Category Archives: Barack Obama

Obama Debating Before He Was Famous

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

Before Barack Obama was president of the United States, he famously lost a congressional primary against Congressman Bobby Rush. In this race, as in many other races, there was a televised debate between the primary candidates (Obama, Rush, and another State Senator Donne Trotter). Continue reading →

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An Interesting Way in Which Barack Obama’s Race Helps Him

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

The 2012 presidential election is shaping up to be an election highly focused on economics and class. It seems that one of the main themes of the election will be class, or the gap between the rich and the poor. At this point, it’s pretty likely that the main Democratic attack on Mitt Romney will be an attack based on class. Mitt Romney will be portrayed as rich and out-of-touch, a Wall Street banker. Continue reading →

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Comparing Obama in 2007 and the Current Republican Presidential Field

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

The Republican presidential field is nearly complete. There is a possibility that Texas Governor Rick Perry might enter the field. Other than that, however, its pretty probable that the 2012 Republican nominee will be one of the current Republican candidates running. The Republican presidential field … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Fact About Obama’s Inauguration

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

As it turns out, the president-elect was wearing a specially designed, bullet-resistant suit that day. Very few people knew about this, and very few people know about it to this day (there are quite natural reasons why). Continue reading →

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Why Obama Was Never the Most Liberal Senator in the United States

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

A common charge of Republicans during the 2008 presidential campaign was at Senator Barack Obama’s perceived liberalism. Republicans often stated that Mr. Obama was the most liberal senator in the United States, according to a ranking by the National Journal. … Continue reading →

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Observing the White House’s Improving Diplomacy

Posted on September 10, 2010 by

When Senator Barack Obama ran for president of the United States, a major critique of him was his relative inexperience. The argument went that Mr. Obama just didn’t have enough time under his belt to govern the country, and it … Continue reading →

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Foreshadowing the Jeremiah Wright Scandal

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

If Barack gets past the primary, he might have to publicly distance himself from me. I said it to Barack personally, and he said yeah, that might have to happen. – Jeremiah Wright, April 2007 Today, former Reverend Jeremiah Wright … Continue reading →

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