Posts tagged barack obama

• 03 Jun

  Blog: Veracifier

  Obama hits the mark

  Obama clinched the critical delegate count today, and our friends at The Uptake are there, covering live. Watch the speech live or archived in the embedded player below at a slightly different angle than the televised speech, from their live cam at the event. Read the full text of the speech on TPM

• 16 May

  Blog: Veracifier

  Edwards still says 'no' to VP slot

  After the big Edwards endorsement, the man himself, John Edwards, flatly denied that he would run with Barack Obama. He didn't speculate on a possible Attorney General position, however. From CNN: (CNN) — Seeing John Edwards and Barack Obama on the same stage earlier this week left political pundi

• 12 May

  Blog: Veracifier

  Previewing tomorrow's W.Va primary

  It looks as though Hillary Clinton is well-positioned for a big win in Tuesday's West Virginia primary, according to polls. The latest poll coming out of the state has her up 36 percentage points over Barack Obama. With daunting math in front of her, and the media already crowning Obama, what signif

• 30 Apr

  Blog: Veracifier

  A glimpse into the future: Floridians protest in front of DNC HQ

  Roughly 250 angry Floridians, who were predominately Latino, protested today in front of the Democratic National Committee's headquarters today. Click here for the video. See below for the full article from Media General News Service.Florida Latinos Protest At Nat’l Democratic Party HQ By Billy H

• 21 Apr

  Blog: Veracifier

  Chelsea goes on a gay bar crawl in Philly, gets groped

  Chelsea Clinton and Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell went gay bar hopping in Philly in order to drum up support for Hillary. Literally stopping traffic, Chelsea was surrounded by fans and even groped by a young woman. From MSNBC's First Read: Led around the neighborhood by Gov. Ed Rendell, Chelsea was mobbed by

• 21 Apr

  Blog: Veracifier

  Did Obama make another misstep?

  The Hill reports that Obama said Sunday: "You have a real choice in this election. Either Democrat would be better than John McCain,” Obama said during an event in Pennsylvania, as quoted by the Associated Press. Then he added: "And all three of us would be better than George Bush." Even though O

• 02 Apr

  Blog: Veracifier

  Both Dems virtually tied with McCain

    Here's a look at over 19,000 responses from Gallup, which yielded some expected, yet interesting, demographic results. From the Baltimore Sun: Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are virtually tied with Republican John McCain in national daily tracking polls that Gallup has been runnin

• 26 Mar

  Blog: Veracifier

  It's none of your business....

  Stumping for her mother, Chelsea Clinton was asked if her mother's credibility was hurt by the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The 28-year-old former first daughter sounded a little stunned, replying: "Wow, you're the first person actually that's ever asked me that question in the, I don't know maybe, 70