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Ad Prompts Questions About Commander-in-Chief

February 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

Two questions about President Barack Obama surfaced in my mind this morning as I came across news that the United States Marine Corps is introducing a new multimedia campaign entitled “The Line,” connecting the past to the present this Black History Month: 1.  In a totally transparent world, would an 18-year-old Obama have been able [...]

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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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Ten Reasons NOT to Elect Barack Obama in 2008

November 2nd, 2008 · 7 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 [...]

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Obama Not Brother’s, Grandma’s or Auntie’s Keeper

October 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Barack Obama would like everyone to believe he’s his brother’s keeper, but… His seeming inaction prompted me to write a post 14 months ago under the headline, Why is ‘Grandma Obama’ Still Living in a Hut? His seeming apathy prompted me to write a post two months ago under the headline, Why is Barack Obama’s [...]

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Barack Obama Says Reverend Wright Represents ‘Best of What Black Church Has to Offer’

October 28th, 2008 · 8 Comments

In a post almost six months ago, I wrote that, after the fiasco involving Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., Barack Obama proved only that he has a lot of nerve expecting the voting public to believe that he was unaware that his pastor of more then 20 years held such radical views.  Today, new evidence surfaced [...]

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‘Obama Phenomenon’ Becoming ‘Obama Myth’

September 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Thanks largely to John McCain‘s selection of Sarah Palin as his Republican vice presidential running mate, it appears the “Obama Phenomenon” is, as National Review Online‘s Peter Wehner predicted in an article published June 13, beginning to be recognized as an “Obama Myth.” Werner wrote: If voters begin to believe that the Obama Phenomenon is [...]

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Obama, Clinton Unqualified to Serve as CINC

March 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Having passed a thorough background investigation on my way to qualifying for a high-level security clearance and earning a commission as an Air Force officer, I’m disturbed every time I read an article about the qualifications — or lack thereof — of Democrat presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to serve as commander in [...]

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