lashawnbarber.com - 11/8/2008
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A somewhat unorganized collection of post-election thoughts. More to come.
Author Shelby Steele, with whom I shared a discussion panel several years ago, writes about Barack Obama’s delusional “post-racial promise.”
After Obama’s speech at the 2004 Democratic ...
powerlineblog.com - 11/5/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
The historic election of Barack Obama to the
presidency of the United States calls for reflections far...
beyond these provisional thoughts, but here are ten: 1. The original thesis of the Obama candidacy was that, in a multiparty field, he could ...
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Ten theses on President-elect Obama
dailykos.com - 11/5/2008
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dailykos.com —
CNN: Obama win sparks celebrations outside White House
(CNN) -- As tens of thousands of people cheered...
Barack Obama's presidential victory at his home base in Chicago, Illinois, others were celebrating near his future house. At least 1,000 ...
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Dancing in the Streets
latimes.com - 11/6/2008
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latimes.com —
For the first time in human history, a
largely white nation has elected a black man to...
be its paramount leader. And the cultural meaning of this unprecedented convergence of dark skin and ultimate power will likely become -- at least for a time -- a ...
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Obama's post-racial promise - Los Angeles Times
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Maggie's Farm —
... We Warned Ya #1: Dems target your 401-K. Do they really want to do that? Peoples' 401-Ks are like Social Security to them. Correction - I should say they are almost sacred to them. A post-racial election? LaShawn. Steyn wonders whether America turned Left - or turned "cool." Aw shucks. We love to be loved. Don't we all? Sure enough, gun sales are through the roof Palin: my critics are jerks. Right on, Sarah. They aren't gentlemen, either. I think you're swell. What are Mount ...
Adversity and the Presidency
Chicago Boyz —
... he is wrong. (I suspect both sides suffer from a lack of imagination - they can’t imagine why anyone wouldn’t vote for Obama but his race; I have trouble imagining any reason someone would vote for him except for race.) But the other side seems to suffer from an inability to look beyond race: not once did she mention a position or policy, character or experience. His color validated her choice – and her. Not surprisingly, La Shawn Barber’s take (needing no such validation) is different. But McWhorter’s training, like my ...
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theanchoressonline.com 11/6/2008 — Ann Althouse asks an interesting question : Why isn’t Obama that far ahead ?
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The day after: post-election reflections
neoneocon.com 11/9/2008 — A few minutes into the second Presidetial debate, I realized McCain was almost certain to lose this election.
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The Obama Temptation
corner.nationalreview.com 10/25/2008 — I've been thinking this for a while so I might as well air it here. I honestly never thought we'd see such a thing in our country - not yet anyway - but I sense what's occurring in this election is a recklessness and abandonment of rationality that ...
Political intimidation in Charlotte, NC
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Post-Racial? Not a Chance
corner.nationalreview.com 11/19/2008 — Obama received the votes of an enormous majority of voters under 25. Why? The author of A Bound Man, today on Uncommon Knowledge:
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Obama and Gun Rights
rightwingsparkle.blogspot.com 10/21/2008 — From someone who knows: CHICAGO, Oct 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The following is the text of an open letter to the nation's hunters and sportsmen issued today by Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson: ...
On Obama and Good Men
patterico.com 11/7/2008 — It’s time to quote from some bloggers who have expressed what I’ve been feeling better than I’ve been able to express it.
Beldar:
I agree with — and incorporate by reference, as if fully set forth again here — Patrick’s ...
Complete Text of Barack Obama campaign infomercial
latimesblogs.latimes.com 10/30/2008 — Here is the complete spoken text of the nationally-broadcast campaign infomercial by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama on Oct. 29, 2008:
[Sen. Obama off-camera narration]
With each passing month, our country has faced ...
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