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How Barack Obama Struck Fund-raising Gold -- New York Magazine

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:44:41 -0800

From the page: "The courtship of Robert Wolf is, of course, part of a larger story: How Obama, from a standing start three months ago, built a fund-raising apparatus as powerful as Clinton�s"

Yes Sarah, there is a media conspiracy & The Confluence

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:30:53 -0800

From the page: "The media made him a contender �" so who decided that the media should do so?

Matt also ignores the fact that Obama raised $99 million in 2007 �" more than all the other Democratic candidates except Hillary raised combined. He raised that in approximately equal amounts in each quarter throughout the year, even though he was running a distant third behind Hillary and Edwards until late in the year. Where did that money come from?"

Obama plans to send 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan | McClatchy

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:23:43 -0800

From the page: "President Barack Obama met Monday evening with his national security team to finalize a plan to dispatch some 34,000 additional U.S. troops over the next year to what he's called "a war of necessity" in Afghanistan, U.S. officials told McClatchy. "

http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/tabloids-and-the-dark-side-of-the-hollidays/

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:18:04 -0800

From the page: "There seems to be the recurring theme in all the NYC tabloids headlines.

Newsday does a reprise of W's push to stimulate the economy: "Go fly and visit the fabulous destinations"

The NY Post has a half a cover about the upcoming Macy's Thanksgiving parade, but the other unveils a long standing scam in homeless charity"

Darkening - and whitewashing Obama & Not Your Sweetie

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:15:23 -0800

From the page: " self-described liberals looked at artificially lightened photographs of President Barack Obama and judged them as more representative of his actual likeness, while self-described conservative students more often chose artificially darkened photos of Obama.

In other words, all respondents agreed that �oelighter is better”, they just applied this differently to Obama"

Lighter Skin, More Like Me - The Atlantic Politics Channel

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:56:20 -0800

From the page: "
The basic conclusion: the more you like a candidate, the more likely you are to "lighten" a photograph of him or her. The less likely you like a candidate, the more likely you are to "darken a photograph.""

Why I Remain Bullish On Obama - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:52:36 -0800

From the page: "He's taking the usual slew of tactical hits as his opponents try every single line of attack and pound every day, squeezing every ounce of agitprop from the news cycle."

Dean: Dems In Deep Trouble On Health Care, The Only Options Are A Bad Bill Or 2010 Losses

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:47:14 -0800

From the page: ""I think if you passed the Senate bill tomorrow it would be OK. But then the problem is they don't have any defense for their members in 2010," Dean said, noting that the public option would not become operational until 2014."

Wow! They do misbehave!(Obama's flunkies) & Not Your Sweetie

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:45:33 -0800

From the page: "MoDo, much as she patronizes that woman, Palin �" she ends up comparing her favorably to Obama right after piling on him Cheney�s and others criticisms:"

Soci�t� G�n�rale tells clients how to prepare for global collapse - Telegraph

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:46:01 -0800

From the page: "Société Générale has advised clients to be ready for a possible "global economic collapse" over the next two years, mapping a strategy of defensive investments to avoid wealth destruction"