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Democrat Ticket: Dumb and Dumber

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Barack Obama picked Joe Biden to be his running mate to balance the ticket.

Balance? What balance?

One is young, the other old. One is brown, the other white. Take away the obvious external differences and what you have underneath these two handsome exteriors are political clones. Read the rest of this entry »

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August 28th, 2008 at 12:00 am

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Obama Theme Song: “I could have danced all night!”

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The dance he danced at Saturday’s nights Civil Forum at Saddleback Church was meant to dazzle us, as it has dazzled audiences countless times before. It was carefully choreographed and well rehearsed. Barack Obama went through the near flawless routine, but this time, something unexpected happed.

The music stopped! Read the rest of this entry »

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August 21st, 2008 at 12:00 am

Debunking the Edwards Debacle

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Poor John Edwards, the presidential want-a-be can’t even get a contrition speech right.

Bill Clinton laid out the master plan but Edwards couldn’t follow his bread crumbs. And, Edwards wants us to believe he is smart enough to run the country!

Edwards did his “I have sinned” confession in an intimate at-home television interview with ABC’s Bob Woodruff, complete with soft lighting and freshly coiffed hair. There were no visible signs of remorse – no lip biting, no tear in the eye. Couldn’t he lose the hair spray just this once?
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August 14th, 2008 at 12:00 am

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Obama Panders to Whiney Women

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Real women take responsibility for their actions: Whiney women blame others.
Real women don’t ask for special favors: Whiney women break in line.
Real women make informed choices: Whiney women make excuses.

Are you a “real woman” or a “whiney woman”? Before you answer that question, take this short presidential quiz: Read the rest of this entry »

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July 3rd, 2008 at 12:00 am

What Obama’s Supreme Court would look like

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Voters awake from their quadrennial slumber about this time every fourth year to prepare themselves for the business of electing a president. We cast all our cares and concerns on a man or woman we think can save us from our excesses, our personal responsibilities, our enemies here and abroad.

By the time the election rolls around, most know very little about the man or woman who gets their vote. We simply don’t care enough to reach beyond the rhetoric. We pick the one who looks, sounds or acts more like the Superman (or Superwoman) we would like him to become.

Is it any wonder our country is in such a mess?
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Written by Jane Chastain

May 22nd, 2008 at 12:00 am