who had paid him as a legal adviser.
Robert Blackwell, a Chicago entrepreneur also became an Obama donor.
Obama’s Ethics disclosure forms do not make the link clear.
William Ayers Employed Barack Obama for eight years.
The Los […]



Obama Mythology 101

By Lin Farley • Apr 27th, 2008 • Category: Top Story

Cross-posted from MyDD 
Here are the facts, not the spin:
State Sen. Obama helped secure thousands in state money for a Chicago entrepreneur who had paid him as a legal adviser.
Robert Blackwell, a Chicago entrepreneur also became an Obama donor.
Obama’s Ethics disclosure forms do not make the link clear.
William Ayers Employed Barack Obama for eight years.
The Los […]



DNC, DON’T TREAD ON ME!

By Pamela Hamilton • Apr 25th, 2008 • Category: Top Story

Mark Halperin of Time Magazines “The Page” had a story covering a new joint fundraising project that would allow people to give money to Obama and the DNC simultaneously. The agreement hasn’t been filed yet, but will be shortly. According to the New York times, the deal apparently was extended to the Clinton camp as well and they have not reached agreement yet.
Mark […]



My Weather Underground

By Lin Farley • Apr 19th, 2008 • Category: Top Story

Cross posted from SavagePolitics.com 
by Lin Farley
It is amazing how often this primary season has prompted me to haul out a spyglass to peer back into my life. A lot of the memories are soft focus now, a little more so with each passing year; but the time period from the early 60’s to the end […]



99 Problems? Make it 100

By Pamela Hamilton • Apr 18th, 2008 • Category: Top Story

Barack Obama tried to “Wipe the Dirt Off His Shoulder” after a poor performance in the debate two nights ago.

What most of us “typical white people” don’t know is that Obama’s gesture is part of the Hip Hop Gangsta culture, and it stems from a song by artist Jay-Z.Jay-Z has endorsed Obama publicly […]



Who is this guy?

By Pamela Hamilton • Apr 15th, 2008 • Category: Top Story

“And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”    
~ Barack Obama

“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the […]