Tag Archive 'hypocrisy'

Obama flips on public funding

Posted by Moonage on 20 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race, 527's

Barack Obama announced this week he will not accept public funding.  That in itself is no big deal.  The big deal is what he had said earlier:

“Senator John McCain has already pledged to accept this fundraising pledge,” Obama wrote. “If I am the Democratic nominee, I will aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican nominee [...]

Obama’s conundrum

Posted by Moonage on 19 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race, Political Correctness

Here’s the less than flattering headline:
Woman says head scarf cost her seat near Obama
Aref, a 25-year-old lawyer, said a member of her group was told by a volunteer that she could not invite Aref because of “a sensitive political climate.”
The Obama campaign then, when confronted with the story”
Obama spokesman Bill Burton issued a statement saying [...]