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Obama steers $100k to Fr. Pfleger program. Fr. contributes $1,500 to Obama.
Submitted by Nick Kelly on May 30, 2008 - 1:47pm.
Barack Obama | Breaking Political News | Campaign Contributions | Fr. Michael Pfleger | Hillary Clinton | Democratic politics

UPDATE: Obama has resigned from Trinity.
Apparently, mutually beneficial relationships are the "new politics" for Senator Obama, his campaign manager David Axelrod, and Rev. Michael Pfleger, the left-leaning Chicago Catholic priest who ridiculed Hillary and insulted white Americans this week in a racially-charged speech from the pulpit of Barack Obama's church. According to USA Today:
Obama Campaign To Falsely Claim Clear Majority of Pledged Delegates
Submitted by Nick Kelly on May 19, 2008 - 11:29pm.
Barack Obama | Breaking Political News | False Majority | Florida | Michigan | Pledged Delegates | Democratic politics

States and Territories will be sending 3,566 pledged delegates to Denver. Half plus 1 of that is 1,734 pledged delegates. Obama currently has 1,610 pledged delegates. Kentucky has 51 pledged delegates to be won, and Oregon has 52 pledged delegates to be won. So, even if Obama won 100% of the pledged delegates in play on May 20, he would have only 1,713 pledged delegates, which is 21 short of a clear majority.
Obama’s Blog Links to Troubling Speculation
Submitted by Nick Kelly on May 19, 2008 - 8:11pm.
al Qaeda | Barack Obama | Breaking Political News | national security | Osama bin Laden | Recruiting for the Jihad | Democratic politics

Over at Barack Obama’s community blog, a blogger called Rima posted a response to a May 19 article in the Christian Science Monitor entitled Barack Obama – Muslim Apostate? Personally, I find Rima's response to be rather off the point, but I hope you will forgive me for cluttering up the start of this diary by posting it here in its entirety because the first commenter on this diary seems to think the fact that I linked to it right at the start
Hillary ahead of O in May 15 National Gallup Poll! WAKE UP before it's too late!
Submitted by Nick Kelly on May 16, 2008 - 3:52pm.
Barack Obama | Breaking Political News | Gallup Poll | Hillary Clinton | Superdelegates | Democratic politics

If voters in Oregon and Kentucky show their good sense and pay no attention to the pundits, Hillary can still win the nomination; and she can lead the Democratic Party to victory in November! Despite every effort by the Obama campaign and the media
Obama wants every vote in Indiana and North Carolina "desperately". BEWARE!
Submitted by Nick Kelly on May 6, 2008 - 12:45pm.
Barack Obama | Breaking Political News | Obama Campaign Signage inside Indiana Polling Place | Democratic politics

UPDATE: Does he want them "desperately" enough for his campaign to break the law? Rate this video up now!
UPDATE 2: Apparently that video was taken at Crooked Creek Baptist Church in Washington Township.
Legitimate questions of Obama’s judgment? How Right You Are, Mr. Ambassador.
Submitted by Nick Kelly on May 4, 2008 - 4:32pm.
Anthony Rezko | Barack Obama | Breaking Political News | Chicago Housing | Health Care | Iraq | Democratic politics

What are the top three reasons someone might doubt Senator Obama's judgment? I know what mine are. What are yours?

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