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that man behind the curtain

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Like many others, I have been waiting for a “man behind the curtain” moment to descend on Barack Obama. It may have come in a literal sense.
Dana Milbank reports in The Washington Post that when Obama was pressed by reporters on NAFTAgate and Rezkogate at a news conference in San Antonio Monday (the day before the Texas […]

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obama-rama mania overload

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Although I have already seen enough of Mr. Obama to know I don’t like or trust him, we will be seeing much, much more of him, at least best until November, unless something unlikely happens in Texas and Ohio next week.
Matthew Archbold, over at Creative Minority Report, has a very funny post which highlights the […]

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the hollow man’s filling

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

I frankly do not believe that Obama is presidential material. However, my doubts about his character are more troubling than my (substantial) doubts about his ability to lead.
And while I know that his wife, Michelle, is not running for office, I find her public pronouncements troubling as well.
“Spengler,” a Columbia Anthropologist from Australia who has long lived […]

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