Obama Tries to Stamp Out Ad Tying Him to 60s Radical- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Barack Obama is striking back fiercely and swiftly to stamp out an ad that links him to 1960s radical William Ayers.http://nevada-rlc.org/2008-election/ad-ties-obama-to-60s-radical/ Texas GOP Using Obamas Half-Brother in Ad- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Responding to attacks against John McCain for not knowing how many houses he has, the Texas Republican Party is hitting back with a new ad featuring Barack Obama's Kenyan half-brother living in poverty to question whether Obama takes care of his own family.http://nevada-rlc.org/barack-obama/texas-gop-using-obamas-half-brother-in-ad/ Inflation Rate is 5.6 Percent and Other Nonsense- (Found September 17, 2008 ) The Department of Labor reported last week that the current 12-month rate of inflation is 5.6 percent, the highest since 1991. American newspapers and television reported that as gospel.http://nevada-rlc.org/opinion/suprynowicz/inflation-rate-is-56-percent-and-other-nonsense/ Obamas Carter Moment- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Obama's credibility on foreign policy is already precarious. Between his years of embracing radical friends and institutions, his perceived softness toward despots Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmidenijad, his internationalist deference to the foreign policies of the UN and European governments, and his refusal to condemn the Palestinian Authority's terror incitement and participation while simultaneously advocating Israeli concessions, voters are already wary of the prospect of an Obama...http://nevada-rlc.org/2008-election/obamas-carter-moment/ Farewell, NATO- (Found September 17, 2008 ) After the victory of the Cold War, NATO's raison d'etre became more problematic -- even as its theoretical reach now went all the way to the old borders of the Soviet Union. Without the Soviet menace that had prompted the alliance, what justified the continued need for transatlantic collective defensehttp://nevada-rlc.org/opinion/hanson/farewell-nato/ Obama Love- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania recently opened up a can of worms about bias in media coverage of Barack Obama during a Shorenstein Center-sponsored panel discussion with all three Sunday show moderators. "It was embarrasing," said Rendell.http://nevada-rlc.org/2008-election/obama-love/ RNC Chooses the Nevada Republican Delegation- (Found September 17, 2008 ) By allowing Wayne Terhune and a handful of dissenters to derail the delegate election, the Nevada GOP was undoubtedly "inept," but I'm curious how the Ron Paul supporters can possibly feel that what they tried to pull is justified.http://nevada-rlc.org/nevada-gop/rnc-chooses-the-nevada-republican-delegation/ The Perfect Stranger- (Found September 17, 2008 ) The oddity of the Democratic Convention is that its central figure, Barack Obama, is the ultimate self-made man, a dazzling mysterious Gatsby. The palpable apprehension is that the anointed one is a complete stranger -- a deeply engaging, elegant, brilliant stranger with whom the Democrats had a torrid affair. Having slowly woken up, they see the ring and wonder who exactly they married last night.http://nevada-rlc.org/barack-obama/the-perfect-stranger/ Joe Bidens Mythical Blue-Collar Roots- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Joe Biden once got in trouble for plagiarizing a speech and inflating his academic record. So it will not surprise you to find that his famous working-class background turns out to be mythical. But it may surprise you to learn that Biden isn't the one who has trouble with the facts.http://nevada-rlc.org/opinion/chapman/joe-bidens-mythical-blue-collar-roots/ Tax Cuts for the Middle Class- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Barack Obama says he supports a tax cut for 95 percent of all Americans. He is referring here to his proposal for a $500 refundable income tax credit for all workers, except those in the top 5 percent of income earners. These folks, for some reason, are to be singled out for "special treatment" i.e., tax increaseshttp://nevada-rlc.org/2008-election/tax-cuts-for-the-middle-class/ |