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Obama’s Story

Started by washingtonindependent · 10 months ago

It was a comic book moment. Any fan of the genre could recognize it, when the McCain campaign launched a much-discussed television ad that tagged Sen. Barack Obama as "the biggest celebrity in the world." It seamlessly flashed to shots of Us Weekly cover-girls Britney Spears and ... Continue reading »

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  • This is the best article I've read about the way this campaign is being waged. The GOP's only chance is to get nasty. They've been very successful at it. How can Obama stay above the fray and still answer the attacks? He has to find a way to get down in the trenches without losing his celebrity status. It's a difficult problem. If the GOP can be successful with their dirty work again it bodes ill for our country. The system will have become dysfunctional much like a banana republic. Americans have to become tired of all this disinformation. Maybe we are a weaker country than we think we are.
  • Lets see my choice is cranky old John McCain or that energetic young, smart black man Barack Obama?



    McCain who does not know how to use a computer but is willing to learn if we elect him

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