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Articles Written by: BEN SMITH JONATHAN MARTIN
Through two years of wearying campaigning, defeats and victories, the cool, disciplined Sen. Barack Obama rarely was overcome by emotion. Once was on the eve of the election, when his grandmother died.
The other time, a close aide recalled, was when ...
From BEN SMITH,JONATHAN MARTIN,
The Politico,
27 Aug 2009
Attention all supporters of Gay Rights, you bet on the wrong horse. President Egomaniac Obama would of said anything to get elected , so he could fulfill his agenda of demeaning our great country. Personally, I don't get why such a battle. Marriage is ...
From BEN SMITH,JONATHAN MARTIN,
The Politico,
4 Jun 2009
For the first time in his presidency, Americans are getting a glimpse of Barack Obama on defense.
Over the past few weeks, Obama has been back on his heels over torture and terror, issues on which he surely thought he had the upper hand.
And he spent ...
From BEN SMITH,JONATHAN MARTIN,
The Politico,
22 May 2009
It's a standard D.C. ritual to make top officials (like James Jones, pictured here) available in an effort to dilute or derail a potentially damaging storyline.
It was a rare two-fer, like the day back in 1975 when Bruce Springsteen made the covers of ...
From BEN SMITH,JONATHAN MARTIN,
The Politico,
8 May 2009
GOP activists and operatives say they hear intense anger at the White House and at the partys own leaders on familiar issues.
A quick tour through the week’s headlines suggests the Republican Party is beginning to come to terms with the last election ...
From BEN SMITH,JONATHAN MARTIN,
The Politico,
26 Apr 2009
I am better than you.
This is just a test. (The initial sentence is nonetheless true, however.)
Question: Where were you born.?
Question: Has Michelle's forehead always had that bashed-in, angry look or did you do something physical to her?
Question: ...
From BEN SMITH,JONATHAN MARTIN,
The Politico,
24 Mar 2009
Weren't these the same americans that were so vocal about the "bridge to Nowhere in Alsaka??? and NOW they are OK with this wasteful trillion dollar pc of crap spending bill that Obama wants to OWN. Lets call it "THE OBAMA SPENDING BILL TO NOWHERE"
The ...
From BEN SMITH,JONATHAN MARTIN,
The Politico,
7 Feb 2009
At first blush, Barack Obama comes out of the Rod Blagojevich scandal smelling like a rose. The prosecutor at a news conference seemed to give the president-elect a seal of approval, and the Illinois governor himself was caught on tape complaining that ...
From BEN SMITH,JONATHAN MARTIN,
The Politico,
10 Dec 2008
We wouldn't presume to tell NBC's Tom Brokaw what he should ask of Barack Obama when the president-elect appears on Meet the Press for (almost) the full hour on Sunday.
But there are 10 questions that we'd like to pose to President-elect Obama, which ...
From BEN SMITH,JONATHAN MARTIN,
The Politico,
6 Dec 2008
No one could remember a meeting quite like this.
President-elect Barack Obama met with the nation’s governors Tuesday to hear their tales of economic pain – and won some points by telling Republicans in the room that he welcomed disagreements, “so ...
From BEN SMITH,JONATHAN MARTIN,
The Politico,
2 Dec 2008