This exchange had a level of emotional intensity that rose above much of the rest of the debate, despite how competitive and combative it was in other spots. The emotional intensity was all Obama’s. He beat back the partisanship that the Republicans have been playing up in recent days on
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Song of the Watermelon: The Three Obamas
One of the most fascinating things about the race for the Presidency currently underway down south is the dearth of enthusiasm shown Obama and Romney by their respective supporters. Nobody is excited about their guy; rather, what motivates them is how horrible the other guy is. Perhaps I am deceived
Continue readingLeDaro: Obama’s New Ad : Big Bird
Save Big Bird.
Continue readingImpolitical: Obama post-debate
Good line as he stumps post-debate, at the end here: “I met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney,” Obama said. “It couldn’t have been Mitt Romney because the real Mitt Romney has been running around the country for the last year, promising $5 trillion in tax
Continue readingLeDaro: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Presidential Debate
There seems a near consensus, Romney won the debate. Obama looked nervous, uncomfortable; Romney calm, on message. Romney may have been overtly flip-flopping on issues like Obamacare and tax cuts – sounding very different than he did in the Republican primary – but somehow Obama wasn’t quite able to get
Continue readingMadLibMadLib: Jim Lehrer, He’s Such a Nice Guy
Seen on Facebook: It wasn’t Lehrer’s fault, aside from not keeping the segments to 15 minutes. The rules were set by the Commission on Presidential Debates and he was (very nearly) following them. He clearly stated that following the initial two-minute answer there would be a back-and-forth between the candidates
Continue readingLeDaro: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney First Debate
Obama’s performance was lack luster. Here are some of the headlines: Romney comes to play, out-duels Obama in debate, NBC RESET? Romney Wins The Night –The Huffington Post, U.S. ROMNEY WINS THE NIGHT – The Huffington Post, Canada Romney goes on the offensive in debate against Obama –CBC I will
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On image reinforcement
I won’t disagree with those who have criticized Barack Obama’s debate performance last night as listless. But did nobody else notice that the candidate who’s rightly been criticized for his glee in firing workers and shipping jobs overseas had this to say as one of his supposed “zingers”? The second
Continue readingImpolitical: The Obama-Romney debate
That video doesn’t make it seem so bad for Obama after all, does it? I had two experiences watching that debate last night. The first, with the sound on, left me thoroughly depressed and thinking that Obama had blown it. My tweets reflected that reaction. The second, later on, with
Continue readingFive of Five: John Bolton + Brian Lilley
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Continue readingFive of Five: John Bolton + Brian Lilley
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Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Can Christy Clark and Alison Redford find common ground on the Northern Gateway Pipeline?
TweetBritish Columbia Premier Christy Clark sent Alberta Premier Alison Redford an email yesterday asking if they could meet in Calgary next weekend. While they appear to be cut from similar ideological cloth, the two conservative Premiers have clashed in the media over the construction of the controversial Enbridge Northern Gateway
Continue readingFive of Five: The Churchill Bust: Outrage on Demand
Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron discuss a little head.
This story about the sculpture of Winston Churchill given to the White House has so many weird (partisan) angles it would baffle Pythagoras.
No one likes a dirty fork.
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Five of Five: The Churchill Bust: Outrage on Demand
Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron discuss a little head. This story about the sculpture of Winston Churchill given to the White House has so many weird (partisan) angles it would baffle Pythagoras. No one likes a dirty fork.
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: A US election prediction
Hardly going on a limb here, I don’t think.. but let me just say that unless something drastic happens (i.e Obama somehow does a disastrous debate or 2), I think Obama is cruising to re-election. He may not win the national popular vote by much, and he may not win
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: WATCH: The Complete Unedited Secret Mitt Romney Fundraising Video
Here it is, the complete unedited secret video that captured Mitt Romney dissing “47 percent of Americans—those who back President Obama“, and dismissing the possibility of a Palestinian state, etc. Romney, the Republican candidate for the November U.S. presidential election, was addressing donors at a May 17 fundraiser, held at the
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: How U.S. Gov’t Talks About a Drone Program it Won’t Acknowledge Exists
by Cora Currier | ProPublica Drones have become the go-to weapon of the U.S.’s counter-terrorism strategy, with strikes in Yemen in particular increasing steadily. U.S. drones reportedly killed twenty-nine people in Yemen recently, including perhaps ten civilians. Administration officials regularly celebrate the drone war’s apparent successes— often avoiding details or staying anonymous, but claiming tacit credit for
Continue readingImpolitical: New Obama ad
Look who’s featured in the new Obama ad. The ad that could win the election? It’s straightforward, answers the 4 years/better off question directly. Would be nice to think so.
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: Same-sex marriage and the 2012 U.S. presidential election debate
As the 2012 U.S. presidential election approaches, it’s safe to assume that a significant chunk of the debate will revolve around same-sex unions. This graphic from the Marriage & Family Counseling puts things into perspective. Source: Marriage and Family Counseling Degrees RELATED: On the chopping block, Canada gay marriages Anderson Cooper: “The
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