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The Obama way: a Chicago pol's special brand of insincerity.(Barack Obama)(Cover story)
POLITICAL campaigning necessarily produces a wide gap between words and deeds--this is the price of bringing together a broad coalition with disparate interests. All effective politicians are at times authentically insincere or sincerely inauthentic. Exaggeration, embellishment, overstatement, double-talk, systematic deception, and lies presented as metaphorical "truths" are the order of the day.
So of course Barack Obama is no different. He exaggerates the credit he deserves for a very limited piece of ethics-reform legislation. He embellishes when he presents himself as having had a consistent record on the Iraq War, when in fact he's done a fair amount of ...
- By the numbers: industry favors McCain by 2-to-1 over Obama.(Briefing)(John...
- Magazine article from: Best's Review Lehmann, R.J. November 1, 2008 700+ words
...were for Illinois Democrat Sen. Barack Obama. The poll showed McCain's support...McCain (Republican) 64.1% Barack Obama (Democrat) 33.6% Ralph Nader...McCain (Republican) 64.8% Barack Obama (Democrat) 33.2% Ralph Nader...
- Barack Obama Discusses Plan to Revitalize Economy in Roundtable with Northern...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 17, 2008 700+ words
...Francisco Women's Building, Senator Barack Obama hosted a roundtable discussion...struggle to afford child care. Barack Obama will make it refundable and allow...care and work responsibilities. Barack Obama will double funding for the main...
- Barack Obama's Election Inspires Optimism among Many but Not All Black...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 26, 2009 700+ words
...that many Black Americans believe Barack Obama when he declares, "change has...feel better about myself since Barack Obama was elected President of the U...found numerous Black Americans view Barack Obama's presidential victory as a road...
- Q&A BARACK OBAMA.
- Magazine article from: RCR Wireless News October 27, 2008 700+ words
...presidential campaigns of Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain...In the area of health care, Barack Obama will invest $10 billion a year...federal resources to make it happen. Barack Obama knows that we need to rely on technology...
- Barack Obama Campaign Reaches Out to America's Niche Audiences Through Online...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 15, 2007 700+ words
...announced presidential candidate Barack Obama has created a member profile on...CCI -- Consistent Traffic Driver Barack Obama's campaign approached BlackPlanet...www.blackplanet.com/barack_obama/ -- MiGente.com -- the fastest...
- Why you need to vote for Barack Obama: an endorsement from the president &...
- Magazine article from: Ebony Rice, Linda Johnson November 1, 2008 700+ words
...and unequivocally endorse Sen. Barack Obama as the next president of the United...further and emphasize why we need Barack Obama as our next president. [ILLUSTRATION...American Dream, you need to vote for Barack Obama. If you are worried about the...
- Jews should dump Barack Obama. (OPINION).
- Newspaper article from: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA) Mountain, Tom March 28, 2008 700+ words
Barack Obama has proven himself unworthy of American...Gentile. Yet in a sense the ascendancy of Barack Obama is a testament to the maturation of American...president. But that man will not be Barack Obama. The junior senator from Illinois no...
- Thomas Nelson To Release the Faith of Barack Obama.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 12, 2008 700+ words
...June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Senator Barack Obama's faith and the larger subject...United States. In The Faith of Barack Obama (Thomas Nelson, August 2008...skillfully takes readers along Barack Obama's unusual religious walk, ultimately...