Barack Obama
What (white) Progressives Don’t Understand About Obama
A must-read: Progressives have been urging the president to “man up” in the face of the Republicans. Some want him to be like John Wayne. On horseback. Slapping people left and right. One progressive commentator played an excerpt from a Harry Truman speech during which Truman screamed about the Republican Party to great applause. He [...]
...read moreObama, the first female president?
Cartoon via XKCD You may have read this terrible op-ed by Kathleen Parker, a Washington Post opinion columnist, published a couple of days ago. It was burning up my Twitter feed all day. In it, Kathleen Parker argues that Barack Obama is our first female president. Yes, that is what she said. And she proceeds [...]
...read moreAre you watching Obama speak to GOP House members?
Because you should be. It’s on right now, and it’s incredibly riveting.
...read moreOpen Thread: SOTU Reactions
Did you all watch it? What did you think? Here’s the speech for those who missed it.
...read moreRacist White Man Insists He Is Not a Racist
Could be an Onion headline, but sadly it’s not. Thanks, Lindsay, for the link.
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Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Nice work, O! There are, of course, some skeptics on the right and on the left (and guess who I think has a bit more of a point). Yglesias rightly points out that Obama has a lot left to accomplish when it comes to promoting peace — brokering an Israel/Palestine peace deal, normalizing relations with [...]
...read moreObama and the Nobel Peace Prize
Like everyone else, I was hit with the news this morning that Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. And, like seemingly everyone else, my first reaction was “Really? Already? But why?” Luckily for me, just as I began to ask that question, I came across this article from the AP, which debunks several Nobel [...]
...read morePopular conservative website says a military coup would “resolve the Obama problem”
He’s careful to say he’s not advocating a military coup, he’s just saying… There is a remote, although gaining, possibility America’s military will intervene as a last resort to resolve the Obama problem. Don’t dismiss it as unrealistic. America isn’t the Third World. If a military coup does occur here it will be civilized. That [...]
...read moreFacebook Poll: “Should Obama be killed?”
Wish I were kidding. via Adam.
...read moreBreaking News
Obama calls Kanye West a jackass. While I do love Kanye’s clothes and usually his music, that one was deserved. I also love having a president who is funny and can banter with the press. It’s too bad it sometimes gets him into trouble.
...read moreOpen Thread: the Obama Speech
What did you all think? Discuss in the comments. For those who haven’t seen it, CSPAN has it here.
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