For 82 days in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy ran for President. His campaign was described as magical and mystical. With RFK, we believed that anything was possible. Then his life was tragically cut short. His great potential left unfulfilled. There hasn’t been another politician, since RFK, who has inspired this country so profoundly…until Barak Obama. Will Barack Obama be able to recreate the magic of those 82 days?

Archive for June 12th, 2009

President Obama Inauguration speech from CNN | Barack Obama

Friday, June 12th, 2009

ooh. i’m sorry, i didn’t mean that i was actually in washington (I WISH I WAS), because i’ve been to washington before and i would have loved to go see him, but yeah. i wish him the best too. i hope he becomes a great president. :D. Comment by betts3985 — June 11, … I am so incredibly inspired by Barack Obama. I love his energy, his dreams, his ideals and his attitude. I love to see America rally behind him, because that is what is gonna take to bring about change. …

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Inconvenient Truth: Holocaust Museum Shooter Was A Socialist | Say

Friday, June 12th, 2009

I only brought up that he was a socialist because so many on the left were trying to say that this was some sort of right-wing killing inspired by Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly. …. So yes, people that vote that into power know nothing better or are lied into something else or they are promised via hope and change that what they have will be better. Promising peasants land was a better selling point for the communists instead of personal liberty as the peasants had no …

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Here Comes the Obamanomics Socialism: Obama Administration to Rein

Friday, June 12th, 2009

No matter how Obama spins his program, he wants to nationalize American business and control the means of production while expanding the welfare state. Is this the hope and change Americans voted for? Or is it a radical program of … This entry was posted on Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at 8:17 am and is filed under Barack Obama, Socialism, economics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own …

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Iran Goes to the Polls: What Will Its Historic Election Mean for

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Inspired by Obama, Iran’s Presidential Candidates Go Online to Campaign. [Report this comment]. Posted by: Renee Feltz on Jun 11, 2009 10:01 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]. His message is one of hope and reform, youth and women find him inspiring, and he could pull off a narrow victory - these are not the only characteristics Iran’s leading reformist presidential candidate, Mir Hussein Mousav, shares with U.S. president, Barack Obama. …

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Obama Foodorama: Health Policy Reform Is Dependent On Food Policy

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Dr. Maring has inspired no controversy with his insistence that good fresh healthy food be available as easily as possible, and his farmer’s market project is a model of the kind of grass roots change that’s needed to ensure that ….. Former White House Chef Walter Scheib On The Record About the Foodie Disinformation Campaign.. Click to read our chat about Cristeta Comerford bashing, and the truth about local, organic, sustainable food in the White House kitchens. …

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Iran's raucous election campaign falls silent, voters contemplate

Friday, June 12th, 2009

The stakes are extremely high for Iran — the new leader must decide how to respond to President Barack Obama’s offer for dialogue after a nearly 30-year diplomatic chill. The Obama administration is cautiously watching the vote for signs the …. Mohsen Rezaei, a former head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, is not seen as a leading challenger to the president in the June 12 election, but reformists hope Rezaei will weaken Ahmadinejad by taking votes from within the …

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Middle East and Other Musings: When All Else Fails Lower Your

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Barack Obama is leading the progressive parade, and his wagon is hitched to a team of horses that includes a compliant Democrat Congress, well-funded liberal think tanks, a shill media, and the collective mindset of a progressive movement active … His intentions were clearly laid out in his campaign documents and in many of his non-primetime speeches. When the nation was watching, he was all about hope and change, based on a delivery style that hid content vagaries. …

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The Rag Blog: Co-Housing: Another Way Toward Sustainability

Friday, June 12th, 2009

The people’s historian says that Barack Obama may be sensitive and smart but that he is bottom line a politician and is still victim to a mindset that caters to the bankers and the military. Climate Change Disaster : Too Late for …

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“That wasn't me” says President Barack Hussein Obama

Friday, June 12th, 2009

“That wasn’t me,” President Barack Obama said while disclaiming responsibility for the huge budget deficit waiting for him on day one. Yet in four short months, he has spent more of taxpayers’ money than any president who has held office since the … People are befuddled and confused; even as they see our economy continue to tank and jobs disappear, they still cling to the slogan of “Hope and Change.” The president delivered an eloquent outreach speech to Muslim nations. …

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Amy Goodman: The Free Market's Marked Men, From The Niger Delta To

Friday, June 12th, 2009

The despoliation of traditional Ogoni land in the Niger Delta inspired Saro-Wiwa to lead an international, nonviolent campaign targeting Shell. For his commitment, Saro-Wiwa was arrested by the Nigerian dictatorship, subjected to a sham trial and hanged with … “We now have an opportunity to draw a line on the sad past and … face the future with some hope that what we’ve done here will have helped to change the way in which businesses regard their operations abroad. …

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