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RNC chair blames Obama for Rev. Wright attack ad story
The chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) on Sunday said it was the fault of President Barack Obama and the Democrats for reports that a super PAC supporting presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney was considering attack ads featuring Obama’s former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright. “I know how it works,”…
Chicago police accused of planting evidence in ‘Molotov cocktail’ plot
Police say men planned to target Barack Obama’s election headquarters but lawyers claim evidence was planted. Lawyers for three protesters arrested on terrorist-related charges ahead of the NATO summit have accused police of entrapping them and encouraging an alleged bomb-making effort. The three were arrested on Wednesday night when members…
Chris Wallace: ‘McCain was crazy’ not to attack Obama with Rev. Wright
Fox News host Chris Wallace on Friday suggested that it would be “legitimate” for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to attack President Barack Obama for his association with Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. “As far as Rev. Wright is concerned, I think it had a lot of relevance and…
Obama’s former literary agency claimed he was born in Kenya
Breitbart News reported on Thursday that a promotional booklet produced in 1991 by President Barack Obama’s then-literary agency claimed he was “born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii.” Obama has been dogged by questions about his eligibility to serve as President of the United States since 2008. Many…
Ni-CLANG! Event Horizon: Republican Legislator Knows ‘in his Heart’ that President Obama is Not an American
The nation took a giant leap towards the Ni-CLANG! Event Horizon yesterday: ELBERT COUNTY – Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colorado) is backpedaling after 9NEWS was first to report on an audio recording of his comments at a recent fundraiser where he raised the issue of President Barack Obama’s birthplace and said the president,…
Ben Stein: Obama not a ‘presidential genius’ like Nixon
Conservative actor Ben Stein says that President Barack Obama is just not that smart — and he’s certainly not a “presidential genius” like disgraced former President Richard Nixon. “Barack Obama is a smart man, you would say that, right?” Fox News host Bill O’Reilly asked Stein on Wednesday. “No, I…
Colorado Republican rep. apologizes after saying Obama ‘not an American’
A Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado insisted he misspoke on Wednesday after telling supporters that he wasn’t sure where President Barack Obama was born but the president was “not an American.” Speaking to donors at the Elbert County Fairgrounds on May 12, Rep. Mike Coffman…
Former Fox News co-host: Obama ‘bigoted’ for suggesting his name makes winning harder
Fox News contributor Monica Crowley on Wednesday called the president of the United States “bigoted” for his suggestion that a name like “Barack Hussein Obama” made winning elections more challenging. In an interview that aired on Tuesday, The View co-host Sherri Shepherd asked Obama how close his re-election would be.…
Newsweek stirs buzz with ‘first gay president’ cover
WASHINGTON — Newsweek made no apologies Monday for anointing Barack Obama as “the first gay president” on its cover this week, matching its rival Time in terms of online buzz. It depicted Obama with an angelic rainbow halo just days after Obama became the first sitting president of the United…
Team Obama’s Dashboard tool uses real-time data mining for re-election efforts
Barack Obama’s re-election campaign for the White House is poised to launch its secret weapon: an online tool that the campaign hopes will vastly increase its ability to mobilise volunteers and potential voters across the US. The new tool, called Dashboard, is being seen as the possible Holy Grail of…
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