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alchohol and experimental use of drugs during his youth. Questions about the authenticity of his professed Christian faith and whether he is a closet Muslim. The kerfuffle over the use of his full name, Barack Hussein Obama coupled with doubts about where his true allegiances lie with regard to the well being of the country he wants to lead. His wife's clumsy statements such as, "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country."

we should point out that this video is part of Hillary Clinton's opposition research on Barack Obama. They've run videos of little white girls in bed at night, they've run mail pieces allegedly making Obama look darker than he is, they've dared to use his middle name in phone calls, and now they are throwing out incendiary racial rhetoric from his preacher. The Clintons are not fools. They see the polling trends that Obama is getting less and less of the white vote. And they aim to capitalize on that fact. I'll

point out that this video is part of Hillary Clinton’s opposition research on Barack Obama. They’ve run videos of little white girls in bed at night, they’ve run mail pieces allegedly making Obama look darker than he is, they’ve dared to use his middle name in phone calls, and now they are throwing out incendiary racial rhetoric from his preacher. The Clintons are not fools. They see the polling trends that Obama is getting less and less of the white vote. And they aim to capitalize on that fact. I

point out that this video is part of Hillary Clinton’s opposition research on Barack Obama. They’ve run videos of little white girls in bed at night, they’ve run mail pieces allegedly making Obama look darker than he is, they’ve dared to use his middle name in phone calls, and now they are throwing out incendiary racial rhetoric from his preacher. The Clintons are not fools. They see the polling trends that Obama is getting less and less of the white vote. And they aim to capitalize on that fact. I

we should point out that this video is part of Hillary Clinton's opposition research on Barack Obama. They've run videos of little white girls in bed at night, they've run mail pieces allegedly making Obama look darker than he is, they've dared to use his middle name in phone calls, and now they are throwing out incendiary racial rhetoric from his preacher. The Clintons are not fools. They see the polling trends that Obama is getting less and less of the white vote. And they aim to capitalize on that fact. I'll

in Lafayette Park, would be the perfect running-mate!) Still, even if you support Sen. Clinton on her policy merits, it is difficult to reconcile oneself with the way in which she has undertaken her campaign for the Democratic nomination. In Nevada, her campaign launched 30-second robocalls that used the phrase “Barack Hussein Obama” four times; this was seen as part of a larger whisper campaign to insinuate that Obama is a Muslim. In South Carolina, Sen. Clinton’s husband, President Clinton, tried to link Obama with former candidates Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, who were seen as racially

we've seen from Republicans during the past two presidential elections: The Rovian Parliamentary Attack: Clinton's Texas supporters are being instructed to gain control of the normally neutral caucus chair and secretary positions. The Robo-tack: Robocalls (during the Nevada Democratic caucus) emphasized Barack's middle name, Hussein. The Diss JFK Attack: Ed Rendell, a former DNC Chair and a Clinton super delegate, said on "Real Time with Bill Maher" Friday night,

we've seen from Republicans during the past two presidential elections: The Rovian Parliamentary Attack: Clinton's Texas supporters are being instructed to gain control of the normally neutral caucus chair and secretary positions. The Robo-tack: Robocalls (during the Nevada Democratic caucus) emphasized Barack's middle name, Hussein. The Diss JFK Attack: Ed Rendell, a former DNC Chair and a Clinton super delegate, said on "Real Time with Bill Maher" Friday night,

around Obama's Reagan comments, including a Clinton radio ad that borrows Karl Rove's use of selective audio edits to mislead listeners. There has also been some ugly push-polling, and apparently some nasty robocalls too. That won't convince people that the Democrats will change what they don't like about politics. Here's what Obama was really saying, if you listen to his full comments: That Ronald Reagan took ideas that were out of political favor and

t censor him, but it is not support that I sought. And we’re not doing anything, I assure you, formally or informally with Minister Farrakhan. This isn’t the first time Islamphobia has creeped into the 2008 election. Previously both the McCain and Clinton campaign have made a big deal of Obama’s middle name, which is Hussein. Then there are the leaked photos that are designed to conjure images of radical Muslims in turbines. But a major point of Obamas