Barack Obama's Berlin Speech (VIDEO!)

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Thursday July 24, 2008 · 12:00 PM PDT

2008/07/24 · 12:00

Here is the complete speech that Barack Obama gave just moments ago at the Victory Column in Berlin, Germany.

"I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before. Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen - a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world."

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"People of Berlin - and people of the world - the scale of our challenge is great. The road ahead will be long. But I come before you to say that we are heirs to a struggle for freedom. We are a people of improbable hope. With an eye toward the future, with resolve in our hearts, let us remember this history, and answer our destiny, and remake the world once again."

Enjoy:

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Wednesday July 16, 2008 · 8:25 AM PDT

2008/07/16 · 08:25

On last night's edition of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart took the time to go over the biggest Obama controversy to hit the airwaves since... well, at least a week or so. I'm talking of course about the New Yorker's satirical cover of Obama smears and mis perceptions.

I was glad to find that Jon & his writers feel the same way about this issue that I do - that its really blown totally out of proportion and that it's just a satirical cartoon. The incredible "outrage" that people in the media are displaying over such a clearly satirical spoof also comes across as disingenuous because it is people in their profession that have allowed these rumors and smears to go on without seriously being debunked. If there is no merit to these accusations why lend weight to them or treat them as serious concerns?

Here is the Daily Show clip to watch and then feel free to weigh in with your own reactions to it and/or the New Yorker cartoon:

OmarLittle

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Tuesday July 15, 2008 · 12:23 PM PDT

2008/07/15 · 12:23

Appearing earlier today on C-Span, Representative Jerrold Nadler stated that in a "just system" that was not politically charged we would have already impeached President George W Bush for war crimes.

Nadler has overseen many hearings on the administration's torture policies and has concluded that the administration acted unlawfully and committed "impeachable offenses". While this may not come as a hugely controversial finding to the KOS community, it is no doubt interesting to hear a U.S. Representative not named Dennis Kucinich making this argument on a platform like C-Span.

Watch the clip below and weigh in with your own feelings:

OmarLittle

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Thursday July 10, 2008 · 7:40 AM PDT

2008/07/10 · 07:40

People here are most likely aware by now that the Reverend Jesse Jackson was caught by a hot FOX News microphone saying that Barack Obama has been talking down to black people on the issue of faith based initiatives. Jackson follows it up by saying that he "want[s] to cut his nuts off".

FOX News took the sound bite and re-aired it later that day, causing yet another firestorm of controversy around Barack Obama on the issue of race. My first reaction was actually: "Can they do that?" Because I honestly don't know whether its legal or not to take someone's comment off the record without their knowledge and re-air it. I suppose they can... because they did.

I'm also not a fan of Bush's faith based initiatives and also find it disappointing that Barack Obama would try to expand a program that seems to violate separation of church and state. As for how Obama is talking down to black people or not on the issue - I have no opinion.

What do people think of this incident? Will this hurt Obama's campaign? Was this a devious move on FOX's part or simply par for the course in today's network news environment?

Watch the clips below (the comment, the apology) and weigh in:

OmarLittle

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Tuesday July 08, 2008 · 1:15 PM PDT

2008/07/08 · 13:15

In what should come as a bit of a surprise (I personally thought FOX was taking the 'we shall never speak of this again' approach) Bill O'Reilly intentionally made a reference to FOX News' now infamous photoshopping of New York Times writers.

Bill O'Reilly said that people who reacted unfavorably to a News Network deliberately altering photographs to suit their partisan purposes are involved in "perhaps the most hypocritical situation we have ever seen". Whats his argument? O'Reilly says the New York Times was guilty of the same thing when they used cartoon images of O'Reilly in a book review segment of 'Culture Warrior'. Here is the image O'Reilly is referencing:

OmarLittle

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Wednesday July 02, 2008 · 12:32 PM PDT

2008/07/02 · 12:32

So its no mystery to 90% or so of the people here that actually bother to watch some FOX News from time to time, but in case you've been living under a rock let me break it down for you:

They are biased. Shamefully and absurdly biased. While they may operate under a slogan of "Fair and Balanced" they are a few stone throws away from outright Rush Limbaugh partisanship to the GOP.

However, you will probably encounter numerous people throughout the U.S. who will argue that FOX is in fact NOT biased and that its "the liberal media" (IE: everything that isn't right wing talk radio, right wing publications or FOX) that is in fact biased and the real problem. Many have differed on what exactly to say to these confused individuals. But today I present to you something so egregious and shameful that you can simply point to it and not have to go further in wasting your time -

OmarLittle

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Tuesday July 01, 2008 · 9:42 AM PDT

2008/07/01 · 09:42

This morning on FOX & Friends, (which you probably don't watch but are no doubt familiar with) contributor and 'Democratic strategist' Bob Beckel was shown a picture from back in the 80s when he and his friends were in a band.

Bob says that he must admit that he "did inhale back then... a LOT". He then proceeds to go on for about three full minutes making direct references to his pot smoking.

To be honest, I'm not too familiar with Bob Beckel outside his occasional appearances on Hannity & Colmes and other FOX programming. Also, I am a marijuana smoker myself so I'm not putting him down. But the transparency with which he talks about smoking is surprising - have we really reached a point where a contributor to a major network can freely admit their pot use?

What do you think? Watch the clip and weigh in with thoughts -

OmarLittle

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Friday June 27, 2008 · 11:55 AM PDT

2008/06/27 · 11:55

Here is a link to a huffington post from a few days back from Joseph Palmero:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

It says, amongst other things that:
"The producers should be careful when poking fun at Obama not to provide fuel for the right-wing slime machine. Poke fun at Obama all you want, but do it in a way that also reveals the Republicans’ mendacity and hypocrisy."

Come again? While I may be an Obama supporter no politician is without their faults. In my opinion The Daily Show can't be relied upon to trump up Obama and put down McCain in some partisan way - nor should it be. Thats not to say that its always going to be balanced, but The Daily Show's purpose is to go after media and politicians for their absurdity and to call them on their BS.

I don't think its constructive to give instructions to Jon Stewart et al on how to manage their show to highlight Republican hypocrisy. In light of that, I wanted to see what people at KOS think about this issue and I've posted a few recent clips that go after Barack Obama.

Check them out and weigh in with how YOU feel about the Daily Show and humor that pokes fun at Obama:

OmarLittle

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Thursday June 26, 2008 · 11:30 AM PDT

2008/06/26 · 11:30

Just a short while ago, Senator Barack Obama was on the FOX Business channel for an interview. During the exchange he was asked to comment on the Supreme Court's ruling of 5-4 that struck down the Washington DC hand gun ban.

Obama voiced his opinion that the second amendment is an individual right, although he added that sensible gun laws could still be put in place. Watch the exchange below and weigh in with thoughts/opinions:

OmarLittle

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Wednesday June 25, 2008 · 9:01 AM PDT

2008/06/25 · 09:01

Here is a recap of last night's episode of The Daily with Jon Stewart. It was a particularly good episode so while I haven't done one of these recaps in a while I feel this one is worthy.

It starts off with Jon reacting to Charlie Black's statement that a terrorist attack would help John McCain rebound in the polls. Jon then explains to the audience why terrorism helps Republicans by writing a complex formula on a chalk board. I'm not going to spoil the ending but its pretty good.

Jon also goes after Barack Obama and MoveOn.org's ads for pandering and making even people that agree it cringe. He also goes after John Cornyn's absurd "Big Bad John" commercial in Texas and they even do their own parody with "Big Jew", an elitist Jew who drinks lattes and plays chess for fun.

The interview is James Harding, the editor from the Times of London. Weigh in with thoughts, comments and opinion below:

OmarLittle

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Tuesday June 24, 2008 · 6:40 AM PDT

2008/06/24 · 06:40

On this morning's edition of Imus In The Morning, Don Imus claimed that his remarks yesterday about Adam "Pacman" Jones were widely misinterpreted. He says that his comments were sarcasm and that he meant to insinuate that Mr. Jones had been arrested six times because of racial profiling.

This is a kind of difficult situation to read. Obviously this was going to be Imus' defense whether legitimate or not - but I think it boils down to one thing. If he DOESN'T KNOW who Pacman Jones is it very well might not be racist. But if he DOES KNOW who Pacman Jones is it seems clearly racist. Sorry I-man but this particular African American is not the victim of racial profiling - Pacman is just a legitimately crazy dude that seeks out trouble. I mean honestly, who makes it rain at a Vegas strip club and then makes a scene to get the money back??

Anyways, I don't really know whether to believe Imus or not but here is the full audio of his defense. Give it a listen and weigh in with your own thoughts and opinions:

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Monday June 23, 2008 · 9:55 AM PDT

2008/06/23 · 09:55

This morning on Don Imus' radio program the controversial host seems to have done the unthinkable. When hearing about Adam "Pacman" Jones, the troubled NFL cornerback who missed the '07 season due to suspension... Imus asked:

"What color is he?"
re: "He's African American"
"Well there you go... now we know"

This was in response to hearing that Adam "Pacman" Jones had been arrested six times, involved in various nightclub altercations etc.

So what do you think about this latest gaffe from Imus? Is it "nappy headed ho" all over again? Do you think the comments were racist? (they certainly appear to be.. and I actually don't mind Imus in general)

Here is the audio clip - weigh in with your own thoughts and opinions:

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