Here’s a photo from the official BarackObama.com site that I absolutely love: Of course, it goes without saying that I hope this dashing young Senator from Illinois is able to avoid Kryptonite and associating himself with too many ethically-challenged corporate figures similar to Lex Luthor. A tip of hat goes out to Seth of Independents [...]
Recycled from Political Insider: Washington Post columnist George Will has detailed four reasons why Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) should run for president in 2008: First, one can be an intriguing novelty only once. If he waits to run, the past half-century suggests that the wait could be eight years (see reason four, below). In 2016 [...]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/8WJsuM19-8c[/video] On Monday, Barack Obama made a very important announcement.
Anticipation of a Barack Obama candidacy grows heavier as the senator from Illinois visits New Hampshire for a book-signing and post-election fundraiser. Here’s an excerpt from a Salon article on the event: No one anticipated that 1,500 tickets (at $25 a piece) would be all sold by the middle of last week — and fire [...]
Senator Dick Durbin is pushing for his fellow senator from Illinois to run for the big office. At his website DickDurbin.com, you can sign his petitition. Here’s a snippet from his website: On Durbin’s senate campaign Website, he urges voters to sign on to an electronic petition, urging Obama to “Run, Barack, run.” “Barack didn’t [...]
Today at the DailyKos, Kos states that if Barack Obama were to run, he would win. Over at MyDD, Chris Bowers struggles with the concept of two variations of Barack Obama. Elsewhere at MyDD, Matt Stoler pulls out some impressive graphs regarding mentions of Obama in the blog universe, and expresses similar frustrations of Obama [...]
“The Legend of Barack Obama” – a great title for an article in the Washingtonian by Garrett M. Graff. A few brief excerpts: At the heart of “Obamania” is his personality and presence—part preacher, part professor, part movie star. His charisma seems effortless, his charm an afterthought. National Journal White House reporter Alexis Simendinger recalls [...]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/l5cz1jON4Jw[/video] If you missed seeing Barack Obama on Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday, December 1st, here’s your chance to watch it. Click HERE to watch part 1 Click HERE to watch part 2 Damn, I love YouTube! In the meantime, we’re still waiting for the “special announcement on the Food network”…. Will Rachael [...]
There’s some intriguing thoughts about the Obama candidacy being addressed by David Sirota over at the Huffington Post. He makes some excellent points, and the reader comments are well-worth reading. The Ridiculousness & Danger That Is Obama ’08 (the first post) Barack Obama Is the Almighty – Bow Down To Him Now (the second post) [...]
