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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 at 7:28pm

My “Reality” Edit of Obama’s Commencement Speech

Posted by Tom Skypek in American Politics

Here’s an excerpt from President Obama’s commencement address at Kalamazoo Central High School yesterday. This is a classic “do as I say, not as I do” speech. As such, I’m going to annotate this excerpt to more accurately reflect reality. My edits are in red.

“… don’t make excuses [even though that's been my chief strategy as president. I inherited this nasty recession from the evil Republican, George W. Bush, remember? And those Republican dirt bags and Tea Party morons misrepresented my health care bill. It really is a great bill--really, it is.] Take responsibility not just for your successes, but for your failures as well [I’ve never made a mistake, though, so I’m not…

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Thursday, September 4th, 2008 at 4:12pm

With Friends Like These

Posted by Tom Skypek in The American Presidency

Today, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Sen. Barack Obama’s “friend” and “colleague,” pled guilty to felony obstruction charges. He will serve four months in jail and pay a $1 million fine. Kilpatrick dragged out the inevitable for seven months at significant cost to Michigan tax payers. Michigan can do better than Kwame Kilpatrick. This provides Republicans with an opportunity to grab Michigan’s 17 electoral votes this November.

Remember, Sen. Obama said this about his friend Mayor Kilpatrick:

And he [Kilpatrick] is a leader not just here in Detroit, not just in Michigan, but all across the country. People look to him. We know that he is going to be doing astounding things for many years to come.

And so I’m grateful to call him a friend and a colleague. And I’m…

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Thursday, August 21st, 2008 at 4:50pm

With Friends Like These

Posted by Tom Skypek in Media, The American Presidency

Garth Brooks has a famous song called “Friends in Low Places.” The Obama campaign may want to consider adopting it as their official campaign song. Sen. Obama’s associations with characters like Rev. Jeremiah Wright, unrepentant terrorist William Ayers and the “Hip Hop Mayor” Kwame Kilpatrick are telling. They highlight a history of poor judgment. Here’s another reminder of Sen. Obama’s close association with convicted felon and slumlord Tony Rezko:

Stanely Kurtz, who’s been researching Sen. Obama’s association with William Ayers, has run into problems. The Richard J. Daley Library at the University of Illinois at…

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Saturday, July 5th, 2008 at 4:54pm

Obama Continues 180 on Old Glory

Posted by Tom Skypek in The American Presidency

You know, the truth is that, right after 9/11, I had a pin. Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we’re talking about the Iraq war, that (pin) became a substitute for, I think, true patriotism, which is (about) speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security. I decided I won’t wear that pin on my chest. Instead, I’m going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great and, hopefully, that will be a testimony to my patriotism.

- Sen. Barack Obama, October 3, 2007

A few months ago Sen. Obama said he wouldn’t wear an American flag pin on his lapel. But as Peter Nicholas notes, Sen….

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