Ann Coulter - Whew! I'm certainly glad to hear the "snippets" from Rev. Jeremiah Wright's sermons "in context."
In the famous B. Hussein Obama speech that sent a tingle down Chris Matthews' leg, Obama dismissed the clips of Rev. Wright being played on TV as mere "snippets." He claimed the media were highlighting Wright's "most offensive words," complaining that they had been played endlessly, as if repetition were the problem with the statement: "GOD DAMN AMERICA!"
It's absolutely unheard of to repeat passages from famous speeches. In fact, I have a dream that we will not do that. Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask that the media stop replaying "snippets." All we have to fear is [ ... More ]
In the wake of Hillary Clinton's rock-solid Pennsylvania victory, David Axelrod, the able chief strategist of Barack Obama's campaign, attempted to minimize the political significance of his candidate's having been overwhelmingly rejected by Pennsylvania's working-class voters: "Let's understand — the white working class has gone to the Republican nominee for many elections. This is not new. Democratic candidates don't rely on these votes."
Whoa! First, to be accurate, Bill Clinton, the only Democratic president since FDR to win re-election, did — narrowly — carry white, working-class voters twice. Second, David, we are talking here about Obama's having lost badly working-class voters who are registered Democrats and who voted in a Democrats-only primary. Third, earlier in 2008, Obama had run quite strongly [ ... More ]
Home Depot Cuts Employment10% at Atlanta Headquarters
Home Depot Inc., the world's largest home-improvement retail chain, cut back 10 percent of the workforce at its Atlanta headquarters, or 500 employees, to focus on stores during the most difficult housing slump in 26 years.
``We're operating in a tough business environment, and we expect that to continue into 2008,'' Home Depot spokesman Ron DeFeo said today in an interview. ``We're committed to investing in our stores.'' The job cuts are the largest at its headquarters, and employees were informed today.
Shoppers have slowed purchases as their home values declined and gasoline prices climbed to $3 a gallon. Analysts suggested Home Depot will have its first annual decline in revenue for the 12 months through Feb. 3.
``The company is [ ... More ]
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