tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33304154518430294812024-03-07T23:55:09.375-08:00TheObamaScoreCardJust a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-73950573373550464822009-02-09T23:51:00.001-08:002009-02-09T23:51:20.271-08:00Fact Check on Obama<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090210/ap_on_go_pr_wh/fact_check_obama">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090210/ap_on_go_pr_wh/fact_check_obama</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-91378176634940379122009-02-03T22:39:00.000-08:002009-02-03T22:40:27.356-08:00Within 24 hrs of expressing support for Daschle, Obama admits screwing up!<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_failed_nominees">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_failed_nominees</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-46149348780811627302009-02-03T00:00:00.000-08:002009-02-03T00:02:19.686-08:00Daschle got paid $$$$ from Drug Companies<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20090203/pl_cq_politics/politics3022831">http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20090203/pl_cq_politics/politics3022831</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-5755950944273802432009-02-01T02:12:00.000-08:002009-02-01T02:13:20.426-08:00Obama nominee Daschle mired in taxes scrutiny<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/daschle.taxes/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/daschle.taxes/index.html</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-50833022552382583402009-01-31T10:25:00.001-08:002009-01-31T10:25:48.404-08:00Unites States dissapoints at Davos; Obama team is a no show<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/zakaria.davos/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/zakaria.davos/index.html</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-83115001911305236722009-01-29T01:40:00.001-08:002009-01-29T01:40:40.211-08:00More Hippocrisy ... More Lobbysts<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/28/campbell.brown.ethics/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/28/campbell.brown.ethics/index.html</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-14209921224205142462009-01-23T22:34:00.001-08:002009-01-23T22:34:46.394-08:00Obama promises openness .. and then hires lobbysts<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/23/campbell.brown.lobbyists/index.html?iref=mpstoryview">http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/23/campbell.brown.lobbyists/index.html?iref=mpstoryview</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-29744803373583693382009-01-10T00:28:00.000-08:002009-01-10T00:29:07.781-08:00Democrats criticize Obama stimulus plan<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/democrats.stimulus/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/democrats.stimulus/index.html</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-47309183875080483602009-01-09T00:33:00.000-08:002009-01-09T00:34:10.599-08:00Obama hires lobbyst to #2 defence post<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/obama_defense">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/obama_defense</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-38873122573582906872009-01-04T12:51:00.000-08:002009-01-04T12:52:17.277-08:00Obama blasted for silence on Gaza attacks<a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/usTopNews/idUKTRE50329820090104">http://uk.reuters.com/article/usTopNews/idUKTRE50329820090104</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-12494779856248252192009-01-04T12:46:00.000-08:002009-01-04T12:47:26.988-08:00Obama's ascent, initiates Democrat 'dole' out process<a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/01/03/5_governors_unite_seek_1_trillion_in_federal_aid/">http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/01/03/5_governors_unite_seek_1_trillion_in_federal_aid/</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-87016312750287519432009-01-04T12:42:00.000-08:002009-01-04T12:43:24.081-08:00Bill Richardson, Obama's Commerce Secretary pick, withdraws amid scandal<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090104/ap_on_el_pr/richardson">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090104/ap_on_el_pr/richardson</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-64864591754638711932008-12-09T21:40:00.001-08:002008-12-09T21:40:38.464-08:00Obama seat being traded by Democrat Governer to highest bidder<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/09/illinois.governor/index.html?iref=topnews">http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/09/illinois.governor/index.html?iref=topnews</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-40192185640577554562008-12-08T00:52:00.000-08:002008-12-08T00:53:14.351-08:00Obama to violate White house no smoke rule?<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081207/pl_nm/us_usa_obama_smoking_3">http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081207/pl_nm/us_usa_obama_smoking_3</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-19877405839811327052008-12-04T21:59:00.001-08:002008-12-04T21:59:28.420-08:00Democrats getting impatient with Obama<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_sidelines">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_sidelines</a>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-31123097416872645482008-11-21T02:10:00.000-08:002008-11-21T02:27:28.567-08:00Barak ignores Indian American concerns with appointment<span style="font-size: 10pt;" slrnp="0" ljfbq="0">US President-elect Obama named <a class="kLink" oncontextmenu="return false;" id="KonaLink0" onmouseover="adlinkMouseOver(event,this,0);" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;" onclick="adlinkMouseClick(event,this,0);" onmouseout="adlinkMouseOut(event,this,0);" href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/USA/Obama_ignores_secular_group_complaints_promotes_Sonal_Shah/rssarticleshow/3738975.cms#" target="_new"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt; color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt; color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial; position: relative;"></span></span></a> Indian-American policy wonk Sonal Shah as a leader of a key policy working group, <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/USA/Obama_ignores_secular_group_complaints_promotes_Sonal_Shah/rssarticleshow/3738975.cms">ignoring charges from Indian groups</a> in the U.S about her alleged links with radical Hindu groups.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" slrnp="0" ljfbq="0">The groups protesting the appointment had asked her <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Indian-American_groups_protest_Sonal_Shahs_appointment/rssarticleshow/3696417.cms">to clarify her </a>position.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" slrnp="0" ljfbq="0">India has seen a surge in fascist nationalist violence in the name of hinduism. Sonal Shah has family based links to several of these groups, and she once raised funds for one of the fascists outfits, during an earthquake disaster. Sonal Shah has since issued a statement that sought to distance herself from the associations.<br /><br /><br /></span>Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-63067112423539685742008-11-21T01:56:00.000-08:002008-11-21T02:03:49.378-08:00Ex-Freddie Mac to be White House Chief of staffPresident elect Barak Obama has selected an Ex Freddie Mac veteran to be <a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1856965,00.html">chief of staff</a> at the white house.<br /><br />This decorated and much loved (Not!) politic once sent dead fish to a pollsters.<br /><br />Exactly the change we need - yes we can !Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-89639743156339764962008-11-21T01:51:00.000-08:002008-11-21T01:54:54.003-08:00Obama not eligible for President?Apparently, the rumors go, Obama was born in Kenya, and his Hawaiian issued birth certificate was issued by the states at a time in the 60s, to all foreign born citizens.<br /><br />Now, I'm not sure how far this is true, and I am a skeptic - but it does make me wonder, why there <a href="http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=20202575&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8">isn't much media scrutiny</a> into this matter.<br /><br />As of now, this matter is cloudy at best.Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-67509181500250762562008-11-20T05:16:00.000-08:002008-11-20T05:18:05.512-08:00Obama's engine for change fueled by old-timersBarack Obama, who swept the U.S. presidential election on a mantra of change, apparently <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/joeBiden/idUSN12277609">believes it is Washington old-timers who are best equipped to steer the country</a> in a promised new direction.<br /><br />Few media outlets comment on the let down.Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-24642428898301233622008-11-20T05:11:00.001-08:002008-11-20T05:31:05.641-08:00Qaeda scorns Obama with racial slurFurther dashing the hopes of those who voted for Obama that the world will now "Love us more", Al Qaeda left a message for Obama.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4AI47X20081120">Tinged with racial slurs</a>, the message dashed hopes for those who thought that terrorists could be won over by a promise of change.Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-14121159371534038332008-11-20T05:05:00.000-08:002008-11-20T05:06:47.573-08:00Iran criticizes Obama's nuclear commentsIran's Foreign Ministry <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4A91Z720081110">dismissed comments by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama</a> about Tehran's disputed nuclear ambitions and said it did not expect any major change in the policies of its old foe.Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-44369921233894659532008-11-20T04:23:00.000-08:002008-11-20T04:36:31.500-08:00Obama unveils ignorance - and disses Nancy while at itPresident Elect Obama, tried to get a laugh from adoring reporters but ended up the butt of his joke - well to those who weren't in the same league of ignorance as him.<br /><br />Obama made a <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081107/ap_on_el_pr/obama_seances_1">lame reference to Nancy Reagan</a> running seances in whitehouse.<br /><br />Unfortunately, no such event occured - it was in fact another media favorite who ran those seances - yes, Hillary Clinton herself, wife of the left coast's darling southerner.<br /><br />Nancy Reagan at the time, was recovering from a broken hip bone and chose to not comment.<br /><br />Hillary Clinton, biding her time, waiting in the wings for a post in the new cabinet, kept a stunned silence, wondering how and why she lost the nomination.<br /><br />Several reporters nationwide meanwhile, elated from the victory they engineered, <a href="http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2008/11/07/abc-nbc-fail-correct-obamas-seance-gaffe">failed to nail the facts</a>.<br /><br />Meanwhile, to hordes of ignoramuses, a new urban legend of Nancy Reagan was born.Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-68680162914428059772008-11-20T04:12:00.000-08:002008-11-20T04:19:29.086-08:00Net savvy Obama's pet challengeOn a lighter note - President Elect Obama expressed concern at not being able to find a hypoallergenic dog in a shelter.<br /><br />With millions of dogs languishing in shelters, and several accessible online, several animal lovers wondered with bewilderment at the ignorance of our new soon to be president.<br /><br />Some stepped up with a <a href="http://www.presidential-pooch-pardon.com/">web campaign</a> to promote the knowledge.<br /><br />Doctors and allergists meanwhile, fumed and asserted that there is <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97071783&ft=1&f=1003">no such thing</a> as a hypoallergenic dog - further underscoring the president elect's ignorance.Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-26303276274942137862008-11-20T03:27:00.000-08:002008-11-20T03:33:43.089-08:00Biggest Stock Dive Greets ObamaAfter rallying the previous day, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aj_ayFUP0riQ">the stock market posted its biggest post election</a><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aj_ayFUP0riQ"> </a>dive following the news of Barak Obama's election day victory.Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3330415451843029481.post-47605953697687830112008-11-20T03:11:00.000-08:002008-11-20T03:34:55.428-08:00Let the people waitThe President Elect conducts his first press conference - several days after winning the election.<br /><br />Riding on the wave of urgency surrounding the economic crisis, the president elect decided that those who voted him in, could wait a few days.<br /><br />We finally got to hear him <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/obama.conference.transcript/">speak, announcing, "I'm going to confront the economic crisis"</a>.<br /><br />He failed to mention why we had to wait 2-3 days to hear him speak on a matter that was urgent and decidedly the reason why the voters spoke him into the highest office in the nation.<br /><br />In the mean time, a wondering stock market, lost its patience, and slide a 1000 points, the largest drop in decades.Just a wild ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446525085774000866noreply@blogger.com0