Bill Clinton’s speech and what it means for Obama

Thursday, September 6th, 2012 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

Having watched Bill Clinton’s speech in full you almost wonder if having term limits is still such a good idea. He so clearly still loves to get stuck into politics and policy.

A few thoughts on the most effective Clinton lines:
1) Romney’s welfare attacks ad have now so thoroughly been debunked I cannot see him using them anymore, and if he does it might become a liability in their own right as the media will focus on their inaccuracy even more. All this should help Obama with the white working class.
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Blogger on Obama “you didn’t build that” comment

Thursday, August 30th, 2012 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

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News media in full re-election mode

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 | Obama and the Dems, Uncategorized | No Comments

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It’s Not Racist to Question Obama, It’s Actually American

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 | Republicans | No Comments

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Mitt Romney turns jerk - makes Birth Certificate Joke

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

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Campaign Shenanigans

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

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Well that was quick! Nobel for Obama

Friday, October 9th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

The Nobel committee announced today that Obama won the Peace Prize due to his “extraordinary efforts” at global diplomacy. They praised him for creating “a new climate in international politics” and for his efforts at nuclear arms reduction.

Interestingly one journalist today wrote, “Obama’s name was rarely mentioned as a potential candidate for the award.”

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What the Russians thought of Obama

Thursday, October 8th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

I recently came across a survey from the Levada Center in Russia. One of the questions that was asked right before the US presidential vote was:

“What are your feelings towards the victory of Barack Obama, a representative of the African American minority, in the US presidential elections?”

Here were the options and results (by%):
Admiration 5
Content 15
Surprise 16
Envy 0,4
Irritation 2
Indignation 1
No special feelings 57
Not sure 3
(N=1600)

The categories make for a fun list. Especially since we don’t often get to see the the options of “envy” or “indignation” on political surveys.

In Russian:
Восхищение 5
Удовлетворение 15
Удивление 16
Зависть 0,4
Раздражение 2
Возмущение 1
Никаких особых чувств 57
Затруднились ответить 3

Tags: election, Obama, Russia, vote

Will Obama’s Olympic Gambit work?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

On this one he has a bit more public support than on healthcare.

Note to reporter: don’t read from the script it makes you seem like a girltard. Someone once said that “broads don’t belong in broadcasting” — but I saw Anchorman so I know what female reporters are capable of…you can do better.

Tags: 2016, Chicago, Obama, Olympics

“Obama really a robot”

Friday, September 25th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

Barack Obama’s amazingly consistent smile from Eric Spiegelman on Vimeo.

This video was created by Eric Spiegelman, who wrote:

Ladies and gentlemen, your President is a robot. Or a wax sculpture. Maybe a cardboard cutout. All I know is no human being has a photo smile this amazingly consistent.

On Wednesday, the Obamas hosted a reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, during which they stood for 130 photographs with visiting foreign dignitaries in town for the UN meeting. The President has exactly the same smile in every single shot. See for yourself — the pictures are up on the State Department’s flickr (link below). And, of course, compressed into 20 seconds for your viewing pleasure.

The Times (of London) is thinking Obama could possibly be a robot

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