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    Zing, Baby!

    Published September 5th, 2007

    When questioned about his experience, I have to say Barack Obama came back with just about the best answer I’ve heard yet - why’d it take him so long!?
    Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to turn the tables on his chief party rivals Wednesday when questioned about his experience.
    At a backyard event in Sac City, […]

    The YouTube Debates - Democrat Edition

    Published July 24th, 2007

    I’ll put a sort-of transcript behind the cut.

     
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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Published May 11th, 2007

    Joseph Smith, that is. This election cycle, we have a Mormon running for president. It isn’t the first time - Joseph Smith himself ran in 1844. He was also brutally killed during his candidacy. It’s an interesting story for another time, feel free to read about it yourself - it was a violent reaction to […]

    When Will the Party End?

    Published May 10th, 2007

    And by “party” - I mean your political party. And mine. And everyone else’s. Why is it that in America, Land of Individualism, we’re so obsessed with categorization and party lines? Doesn’t it bother anyone that you as an individual are represented by a “party”? I dunno. It bothers me. I hate my party. I […]

    Barack Obama isn’t black!?

    Published February 2nd, 2007

    This morning there’s a New York Times story that says that Obama may have trouble carrying the African-American vote. Apparently there is a perception that Obama just isn’t “black enough”.
    And at the Shepherd Park Barber Shop here, where the hair clippers hummed and the television blared, Calvin Lanier summed up the simmering ambivalence. Mr. Lanier […]

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