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By David Knowles - Politics DailyAbout a year ago, I read a post by an AOL blogger the premise of which was that the biggest reason Barack Obama would never be elected president was that his middle name connoted all the wrong things to the American public. At the time, I remember thinking, "Seriously? Americans can't be that short-sighted, can they?"Well, a poll that's currently up in an AOL News story titled, "Obama Fights False Links to Islam," does not seem to portend well for Obama. Though a self-selecting sample if ever there was, as of this writing 47% of respondents seem to feel there's some truth to the many false ...
McCain's Tennessee Waltz
By Faye Anderson - Politics DailyThere they go again. A day after John McCain rebuked conservative radio talk show host Bill Cunningham for using Barack Obama's full name, McCain is taking the Tennessee Republican Party to the woodshed. The party issued a press release that included the photo of Obama dressed in traditional African garb and used his full name under the headline "Anti-Semites for Obama."Tennessee GOP chairman Robin Smith claims she merely wants to "set the record straight about Barack Obama and where he really stands on vital issues such as national security and the security of Israel." ...
Bill Cunningham, Legend
By David Knowles - Politics DailyHey, here's a surprise. Sean Hannity loves fellow right-wing radio firebrand Bill Cunningham. The latter is a frequent guest on the former's show, after all. So neither Hannity, or co-host Alan Colmes, is really surprised by the vitriol Cunningham spewed at a John McCain rally yesterday. McCain, on the other hand, seems to have just woken up to the fact that the man he asked to warm up his audience in Ohio yesterday is, and always has been, an idiot. But hey, you go to war with the Army you've got. I guess Gallagher was already booked. Have a look at the woeful state of conservative punditry. ...
Hot Seat: What's in a Name?
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