finkelblog.com - 1/19/2009
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I guess this lets those evil Wall Street speculators off the hook . . .
Spike Lee has declared that God himself ordained the financial crisis to happen when it did in order to propel Barack Obama to victory. The film director offered his odd analysis on today’s Morning Joe . . . but not ...
newsbusters.org - 1/17/2009
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Discussing “post-racial” inauguration, CNN doesn’t call Lee on
outdated racial term. By Matt Philbin and Erin Brown...
The Culture & Media Institute January 16, 2009 We’ve heard ad nauseam from a hopeful media -- Daniel Schorr of NPR, ...
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Spike Lee: DC is ‘Chocolate City’
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Spike Lee: God crashed the markets to help Obama
Michelle Malkin —
... ? Over at his new blog Finkelblog , Mark Finkelstein spotlights the sermonizing: Spike Lee has declared that God himself ordained the financial crisis to happen when it did in order to propel Barack Obama to victory. The film director offered his odd analysis on today’s Morning Joe . . . but not before declaring that tomorrow’s inauguration will be “the most important day in the history of the United States of America.” JOE SCARBOROUGH: Let’s talk about tomorrow. What are you looking for? SPIKE LEE: I think it’s going to be one of — I think it’s going to be the most important ...
Spike Lee: Tomorrow’s the most important day in American history
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... and reaffirmed here with his theory of whose invisible hand was pushing the economy off a cliff in September. Exit question: Is anyone not watching MSNBC’s coverage of the inauguration tomorrow, just to see how obsequious they’ll be? I expect nothing less than tears from Matthews and an intimation from Olby that we’re seeing providence unspool before our very eyes. Click the image to watch. [image]
The most important day in American history
Betsy's Page —
... I listen to promo the sports radio's coverage of the inauguration by saying they were going to discuss the role of sports in leading to today, "possibly the most important day in American history." And of course Spike Lee is out there saying the same thing and saying that God ordained the financial crisis. While I think the inauguration of the first African American president is quite a notable day in American history, it is nowhere near the most important. I'm not sure which day I'd point to. The adoption of the Declaration of Independence or ratification of the Constitution ...
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