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Barack Obama

09.14.09

Never was a man so badly meant to wear corrective glasses Barack Obama, personal | (0)
Really busy weekend of good stuff. Worked on Saturday when Obama came to town for a health care speech. Rode the bike to Minneapolis and worked out of the bureau there. Did some downtown riding during the event, running pictures back and forth which was fun. So yeah, I got paid to ride my bike for a bit. The event brought the usual suspects on both the support and opposition side. And thanks to my boss I found a new route between Minneapolis and St. Paul, sweet. Next week, Stillwater along the Gateway Trail. Sunday was good times. There was a ...
09.11.09

‘Picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines*.’ Barack Obama, biking, news | (0)
So with President Obama's visit to Minneapolis this Saturday my 4-day week has been nixed. However, tomorrow should be an interesting day as I'll be on my bike running between the Target Center, the Minneapolis bureau and getting any newsworthy pictures along the way. We've got some professional freelance photographers for the inside, so there's no pressure to get the only photos of the event. Good thing too, because I don't have the gear for something like this. Today is the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. I'm certainly not going to get into all of the remembrance blubbering, I'll leave ...
04.16.08

Robert Niles: ‘There is no such thing as “off the record” anymore.’ Barack Obama, journalism, news | (0)
So says Online Journalism Review editor Robert Niles. Niles says this in the wake of the huge stink made over Barack Obama's comments at a recent gathering where journalists were not allowed. Huffington Post writer Mayhill Flower was there, she recorded what Obama said and the rest is very recent history. What's funny is that the bigger story is what Obama said, which wasn't that big of a deal, but that he was in a venue that was supposed to be forbidden to journalists. Why? He's a presidential candidate, a potential leader of the free world. Every place he speaks and every word ...
03.08.07

The Obama Non-Story of the Week. Barack Obama | (0)
In yet another attempt to find fault where there is none, Barack Obama is being forced to to defend allegations of wrongdoing regarding investments he made that raise ethical concerns and conflicts of interest. The problem, the allegations are completely baseless and can be cast aside with simple knowledge of how investments work.Obama entered a "blind-trust" agreement with his broker, a common agreement with investors and similar to what happens in commodities and futures trading. His broker invested in stocks that he thought would benefit Obama, the conditions of the trust allowed him to do so without consulting ...
02.11.07

It’s Official, Obama Enters Presidential Race Barack Obama | (0)
Obamania continues with Senator Barack Obama announcing on Saturday, February 10th that he will enter the 2008 presidential race, something everyone already knew he intended to do. This speech served as merely a formality to cement his candidacy. Truthfully, it would have been bigger news if Obama said he wasn't going to run.Watch the video announcement.There is the danger of Obama's popularity peaking too early and, much like Howard Dean in 2004, he will not have the support to get the nomination. I stand by my earlier statement regarding Obama, but he will certainly have my support.After ...
01.22.07

Right-Wing Limbo Barack Obama, right-wing nuttery | (0)
Just when you thought the Right couldn't get any lower, they drop this bomb of journalistic irresponsibility.Come one guys. Attack his voting record, attack his inexperience, hell even attack his books; but for the sake of us all don't inject completely false arguements into the arena. It's muddled enough with conjecture and disinformation, keep it real please.
01.20.07

Hats in the ring. Barack Obama, Democrats | (1)
So Obama's in.So is John Edwards.And now so is Hilary.No doubt Hilary and Barack have the best chances to win the nomination right now. The Hilary announcement was inevitable, but I fear that Barack did so out of a feeling of obligation due to all of the attention he is getting lately. I just hope this massive amount of support carries through to the end and people don't give up on him when the opposition starts trotting out trivial facts.And honestly, I don't think any of the other potentials have much of a chance.Obama like what!
10.31.06

Obama’s Book Deal Barack Obama, books, politics | (0)
Barack Obama and the Book BusinessBy Peter Osnos, The Century Foundation Now comes the part in which Obama showed a steely side and displayed an element of character which, while completely legal and entirely within his rights as a writer, makes me uneasy. Everyone agrees that our political system and values are being corroded by money. One subset of the cash culture is that public figures use books funded by large media companies to support a lifestyle that is possible only because their service to the country makes them salable. Generals Tommy Franks and Norman Schwarzkopf came home from their ...
10.23.06

The Audacity of Hype. Barack Obama | (1)
Barack Obama's recent allusion toward a 2008 presidential run has people from all points on the political map foaming at the mouth over the potential. The idea of a woman and a mixed-raced candidate battling it out for the Democratic nomination has history-making potential, regardless of the outcome.My problem, I don't think Barack Obama should run for president in 2008. There, I said it. Now don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Barack Obama. He's a great speaker, he's educated, he exudes charisma and humanism, and right now he has the star power to run ...