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Entries Tagged as 'Election 2008'

Freudian Slip?

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Cross posted at THE Right Side of Wisconsin… Powered by ScribeFire.

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Tags: Election 2008 · Obama

Palin floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Willie Brown may be a liberal whack job from San Francisco, but here sure nailed it here… “Palin’s speech to the GOP National Convention on Wednesday has set it up so that the Republicans are now on offense and Democrats are on defense. And we don’t do well on defense. Suddenly, Palin and John McCain [...]

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Tags: Election 2008 · Palin

Rasmussen shows McCain pulling ahead in Missouri

July 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Up by 5 points since the night Obama won the apparent nomination. McCain holds 47%, while Obama shows 42% in the swing state of Missouri. The polling group also shows Obama losing voters to “undecided” in New Jersey. Is the post-Hillary honeymoon over?

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How do you feel about this?

July 2nd, 2008 · 10 Comments

Santiago Calatrava has also designed the September 11th memorial in New York City. Do you think it will change the way we feel in Milwaukee for our art museum?

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Tags: Election 2008 · stuff

Obama: Out of touch

June 30th, 2008 · 14 Comments

From the New Yorker: With the general election four months away, Obama’s rhetoric on the topic now seems outdated and out of touch, and the nominee-apparent may have a political problem concerning the very issue that did so much to bring him this far.

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Obama’s “new politics” wedged in a familiar location

June 29th, 2008 · 10 Comments

This morning on Face the Nation presidential candidate Barack Obama had surrogate Gen. Wesley Clark cat scratch at John McCain. Clark said that McCain lacked the executive experience necessary to be president, calling him “untested and untried” on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” And in saying so, he took a few swipes at McCain’s military service. [...]

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Tags: Election 2008 · McCain · Obama

Thought for the day

June 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

How come Barack Obama calls his maximum amount donors “large donors” while John McCain’s are called “special interests?” A little double standard, don’t you think?

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Tags: Election 2008 · McCain · Obama

Spend like a Democrat

June 22nd, 2008 · 30 Comments

So far the American presidency is worth $252 million to Barack Obama. This graphic is clipped from the AP through New York Daily news. Click on it to read their story. Hillary Clinton’s spending is included there. Should we run a pool for the total amount spent on this election? By each candidate?

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Tags: Election 2008 · McCain · Obama

Daring

June 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments

But I do believe it will be worthwhile for John McCain to hold Town Hall meetings with undecided voters. He has one scheduled for tomorrow in St. Paul, Minnesota. His opponent Barack Obama has been invited to participate in a series of these meetings, but Obama refuses. I suspect it’s because he knows how empty [...]

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Tags: Election 2008 · McCain · Obama

Why the Phantom Recession is already over

June 17th, 2008 · 10 Comments

This must read article from First Trust arrived on the front page of their newsletter. Trouble is, someone forgot to convince consumers they had to stop spending. Despite consumer confidence readings that are downright awful, “core” retail sales are up at a 10.2% annual rate in the past three months. In other words, consumer confidence [...]

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Tags: Election 2008 · markets & money