The 2008 Race

Political Thoughts Through the 2008 Election

Obama defends fierce tone of campaign with Clinton

Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday defended the fierce tone of his recent exchanges with presidential rival Hillary Clinton and said he was forced to fight back against her campaign’s disregard for the truth.

Obama, an Illinois senator, said he was battling a “tough, well-honed political machine” operated by Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, but did not think their escalating feud would hurt the party in November’s election.

“One principle that I think we want to firmly establish is, if people are making false assertions about my record, we will answer them,” Obama, who would be the first black U.S. president, told reporters.

The top two contenders for the Democratic nomination have engaged in a widening war of words, including a debate on Monday in which they traded a series of harsh and sometimes personal attacks.

Obama ran a tough radio ad accusing Clinton, a New York senator who would be the first woman U.S. president, of being willing to “say anything to get elected.”

He said it was in response to Clinton’s radio ad, which he said distorted his comments about Republican ideas.

The Clinton ad used Obama’s quote in Nevada last week that Republicans had been “the party of ideas” in recent years and implied that he supported those ideas. Obama says he never claimed to like them — a view backed by several independent analysts.

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January 24, 2008 4:38 pm Posted by the2008race | Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton | , , | No Comments Yet

Dennis Kucinich Dropping Out

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Cleveland Congressman Dennis Kucinich is dropping out of the Democratic race for president.

Kucinich will make the announcement Friday at a news conference in Cleveland. In an exclusive interview with Plain Dealer editors and reporters, Kucinich said he will explain his “transitioning” tomorrow.

“I want to continue to serve in Congress,” he said.

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January 24, 2008 4:28 pm Posted by the2008race | Dennis Kucinich | | No Comments Yet

Study confirms Bush Administration lied prior to Iraq war

A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks.

President George W. Bush and seven of his administration’s top officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, made at least 935 false statements in the two years following September 11, 2001, about the national security threat posed by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.

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January 23, 2008 10:32 am Posted by the2008race | George W Bush, Iraq, Lies, Terrorism | , , , | No Comments Yet

Paul outlines platform for local backers

He’s the staunchly anti-war candidate in a crowded Republican field. Pundits and pollsters have written him off as a long shot for the presidential nomination. His campaign organizers say he’s the victim of “media blackout.”

But for the 600 Ron Paul supporters spilling out of a Kenner hotel conference room Monday, none of that mattered. On the eve of the Republican Party caucuses in Louisiana, the slight Republican congressman from Texas outlined his unconventional presidential platform, touching on everything from abolishing the Federal Reserve to immediately bringing American troops home.

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January 23, 2008 10:24 am Posted by the2008race | Caucus, Louisiana, Ron Paul | , , | No Comments Yet

Preliminary Results in Louisiana Caucuses Point to Ron Paul

“The Louisiana caucus results are not in yet (will be in a few hours), but things are looking very positive for Ron Paul.

We have heard a rumor that in Natchitoches Ron Paul won 11 of the 15 Delegates and that there were less than 100 people at some sites, some Ron Paul supporters are saying “Dr. Paul must be doing well, since I haven’t seen anything about it on the so called news channels”.

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January 23, 2008 10:06 am Posted by the2008race | Caucus, Louisiana, Ron Paul | , , | No Comments Yet

MLK III to Edwards: “Keep Fighting. My Father Would Be Proud

From his letter to John Edwards:
“So, I urge you: keep going. Ignore the pundits, who think this is a horserace, not a fight for justice. My dad was a fighter. As a friend and a believer in my father’s words that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, I say to you: keep going. Keep fighting. My father would be proud.”

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January 22, 2008 6:56 pm Posted by the2008race | John Edwards, Martin Luther King Jr | , | No Comments Yet

America – Freedom to Fascism

Full free download of America – Freedom to Fascism.

All about the Federal Reserve banking system being unconstitutional and how it has maxed out the national debt and bankrupted the United States government. Federal income taxes are unconstitutional or otherwise legally invalid. Currently, Ron Paul is the only Presidential Candidate to understand this. Let’s hope others will see the light as well.

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January 22, 2008 6:53 pm Posted by the2008race | Income Tax, Ron Paul | , , | No Comments Yet

NY Times Declares Clinton SC Dem Primary Winner 4 Days Early

As of 6:26pm EST on Jan 22, 2008 – a full 4 DAYS before the democrats hold their primaries in South Carolina, the NY Times has posted the following results for the SC Democratic Primary. Apparently Clinton will pull off another NH and defy the polls which put Obama in a double digit lead:

NY Times Declares Clinton SC Dem Primary Winner 4 Days Early

January 22, 2008 6:32 pm Posted by the2008race | Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, NY Times, Primary, South Carolina | , , , , , | 1 Comment

CHANGES – Presidential Candidates Featuring David Bowie

January 20, 2008 11:53 am Posted by the2008race | Audio, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Fred Thompson, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, Video | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

LBJ’s Mistress Blows Whistle On JFK Assassination

It’s a jaw-dropping deposition and it’s the biggest JFK smoking gun there is – despite the fact that it has received little media attention.

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January 20, 2008 11:13 am Posted by the2008race | Assassination, John F Kennedy, Lyndon B Johnson, Video | , , , | No Comments Yet