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Will Obama Be First Arab-American President?

October 14th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Todd Lohenry opens a post today at The Right Side of Wisconsin by claiming that, if elected, Barack Obama will be the nation’s first Arab-American president and bases his claim upon a single word reportedly printed on the Democratic Party presidential nominee’s father’s birth certificate.* Lohenry contends the following: Barack Hussein Obama is not half [...]

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Origin of Obama’s Last Name Explains A Lot

October 3rd, 2008 · 61 Comments

Barack Obama has used at least five different names* during his 47-year lifetime, according to a lawsuit contesting his citizenship qualifications to seek the presidency.  Because most Americans know him only by the name they see on campaign signs, I decided to investigate the origins of his name — specifically, his last name — and [...]

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Obama’s Surgeon-Like Use of ‘Uhh’ Recognized

September 12th, 2008 · No Comments

In recognition of Barack Obama‘s surgeon-like use of the word “uh” in everyday conversation, I introduced the Barack Uhhbama line of merchandise to the world today. I must admit that I am not alone in observing that the Democratic Party presidential nominee seems to make a habit of injecting the “uhh” word into nearly every [...]

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Coach-Picking Guide Applied to Presidential Race

July 9th, 2008 · No Comments

With fall just around the corner, the International Coaching Federation issued guidelines today for schools and other organizations to follow when hiring a coach. I thought it would be interesting to adapt the group’s guidelines — they call them “the Five Cs” — to the political process in advance of the 2008 presidential election. 1. [...]

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Blogger Searches for ‘Dirt’ on Barack Obama

July 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

This afternoon, I came across a news release about a web site named Dirt Search. The name alone led me to believe the site might be ideal for conducting research on political candidates. As things turned out, however, I was wrong. I went to the site and typed in the name, Barack Obama, in the [...]

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Dems’ Spend $433 Million More than McCain

February 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Among the three remaining candidates with an opportunity to win the 2008 presidential race, only one — Republican John McCain — is living up to his promises when it comes to reducing government spending. According to a report about the federal budget for fiscal year 2008 by Taxpayers for Common Sense, the U.S. senator from [...]

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Barack Obama Video Removed from YouTube

February 11th, 2008 · 7 Comments

One year ago on this date, I published a post that featured a video clip of Democrat presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama telling Chicago’s CBS television affiliate in 2004 that he would not run for president in four years. His exact words were as follows: “I think I’ve been very clear…There’s a presidential election in [...]

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