Tag Archives: Barack Obama

The Making (And Faking) Of Barack Obama

From our Compare and Contrast in Clear Idiomatic English desk: David Maraniss’s new biography, Barack Obama: The Story, has spawned any number of stories about Obama’s story of his formative years. An excerpt from the book in the Washington Post is … Continue reading

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John McCain Cory-Bookers Mitt Romney

First it was Newark Mayor Cory Booker on NBC’s Meet the Press sandblasting the Obama campaign’s anti-Bain Capital jihad:   Now comes former presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Kiss My AZ) with this to say about presumptive presidential nominee Mitt … Continue reading

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Boy O(bama) Boy!

In 2008 it was Obama Girl (currently at almost 25 million views on YouTube) who made waves:   That caused a few problems not only in the Obama presidential campaign, but also in the Obama household, with Sasha and Malia … Continue reading

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Bad News o’ the Day (Wall Street Nobama Edition)

Tough sledding on Wall Street for Pres. Obama. No snow. From Politico’s Playbook: THE MONEY, HONEY — “Wall Street’s vote: Romney by a landslide,” by Abby Phillip and Kenneth P. Vogel: “Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and the super PAC supporting it … Continue reading

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Barack’s Dinner With Whomever (Grammatically Correct Edition)

The hardworking staff received this email today from the Obama-Biden industrial complex: Friend — We’re adding a twist to the upcoming Dinner with Barack: You not only have the chance to sit down for a meal with the President and … Continue reading

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Obama Campaign Does “Number One” On Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts Debt Spiral

Barack Obama’s campaign has launched its latest Mitt-seeking missile in the form of a TV spot about titled “Number One,” which refers to the per capita debt in Massachusetts while Mitt Romney was governor.   Transcript: When Mitt Romney was … Continue reading

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Presidential Jobapalooza! (Mitt Romney “Did So” Edition) [New Series!]

Mitt Romney’s penurious campaign (it has spent under $5 million dollars on advertising since clinching the Republican presidential nomination vs. umpteen million dollars spent by GOP Super PACs) is actually dropping some coin on a TV spot defending his jobs … Continue reading

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Campaign Ad o’ the Day (Skeet-Shooting Obamacare Edition)

State senator Ron Gould is shooting to represent Arizona’s 4th Congressional district – literally. Here’s his current TV spot, in which he skeet-shoots a copy of Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (via BuzzFeed):   Gould will also personally patrol the … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion . . . Or $6 Billion . . . Or $9.8 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Romney MA Jobs Edition)

The Obama campaign continues its sandblasting of Mitt Romney’s jobs record as Massachusetts governor, running this ad in CO, FL, IA, NC, NH, NH, NV, OH, PA, and VA (via MSNBC’s First Read).   First Read notes that Romney has taken … Continue reading

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$ex and the City: Sarah Jessica Parker Puts Out For Obama

The 2012 presidential campaign is all about My Dinner with Celebrity Whoever. Start with Barack Obama’s George Clooney dinnerfest last month (via the LA Times’s Food blog): DINNER AT CLOONEY’S One hundred and fifty wealthy Democrats joined President Obama for dinner at … Continue reading

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