Podcast #89
By Thomas JeffreyArticle Posted: Sunday January 21, 2007
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The suspense is finally over concerning two of the most anticipated presidential candidates for the 2008 campaign. Barack Obama, the first-term Senator from Illinois, has decided to make it official, insofar as he has taken the first step on the road to the White House by forming the obligatory exploratory committee. And while a lot has been made in the press over Mr. Obama’s ethnic heritage — and whether or not our nation, with it’s obsession over race, is ready for an African-American president — be on the lookout for swiftboat attacks by the knuclkle-draggers on the Right against, of all things, his middle name: Hussein.
And another Congressperson with household-name recognition has finally put the rumors to rest as well. Hillary Clinton, the junior Senator from New York, announced Saturday that she is “in to win” with the formation of her own presidential exploratory committee, the first step in getting democratic lemmings across the country to open their wallets and add to her already substantial war chest.
Longtime listeners of this podcast know that I am not a fan of Mrs. Clinton’s presidential aspirations, having been a keen observer of the agendas that members of past administrations bring with them when they go to work for a president from the same family. After all, we’re a nation that gets to elect our leaders and shuns coronations, having rejected the idea of the divine right of kings over 200 years ago. Besides, do we really need 20 years of either a Bush or Clinton serving as our president?
And now, the rest of the program…
Sources:
Obama starts with 2 strikes against him in 2008 race — Baltimore Sun
Hillary Clinton joins 2008 race BBC News
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Podcast #117
By Thomas JeffreyArticle Posted: Tuesday April 15, 2008
Leftwing Nutjob Podcast, Episode 117, for Sunday, April 13, 2008
Penn hits the bricks, Iran in the spotlight again, the Obama money machine, al Qaeda’s rising star and more!