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Obama Picks Pro-Hillary Communications Director

November 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Upon learning Saturday that President-elect Barack Obama had selected Ellen Moran, executive director of EMILY’s List, as his White House communications director, I began to wonder if anyone on Obama’s staff knew much about Moran and her group.  After all, she and her group offered early support for Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. The March 2007 [...]

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Americans Want Proof of Obama’s Eligibility (Update)

November 24th, 2008 · 5 Comments

More than 55,000 Americans have signed a petition coordinated by World Net Daily founder and editor Joseph Farah that demands documentation of President-elect Barack Obama’s eligibility to hold the nation’s highest office, not just assurances from party officials. A report accompanying the petition explains the many questions raised about Obama’s eligibility, from an apparently fabricated [...]

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Nation’s Financial Markets in Post-Election Free Fall

November 21st, 2008 · No Comments

I’m not superstitious like Barack Obama is.  I am, however, skeptical about the outlook for our nation’s financial future well-being under the socialist-leaning president-elect — and, apparently, I’m not alone. The chart above shows how the Dow-Jones Industrial Average is down nearly 20% since Obama won the presidential election Nov. 4 (H) in the largest [...]

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Are Extended Christmas Vacations in Store for Members of the U.S. Military Under Obama?

November 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Extended Christmas vacations might be in store for members of the U.S. military if President-elect Barack Obama gets his way and, in keeping with his stated plans to drastically cut defense spending, research and capabilities, guts the military. I make this prediction after reading a recent BBC report from “Down Under” that offers a foreshadowing [...]

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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 [...]

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Senator Coburn Offers Wise Post-Election Counsel

November 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments

In my ‘Tuesday Evening Quarterback’ post yesterday, I shared my belief that American conservatives, perhaps, would have preferred someone more like Ronald Reagan to be their team’s starting quarterback (i.e., presidential nominee) and mentioned Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Okla.) as a worthwhile choice.  Today, Senator Coburn released the following statement regarding last night’s election results [...]

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