Tag Archive for ‘Barack Obama’
Arab-American politicians
In a now famous exchange last week between Sen. John McCain and one of his supporters at a rally, the presidential candidate cut off a woman saying she had heard Sen. Barack Obama was an Arab. His reply, according to numerous reports: “No, ma’am. He’s a decent family man and citizen…He’s not. Thank you.” While it’s […]
Elsewhere: 150 percent in the tank
Dave Brooks’ crush on Sarah Palin not withstanding, the latest proof that the New York Times is “150 percent in the tank” for Obama as McCain’s campaign likes to suggest, is HERE. William Ayers, a former member of militant ’60s group the Weathermen, is a pretty popular guy these days on article comments (usually thrown […]
Elsewhere: George Fox incident sparks debate
Wow, talk about disgusting. The vile hatred being spewed in the comments section of this Oregonian article almost made me throw up in my mouth. 1. Bashing of Christianity and George Fox University? Check. 2. Bashing of Muslims and Obama’s ties to the Arab world (with the obligatory reference of how this could make him a terrorist)? Check. 3. Conspiracy theories […]
Elsewhere: The Palin poll
When John McCain came back from the dead to run away with the Republican primary and Barack Obama outlasted the slash-and-burn tactics of Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary, I was hopeful that the 2008 presidential election might rise above the polarizing red-state/blue-state “culture war” campaign we had to live through four years ago. Surely, […]