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What is on Obama’s Blackberry?

January 10, 2009 By Godfather 5 Comments

It may be the most high profile rehab ever witnessed. In the dark corners of the Whitehouse, not long after the inauguration, Obama will have to quit using his Blackberry. 

Although it has not been commonplace for long, Presidents are urged to lose any personal or private Internet accounts for fear of it being using against them at some point. Obama has said, “I’m still clinging to my Blackberry…they are going to have to pry it out of my hands.” [Read more...]

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Presidential Debate Round 2: What to Watch For…

October 6, 2008 By Godfather Leave a Comment

Now that the VP debate is over, McCain and Obama can stop worrying about their running mates at get ready for round two of a three round debate match. 

Obama increased his lead after their first meeting due to the debate itself and McCain’s now infamous “let’s postpone the debate” attempt. With McCain just recently pulling out of Michigan (effectively conceding the state) he will need to get in a few good jabs to gain ground. 

Here is what we can expect… 

McCain 

  • McCain needs to come out swinging with what works. He will probably continue to try and hit Obama on foreign policy and wanting to end the Iraq war on a “timeline.” McCain has tried to position “timeline equals surrender” so I expect a few shots in that area. 
  • He will try and stay away from the economy for the most part; especially about the bailout specifically. He had hoped postponing the campaign to solve the bailout would work in his favor – it did not. 
  • McCain will go after Obama’s tax plans for big businesses. 
  • He will try and focus on Obama’s liberal voting record as well as Obama’s record of party line voting. Be prepared for a few “Maverick” references at this point. 
  • McCain will most likely take one shot at mentioning Palin (he did not mention her by name at all in the first debate). She held her own so he may go for some “it will be great to have fresh ideas in Washington” or something. Other than that, he will keep her, again, off the radar. 
  • He will continue to hammer Obama’s level of experience and I would expect another “naïve” reference in their somewhere. 
  • Look for McCain to look “less irritated” in this go around. He will look at Obama and be careful of not overreacting when Obama is speaking. 

 Obama 

  • Obama, since he is leading, only needs to maintain. He will try and appear confident and decisive. The last debate should be his model. 
  • Unlike McCain wanting to stay away from the bailout, Obama will want it on the table. 
  • He will try and tie McCain to Bush as much as possible. 
  • Obama will try and clarify the differences in Health Care between the two of them. Tough call because although they are different, it will be difficult to get the points across in such a short format. 
  • Obama will be sure to mention that 95% of all people will have lower (or the same) taxes. *I expect this to be a clarification response to McCain’s saying Obama wants to raise taxes. 
  • He will probably clarify his exit strategy from Iraq – ensuring people although he does want our troops out of Iraq; he wants to do it right (ie: not “surrender”). He will then want to direct efforts to Afghanistan.

Check here if you want to see the FACT CHECK from the first Debate…

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First McCain vs. Obama Debate: Fact Check

September 27, 2008 By Godfather 10 Comments

With the first round of debates under their belts both John McCain and Barack Obama faired well. Initial post debate polls showed Obama with a slight edge (in winning the debate) but certainly not enough to say he had an outright victory. A couple key points/statements needed some fact checking… 

Question: Does McCain almost always agree with Bush? (As stated by Obama) 

Answer: According to Congressional Quarterly, Mccain has voted for Bush favored bills 90% of the time. He is among only six others with similar track records. (Obama voted with Bush 40% of the time and Joe Biden 54%) 

Question: Is Obama the most liberal U.S. Senator? (as stated by McCain) 

Answer: Although a fairly subjective statement it is fair to say he is more liberal than some other Democrats. The ADA gave Obama a 75 percent score in 2007, 95 in 2006, and 100 in 2005. The ACU gave him a lifetime score of 7.67 (far from being the “most liberal”). Consensus; Obama certainly is one of the most liberal. 

Question: Did McCain vote against deploying troops to Lebanon? (As stated by McCain). 

Answer: Not exactly. The Marines went into Lebanon in 1982. McCain went into Congress in 1983 – he was not part of the vote. What McCain did note for (in relation to Lebanon) was the War Powers Act. 

Question: McCain stated that Dwight Eisenhower wrote two letters on the eve of D-Day (one in the event of victory and the second being his resignation in the event of failure). Did he? 

Answer: There was no second letter and Eisenhower did not offer his resignation. The letter actually says, “The troops, the air and the navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.” 

Question: McCain said Obama would cut off money for troops in Iraq. (As stated by McCain).

Answer: Historically Obama’s record shows that he would not cut off money for troops. Obama has voted for troop financing with only one exception. In 2007 he voted against it since it did not contain any language for eventual troop withdrawal. Another bill had such language and Obama voted for it. 

All in all, neither candidate went “off the reservation” when it came to factual information – just some slight bending or not giving all the details. 

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