Posts Tagged ‘obama’

Post traumatic Obama disorder

Written By: - Date published: 5:48 pm, November 14th, 2008 - 11 comments

While there have been reports here of distraught voters calling the police and helplines for assistance in dealing with the trauma of a National/Act government, spare a thought for the millions of Obama supporters around the world who, now victorious, find themselves with no purpose in life… (Via: Swiss Miss)

English “worried” about Obama

Written By: - Date published: 8:10 pm, November 4th, 2008 - 97 comments

More from 3News tonight on the secret recordings taken at the Naitonal Party conference in August. This time it’s Bill English expressing concern over Barack Obama’s “moralistic” stance to international relations: I’m a bit worried about this whole Obama and Europe thing, just because there’s a limited effectiveness in being moralistic about international relations… and the […]

Key and McCain: underdogs rising

Written By: - Date published: 2:48 pm, August 19th, 2008 - 6 comments

The US presidential race in the States took a new direction with the McCain and Obama both appearing at a Forum on faith, held over the weekend, moderatorated by pastor and author Rick Warren. Commentators and opinion leaders are now disecting the event, offering their views. For example in the Washington Post Michael Gerson wrote: It is now […]

How Obama reinvented campaign finance

Written By: - Date published: 12:16 pm, June 24th, 2008 - 15 comments

Click for the full-res version. (an infographic by XPLANE)

Obama-Clinton

Written By: - Date published: 2:08 pm, June 11th, 2008 - 3 comments

Dreamticket or not?

How Obama did it

Written By: - Date published: 11:00 am, June 6th, 2008 - 6 comments

Time has a special report on how Obama “become the first Democratic insurgent in a generation… to knock off the party’s establishment front-runner”. Obama’s Chicago headquarters made technology its running mate from the start. That wasn’t just for fund-raising: in state after state, the campaign turned over its voter lists — normally a closely guarded crown […]

Political logos

Written By: - Date published: 3:19 pm, May 26th, 2008 - 2 comments

[lprent: This post has been revised due to an on-going copyright dispute] A week or so ago someone sent me this link to historical American political logos. It’s an interesting examination of trends and themes. A week or so ago someone sent me this link [removed] to historical American political logos. It’s an interesting examination of trends […]

“Obama in 30 seconds” winner

Written By: - Date published: 9:54 am, May 13th, 2008 - Comments Off on “Obama in 30 seconds” winner

After over 1100 submissions and more than 5.5 million total votes cast, MoveOn.org have announced the winner of their “Obama in 30 seconds” homemade ad competition – Obamacan by David Gaw & Lance Mungia. They’re now running a fundraiser to get it aired commercially.  

Petrol prices score political points

Written By: - Date published: 4:15 pm, May 6th, 2008 - 1 comment

It seems that NZers are not the only ones interested in petrol prices. From The Guardian: Barack Obama, facing increasingly close primary contests today in Indiana and North Carolina, fought off a populist push by Hillary Clinton to capitalise on American unease at rising petrol prices. The BBC has this on the unrelenting politics: To […]

will.i.am vs john.he.is

Written By: - Date published: 11:04 am, May 2nd, 2008 - 9 comments

So you’ve seen Obama’s Yes We Can music video; here’s the McCain response:

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