Barack Obama Channels the Gipper

Barack Obama gives praises to Ronald Reagan:

Video:

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Transcript, via Open Left:

I don’t want to present myself as some sort of singular figure.  I think part of what’s different are the times.  I do think that for

The Reverend Al Sharpton is a race baiting bigot.  So why is a democrat candidate, and the spouse of one, groveling at his feet?  Ben Smith, Politico:

Al Sharpton didn’t run for President this round, and yet he’s

By way of Memeorandum, I see that’s the question Hillary Clinton is facing.

(CNN) — Hillary Clinton faced a grim statistic in Michigan tonight, despite her primary “win” there: results revealed that she may have reason to worry about her

I see the votes are in, in Michigan. if there’s anything surprising about them, it’s that relatively few of the blogs have made notice of the results. I suppose that to some degree, there’s a reason for the lack of

• First things first: An Honorable Mention at the OTB Caption Contest.
• I’ve noticed that Memeorandum thinks we have a heartbeat again. I’m not at all sure what caused them to hang up on us, but I’m glad we’re back on

In order to win the nomination, Mrs. Clinton needs the black vote.  Her husband, B.J. Clinton, seems bounded and determined to insure that Mrs. Clinton does not get that vote.   Josh Gerstein, Sun(NY) “Clinton Does More Damage Control

Sam Stein at HuffPo:

Obama’s presidential campaign has prepared a detailed memo listing various instances in which it perceived Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign to have deliberately played the race card in the Democratic primary.

Yeah, no shock for that. But

As Bit commented yesterday, Mrs. Clinton’s campaign looks to be going for ugly.  The Clinton loved passing B.J. off as the “First Black President’ but how dare an uppity black stand between Mrs. Clinton the Oval Office.

Eric Kleefeld

Ben Smith over at the Politico notes that there’s been a lot the last 48 or so over charges of racism:

A series of comments from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, her husband and her supporters are spurring a racial

Me at Q&O just now:

I say, “who cares” – which was about the same reaction I had when I heard John Kerry had endorsed him.

Well, that was my first reaction, too. But I got to thinking about

Ya know, it’s early in the morning yet, but there’s something very wrong with that title. Else, there’s something very right with it, I can’t figure which.

Anyway, check this:

 Hillary’s willingness to tolerate Bill’s compulsive philandering is a function

• Another Honorable mention at the udderly ridicowlus version of OTB’s caption contest.
• Speaking of OTB, Joyner is running a headline…Huckabee and Al Qaeda Oppose Guantánamo.And James? Huckabee is dead wrong here. This should end his WH run,

Glenn notes:

PROPHECY: Last week, Jonah Goldberg wrote:

Imagine the Democrats do rally around Obama. Imagine the media invests as heavily in him as I think we all know they will if he’s the nominee â?? and then imagine he

Is Fred Thompson more popular now than Mitt Romney?

Yep. Gallup thinks so, anyway.

Chris Matthew describes himself as brutal on Mrs. Clinton:

“I think the Hillary appeal has always been about the mix of toughness and sympathy. Let’s not forget, and I’ll be brutal, the reason she’s a US Senator, the reason she’s