rightwingwatch.org - 5/7/2009
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Last week we wrote about how, this year, it didn't look like the National Day of Prayer Task Force, headed by Shirley Dobson, was going to be involved in any formal White House observance of the event.
And that is now officially the case ... mainly because there will be no White House ...
thinkprogress.org - 5/7/2009
article.nationalreview.com - 5/8/2009
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Obamas winning personality and a widespread yearning for
ill-defined change were probably more essential to Obamas victory...
than his campaign proposals.
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Goldberg: We Need a Hero
truthdig.com - 5/6/2009
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Barack Obama is a brand. And the Obama
brand is designed to make us feel good about...
our government while corporate overlords loot the Treasury, our elected officials continue to have their palms greased by armies of corporate lobbyists, our corporate ...
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National Day of Prayer
Political Animal —
... Obama has made this decision. The president is required by federal law to declare a National Day of Prayer, but there is no requirement that a special event be held at the White House in observance of this event. During the Bush years, the Dobsons and other Religious Right leaders were given special access to the White House. That seems to have come to an end, and I'm glad." So am I. Post Script : One prominent religious right activist, Concerned Women for America's Wendy Wright, said , "President Obama may have problems believing in the Christian faith, he should at least ...
Christian Right: Obama Is A Heretic For Observing Day Of Prayer In Private Just Like Most Other Presidents
Think Progress —
President Obama will sign a proclamation recognizing today as a National Day of Prayer (NDP). Notably, the President will not continue former George W. Bush’s practice of holding a “formal White House event.” In response, conservative commentators in recent days have been suggesting that Obama is in some way attempting to downplay the significance of the NDP — and faith in general.
Limbaugh went so far as to suggest that Obama was trying to “cancel” the NDP, while the National Day of Prayer Task Force issued a ...
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