December 14, 2008
Much as I hate using the expression “believing in global warming” - like it’s akin to believing in fairies, or something. Perhaps “who believes that global warming is man-made” is a better way of putting it. Anyway: the man hotly tipped to be named the new American ener...
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Sonal Shah is part of the Obama transition team. She has even been tipped by some for a cabinet position. However ennis at Sepia Mutiny has been doing an excellent job in reporting her links to the radical VHP. To be honest, I’m in two minds about this. On the one hand she’s got a stell...
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He talked mostly about the economy, of course, and it was all as eminently sensible and intelligent as ever. You can watch the interview in multiple parts on MSNBC.com - but here was the opening segment: Barack also used Meet The Press to announce his announcement (as it were) of Eric Shinseki as V...
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“Unrepentant terrorist” William Ayers has finally spoken out. And guess what - he’s neither unrepentant, nor a terrorist. More of a repentant vandal. You can read his full piece in the New York Times here - but here’s a highlight: “With the mainstream news media and the...
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More great news. My bolding: ‘”Part of what we want to do is to open up the White House and remind people this is the people’s house,” Obama told NBC’s Tom Brokaw during a “Meet the Press” interview taped Saturday in Chicago. “There is an incredible bu...
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…and ever so slightly creepy. Have a good weekend, folks: (Tip of the hat to Bob Cesca.) ...
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Delving back into history a little, Barack Obama will not be the first President from Illinois to receive international moral support. In 1862 textile workers from Manchester, England, who were suffering economic hardship as a result of the Union blockade on Confederacy ports (from where they source...
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(Might as well join the journalistic thumb-twiddling that’s going on until January 20th, eh?) 1. He plays golf, although not as well as Bill Clinton. 2. He can’t grow facial hair. 3. As well as the obligatory iPod and Blackberry, he owns a Zune and a Macbook. 4. He works out every day an...
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