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‘Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection” Marks One-Year Anniversary

January 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

In a post one year ago today, I introduced the nation to “Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection.” Today, I share updated details about the unique and collectible coin set that continues to remind Americans of the seven mystery states that, on May 9, 2008, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama said he had visited while [...]

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Questions Pit ‘W’ Bashing Against Love of Obama

December 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Several times each day, I find in my inbox one of those “must-forward” e-mails from some well-intentioned person upset with someone or something.  Usually, I delete them quickly.  Today, however, I felt compelled to share excerpts (below) from one such message that uses rhetorical questions to slam the media bias apparent when one compares coverage [...]

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Flashback: 10 Reasons Not to Elect Barack Obama

November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Today, I offer a flashback to a post I published one year ago today which offered 10 Reasons Not to Elect Barack Obama president of the United States.  Was I right? 1. Obama said he wants to establish a civilian national security force and, in doing so, further enlarge the federal government. 2.  Obama said [...]

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King, American President Talk of 57 States (Corrected)

May 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Though speaking almost one year apart, King Abdullah II of Saudi Arabia Jordan and President Barack Obama seem to have a penchant for the concept of 57 states. In a TimesOnline article this morning about prospects of Middle East peace, Saudi Arabia Jordan’s king was quoted by writer Richard Beeston as saying, “This is not [...]

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Barack Obama Coin Collection Boxes Available

March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Hope seems to be fleeting while enduring the landslide of bad news that has accompanied the first six weeks of President Barack Obama’s administration, but one can start saving his change in coin boxes from Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection, inspired by the new president’s campaign trail visits to 57 states. Today, The [...]

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Which State Will Receive Most Attention During Barack Obama’s ‘State of the Union’ Speech?

February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Among the seven mystery states created by then-candidate Barack Obama on the day he told Americans he had visited 57 states, which one will receive the most attention in his just-like-a-State of the Union speech tomorrow night?  Read the summaries below and click on any of the images or links to see enlarged versions of [...]

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Obama’s Anti-Israel Stance Surfaces in State Department’s Participation in Racism Conference

February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

The United States government’s participation in the United Nations World Conference Against Racism appears to line up with President Barack Obama’s anti-Israel stance — the same one that inspired the creation of a State of Israel coin as part of Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection launched Jan. 16. On Feb. 14, the U.S. [...]

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