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Posted By JSilver 1 year, 1 month ago in Political NewsPresident-elect Barack Obama is preparing to take office talking as though he'll throw the White House doors open and let the sunshine in. But some reporters who have been covering the Obama campaign are a little doubtful of what that means for journalists.
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CRYMTYPHON1 year, 1 month ago
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Does anyone remember Stephen Colbert's speech at the White House Press Dinner?
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He said to their faces what we had been only muttering to ourselves where no one ever heard*:
that the white house press corp had not just compromised , it had sold out, rolled over and given in.
If some reporters who covered the campaign, are doubtful that Obama will run a white house open to the media, - it is not up to Obama .
It is up to them.
* the bathroom, the political section of Half-Price Books, and Pacifica radio.-
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BB641 year, 1 month ago
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Have you ever taken a look at the attacks waged by you guys against Gov. Palin? It was relentless. As to protecting her from the media hounds, yes, the McCain camp did. Unfortunately it was poorly handled. Again this was the McCain camp as a whole.
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I'm still wondering when the full Obama story will be released. I don't mean being a citizen or any of the crack pot stuff. I'm talking about his comments concerning businesses such as the coal industry or comments concerning a new civilian military. How about opening up his Blackberry records on contacts with Ayers, Wright or other "unique" people. How about opening his reports and essays from his college years? How about full release of his medicals? I really think the DNC has done themselves harm by not properly vetting this guy. Too bad the press didn't do their jobs.-
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dunkirk1 year, 1 month ago
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When his full comments will be released? The video is posted on youtube what exactly are you hoping for? OMG when presented with the ENTIRE transcript of what was said unedited you still claim its not all there? Maybe you can thump your chest and bleat with a little believability when you start asking for the minutes of the Cheney energy sell out.
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BB641 year, 1 month ago
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I thought I made it clear I wasn't asking the crack pot questions. But again since I'm probably talking to someone from the truth about 9-11 team, let me make this even clearer. I am very unimpressed with the way the media acted in this election. I no longer trust any of the "news" media outlets controlled by ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS and CNN. All carried water for the Obama team. Fine if you won't ask questions about Obama how about his side kick Joey "the gaff machine" Biden? Between plagiarizing his resume, speeches and other items or his mistakes on the campaign trail, how could anyone consider him for VP? I understand the beltway media love "Old Joe", but if something bad happened to the president, he's the new president. That scares me more than Obama's business tax promises.
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BB641 year, 1 month ago
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I've met the Governor and she's not the idiot the media is telling you she is. She's not an east coast or big city politician. She's more of a "normal" Midwesterner even though she's from Alaska. She's clearly different from McCain. She is very conservative and very protective of family. She like most, understands the Constitution isn't a living document. If changes are to be made, the House and Senate need to craft the changes. It shouldn't be left to the courts to re-write or re-interpret what the founding fathers really meant. She's certainly forgiving when it came to attacks on her family. she brushed off most as free speech. I can't imagine Barrack doing the same. When people attacked Michelle, he had a hissy fit.
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She has had to work with Russia and Canada on international matters concerning fishing rights and rescues of lost crews. While not official treaties, agreements of mutual assistance were handled by her team. I think she would make a very good Vice President and was clearly a better choice than Joe.-
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Progressive1 year, 1 month ago
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I don't need to meet her to know that someone her age who only obtained a passport after becoming governor is too incurious to represent America in the world. Her limited interviews proved her to have little to no understanding of history, geography, the policies of the current administration or myriad other subjects crucial to the job she sought. Her religious extremism is overwhelming. She is George Bush in a skirt and Dick Cheney with lipstick. I could go on and on, but I'm weary of having this same debate over and over. I'm just thankful enough folks seem to see through her to keep her out of national office.
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Tangent0011 year, 1 month ago
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"I thought I made it clear I wasn't asking the crack pot questions. "
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Sorry, but asking about Obama's "...new civilian military" IS a crackpot question.
He was talking about Peace Corps and Americorps, for crying out loud!
Then you move on to Ayers and Wright and 'full disclosure of medical records'. What do you hope to find in this little witch hunt of yours?-
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BB641 year, 1 month ago
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Obama's quote: "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded." That doesn't sound like the Peace Corps or the Americorps I heard of.
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StevieGee1 year, 1 month ago
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"I no longer trust any of the "news" media outlets controlled by ABC,NBC,CBS,PBS, and CNN." So I guess that leaves the EIB network and Fox? It's no wonder your views are so skewed. I get the majority of my news from NPR. I agree that the major news networks do a crappy job though. It's like traffic, weather, fluff piece, traffic, weather, fluff piece..... No coverage of the war, the issues of the day, or any in depth analysis of weather any political claims hold water. It's just sound bites. I rarely watch it anymore.
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gamahuche1 year, 1 month ago
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Obama has been the most media-savvy politician in my lifetime - it seems unlikely that he'll suddenly lose that talent and know-how.
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His special talent seems to be in working with the organisational structure behind it.
Lets hope he can maintain his touch and still retain a life!
Seems to me that you can on;y be really open if you can also keep the door tight shut sometimes too - otherwise what is there to be open about?
The greatest communicators are those who can make every member of a huge crowd feel that s/he is being addressed as an individual. Unfortunately many of the people who have had that talent have been amongst the most vicious b**tards under the sun!
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BB641 year, 1 month ago
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"Media-savvy"? He really never was interviewed by a real reporter. Joe the plumber asked a more challenging question than any one from ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS or CNN and he never showed up on Fox. When interviewed he stays on script like a typical lawyer/politician. While it works fine for a campaign where "hope & change" were the only real policy. His promises were more pandering and not real commitments. In one breath he promises to use public funds but changed his mind. The other are his promises to pull the troops out now only to admit it would be years before he would do that. He's a rather typical Chicago politician that I suspect many who voted for him will be gravely disappointed.
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dunkirk1 year, 1 month ago
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ROFLMAO, you truly are the biggewst whiner Ive ever seen. After 8 years of Bush having ALL questions submitted in advance now its a problem?? ANd Palin even when given the questions STILL cant answer them. Instead goes to unbelievable lengths to say she isnt answering questions about anything anyone wants to hear about shes going to rambkle about things SHE wants to talk about. ROFLMAO, AND then cant believe when shes sent packing.
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BB641 year, 1 month ago
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Bush? Submitted questions? Yea right. And then you're going to talk about the evil right wing conservative conspiracy controlling the media. As to Palin, I liked her. But then again, unlike the dems I would have welcomed a woman in a leadership role.
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dunkirk1 year ago
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"I would have welcomed a woman in a leadership role."
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ROFLMAO, and one so qualified to boot. Who thinks Africa is a country, who gained serious international political experience because Putin flew over Alaska AND, prbably the key factor, she could see Russia form her kitchen window. ROFLMAO. Yeah the right definetly wanted to see a woman in a leadership role just one who had no clue as to what they were suppose to be doing.
Odd you make that comment about Bush and submitted questions when every debate the man had requried questions to be submitted, every appearance he made required hand picked attendees. Yeah the right has such a short atention span. ROFLMAO,
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UpholdOurConsitution1 year, 1 month ago
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You were represented by John McCain and he lost, so deal with it. That's the way it works in our democracy... so, now that you loathe our new President-elect and want to hang on to your precious $$$ so bad, why don't you move to Sweden? Or Denmark where their all from the same batch. It's a win-win for everyone!
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tchef1 year, 1 month ago
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I enjoyed the direct contact I had with the campaign. Having the full speech sent to me so I could view it on my own time in it's entirety. The media filters out soundbites and decides what part I should hear. I don't like that. I'm tired of soundbites. I' looking forward to the Obama white house. It will definately be a breath of fresh air after what we have seen in the last 8 years.
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BB641 year, 1 month ago
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If you mean fresh air all of the Clinton's former people, your definition of fresh air is different than mine. I see a very typical Chicago style here. Barrack will govern by polls mainly.
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With his promises, I haven't seen a comprehensive plan for Business, Energy or much of anything we need.-
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willottica1 year, 1 month ago
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"a comprehensive plan for Business"
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You know what? A Republican's "comprehensive plan for Business should look like this:
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Comprehensive Plan for Business
Part 1: Stay out of it
Part 2: That's all
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Or do you WANT the government to take more control of business... isn't that SOCIALISM?
Barrack will govern my polls mainly
Would that be government "by the people"? (Of the people, by the people and for the people.) I imagine that Barack WILL pay attention to polls, and he WILL consider the will of the people. I don't see him as someone who will just do what will keep him popular. His appeal to many of us was that he wasn't afraid to voice unpopular truths. His speech on race - that racism is STILL an issue - was not what the people wanted to hear. His "bitter" speech - that people DO cling harder to the things they know, guns and religion, when times get tough - was clearly not what most voters wanted to hear, but it rang of truth. His response to Russia/Georgia - that BOTH sides needed to behave - was NOT the popular response; the popular response was 'defend our ally against the big bad Commies.'-
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BB641 year, 1 month ago
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I'd really like to know what he supports. I've listened or at least tried. I can't figure out where he stands. One minute he's all hope & change the next he's the same old socialist Dem from the Daley machine. As to racism, he certainly should know what that is. It was preached to him as a part of his religion for 23 years.
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As to Georgia, both sides? I didn't realize Georgia invaded Russia and killed about 10% of their population. I was under the impression Georgia tried to take control of 2 rebel areas and then Russia invaded. An invasion like that by the Russians was planned out well before. As to Communists, Czar Putin is still pulling all of the strings.
On control of business by the government, Fannie and Freddie had huge government control. when more was suggested by McCain, Frank and Dodd prevented this. Was it because they were also they received huge campaign contributions from them too? Now the former Fannie & Freddie leaders are on Obama's staff. Is that the change we're supposed to expect?
As to guns or religion, both are protected in the Constitution.-
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dunkirk1 year, 1 month ago
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ROFLMAO. When McCain signed on after the bill was a year old for more control?
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The bill that was tabled with Republican control of the committee? ANd as usual the Georgia/Russia turmoil shows the typical Neo Con lack of looking at the entire event. Seems you must hacve misseed the Georgians treatment of ethnic Russians. Reality has a habit of eluding your posts.-
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BB641 year, 1 month ago
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Both sides have deeper motives for fighting. The Russians have an interest in preventing Georgia from joining NATO, as Georgia, a Western-oriented democracy has long wanted to do. In this, the Russians will almost certainly succeed. There is no Western power that has any interest in a military ally that is involved in a major military conflict with Russia.
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Russia claimed to be protecting South Ossetia and further claimed it declared it's independence from Georgia. Funny that wasn't accepted by Putin when Kosovo wanted out of Russia.
In the end most of this was cause by 2 things. The first, Imperial Russia is back with a new Czar. He intends to reassemble the former USSR. Secondly, Georgia has oil pipelines that compete with Russia's. They don't like the competition.-
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BB641 year, 1 month ago
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Just because someone has deep motives doesn't mean they're good. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor thinking the destruction of the Pacific Fleet would let them win the war. What it really did was cause the Americans to join together. For Czarist Russia, they want the former territories of the USSR back. The former territories really like being free. Freedom from tyranny, go figure, seems like deep motives to me.
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dunkirk1 year ago
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And like I said about a post or so up the chain you claimed they were invaded for no god reason. We now start spinning away somewhow comparing that to WWII. ROFLMAO, its always interesting when the right makes one of its no where near reality claims to listen to the justifications,
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willottica1 year, 1 month ago
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Thanks for the laugh DaneL. That was a very simple challenge, and you absolutely refused to even attempt it. As Dionys said, if you want to prove your point, that there were ALL kinds of stories that the MSM didn't touch, what were they? It should be simple to find an example.
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Tangent0011 year, 1 month ago
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I think DaneL is upset all the stories that the MSM covered during the Obama/Clinton race (you know, when Hillary was the 'chosen one') weren't dredged up AGAIN for the McCain face-off.
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In fact, NONE of them turned out to be anything more than smear tactics.
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lloydm651 year, 1 month ago
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I wouldn't expect to much from Obama,remember the only thing he's ever ran that we know of is his mouth.Not a business,not a sports franchise,just words from paper,or telapromter.He is literally stumbling around in the dark.When you promise change,and then you start putting old reruns ,and failed politician in your cabinet, you know he is scared out of his scull.
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Bucotch1 year, 1 month ago
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<Yeah, Lincoln didn't run anything either. We seemed to do pretty well with ol' Abe at the helm.>
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1832 Lost job. Defeated for state legislature. Elected company captain of Illinois militia in Black Hawk War. 1833 Failed in business. Appointed postmaster of New Salem, Illinois. Appointed deputy surveyor of Sangamon County. 1834 Elected to Illinois state legislature. 1835 Sweetheart died. 1836 Had nervous breakdown. Re-elected to Illinois state legislature (running first in his district). Received license to practice law in Illinois state courts. 1837 Led Whig delegation in moving Illinois state capital from Vandalia to Springfield. Became law partner of John T. Stuart. 1838 Defeated for Speaker. Nominated for Illinois House Speaker by Whig caucus. Re-elected to Illinois House (running first in his district). Served as Whig floor leader. 1839 Chosen presidential elector by first Whig convention. Admitted to practice law in U.S. Circuit Court. 1840 Argues first case before Illinois Supreme Court. Re-elected to Illinois state legislature. 1841 Established new law practice with Stephen T. Logan. 1842 Admitted to practice law in U.S. District Court. 1843 Defeated for nomination for Congress. 1844 Established own law practice with William H. Herndon as junior partner. 1846 Elected to Congress. 1848 Lost renomination (Chose not to run for Congress, abiding by rule of rotation among Whigs.) 1849 Rejected for land officer. Admitted to practice law in U.S. Supreme Court. Declined appointment as secretary and then as governor of Oregon Territory. 1854 Defeated for U.S. Senate. Elected to Illinois state legislature (but declined seat to run for U.S. Senate). 1856 Defeated for nomination for Vice President. 1858 Again defeated for U.S. Senate. 1860 Elected President.-
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Tangent0011 year, 1 month ago
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Yep. Very similar to Obama (except Lincoln didn't win a Grammy):
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1983: Graduates from Columbia University; works for a business research company.
1985: Works as a community organizer in poor section of Chicago.
1988: Enters Harvard Law School; graduates in 1991.
1990: Becomes first black editor of prestigious Harvard Law Review.
1992: Runs Project Vote! which registers 150,000 new voters in Chicago; marries Michelle Robinson.
1993: Joins law firm specializing in civil rights cases; becomes a lecturer at University of Chicago law school.
1995: Publishes "Dreams from My Father," a well-reviewed memoir about growing up in America with an absent African father.
1996: Elected an Illinois state senator.
1998: Daughter Malia is born.
2000: Loses Democratic primary in Illinois' 1st Congressional District to incumbent Rep. Bobby Rush.
2001: Daughter Sasha is born.
2002: Speaks out against invading Iraq.
2004: Delivers keynote address at Democratic convention; elected to U.S. Senate.
2006: Publishes "The Audacity of Hope," a book detailing his views on national affairs; his narration of "Dreams from My Father" wins a Grammy Award for best spoken album of 2005.
2007: Launches presidential campaign; raises a record $100 million in campaign contributions.
Jan. 3, 2008: Wins Iowa Democratic caucuses; becomes the front-runner for the presidential nomination.
Feb. 10, 2008: "The Audacity of Hope" narration wins him a second Grammy.
June 3, 2008: Locks up the Democratic presidential nomination.
Aug. 28, 2008: Accepts the presidential nomination at Democratic National Convention.
Nov. 4, 2008: Elected president.-
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BB641 year, 1 month ago
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Was your point? This at best is a terrible resume. It's has fluff to it but no substance. I see lots of inner city and civil rights type jobs but that rarely creates anything. Other than large cash bonuses for the lawyers, no matter who wins. You mention his time as a state senator but fail to mention his voting present more than any other way. His books a least one had more than one author. I'm not an expert but I have been given both by friends who can't understand my lack of support for the "Obama." One, very well versed and clearly older & mature. The other showing almost the frustrations of youth. Clearly two different people.
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As to politics, he's a Daley flunky and would never have won his statehouse seat had it not been dirty politics. Down in the polls and seal court records magically appear at the Trib offices. Amazing how that happens. He worked for Acorn training them. With all of the charges being made here in Wisconsin, he didn't do a very good job. They were caught.
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ProudBlueTexan1 year, 1 month ago
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He's our last hope for a long, long time. You'd better be glad he got in.....and fairly!!! No chads, not supreme court, no bought-and-paid-for election commissioners in the 'president's' brother's state.
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Fair & square landslide and don't forget it.
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lloydm651 year, 1 month ago
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Hey are these threats for now,or after Obama's swearing in ceremonies take place.I didn't know senators had executive powers.Fining the media,and taking their licence away.Damn what will his powers be like when he becomes president.Will he be able throw his enemies into a dungeon by executive order.or maybe be able to have them be-headed in public.Just maybe he doesn't understand the way to govern,out side the jurisdiction of Chicago.
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