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[[Image:Officialportrait.jpg|thumb|right|Official portrait of Barack Obama, released 2009-01-14]]
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==About==
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Senator [[Barack Obama]] was [[2008 US presidential election|elected]] [[President of the United States]] in [[2008 US presidential race|2008]], in a major landslide victory. He is the first [[African-American]] to be elected to this office or even nominated for it by a major political party.
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====topics====
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* There were fears Obama might be [[/assassination|assassinated]] during his candidacy or presidency.
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* Obama's [[/birth certificate]] was repeatedly demanded by Republicans trying to build a case that Obama is not legally qualified to be president, beginning during the closing days of the race; these arguments continued throughout his presidency.
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* [[/criticism]] of Obama
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* [[/impeachment]]: [[Conservoid]]s chronically wanted to impeach Obama for supposedly doing stuff that [[George W. Bush]] ''actually'' did but which they apparently believe Bush [[moralitarianism|couldn't possibly have done because he was moral]].
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** {{anonuser|173.216.197.177}} [http://issuepedia.org/index.php?title=Barack_Obama&diff=21698&oldid=prev replaced much of this sentence] with the text "only Obama is 100% worse, spending more money than all presidents, COMBINED." This is not a true statement.[[category:whitewash attempts]]
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* [[Obamamisia]], i.e. hatred directed against Obama, has been a problem ever since he rose to national prominence by running for president
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* [[/writings]]: pieces written or spoken by Obama
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* ''see also [[cwre:Myths/Obama]]: myths about Barack Obama and the Obama-Biden administration''
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* [[/academia]]: Obama's academic career
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* [[/senate]]: Obama's career as the senator from [[Illinois]]
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* [[/campaign]] for the presidency
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* [[/victory]]: reactions to the historic event
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* [[/transition]]: transitioning from [[George W. Bush|Bush]] to Obama
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* [[Obama-Biden administration]]: presidential administration
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===Related Pages===
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* [[McCain vs. Obama]]: comparison of the two major [[2008 US presidential race|2008]] candidates
 
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===Reference===
 
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* {{dkosopedia}}
 
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* {{sourcewatch}}
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===Official===
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* [http://obama.senate.gov/ Senatorial site]
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* [http://barackobama.com/ campaign site]
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** [http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/fightthesmearshome/ Fight The Smears]
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===Projects===
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* [http://www.eyesonobama.com/ Eyes on Obama]: seems generally pro-Obama (domain registered to [http://www.imranmedia.com Imran Media], a company in Menlo Park, California)
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* [http://obama2.com/ Obama 2.0]: ostensibly a site which "digs a little deeper" into Obama, by which they apparently mean criticism. Seems generally [[American conservatism|conservative]] and pro-big-business.
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===Filed Links===
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===News & Views===
 
===News & Views===
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* '''2007-11-14''' [http://lessig.org/blog/2007/11/4barack.html 4Barack] by [[Lawrence Lessig]]
 
* '''2007-08-10''' [http://alternet.org/story/59367/ How the Democrats Blew It in Only Eight Months] by [[Alexander Cockburn]], ''[[The Nation]]'': 'Then Obama drew even fiercer fire by saying he would take nukes off the table in the [[war on terror]]ism in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]]. "I think it would be a profound mistake for us to use nuclear weapons in any circumstance," Obama told the AP on August 2, adding, after a pause, "involving civilians." Then he quickly said, "Let me scratch that. There's been no discussion of nuclear weapons. That's not on the table."' Well, at least he's flip-flopping in the right direction.
 
* '''2007-08-10''' [http://alternet.org/story/59367/ How the Democrats Blew It in Only Eight Months] by [[Alexander Cockburn]], ''[[The Nation]]'': 'Then Obama drew even fiercer fire by saying he would take nukes off the table in the [[war on terror]]ism in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]]. "I think it would be a profound mistake for us to use nuclear weapons in any circumstance," Obama told the AP on August 2, adding, after a pause, "involving civilians." Then he quickly said, "Let me scratch that. There's been no discussion of nuclear weapons. That's not on the table."' Well, at least he's flip-flopping in the right direction.
 
* '''2007-05-07''' [http://www.miamiherald.com/285/story/98500.html Racism lurks in the shadows for Obama] by Leonard Pitts, Jr.: more about [[racism in the US]] than about Obama; cross-posted.
 
* '''2007-05-07''' [http://www.miamiherald.com/285/story/98500.html Racism lurks in the shadows for Obama] by Leonard Pitts, Jr.: more about [[racism in the US]] than about Obama; cross-posted.
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** [[Wolf Blitzer]]: "I want you to raise your hand if you believe English should be the official language of the United States."
 
** [[Wolf Blitzer]]: "I want you to raise your hand if you believe English should be the official language of the United States."
 
** [[Barack Obama]]: "This is the kind of question that is designed precisely to divide us. You know, you're right. Everybody is going to learn to speak English if they live in this country. The issue is not whether or not future generations of immigrants are going to learn English. The question is: How can we come up with both a legal, sensible [[US immigration|immigration policy]]? And when we get distracted by those kinds of questions, I think we do a disservice to the American people." [http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/rockridge/to-catch-a-wolf]
 
** [[Barack Obama]]: "This is the kind of question that is designed precisely to divide us. You know, you're right. Everybody is going to learn to speak English if they live in this country. The issue is not whether or not future generations of immigrants are going to learn English. The question is: How can we come up with both a legal, sensible [[US immigration|immigration policy]]? And when we get distracted by those kinds of questions, I think we do a disservice to the American people." [http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/rockridge/to-catch-a-wolf]
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* '''2007-02-11''' In response to ''60 Minutes'' correspondent Steve Kroft’s question: "Would you advocate the use of military force to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons?": '''"I think we should keep all options on the table..."''' ([[google:%22I+think+we+should+keep+all+options+on+the+table.%22|sources]]; related: [[potential US invasion of Iran]])
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* '''2007-02-11''' In response to ''60 Minutes'' correspondent Steve Kroft's question: "Would you advocate the use of military force to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons?": '''"I think we should keep all options on the table..."''' ([[google:%22I+think+we+should+keep+all+options+on+the+table.%22|sources]]; related: [[potential US invasion of Iran]])
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===Humor===
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* '''2008-03-19''' [http://www.theonion.com/content/news/black_guy_asks_nation_for_change Black Guy Asks Nation For Change]: Obama [[political framing|framed]] as a panhandler

Latest revision as of 16:28, 5 August 2021

Official portrait of Barack Obama, released 2009-01-14

About

Senator Barack Obama was elected President of the United States in 2008, in a major landslide victory. He is the first African-American to be elected to this office or even nominated for it by a major political party.

Pages

topics

phases

Related Pages

Links

Reference

Official

Projects

  • Eyes on Obama: seems generally pro-Obama (domain registered to Imran Media, a company in Menlo Park, California)
  • Obama 2.0: ostensibly a site which "digs a little deeper" into Obama, by which they apparently mean criticism. Seems generally conservative and pro-big-business.

Filed Links

Related

Writings by

News & Views

Quotes By

  • 2007-06-03
    • Wolf Blitzer: "I want you to raise your hand if you believe English should be the official language of the United States."
    • Barack Obama: "This is the kind of question that is designed precisely to divide us. You know, you're right. Everybody is going to learn to speak English if they live in this country. The issue is not whether or not future generations of immigrants are going to learn English. The question is: How can we come up with both a legal, sensible immigration policy? And when we get distracted by those kinds of questions, I think we do a disservice to the American people." [1]
  • 2007-02-11 In response to 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft's question: "Would you advocate the use of military force to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons?": "I think we should keep all options on the table..." (sources; related: potential US invasion of Iran)

Humor

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