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World Focus — The Week in Review »

By Charles Lemos on Nov 22, 2008 in Open Thread, World News | 10 Comments

(This post is only for sober people. - nasuS yppinS)

Carla Robbins of The New York Times and Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs magazine join Martin Savidge to discuss the weeks top stories: A new intelligence report suggesting al-Qaeda may be on the decline, the discussion over Senator Hillary Clinton as a potential member of the [...]

Progressives Win A Round — Waxman Ousts Dingell As Energy And Commerce Chair »

By Charles Lemos on Nov 21, 2008 in Current Affairs | 40 Comments

nusaS: If you’re a new reader, I’d just like you to know that Charles Lemos wrote many favorable stories at his blog, and here, about John McCain before the election, and has been a contributor at No Quarter for nearly a year.
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Who said progressives can’t win? By Jove, we won a big one today. [...]

The Asia-Pacific Region Mulls an Obama Presidency »

By Charles Lemos on Nov 12, 2008 in Current Affairs | 9 Comments

It is pretty evident that the world is looking past the Bush era and anxiously awaiting an Obama Presidency though in the interim the world seems to be having a collective well now what moment. No doubt, President Obama faces an array of foreign policy challenges left adrift by the Bush Administration and no doubt [...]

Miriam Makeba — A Lioness of the Voice of Protest »

By Charles Lemos on Nov 11, 2008 in Women | 5 Comments

South African singer Miriam Makeba died last night collapsing after performing in Naples. Widely known as “Mama Africa,” she had been a prominent exiled opponent of apartheid since the South African authorities revoked her passport in 1960 and refused to allow her to return after she traveled abroad. She was prevented from attending her mother’s [...]

Thoughts Post -Election »

By Charles Lemos on Nov 7, 2008 in Barack Obama, John McCain | 241 Comments

The Map
In the end, the Obama-Biden ticket won 28 states plus the District of Columbia with a total of 364 Electoral College votes (67% of the total). Obama won 52.3% of the popular vote, the highest total for a Democrat since LBJ’s 61.1% in 1964. Obama became the first Democrat to carry North Carolina since [...]

New McCain Ad — Tax Cutter »

By Charles Lemos on Oct 4, 2008 in Advertising, Barack Obama, John McCain | 92 Comments

Another day, another pitiful ad from the McCain campaign. This ad is a 30 second spot.
Here’s a clue Johnny Boy, look at at these ads from Right Change. If you want to win, and I am not sure you do, those are the types of ads that you need to run, not the above [...]

Right Change Releases Four Hard Hitting Anti-Obama Ads »

By Charles Lemos on Oct 4, 2008 in 527s, Advertising, Barack Obama, Housing & Housing Crisis | 166 Comments

Fought

Fighting

Angry?

Sir Nigel Sheinwald on Senator Obama »

By Charles Lemos on Oct 4, 2008 in Barack Obama, British, Current Affairs | 68 Comments

Below is the entire text of the leaked diplomatic assessment on Senator Obama prepared by Political Staff of the British Embassy in Washington DC and signed off by the British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, with his own additional comments added and delivered to Downing Street in advance of Senator Obama’s visit [...]

National Rifle Association — Two Anti-Obama Ads »

By Charles Lemos on Oct 3, 2008 in Barack Obama, Gun Control | 68 Comments

The NRA has released the same ad in English, above, and in Spanish, below. The ad is a 45 second spot. The ad is running Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania.

Two New McCain Ads »

By Charles Lemos on Oct 2, 2008 in Joe Biden, John McCain | 154 Comments

The above ad is a 30 second spot featuring Senator McCain addressing the political crisis in Washington. The ad below is a Spanish-language ad. It is also a 30 second spot. The ad hits Obama over immigration reform and Biden over his comments that Mexico is “dysfunctional society”. Biden’s comments on Mexico are from December [...]

New RNC Ad — BarackBook »

By Charles Lemos on Oct 2, 2008 in Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Nadhmi Auchi, Republicans, Tony Rezko, William Ayers | 55 Comments

The Republican National Committee has released this Internet-only ad highlighting Obama’s questionable past associations — at BarackBook.com. The ad is a 75 second spot.

McCain NBC Interview with Kelly O’Donnell »

By Charles Lemos on Oct 1, 2008 in Barack Obama, John McCain | 203 Comments

Senator McCain sat down with NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell for an interview last night.
Once again the national polls appear to be tightening up. While the economic turmoil has clearly benefited Senator Obama over the past two weeks, it was also a blunder for the McCain campaign to suspend its advertising allowing the Obama campaign complete [...]

U.S. Campaign Reader: “The Incredible Shrinking Obama” »

By Charles Lemos on Sep 21, 2008 in Barack Obama, John McCain | 150 Comments

Here are a dozen articles from both the US and international media about the US Presidential race. Highlights of each article provided with a link to the full article.
The Incredible Shrinking Obama
By Rex Murphy in Toronto’s Globe and Mail.
Journalists used to tell stories, now they plumb narratives. Narrative is a pretentious borrowing from the [...]

Enough [Update] »

By Charles Lemos on Sep 21, 2008 in Barack Obama, Race Card | 269 Comments

UPDATE from SusanUnPC: I regularly transfer posts from Charles Lemos, but didn’t realize that he didn’t write this post. It is written by a friend of his for Charles’s blog.
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An interesting new meme has appeared on the left. You might call it the “if Obama loses” meme. The idea being pushed by [...]

Ohio News Organization Poll — McCain By Six »

By Charles Lemos on Sep 21, 2008 in Barack Obama, John McCain, Ohio | 120 Comments

This is the fifth poll of the critical battleground state of Ohio (link to US census demographic data) and the fourth to show the trendline in Senator McCain’s direction. Two weeks ago, the Quinnipiac poll showed that Senator Obama had a five point lead and last week, the Survey USA poll had McCain up [...]

U.S. Campaign Reader »

By Charles Lemos on Sep 21, 2008 in Barack Obama, McCain/Palin 2008 | 72 Comments

Here are a few articles from both the US and international media about the US Presidential race. Highlights of each article provided with a link to the full article.
It’s Still the Economy, Stupid! Obama Goes on the Attack
By Michael Tomasky in the UK Guardian.
Simply because he’s a member of George Bush’s political party, McCain [...]

Charleston Post and Courier Poll — McCain by 22 Points in South Carolina »

By Charles Lemos on Sep 21, 2008 in South Carolina | 41 Comments

In the Palmetto State, a new poll by the Charleston Post and Courier finds Senator McCain leading Senator Obama by 22 points, 59% to 37%. McCain leads among men by almost 2 to 1 and among independents in South Carolina, McCain leads by a 18 point margin.
A new poll shows that Republican John [...]

A Flurry of New Ads from the McCain Campaign — From the Economy to Fannie Mae to Taxes to Chávez »

By Charles Lemos on Sep 20, 2008 in McCain/Palin 2008 | 295 Comments

Nothing New

Taxes Are Patriotic

In Michigan, A Tight Race — Still Obama by Three »

By Charles Lemos on Sep 20, 2008 in Michigan | 122 Comments

A new poll in Michigan (link is to US Census demographic data) from WXYZ and the Detroit Free Press points to tight and tightening race with Senator Obama leading Senator McCain by three points. The previous poll from Rasmussen Reports had Obama leading by five points. This new poll seems consistent with [...]

New McCain Ad — Overseas »

By Charles Lemos on Sep 20, 2008 in Michigan | 48 Comments

In my next post, to be posted within a couple hours or so, you’ll see how tight the race is becoming in Michigan.
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The McCain campaign released yet another ad this afternoon, its eighth in the past 24 hours. This ad is entitled Overseas and is tailored for the Michigan market. The ad is a 30 [...]

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