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Briefing Book! Powell Says Rush Limbaugh's Ruining GOP
- Colin Powell: All Rush's fault? Colin Powell says conservatives have to stop shouting at the world and the country. — Gawker
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Does Calling Obama a Socialist Cross the Line?
In 2001 John McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts, part of which Barack Obama now wants to let expire (while keeping some in place). In 2000, McCain shared a take on the progressive tax system, which deviates from the one he has now. He confronted a question from the daughter of "Joe the Doctor" who asked McCain at a 2000 townhall: "Why is it that someone like my father, who goes to school for 13 years, gets penalized in a huge tax bracket because he's a doctor?"
Reactions to Powell's Endorsement: Race, Elitism, & Legacy?
After Colin Powell's thorough endorsement of Barack Obama yesterday on Meet the Press the reactions and analysis flew in the media and your comments. Here are some of the standout reactions:
- Michelle Malkin called "Powell’s embrace of Barack Obama is a triumph of hope over reality," but is careful to say she doesn't think it's an issue of race. "It’s Obama’s social liberalism, not his skin color, that attracts Powell most."
- Rush Limbaugh and Pat Buchanan didn't come to the same conclusion, saying, "I am now researching his past endorsements to see if I can find all the inexperienced, very liberal, white candidates he has endorsed," and "look would Colin Powell be endorsing Obama if he were a white liberal Democrat..."
Gen. Colin Powell Endorses a Candidate on Meet the Press
On Meet the Press moments ago, former Secretary of State Colin Powell laid out first his reasons, and then his much-anticipated endorsement. Powell said that Obama had been showing intellectual vigor and displaying concern for all of the country and the issues people care about, while he was concerned by McCain's seeming constant changing of ideas on how to solve problems. He said though Gov.
Colin Powell Gets Down — and Could Be Ready to Endorse?
Glee. This pictures of Colin Powell getting down with his soberly respectable self fill me with utter glee. The former secretary of state hip-hopped on stage with the Nigerian group Olu Maintain at the Africa Rising Festival at the Royal Albert Hall last night.
Christina and Seal Celebrate at Africa Rising Festival
Christina Aguilera arrived in London with her boys Jordan and Max over the weekend and tonight was the big event. She, along with others like Seal, took the stage to perform at the Africa Rising Festival. Tyson Beckford graced us with his shirtless presence while even Colin Powell got into the dancing spirit.
Joseph Wilson: Obama Has Not Proven Better Judgment
Joseph Wilson, who personifies the dissent surrounding the build up to the Iraq war, profoundly resents Barack Obama's distortion of George Bush's folly into Hillary Clinton's responsibility.
On the Huffington Post, the husband of ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame and former ambassador, systematically deflates Obama's argument that he possesses superior judgment, evidenced by Obama's 2002 speech against the war. For some of the arguments made by Wilson, read more
The Most Terrifying Dropped Call Ever
Holy guacamole! Those Cingular ads underline how important getting clean reception on your cell phone is. Otherwise, dropped calls cause wives to think their husbands are cheating on them, workers to think their bosses don't get their bad jokes, or boyfriends to think their girlfriends have other boyfriends.
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Do Endorsements Factor Into Your Voting Decision?
Is it the voting equivalent of jumping off a cliff? If well-known people/newspapers/terrorist organizations are endorsing a candidate, does it make you want to do it too? With less than two weeks left, endorsements of varying pedigrees and celebrity are piling up.
Celebs Keep the Ball Rolling as Inauguration Continues
All eyes were on Barack and Michelle Obama as they made their way around the inaugural ball circuit last night, but there were plenty of other stars out partying as well. Ben Affleck caught up with Jessica Alba at the Artist Making an Impact Dinner, while Jay-Z looked dapper in his suit and glasses making a stop at the BET Ball. Jay also caught the Obamas' first dance, where his wife Beyonce brought many to tears.
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