Kyle Bell

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Kerry: You folks need to let go of this

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Senator John Kerry lashed out at the media today for their constant news coverage obsession with Rev. Wright and his recent string of interviews. And even though according to the L.A. Times it was a Hillary Clinton supporter who arranged the “spectacle” (as Obama called it) that was the Rev. Wright National Press Club event, [...]

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Hillary/McCain: Out of Touch on Gasoline

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Maybe Hillary Clinton and John McCain should become running mates? Not only are they using the same talking points against Obama on the campaign trail, they’re proposing the same plans! Weeks after John McCain announced a plan to cut an 18 cent gasoline tax that would do little to save people money on $4 gasoline, [...]

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Tags: General

The Primary to End All Primaries

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The race for the Democratic nomination is coming to a close. As the likely nominee, Barack Obama leads in every possible metric: popular vote, delegate count, number of states won, number of primaries won, and number of caucuses won. World War I was dubbed “The War to End All Wars”. Indiana is shaping up to [...]

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The Real News in Pennsylvania: The Republican Primary

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments

With all of the talk of the “tide turning”, as Hillary Clinton puts it, the media lost focus on a huge story in Pennsylvania’s primary yesterday. No, it was not Clinton’s 9 point win where she only managed to reduce her 160+ delegate deficit by roughly 12. Not only was Hillary expected to win, she [...]

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Tags: Election 2008

Hillary Fails to Close Delegate/Popular Vote Gap; Too Close to Call

April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

It’s now past 8 p.m. on the East coast and in the state of Pennsylvania. Polls have closed in the state and none of the media has called the race for Senator Clinton. As I have noted on this site for many weeks, Hillary needed a 20%+ win in order to make a legitimate claim [...]

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Why Hillary should not be president

April 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein wrote an excellent piece yesterday on CNN’s website, describing what a Hillary Clinton presidency would look like:
The answer by now seems obvious: It will look like her presidential campaign, which in turn looks increasingly like the first Clinton presidency.
Which is to say, high-minded ideals, lowered execution, half truths, outright lies (and [...]

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CNN.com Misleads its Readers (Again)

April 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Barack Obama faced yet another day of attacks from his opponents (Hillary and McCain), while the media pounced as well, with CNN mischaracterizing what he said:
MUNCIE, Indiana (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday tried to clarify what he meant when he said some small-town Pennsylvanians are “bitter” people who “cling to guns and religion.”
Talk [...]

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Obama Raises $40 Million in March; Nearly 1.3 Million Small Donors

April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The campaign of Barack Obama’s is full speed ahead, despite Hillary Clinton’s refusal to drop out of the race. While her campaign is staying mum on their fundraising numbers (while being saddled with debt), Obama raked in an amazing $40 million in March. That’s $40 million with Democrats splitting donors amongst each other. Imagine when [...]

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Tags: Election 2008

Leahy to Hillary: Drop Out

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, one of the most senior Democratic members of the Senate, is urging Hillary Clinton to get out of the race for president.
In an interview on Vermont Public Radio, said “There is no way that Senator Clinton is going to win enough delegates to get the nomination. She ought to withdraw [...]

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Obama to Open South Bend Office

March 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Indiana is proving to be a pivotal state in the race for president. While Senator Obama is largely expected to win North Carolina and Hillary is expected to win Pennsylvania, Indiana is seen as a battleground. As a result, Hillary and Bill Clinton have been touring the state for the past couple weeks. Hillary was [...]

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