davidl on May 31st, 2008

DavidL's Breakfast ScrambleMrs. Clinton’s scorched earth policy, Boston Globe:

LAST YEAR at the beginning of the presidential primary season, Democrats were giddy with excitement. Not only did we have an embarrassment of riches in our candidates but we had two

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davidl on May 30th, 2008

Keith Olbermann

How bad has Keith Olbermann gotten?  Well Olbermann plays to the left and even the left is getting fed up with him.  I confess I have no clue who Lionel is However anybody who hosts for Err America must be

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Another Chicago minister is causing headaches for Barack Obama after he told the Democratic candidate’s church congregation Sunday that Hillary Clinton felt entitled to the presidency because she’s white.

Catholic pastor Michael Pfleger, who is white, issued a formal apology

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davidl on May 29th, 2008

Mark I, Redstate, has BO’s newest line on Iraq:

The real story here is that Obama has no interest in what is really happening in Iraq, unless it fits his predetermined view that the war is lost. The message

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In his attempt to chase down BO’s claim that his uncle liberated Auschwitz, Steve Gilbert, Sweetness & LIght, has stirred up a hornet’s nest.   I think Steve has gotten too close to exposing yet another one of BO’s lies

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davidl on May 28th, 2008

1952, Dwight David Eisenhower:

“I will go to Korea,”

Ike went to Korea.  The fighting stopped.

2008, Barack Hussien Obama, rejects John McCain’s proposal that they both go to Iran, From the BO campaign, via Jim Geraghty, National Review.

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Eric Florack on May 28th, 2008

As we expected, Obama has rejected McCain’s proposal that they go to Iraq together. Hot Air makes note of this and says:

Even more amusing than Maverick’s savviness in forcing this choice on him is TPM straining to spin it

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Eric Florack on May 28th, 2008

Ramesh Ponnuru points out yesterday that in a Libertarian fantasy world the Cato institute’s platform would win in a landslide. I would hasten to add that the only reason that the whole thing is a fantasy is because nobody’s bothered

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davidl on May 27th, 2008

According to Maria Gavrilovic, CBS News:

Obama also spoke about his uncle, who was part of the American brigade that helped to liberate Auschwitz. He said the family legend is that, upon returning from war, his uncle spent six

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Eric Florack on May 27th, 2008

PowerLine:

Barack Obama must be the most gaffe-prone politician in memory. Today, he delivered a Memorial Day speech in New Mexico. After greeting the local Democratic Party dignitaries, he began:

On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken

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Eric Florack on May 27th, 2008

Look, I’ve been saying for months now, that once the people figure out that Obama comes from a long line of South Chicago crooked pols, all but the hardcore Democrat support will wither. But as of yesterday morning, we seem

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davidl on May 23rd, 2008

WRT to Bit’s post about John Hawkins of the morning.

We have seen eight years of presidential leaahrship without a moral compass, the Clinton adminstration.  I do not, and will not agree, with John McCain on all issues.  However McCain

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davidl on May 22nd, 2008

Yesterday, Bit wrote:

[Mike] Goldfarb can be quite acerbic when he wants to be, can’t he?

You think?

History for Dummies (and Presidential Candidates!)

Education courtesy of a history teacher, Betsy Newmark, Betsy’s Page:

Obama has been citing

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davidl on May 21st, 2008

Condescension, with a Georgian drawl, Kyle-Anne Shiver, “Barry honey, can we talk?

For one thing, you might want to remember that when you’re out on the campaign trail, the professional female reporters are not your little maidservants,

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Eric Florack on May 21st, 2008

Mike Goldfarb notes the Obamafest in Oregon, where something like 75000 people showed up, reportedly to see Obama himself.

Wrong. Mike Goldfarb:

Hugh points to this report from the local paper:

Obama was the biggest star at Sunday’s gathering —

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