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Unanswered: ‘Is Barack Obama the Anti-Christ?’

November 14th, 2008 · 26 Comments

Early this afternoon, I came across a post, 50 Buzziest Blog Posts of All Time, published Sept. 17, 2008, at Nerve.com.  Listed 17th among the “buzziest” blog posts is a four-year-old entry from the apostropher blog.  It’s headline raised the still-unanswered question, “Is Barack Obama the Anti-Christ?”
Aside from the obvious attention-getting aspect of the headline, [...]

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Nation’s Uncertain Energy Future Awaits Obama

November 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

While Americans wait for Barack Obama to take office, the nation’s energy future hangs in the balance.  Still, amidst so much uncertainty, a review of the president-elect’s statements and actions in recent months offers an ever-so-slight glimmer of hope.
During an Aug. 4 speech at Michigan State University in Lansing, Obama said this:
“Over the next five [...]

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Ten Reasons NOT to Elect Barack Obama in 2008

November 2nd, 2008 · 5 Comments

The differences between John McCain and Barack Obama are stark, prompting me to offer links to audio and video clips below which combine to serve as the Top 10 Reasons Not to Elect Barack Obama president of the United States:
1. Obama wants to establish a civilian national security force and, in doing so, further enlarge [...]

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‘Hurricane Barack’ Losing Strength

September 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Once a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Barack is beginning to weaken, according to election forecasters.  Below is a time line of the storm’s track:

July 27, 2004 — The storm first appeared on the political radar, having surfaced from the weather underground as a no-name tropical depression during the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.

July 28 [...]

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Bill Clinton Bites Lower Lip, Endorses Obama

August 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments

President Bill Clinton delivered a stemwinder of a speech to the assembled masses inside the Pepsi Center in Denver tonight.  Not surprisingly, he forced his Democratic National Convention audience to listen to him blather on for nearly three times his 10-minute allotment of time.  Obviously, “change” isn’t part of his vocabulary.

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