Just words? (MORE: OBAMA CAMP, CANADIAN EMBASSY DENY, CTV STANDS BEHIND ITS STORY)
This is an intriguing story, to say the least:
How Barack Obama speaks out of both sides of his mouth on foreign policy
On Sunday, Barack Obama met with 100 members of Cleveland’s Jewish community to shore up his “pro-Israel” creds. The NY Sun has a partial transcript of his remarks, but these were brought to my attention today at a political forum I post at and I wanted to share them with you:
Barack Obama: The rhetoric versus the reality
Hillary Clinton really blew it last night. Barack Obama got away with quite a few whoppers and trademark misleading statements, which she – nor moderator Tim Russert – called him on. The post-debate show had Obama apologist Keith Olbermann carrying his water with another whopper, which I will also correct. It’s the morning after in America, and I will do what all of them failed to do: fact check Senator Obama. Here’s a link to the transcript, which I will be quoting from in this post.
It’s ok to vote for Barack Obama because he’s black
There are many, many things wrong with liberalism, especially as it relates to identity politics. This piece is a prime example. Lowlights:
Obama’s campaign finance games
Barack Obama has tried to paint himself as the “change” and “reform” candidate this entire campaign season, but as I’ve noted here before, his rhetoric doesn’t match the reality. Hammering home those points are two great pieces this morning, first – one from the WSJ about how Obama is playing politics with the FEC in a way that could hurt John McCain’s chances against him (something he is no doubt doing deliberately), and the other from David Brooks on how – in the war against the influence of lobbyists (which, as noted earlier, BO tries to paint as one of his hallmark strengths) – John McCain’s experience shines, contrary to what BO may say about it.
Stupid polls at CNN.com are nothing new (MORE: HAS HILLARY HIT ROCK BOTTOM?)
There’s a minor uproar developing in the blogosphere over a poll CNN.com had on their website which asked the following question: “Does Barack Obama show the proper patriotism for someone who wants to be president of the United States?” Ben Smith at The Politico has a screen cap of the poll. At the time he wrote his post, the poll was on CNN.com’s main page, but there’s a “quick poll” question there now about last night’s Oscars.