Barack Obama

Obama chooses Warren to represent him

December 17, 2008

I take one measly nap and look what happens. Obama has chosen Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration. President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony will feature musical performances by Aretha Franklin, Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman, according to the congressional committee orchestrating the inaugural program. Rick Warren, the evangelical pastor of Saddleback Church, [...]

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Madame Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

December 1, 2008

The wait is over. President elect Obama has finally announced that Hillary Clinton will serve as his secretary of state after weeks of speculation. From the transcript at Huffington Post: I have known Hillary Clinton as a friend, a colleague, a source of counsel, and as a campaign opponent. She possesses an extraordinary intelligence and [...]

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What’s more useful, a church or a gym?

November 24, 2008

A gym, of course. Just ask the new president. President-elect Barack Obama has yet to attend church services since winning the White House earlier this month, a departure from the example of his two immediate predecessors. On the three Sundays since his election, Obama has instead used his free time to get in workouts at [...]

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Priest just says "No" to Obama supporters

November 14, 2008

On the heels of Catholic bishops vowing to continue their war on the rights of women comes yet more news of Catholic leaders being assholes. This time it’s a priest in South Carolina who’s decided to tell Obama supporters not to take communion. His reason? Because supporting Barack *Hussein* Obama over that other guy who [...]

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Obama tosses Rahm under the bus

November 14, 2008

You know it was bound to happen…

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Bishops promise war against Women

November 13, 2008

While Obama has often used the right wing frames when it comes to abortion, Obama made a promise to those of us who support reproductive freedom.  His promise was that one of his first acts as president would be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). What is FOCA? It’s a bill that forbids [...]

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Good News: The Obamas. Bad News: Those Damned Initiatives

November 5, 2008

You’ve probably heard the good news.  Michelle Obama will be our next First Lady and those precious little girls, Malia and Sasha, will be the First Kids come January.  Barrack Obama, of course, will be the 44th President of the United States. Just look at ‘em.  Aren’t they adorable? The bad news is the initiatives. [...]

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How can we lose?

November 4, 2008

This guy’s got some ideas on how to accomplish a defeat (via: Pharyngula) of the Democratic party: The easiest way, of course, is not voting so find out where you should go to vote and get to it.

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So, what are you doing Tuesday?

November 2, 2008

I voted for Obama & Biden this Friday, but as it get closer to Tuesday I find myself getting more and more worried about what’s going to happen. I’ve voted for Democatic nominees in the past, but this one seems extremely personal. We seem to be, as a nation, standing at a turning point in [...]

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Obama aids make it clear, atheists suck

October 30, 2008

Update: Dave of NoGod has apparently spoken to one of the men who participated in the rally & is going to to be writing a post about the conversation soon. Via NoGod comes the story of Obama aids insisting on having the opportunity to make it clear that atheists are not welcome on the Obama [...]

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