It appears this FAILOUT is giving Newt another shot

Posted by bruni on October 21, 2008

he is back in the middle of everything and its good to hear a real fiscal conservative’s voice again.

he was against the failout, knew that it would fail and has proposed a much better plan.

Obama supporters are praying Colin Powell will endorse their candidate

Posted by bruni on September 03, 2008

CNN reported today that Colin Powell has denied that he will endorse Obama and says that he won’t go to thier convention. The reporter at Fox News, who broke the story, is continuing to say Powell will continue to ostensibly support Obama.

It seems to me that certain Obama supporters are begging for Powell’s endorsement.

he’s a well respected military general, who wouldn’t want his opinion?

Posted June 10, 2007 12:27 PM
by Mike Dorning
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Moderators picked for the presidential debates

Posted by bruni on August 19, 2008

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 8/5/08 11:31:52 AM ET: Presidential debate moderators: Jim Leherer of PBS, Tom Brokaw of NBC, Gwen Ifill of PBS and Bob Scheiffer of CBS… Developing…

the 04 debates had:
1. September 30 at the University of Miami, with questions from moderator Jim Lehrer of PBS;
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Good mid-length article on the actual behaviors and biases of the media

Posted by bruni on August 17, 2008

Why Obama Could be in Trouble
By Robert Parry, Consortium News
Posted on August 7, 2008, Printed on August 7, 2008

It might seem unlikely that the United States would elect John McCain to succeed George W. Bush when that would ensure continuation of many unpopular Bush policies: an ill-defined war with the Muslim world, right-wing consolidation of the U.S. Supreme Court, a drill-oriented energy strategy, tax cuts creating massive federal deficits, etc., etc.

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Wall Street Journal: Is Obama too skinny to be president?

Posted by bruni on August 08, 2008

Too Fit to Be President?

Facing an Overweight Electorate,

Barack Obama Might Find

Low Body Fat a Drawback

By AMY CHOZICK

August 1, 2008; Page W1

Speaking to donors at a San Diego fund-raiser last month, Barack Obama reassured the crowd that he wouldn’t give in to Republican tactics to throw his candidacy off track.

“Listen, I’m skinny but I’m tough,” Sen. Obama said.

But in a nation in which 66% of the voting-age population is overweight and 32% is obese, could Sen. Obama’s skinniness be a liability? Despite his visits to waffle houses, ice-cream parlors and greasy-spoon diners around the country, his slim physique just might have some Americans wondering whether he is truly like them.

The candidate has been criticized by opponents for appearing elitist or out of touch with average Americans. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll conducted in July shows Sen. Obama still lags behind Republican John McCain among white men and suburban women who say they can’t relate to his background or perceived values.

“He’s too new … and he needs to put some meat on his bones,” says Diana Koenig, 42, a housewife in Corpus Christi, Texas, who says she voted for Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary.

“I won’t vote for any beanpole guy,” another Clinton supporter wrote last week on a Yahoo politics message board. Continue reading…