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A poll came out this week that shows that most of the world wants Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) to win the U.S. presidential election.
All 22 countries covered in the poll would prefer to see Senator Obama elected US president ahead of Republican John McCain.
Some people think that means something. Of course, most of those [...]

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Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) has said he’d meet with Iran’s president without preconditions, if he’s elected President of the United States.
The naive Senator was called on his position by an experienced Senator, John S. McCain, III (R-AZ)…

Nice to hear a grown-up explaining things to the kids.
If only the kids would listen. But they won’t. [...]

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Inauguration Day 1974

Warren Burger: “Are you ready to take the oath of office, sir?”
Gerald Ford: “I am.”
Warren Burger: “Then repeat after me. ‘I, Gerald Rudolph Ford, do solemnly swear…’”
Inauguration Day 1977

Warren Burger: “Repeat after me: ‘I, James Earl Carter, do solemnly swear…’”
Inauguration Day 1981

Warren Burger: “Repeat after me: ‘I, Ronald Wilson Reagan, do solemnly swear…’”
Inauguration [...]

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Now the New York Times is questioning Senator John McCain’s eligibility to be President of the United States.
Yes, the same John McCain that previously ran for President in 2000. But he wasn’t the GOP front-runner then.
And it was raised by the same New York Times that made unfounded allegations of an “inappropriate relationship” between the [...]

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News heads have been talking about Cincinnati radio host Bill Cunningham referring to Barack Hussein Obama as “Barack Hussein Obama.” Most of the talk … and writing in print and on blogs … has focused on what Arizona Senator John Sidney McCain, III, did in response.
You see, Cunningham was warming up the crowd at a [...]

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USA Today has a front page article today entitled “Ready on Day One?”
Well, in fact, I can answer that question regarding the three candidates pictured.
We have, from left, Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (D-IL,AR,DC,NY), Barack Hussein Obama (D-IL), and John Sidney McCain, III (R-AZ).
Actually, Obama is to the left of Clinton, politically, but on the USA [...]

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A bunch of folks are getting their panties in a wad over a picture being circulated that shows Senator Barack Hussein Obama (D-IL) in Somali garb.

And, Drudge reports that New York Senator Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (D-IL,AR,DC,NY) … or actually, some of her staff … are behind it.
Obama has denounced it. And some are calling [...]

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Ralph Nader announced on NBC’s Meet The Press today that he’s running for President.

Good for him.
And good for the country.
You see, he’ll draw votes from the Democratic nominee in November. And that’s good news for the GOP.
And if he helps get Senator John McCain elected, he’ll have helped America greatly.
Now, when New York Senator Hillary [...]

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Well, now. Fred Thompson … my candidate since the day after the November 2004 election … dropped out of the race today.
Oh, well.
Some — not all, but some — of Thompson supporters are sounding like some of the nuts that support Ron Paul:

I won’t vote.
I’ll vote for a Democrat.
I’ll vote for a 3rd party candidate.

All [...]

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