Sure, you want the likes of me to take you seriously. And I’d love to. But you’ve really got to knock it off with the Obama-as-antichrist business if you want that to happen.

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This isn’t the doctrinaire liberal opinion, of course, but it appears Obama is thinking about retaining Defense Secretary Robert Gates, at least for a while; and on the surface, at least, I think it’s a good idea.
I like the idea of an Obama presidency being all about competency, regardless of party. Keeping Gates, as Spencer […]

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Via Josh Marshall, this comes from one of your premier bloggers on the right:
Obama thinks he is a good talker, but he is often undisciplined when he speaks. He needs to understand that as President, his words will be scrutinized and will have impact whether he intends it or not. In this regard, President Bush […]

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So here’s what I don’t get:
Story on the front page of today’s Intell about how gun enthusiasts are terrified that Obama’s gonna ban Teh Gun, so they’re rushing out to buy their firearms now. I read the article to figure out just what kind of guns they’re buying - because your normal home/personal protection pieces, […]

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Philadelphia Inquirer notices how Obama made major inroads in Lancaster County:
Among 67 counties in Pennsylvania, Lancaster was the place where, percentage-wise, the Democrats made their biggest top-of-the-ticket gains compared with 2004.
Analysts said that was partly due to population changes in the fast-growing Pennsylvania Dutch region, partly due to voter alienation from President Bush (even […]

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Odd how the media/nation almost seems to think Obama is already the acting president.

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Watching Obama’s presser now, and he just used the line “We’ll move with all deliberate haste.”
As opposed, I guess, to ill-considered haste. See years, past seven.
There are, supposedly, some on “the left” who are upset over the pick of Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff. Why, I have no idea, but if so - as […]

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Heh.
Robert Gibbs is going to be Obama’s press secretary.
Robert Gibbs is the guy who handed Sean Hannity’s head to him over that anti-Semetic character ol’ Sean had on to tell the “truth” about Obama.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgn6rjGbp0c

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Dick Cheney crawls out of his undisclosed location to endorse McCain, and Obama pounces:
I’d like to congratulate Senator McCain on this endorsement because he really earned it. That endorsement didn’t come easy. Senator McCain had to vote 90 percent of the time with George Bush and Dick Cheney to get it. He served as Washington’s […]

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Well, I didn’t watch the Obama informercial. But apparently, at least 26.3 million Americans did.

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He’s making fun of you.

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Larison makes some excellent points here on Colin Powell’s endorsement of Obama, one of which came up in a conversation with My Mother the Winger last evening.
In that she gets much/most of her information from Fox News, she’s invested in this idea of Obama as a far-left socialist peacenik. But then Colin Powell endorses Obama; […]

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The Chicago Tribune newspaper was founded in 1847, and is expressly conservative. In fact, in its 161-year history, it has never endorsed a Democratic candidate for president.
Until now.

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This would be a Republican women’s group near Riverside, California:
The latest newsletter by an Inland Republican women’s group depicts Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama surrounded by a watermelon, ribs and a bucket of fried chicken, prompting outrage in political circles.
The October newsletter by the Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated says if Obama is elected his image will […]

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Republicans sure seem to think so.
Al Austin, a longtime, high-level Republican fundraiser from Tampa, today sent to his list of political contacts an e-mail containing a joke that refers to the assassination of Barack Obama.
When asked about the e-mail, Austin said it was a mistake and apologized and that he wouldn’t knowingly have circulated it. […]

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The primary takeaway from last night is visual - and the visual really does tell the story of this campaign.
The looks on McCain’s face during those cutaway shots were the modern equivalent of Al Gore’s heavy sighing during the 2000 debates. I mean, the exact same thing.
Via Josh Marshall, Amy Sullivan of Time notes:
In politics […]

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Not going to live-blog this, but just wanted to note: When Obama is speaking and the camera is showing both candidates, watch the look on McCain’s face.
The cat who thinks he ate the canary.
Update: Here it is:

Update II: And this:

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Dow ends day down 733. But McCain is going to talk Ayers - maybe even Wright! - tonight.
Yeah, that’s relevant.

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Please tell me I don’t have to sit through another debate tonight.
Actually, tonight’s debate might be the liveliest of the three - with McCain saying he’s going to bring up the Ayers nonsense. But in that he’s telegraphed that punch, Obama will of course be ready for it.
But more than that. If this is the […]

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Babe Ruth did it. So did Obama.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2iufUU1f4

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