Booman Tribune ~ Comments ~ But Barack Obama is Black

Proud member of

The Liberal Blog Network

a FeedBurner Network

Advertise in The Liberal Blog Network

Subscribe to this network

Gift Cards * New Arrivals

NOTE: Overstock bests Amazon's prices and is "blue."

THE BOOKS WITH "BUZZ":
______________

Learn the real story behind the WMD in Iraq:

The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism
by Ron Suskind

Read Barack Obama's vision for America:

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama

DaveW recommends:

I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas Hofstadter

Need some laughs?

I Am America (and So Can You!)
by Stephen Colbert

rae recommends:

Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire
by Morris Berman.

On BooMan’s shelf:

The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End
by Peter W. Galbraith

This looks interesting:

Adventure Divas
by Holly Morris

Here’s a good one from
Elizabeth Gilbert:

Eat Pray Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert

"Crash" * Best Motion Picture, Academy Awards * Only $11.79 at Overstock * 2006 SAG Winner, Best Ensemble

Check out
Powell's new section:
NEW FAVORITES
Selected new arrivals at 30% off

Recommended by Indianadem and ejmw:
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Wellstone

From northcountry’s bookshelf:

The New Golden Age:
The Coming Revolution Against
Political Corruption and Economic Chaos by Ravi Batra

A novel about contractors in Iraq from the woman that runs The Spy That Billed Me:

Outsourced: A Novel
from RJ Hillhouse.

Download Sleeper Cell on iTunes

(Better than "24") Download Weeds on iTunes

(Hilarious 1/2-hour adult comedy starring Mary-Louise Parker) Download Late Nite with Conan O'Brien on iTunes

Download South Park on iTunes

James Hunter - People Gonna Talk:

Great Deals
----- * ^ * -----

Find mystery novels by Nancy Pickard ("Kansas")

Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy US Power by Phyllis Bennis (interviewed on DN!)

Featured by Keith Olbermann, New (Powell's Sale): Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower by William Blum (whose other books merit serious consideration)

"Explosive" State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
by James Risen

The book the CIA doesn't want you to read: Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander
Larry Johnson's review

BT's all-time best seller:

PERMACULTURE:
A Designers' Manual
$79.95 * Sale: $59.95

Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in U.S. Women's History (Third Edition)

The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor And Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
by Timothy Egan

Green Press Initiative
----- * ^ * -----

Journalistas: 100 Years of the Best Writing and Reporting by Women Journalists by Eleanor Mills * NYT review

Bury Me Standing: the Gypsies & Their Journey

1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus

Brokeback Mountain
by Annie Proulx
----- * ^ * -----
Check out Powell's
"At The Movies"

Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World by Noam Chomsky (Power & Terror: Post 9-11 Talks)

The Price of Privilege:

How Parental Pressure and
Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of
Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
by Madeline Levine

Save 35-70% on
name brand clothing,
footwear, and outdoor gear
at SierraTradingPost.com
:

We listened to PEN American Center's "State of Emergency" and found 1940s books by Curzio Malaparte only at Alibris. (Selection (MP3) excerpted from "The Skin.")

Banned Books * Are you a fan of Film Noir, Art House, Documentaries or Hong Kong Action? * Searching for a long-lost children's book or a first printing of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue on vinyl? Find it at Alibris!

:
:

But Barack Obama is Black | 28 comments (28 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: But Barack Obama is Black (4.00 / 3)

the 'everyone does it' defense.

I'm not buying it for a moment.

by BooMan on Wed Mar 26th, 2008 at 12:59:13 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: But Barack Obama is Black (none / 0)

i'm not making an "everybody does it" defense, i'm stating that so long as clinton is in the race she will play to win. one way to play to win is to attack your opponent on a point that they are considered to be vulnerable. in this case, the clinton people think obama is vulnerable on the wright issue, so they are attacking him on it.

clinton is not making any highfallutin claims about who can tell who where to go to church, she's trying to play up a weakness of her opponent. in other words, she's running for president. i don't think it's a great line of attack, but it certainly is in the realm of regular campaigning and is not out of bounds.

by upyernoz (upyernoz [at] yahoo [dot] com) on Wed Mar 26th, 2008 at 01:44:43 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: But Barack Obama is Black (none / 0)

noz, that is total bullshit.

That is exactly the 'everybody does it' defense.

Everybody runs to win.
This is supposed to help her win.
What's the problem?

As you know, the problems are legion. And she is saying that he's unfit for office because of where he goes to church.

by BooMan on Wed Mar 26th, 2008 at 01:58:43 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: But Barack Obama is Black (none / 0)

And she is saying that he's unfit for office because of where he goes to church.

that's not exactly as i see it. i think she's saying that his decision to continue to associate with the church shows bad judgment.

why is attacking your opponent's judgment out of bounds? it may not be a good attack on the merits (it really is problematic to judge someone based on what the pastor at his church says), but i don't think it is somehow beyond the normal limits of where a campaign should go.

by upyernoz (upyernoz [at] yahoo [dot] com) on Wed Mar 26th, 2008 at 02:13:42 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: But Barack Obama is Black (none / 0)

she's saying that his decision to continue to associate with the church shows bad judgment.

Can you hear yourself speaking, noz?

Where the fuck does she get the nerve? Don't tell me it is just politics, because it's not. It's a total lack of principle and fairness and decency. That is what it is. And, to add to the problem, it is absolutely toxic to the health of the party.

by BooMan on Wed Mar 26th, 2008 at 02:46:57 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: But Barack Obama is Black (none / 0)

I think Booman is right about this.

However, in this day and age, there doesn't seem to be any sense of decency in political campaigns. So if that's how the game is to be played, I'd like to see someone ask hillary clinton why she chose a philanderer for a husband and why she stuck with him. I'd like someone to ask her some questions about The Fellowship.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Wed Mar 26th, 2008 at 04:08:19 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: But Barack Obama is Black (none / 0)

Today I found myself anxious for Obama to come back from his brief respit and I realized it was because I was looking forward to his leadership out of the sewer than HRC seems most comfortable running her campaign in. I look forward more than ever to his high road.

by mainsailset on Wed Mar 26th, 2008 at 07:45:22 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: But Barack Obama is Black (none / 0)

Actually, attacking your enemy's weakness is bad strategy. They know that's where you're going to attack, so it's where their defenses will be the strongest. Attack your enemy's strength. That's the essence of victory!

Kill because somebody was killed. Get killed because he killed. Do you think peace will ever come like that?

by Egarwaen on Wed Mar 26th, 2008 at 02:21:22 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: But Barack Obama is Black (none / 0)

What I see more often is attacking your enemy on your own greatest weakness, implying that what you KNOW to be your area of weakness is actually your strong suit. (Think of Hillary attacking Barack for being "too inexperienced.")

At this point, Hillary is just attacking on anything, hoping that something will stick. There's no real strategy behind her attacks anymore.

by RandyH on Wed Mar 26th, 2008 at 02:30:21 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: But Barack Obama is Black (none / 0)

yup

by mainsailset on Wed Mar 26th, 2008 at 03:54:38 PM EST
[ Parent ]

But Barack Obama is Black | 28 comments (28 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

. Home
. About
. Contact
. Advertise
. FAQ
. Search

Username:
Password:

. Make a new account
. Reset password

Recommended Diaries

Friday Foto Flogging
by olivia - Oct 10
60 comments

Selective outrage and Gilad Shalit
by heathlander - Oct 10

Devastating Poll in Newsweek
by Oui - Oct 10
1 comment

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.166
by boran2 - Oct 11
1 comment

McCain Prison Flashback
by ask - Oct 8
8 comments

Baffle Them with Warfare
by Jeff Huber - Oct 9
4 comments

Roubini alert on global financial meltdown
by Melanchthon - Oct 10
5 comments

Breaking Alaska Ethics Report: Sarah Palin abused her Power
by idredit - Oct 10
6 comments

Recommended World Diaries

Friday Foto Flogging
by olivia (CA) - Oct 10
60 comments

Selective outrage and Gilad Shalit
by heathlander (GB) - Oct 10

Devastating Poll in Newsweek
by Oui (NL) - Oct 10
1 comment

Roubini alert on global financial meltdown
by Melanchthon (FR) - Oct 10
5 comments

Obama wins round 2
by Frank Schnittger (IE) - Oct 8
8 comments

When the going gets tough....
by Frank Schnittger (IE) - Oct 6
5 comments

Recent Diaries

The Inconvenient Existence of Abdel al Ghizzawi
by danps - Oct 11
1 comment

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.166
by boran2 - Oct 11
1 comment

Devastating Poll in Newsweek
by Oui - Oct 10
1 comment

Breaking Alaska Ethics Report: Sarah Palin abused her Power
by idredit - Oct 10
6 comments

"The crowds at his rallies are increasingly gripped by...
by KlatooBaradaNikto - Oct 10

Now that the Smokescreen Is Up, Fix it!
by anarchronarchist - Oct 10

Selective outrage and Gilad Shalit
by heathlander - Oct 10

The Upside of the End of the World..
by anarchronarchist - Oct 10

[UPDATE] These Citizens Will Have Marriage Equality!
by Connecticut Man1 - Oct 10
3 comments

Friday Foto Flogging
by olivia - Oct 10
60 comments

A Morning Laugh and a Serious Concern.
by btchakir - Oct 10
1 comment

Roubini alert on global financial meltdown
by Melanchthon - Oct 10
5 comments

un-defining terrorist
by S2 - Oct 10

Global No Confidence Vote: Bush Boom Kaboom
by Zandar1 - Oct 9
5 comments

McCain Considering Conceding Election Soon?
by statusquobuster - Oct 9
1 comment

Changing the Game: Voter Registration Drives Reshape the...
by Project Vote - Oct 9

How Badly Is The McPalin Racist Message Playing With The...
by Arthur Gilroy - Oct 9
11 comments

Victory for Voting Rights: Mont. GOP Backs Off Plans to...
by Project Vote - Oct 9

Framing to Win: Health Care is "a Right for Every...
by The Opportunity Agenda - Oct 9

One More Reason To Boo The Flyers
by Connecticut Man1 - Oct 9
2 comments

More Diaries...

Booman Tribune Homepage
admin@boomantribune.com
powered by Scoop

More blogs about Blogs at Technorati.