just thinking out loud
The comments Obama made in 2001 regarding redistribution of wealth, and what he perceived as a failure of the civil rights movement, are all over this morning. I can’t say that I am surprised that he made the comments, or even that they are coming to light. What I am a bit surprised about, though, [...]
That is, without invoking ‘change’ or in any other way making the case in the negative (i.e., voting against Bush, McCain, etc.). I know many reasons for voting against him based on who he is and what he stands for, but I do not know a single reason for anyone to actually vote for him [...]
And more than a little depressing. I am referring to the media’s self-appointed role as protector, cheerleader and advocate for Barack Obama’s candidacy. I have previously written in some depth about how I see the media’s present biased ‘reporting’ in the historical context of pure partisan journalism segueing into an idealized ‘neutral’ journalism, and then [...]
Finally, could I just say, where are we in America where a candidate for president comes to a person’s driveway, he asks him a question, doesn’t like the answer, and all of a sudden he’s savaged by the candidate’s people? Savaged by them. Here’s a guy who’s a private citizen. What’s that all about? Sen. [...]
Although disappointing, it is not surprising that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the order requiring Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner “to update Ohio’s Statewide Voter Registration Database.” [PDF link] No big conspiracy, just a procedural fumble.
Paleo Pat at Political Byline kicked a hornet’s nest by posting a picture of Obama next to a noose, along with the text, “Asphyxiation/The Fucking Solution.” He has taken it down now, but it can still be seen at Gawker. While I think I understand his motivation in posting the image, I think he handled [...]
